Teased over the dearth of Kannada programmes on digital platforms by vernacular counterparts, this 'voice over' artiste started 'Namm Radio'.바카라 웹사이트 A little over two-year since, nearly 45 lakh listeners tune-in to this web-based Kannada radio channel, 'Namm Radio' that stands tall among its contemporaries in connecting global Kannadigas to music and entertainment.바카라 웹사이트
The 24-hours바카라 웹사이트free-subscription platform that has a separate stream for Middle-East, America and India is the brain-child of 28-year old voice-artiste Avanidhar Havaldar, the founding CEO of Namm Radio,바카라 웹사이트in 2016. "Be it Malayalam, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, every other language has fortified its position in radio except Kannada. So I felt that it was only fair that Kannada language gets a due share in the digital space," he says.
A former contractual Radio Jockey (RJ) at All India Radio (AIR), Havaldar says that this experience helped him to understand the nitty-gritty라이브 바카라 of바카라 웹사이트radio production. In Season 2 of Big Boss Kannada - Havaldar was also the unseen voice of the focal (Big Boss) character. "I was also one of the regional commentators for IPL season in 2015 for바카라 웹사이트Star바카라 웹사이트Sports and have also had opportunity to host few programmes of Zee India," Havaldar says.
Pooling funds from his own sources, in 2016 Havaldar setup바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트registered under Pastime Productions private limited at Bellary. In a short바카라 웹사이트span, the founder says that the citizen radio has gained substantial listenership to thrive as a self-sustaining model.
The non-stop channel offers at least seven-eight variety of shows to its audience starting from Bhakti Raga, Desi Medicine, Coffee with Kannan, The Breakfast show, Golden Hits, Bisi Bhale Bath, Radio Talkies and late night show the 'Sleeping pills'바카라 웹사이트with in-house hosts like RJ Roopa, RJ Pallavi, RJ Pradyumna and RJ Varsha. Its show Coffee with Kannan, hosted by 65-year Hiremagaluru Kannan,is a rage바카라 웹사이트among바카라 웹사이트online listeners. Born Tamilian, a teacher and priest by profession, Kannan is one of the key faces of Namm Radio.
The radio also has special shows in Kannada dialects like Havyaka Kannada, Mangaluru Tulu, Arebhashe, Madhwa Tulu along with Konkani, Kodava, Beary and Sankethi languages.바카라 웹사이트
"While we are accessible from any part of the world we have mapped users from around 186 countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq among other countries," he says. The radio also provides a platform for amateur RJ's to host and send shows.바카라 웹사이트
In its immediate agenda, the group plans to create an exclusive channel (stream) for Europe. "There are Kannadigas in Ireland, France, London demanding for Kannada programmes or latest development in 'Yakandre Kannada Kelo Majane Bere' (It라이브 바카라 a unique experience to listen to Kannada).
In 2016, Namm Radio also launched its own app that is available on android and IOS platforms that have nearly 100,000 downloads. Promoting cultural exchanges, the channel has received support from바카라 웹사이트the바카라 웹사이트Karnataka바카라 웹사이트government바카라 웹사이트and Karnataka NRI forums. "For now we are a self-funding model, there are only few commercial advertisers. But as the listenership increases we feel more would chip in," Havaldar says.
