Overview

New Delhi is the capital city of India. It is the second most popular city in India. Having population of more than 12 million, Delhi has a very huge market for all the popular brands in India. Radio is the most emerging medium because most of the people spend their time listening to it during travelling due to which the message reaches to its targeted audience effectively. Delhi is one of the cities which provide high listenership base to advertisers. There are nine popular radio stations in New Delhi which broadcasts the updates, local information and music in Hindi and English. Each station has their own audience capacity depending on the number of listeners. Rates for advertisement on radio channels in New Delhi vary according to their listenership. One of the most highlighting factors for advertising on Radio in Delhi is that all the radio stations of New Delhi covers Delhi NCR. Delhi NCR encompasses several districts surrounding it from the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Prominent cities of Delhi NCR include New Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad.

The Radio Stations in New Delhi

Radio Station

Frequency

Language

Targeted Age Group

Ranking (by Excellent)

Fever FM

104

Hindi

Youth

1

Radio Mirchi

98.3

Hindi; English

Universal

2

Red FM

93.5

Hindi

Youth

3

Radio City

91.1

Hindi

Universal

4

Big FM

92.7

Hindi; English

Matured

5

Radio Nasha

107.2

Hindi

Matured

6

Hit FM

95

Hindi; English

Youth

7

Ishq FM

104.8

Hindi; English

Youth

8

Radio One

94.3

English

Youth

9

AIR FM Gold

100.1

Hindi

Matured

10

AIR FM Rainbow

102.6

Hindi

Matured

11

Vividh Bharati

106.4

Hindi

Matured

12

The Advertising options on Radio Stations of New Delhi

  1. FCT (Free Commercial Time): FCT is the primary form of advertising in which time slots are fixed for advertising. The time slots are classified as:
    • Prime Time: The morning drive from 7 AM to 11 AM and evening drive from 5 PM to 10 PM are considered prime time.
    • Non-Prime Time: The afternoon time from 11 AM to 5 PM is considered a non-prime time.
    • RODP: In RODP the whole day is divided into equal time slots in morning, afternoon and evening drives.
    • ROS: In ROS the advertising time is allocated where it seems fit during the entire day.
    • Alternative days: The ad can also be played on alternative days or even skipping two days in between or just on weekends.
    • Multiple jingles: There can be more than one audio creative for advertising.
  2. RJ Mentions: The popular RJ of a particular station spends 30-45 seconds talking about your brand.
  3. Sponsorship Tags: Sponsorship tags build a brand by associating itself with a radio station’s programme.
  4. Time check: Time check helps in building a strong image of your brand. It is best option for long term advertisements.
  5. Roadblock: In roadblock the campaign would run exclusively across the specific radio station.
  6. Contests: An innovative and interesting radio contests are organised to get best responses from the listeners.
  7. Interview: Radio interview is an interactive session which allows the advertisers to express facts and opinions on their brand so the listeners can form their own opinion.
  8. Studio Shift: Studio shift is a concept which involves broadcasting a particular show outside the radio station generally at the location selected by advertiser or their office.
  9. RJ Visit: In RJ Visit the Popular RJ’s of a specific radio station visits the advertiser’s commercial location.
  10. Digital Promotion: All the popular RJ’s are active on social media having fan following in millions, hence they promote the brand on their social media profiles.

The Process to follow

Following is the process to follow to have a successful radio advertising campaign in New Delhi:

  1. Share your requirements: Approach our efficient planners and executors and share your requirements for a campaign.
  2. Plan the campaign with us: We will assist you in terms of choosing radio stations, right ad format, audience reach, frequency of ads, ad length, campaign duration and time slots to have a successful campaign on-air.
  3. Receive the best quotes: We provide lowest assured rates with best services for Radio Stations across India.
  4. Get the audio creative produced: Leverage your brand’s creativity with our excellent team and produce the audio creative with us, completely free of cost, if billing exceeds Rs 30,000.
  5. Go Live: See your brand hit on-air within a bare minimum timeframe and achieve a grandstanding response.
  6. Track a campaign: Receive log reports during the campaign period.
  7. Receive proof of execution: Receive Broadcast Certificate after the completion of your campaign.

Time slots to advertise on Radio Stations in New Delhi

Time

Time Zone

About

7:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Morning (Prime Time)

The morning time band is considered a prime time and is highly recommended for advertisements due to the increased number of listeners in morning.

11:00 AM– 5:00 PM

Afternoon

The Afternoon time band is considered a non-prime time due to its lesser number of listeners comparatively but music shows and major podcasts are played in this slot.

5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Evening (Prime Time)

The evening slot is considered a prime time and recommended for advertisements because the more number of commuters listen to radio in the evening.

RODP

Equal Division of Ad slots in Morning, Afternoon & Evening drives

In RODP the advertisement slots is divided equally in morning, afternoon and evening drives

ROS

All Day

In ROS the advertising time is allocated where it seems fit during the entire day.

Why hire an excellent planner for Radio Advertising in New Delhi?

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We have as many years of experience in media buying, planning and execution and can provide high quality services with comparatively lower rates. Team excellent is a talented and well experienced group of people who provide a focused and to the point assistance to their clients and works with the motive of providing high quality services that combines creativity and value pricing. We had served thousands of clients and helped them in promoting their brands and reach the target audience successfully.

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