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{{Infobox radio station<br />
| country = IN<br />
| name = AIR Manjeri FM 102.7<br />
| logo = File:MANJERI F.M 102.7.jpg<br />
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| caption = Entrance of AIR Manjeri FM<br />
| city = [[Manjeri]], Kerala<br />
| area = 3550 [[Sq km]] <br>'''Fully Covered:''' [[Malappuram]] <br>'''Partially Covered:''' [[Kozhikode]], [[Wayanad]], [[Palakkad]], [[Nilgiris]]<ref name="Manjeri FM station to be upgraded">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Manjeri-FM-station-to-be-upgraded/articleshow/18140310.cms |title=Manjeri FM station to be upgraded |work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><br />
| branding =<br />
| frequency = {{Frequency|102.7|MHz}}<br />
| translator = <br />
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| airdate = 28 January 2006<ref name="air">{{Cite web |url=http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/MANJERI/Pages/default.aspx |title=AIR MANJERI |publisher=[[All India Radio]]}}</ref><br />
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| format = [[News]], [[Radio drama]], [[Music]]<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br />
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| coordinates = {{Coord|11|7|3.14|N|76|7|58.45|E}}<br />
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| owner = [[All India Radio]]<br />
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| webcast = [https://akashvani.gov.in/radio/live.php?channel=137 Listen live]<br />
| website = {{URL|http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Station/MANJERI/Pages/default.aspx}} <br />
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'''AIR Manjeri FM 102.7''' is an [[FM radio]] station located in [[Manjeri]], operated by [[All India Radio]]. It broadcasts programs varying from [[news]] to entertainment and its broadcast area covers the [[Malappuram]] district, major parts of [[Kozhikode]], [[Wayanad]], [[Palakkad]], some areas of [[Thrissur]] and the [[Nilgiris]] district of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="times">{{cite news |title=AIR's Manjeri FM station to begin 17-hour broadcast {{!}} Kozhikode News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/airs-manjeri-fm-station-to-begin-17-hour-broadcast/articleshow/69549716.cms |accessdate=31 May 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |issue=29 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> According to the statistics of All India Radio, there are approximately 80 lakh listeners.<ref name="air"/><br />
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==History==<br />
It was inaugurated on 28.1.2006 by the former Minister of State for External Affairs, [[E. Ahammed]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/air-fm-station-at-manjeri/article3244255.ece |title=AIR FM station at Manjeri |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=24 January 2006 }}</ref> At the time, when it launched, the station was named as ''Dreamz FM'' and it functioned as a [[Broadcast relay station|relay station]] of All India Radio, Kozhikode.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.airtvm.com/AIR_COMMISSIONING-Date.pdf |title=Miscellaneous |publisher=All India Radio, TVM |access-date=24 May 2017 |archive-date=10 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610104509/http://www.airtvm.com/AIR_COMMISSIONING-Date.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/fm-station-goes-on-air/article3246397.ece |title=FM station goes on air |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 January 2006 }}</ref> D. Pradeep Kumar was the first Programme Executive.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} The first transmission executive was Mathew Joseph and the first announcer was R. Kanakambaran.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}<br />
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==Broadcast timings==<br />
The station broadcasts programs without break from 05.53 AM to 11.22 PM Till 25 January 2017, transmission was restricted from 3.55 PM to 10 PM.<ref name="Manjeri FM station to be upgraded">{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Manjeri-FM-station-to-be-upgraded/articleshow/18140310.cms |title=Manjeri FM station to be upgraded |work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref> On 26 January 2017, as part of celebrating the 11th anniversary of the launch, the station started morning broadcast from 6.30 AM to 1.20 PM.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/malayalam-news/mancheri-1.1678523 |title=മഞ്ചേരി എഫ്.എം. പ്രഭാതപ്രക്ഷേപണം 26 ന് തുടങ്ങും |publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]] |language=Malayalam |archive-date=5 June 2017 |access-date=24 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605065843/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/malayalam-news/mancheri-1.1678523 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.madhyamam.com/local-news/malappuram/2017/jan/24/243716 |title=മാറ്റത്തിന്റെ പാതയിലേക്ക് കാൽവെപ്പ് |publisher=[[Madhyamam]] |language=Malayalam}}</ref> In 2019, it was announced that station will start a 17-hour continuous transmission from 5.53 AM to 11.06 PM without break. Thus, from 2 June onwards, it became the first and only AIR station in Kerala to have continuous transmission.<ref name="times"/><br />
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==See more==<br />
*[[List of Malayalam-language radio stations]]<br />
*[[Vividh Bharati]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Facebook|allindiaradiomanjeri|Manjeri FM}}<br />
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[[Category:Radio stations in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:All India Radio]]</div>Mere Mentor