Radio Nepal
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| Type | National public broadcaster |
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| Country | Nepal |
| Availability | International |
| Founded | 02 April 1951 by Tarani prasad koirala |
| Slogan | Samabesi aawaz |
| Headquarters | Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal |
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Broadcast area
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National & International |
| Owner | Government of Nepal |
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Key people
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Suresh kumar karki |
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Launch date
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2 April 1951 |
| Affiliation | World Radio Network |
| Webcast | www |
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Official website
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www |
Radio Nepal (Nepali: ) is the state-owned Radio broadcasting organisation of Nepal, which was established on 2 April 1951. Initially, the transmission lasted for 4 hours and 30 minutes through a 250-watt short-wave transmitter. Over the years, Radio Nepal has strengthened its institutional capacity considerably and diversified itself in terms of programme format, technical efficiency and coverage. Radio Nepal airs programmes on short wave medium wave (AM) and FM frequencies.
Regular broadcasts last for sixteen hours every day, which includes two hours of regional broadcasts between 9:30 and 11:00 in the morning and 18:05 and 18:30 in the evening. However, on public holidays, there is an additional two hours, extending the total duration to eighteen hours. FM Kathmandu, the first FM channel covering Kathmandu valley and adjoining areas, was started in 1995 from its premises at Singha Durbar, Kathmandu.
Radio Nepal In December 1946 Electricity Authority launched the fireball was 5-watt power transmitter. This broadcast 7–8 months, and this location was closed only been limited to the day from 3 pm broadcast was 1:30.
Esteban Rana rule with the objective of ending after 1950 Biratnagar in a radio center was established. Suddenly the morning of 13 December 1950, 8:30 pm heard a spread - "This is Radio Nepal democracy. We muktimorcha from Biratnagar speaking to you." (Nepali: "यो नेपाल प्रजातन्त्र रेडियो हो। हामी विराटनगर मुक्तिमोर्चाबाट बोलिरहेका छौ।") Local Agro connect people to a room air set upon 41m decompression program was broadcast. The broadcast Kathmandu, Darjeeling, Calcutta, Gorakhpur and Benares by could hear. These places were major centers of operations in the 1951 struggle against the Rana. Armed conflict to the radio station to broadcast news was proved very useful way.
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