Radio Stations in Nepal

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Local time in Nepal is UTC + 5 hours 45 minutes

The national language in Nepal is Nepalese (Nepali), but Nepalese radio stations also broadcast in English and other languages.

A number of FM stations operated by Maoist rebels have also been reported.

Radio Nepal

GPO Box 834,
Singh Durbar,
KATHMANDU

Tel: +92 51 9214278
Fax: +92 1 4221952
Web: www.radionepal.org
National Programme:
2315-1715

Location	Frequency (mediumwave and shortwave in kHz, FM in MHz)	Transmitter power (kW)	Station	Notes, Address, Operating times
Bajhang	100.6 MHz		Group for Social Development Nepal (Saipal Radio)	GPO 11201 Chainpur-1 Bajhang
Banke	95.6 MHz		Research for Humanism Centre (Bheri Awaj FM)	Praspur-13 Bhrikutinagar Banke
Bardibas, Central Province	1143 kHz	10	Radio Nepal	Transmitter location: Mahottari. Reported INACTIVE.
Bhairahawa, Rupandehi	99.2 MHz		Save the Environment Movement (Rupandehi FM)	Narayan Path, Bhaitahawa Ruopandehi Tel: +977 71 521002-6 Fax: +977 71 520678
Bhairahawa, Rupandehi	96.1 MHz		Radio Kantipur FM
Bharatpur, Chitwan [Chitawan], Central Province	91.6 MHz	0.5	Synergy FM	Bharatpur-10 Chitwan Tel: +977 56 526916 Fax: +977 56 526111
	96.1 MHz		Radio Kantipur FM
	99.0 MHz	0.5	Parsa FM Pvt Ltd (Birgunj FM)	GPO 55 Birgunj-15 Tel: +977 51 528299 Fax: +977 51 527338
	103 MHz	1	Radio Nepal
Bhrikutinagar, Nepalgunj [Nepalganj], Banke	94.6 MHz		Bageshwori FM	Praspur-13 Bhrikutinagar Banke
Biratnagar, Eastern Province	94.3 MHz		Koshi FM	Hatkhola Biratnagar-11 Morang Tel/Fax: +977 21 524665
Biratnagar, Eastern Province	105.6 MHz		Saptakoshi FM	Bhrikuti Marga Biratnagar-6
Birgan [Birganj, Birgunj], Central Province	96.1 MHz		Radio Kantipur FM
	99.0 MHz	0.5	Parsa FM Pvt Ltd (Birgunj FM)	GPO 55 Birgunj-15 Tel: +977 51 528299 Fax: +977 51 527338
	100.0 MHz	1	Radio Nepal
Buditola, Far-Western Province	*100.0 MHz	1	Radio Nepal	Planned station, not yet operating
Butwal [Butawal], Western Province	94.4 MHz	0.5	Butwal FM	Kalikanagar-12 Bhairahawa Butwal Tel: +977 71 546498 Fax: +977 71 546292
	96.8 MHz	0.5	Lumbini Information and Communication Cooperative Ltd (Radio Lumbini FM)	Anandan Ban Village Development Committee-3 Manigram Rupandehi Tel: +977 71 561003 Fax: +977 71 561545
	98.2 MHz		Tinau FM	Kalikanagar Butwal-7 Tel: +977 71 550354 Fax: +977 71 550355
Dang, Mid-Western Province	*100.0 MHz	1	Radio Nepal	Planned station, not yet operating
Dang, Mid-Western Province	102.8 MHz		Swargadwari Sanchar Kendra (Swargadwari FM)	Tribhuwan Nagerpalika-11 Shivabasti Dang Tel/Fax: +977 82 560164
Daunne, Western Province	*100.0 MHz	1	Radio Nepal	Planned station, not yet operating
Dhangadhi, Kailali District, Zone	101.8 MHz		Radio Kantipur FM
Dhankuta, Dharan Bazar, Eastern Province	648 kHz	100 kW	Radio Nepal	Transmitter location: Dharan, Sunsari
