Yangon City FM
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Yangon City FM is a radio station
that serves the Yangon
metropolitan area, broadcasting at on the FM band at a frequency of 89.0 MHz and on the Internet. Operated by the city government, YCDC, City FM is one of two radio stations available in Yangon. Yangon's sole FM station employs a pop culture-oriented format with a focus on Burmese and English pop music
, entertainment programs, live celebrity interviews, etc. The station is highly popular, especially among the youth ( mainly 20s and 30s ), as it provides an alternative to the dreary propaganda-laden programming of Myanmar Radio National Service
.
City FM has come under fire for playing popular albums of various artists without paying any royalties. The highly profitable station has steadfastly refused to compensate the artists citing the lack of copyright laws in Myanmar.
Nonetheless, City FM has become a force in Myanmar's pop music scene. Its annual award shows are highly popular with the public, and artists vie to be part of the annual ceremony. The VCD
s of the award shows sell briskly, although perhaps ironically, most of them are pirated.
Since September 2009, City FM has used a 43 meter (150-foot) antenna atop a 11th floor of a downtown government building, and increased its range of broadcast to 80 km (49.7 mi).
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
that serves the Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
metropolitan area, broadcasting at on the FM band at a frequency of 89.0 MHz and on the Internet. Operated by the city government, YCDC, City FM is one of two radio stations available in Yangon. Yangon's sole FM station employs a pop culture-oriented format with a focus on Burmese and English pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, entertainment programs, live celebrity interviews, etc. The station is highly popular, especially among the youth ( mainly 20s and 30s ), as it provides an alternative to the dreary propaganda-laden programming of Myanmar Radio National Service
Myanmar Radio National Service
Myanmar Radio National Service ), is the national radio service of Myanmar. It has its broadcasting headquarters in both the administrative capital of Naypyidaw and Yangon, Myanmar's largest city. The service runs Myanmar Radio and Myanmar Radio Minorities Service...
.
City FM has come under fire for playing popular albums of various artists without paying any royalties. The highly profitable station has steadfastly refused to compensate the artists citing the lack of copyright laws in Myanmar.
Nonetheless, City FM has become a force in Myanmar's pop music scene. Its annual award shows are highly popular with the public, and artists vie to be part of the annual ceremony. The VCD
VCD
VCD is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* VCD Athletic, semi-professional football team* Video CD* Voice command device* Value change dump * Vocal cord dysfunction* Visual Communication and Design...
s of the award shows sell briskly, although perhaps ironically, most of them are pirated.
Since September 2009, City FM has used a 43 meter (150-foot) antenna atop a 11th floor of a downtown government building, and increased its range of broadcast to 80 km (49.7 mi).