Radio Waves (radio station)

Radio Waves
  • Thimphu
Broadcast areaThimphu
Frequency88.8
Programming
LanguageDzongkha & English
Ownership
OwnerKelzang Thinley

Radio Waves is a radio station in Bhutan.[1] It is currently being run by Kelzang Thinley. It is located in Thimphu, just below Chubachu. The languages used by Radio Waves are Dzongkha and English. The frequency of Radio waves is 88.8 and it was formed on December 10, 2010. Like other private radio stations, it concentrated mainly on entertainment.[2] It closed in 2013 due to problems in the private media sector.[3]

Broadcast Area

Currently Radio Waves broadcasts only in Thimphu.[4]

Programs

  • Breakfast show
  • Soo TarHaa
  • Shh Taxi
  • Gha Gho Dam
  • Ni-Mei Gung
  • Yesteryear wonder
  • Your day Today
  • Bhutanism
  • Now Hits
  • BIZ Bhutan
  • News Feed
  • Radio Greetings
  • DJ Request
  • Gong Tse Dom Chobgay
  • SMS your Music
  • Charts
  • I-Pick
  • Tec-spec

Radio Jockeys

  • Khandu Wangmo (Dzongkha)
  • Pema Wangchuk, station manager (Dzongkha)
  • Vinay Thapa (English)
  • Kelzang Thinley (English)

References

  1. ^ "Department of Information and Media, Bhutan". Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  2. ^ The Role of the Bhutanese Media in Bhutan’s Democratic Evolution and Governance – Part 1
  3. ^ Another private newspaper folds up
  4. ^ "Media in Bhutan". Bhutan Media Foundation. Retrieved 23 November 2011.