	96.1 MHz		Kantipur FM	Bhedetar Dhankuta
	*97.9 MHz		Image Channel	Not yet on air
Dipayal, Far-Western Province	810 kHz	10	Radio Nepal	Transmitter location: Doti
Hetauda [Hatauda], Central Province	92.9 MHz	0.5	Creative Eyes Multimedia & Entertainment Pvt Ltd (Manakamana FM)	GPO 41 Lamsure-9 Hetauda Tel: +977 57 523929 Fax: +977 57 522055
	95.4 MHz		Bindabasini Media Pvt Ltd (Bindabasini FM)	GPO 62 Hetauda Tel: +977 57 525154 Fax: +977 57 520261
	96.6 MHz		Makwanpur Media Pvt Ltd (Hetauda FM)	GPO 53 Hetauda-4
	98.0 MHz	0.1	Radio Nepal
Humla, Mid-Western Province	100.0 MHz	0.05	Radio Nepal
Illam [Ilam], Eastern Province	100.0 MHz	1	Radio Nepal
Itahari [Ithari], Eastern Province	90.0 MHz	0.5	Saptakoshi Media Pvt Ltd (Saptakoshi FM)	GPO 123 Aitabara-4 Itahari Tel: +977 25 580277 Fax: +977 25 580266
Jhapa	92.6 MHz		Kanchen Jangha FM (Kanchanjhanga FM)	Charpane-1 Birtamod [Birtamond] Jhapa Tel: +977 23 541023 Fax: +977 23 542612
Jomsom, Western Province	100.0 MHz	0.01	Radio Nepal
Jumla, Mid-Western Province	*100.0 MHz	0.1	Radio Nepal	Planned station, not yet operating
Jumla, Mid-Western Province	105.2 MHz		Karnali Integrated Rural Development & Reseach Centre (KIRDARC / Karnali FM)	Bijayanagar-1 Jumla
Kailali	100.4 MHz		Backward Society Education (BASE / Ghodaghodi FM)	Attari, Kailali Tel: +977 91 550408
Kathmandu	792 kHz	100	Radio Nepal	Transmitter location: Bhainsepati
	5005v kHz	100	Radio Nepal	Transmitter location: Khumaltar, Lalitpur. Reportedly operating on reduced power at present.
	90.6 MHz	0.5	Valley FM Pvt Ltd (Times FM)	PO Box 8975 EPC 906 Jawalakhel Lalitpur Tel/Fax: +997 1 5539171 Fax: +977 1 552 0586
	91.2 MHz		Hits Nepal Pvt Ltd (Hits FM)	GPO 21912 Baneshwor Kathmandu Tel: +977 1 4780296 Fax: +977 1 4780543/4780191
	91.8 MHz		Rainbow FM Pvt Ltd (Nepal FM)	PO Box 19477 Rabibhawn 13 Kathmandu Tel: +977 1 4289123 Fax: +977 1 4283895
	92.1 MHz		British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) English Service
	94.0 MHz	0.5	Himalaya Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd (HBC FM)	PO BOX 8974 CPC 94 Anandapur Tinchule Boudha Kathmandu Tel: +977 1 4489618 Fax: +977 1 4499788
	95.2 MHz		Radio Broadcasting Services Development Committee (Star FM)	House 120 Gautam Buddha Marg Anamnagar Kathmandu Tel: +977 1 2041125/4224446 Fax: +977 1 4228865
	96.1 MHz		Radio Kantipur FM	PO Box 14360 Pulchwok Kathmandu Tel: +977 1 5541902 Fax: +977 1 5522731
	96.8 MHz		Voice of Youth	Boudha Kathmandu
	97.9 MHz		Image FM (KATH FM)	PO Box 5566 New Road Kathmandu Tel: +977 1 4230368 Fax: +977 1 4241260
	98.8 MHz		National Broadcasting Pvt Ltd (Radio City)	PO 19192 Amnagar [Anamnagar] Kathmandu Tel/Fax: + 977 1 4232455
	99.6 MHz		British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) Gurkha Service
	100.0 MHz		Radio Nepal
	*100.8 MHz		Current Media Pvt Ltd (Media Current FM) (not yet on air)	Gyanshwor Kathmandu Tel: +977 1 4415299 Fax: +977 1 4225426
	101.2 MHz		Classic FM	3rd Floor, Radhakuti Arcade Putalisadak Kathmandu Tel: +977 1 4422058 Fax: +977 1 4424670
	102.4 MHz	0.5	Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (Radio Sagarmatha)	PO Box 6958 Bakhundol [Bagdol] Lalitpur Tel: +977 1 5545680-1 Fax: +977 1 5530227
	103.0 MHz	1	Radio Nepal FM Channel (24h BBC World Service relay)	Transmitter location: Khumaltar, Lalitpur
	104.2 MHz		Paryabaran Chakra Radio / Environment Cycle Radio (ECR FM)	Youth Awareness Environment Cycle Forum (YAEF) GPO 19355 Lalitpur Tel/Fax: +977 1 5560782
	104.8 MHz		Adhyatma Jyoti FM	GPO 3390 Dillibazar-33 Kathmandu 3390 Tel: +977 1 4424448/4442253 Fax: +977 1 4442250
	105.4 MHz		Bhaktapur FM	GPO 111 Ittachen Bhaktapur-11 Tel: +977 1 6610607
	106.7 MHz		Kathmandu Metropolitan City Government (Metro FM)	GPO 299 Dillibazar Kathmandu Tel: +977 1 442 1246-7 Fax: +977 1 4441248
Nawalparasi	101.6 MHz		Vijaya Community Information & Communications Cooperative Society Ltd (Vijaya FM)	Gaidakot-8 Nawalparasi Tel: +977 56 522965 Fax: +977 56 522965
Nepalgunj [Nepalganj]	101.8 MHz		Radio Kantipur FM
Nepalgunj [Nepalganj]	105.5 MHz		Nepal Press Institute
Palpa	90.8 MHz		Palpa Communication Cooperative Organization Ltd (Mukti Nath FM) FM	Bisal Bazar-4 Tansen Palpa Tel: +977 521663
	93.2 MHz		Shreenagar FM	Kailash Nagar-7 Tansen Palpa Tel: +977 75 521660
	99.4 MHz		Radio Paschimanchal	Tansen-4 Palpa
	106.9 MHz	0.1	Madan Pokhara Village Development Committee (Radio Madanpokhara)	Madanpokhara Palpa Tel/Fax: +977 75 521405
Palung, Makawanpur	107.2 MHz		Palung Multipurpose Cooperative	Transmitter location: Mahottari
Pokhara, Western Province	684 kHz	100	Radio Nepal	Transmitter location: Malepatan
	91.0 MHz	0.5	Machhapuchhre FM	GPO 559 Gairapatan Pokhara Tel: +977 61 532893 Fax: +977 61 527853
	92.2 MHz	0.5	Pokhara FM Multi Purpose Cooperative Ltd. (Himchuli FM)	GPO 518 Naya Buspark Pokhara-9 Tel: +977 61 533383
	93.4 MHz		Radio Annapurna FM	Dautari Bhawan Gauirapatan-4 Pokhara Tel: +977 61 533177 Fax: +977 61 532891
	95.8 MHz		Pokhara FM	Chiple Dhunga Pokhara Tel: +977 61 532583 Fax: +977 61 533131
	97.9 MHz		Image Channel
	101.8 MHz		Radio Kantipur FM
Solukhumbu	102.2 MHz		Young Star Club (Solu FM)	Salleri Village Development Committee-7 Dorpubazar Solukhumbu
Surkhet [Surghet, Birendranagar], Mid-Western Province	576 kHz	100	Radio Nepal	Relays BBC World Service English/Hindi 1630-1800
	106.4 MHz		Bheri Multipurpose Cooperative Organization Ltd (Bheri FM)	Birendranagar-6 Surkhet Tel: +977 83 521506 +977 83 521100
	107.6 MHz		Bulbule Communication Centre (Bulbule FM)	Birendranagar-6 Surkhet
Tulsipur, Dang	101.6 MHz		Rapti Sanchar Sewa (Tulsipur FM)	Tel: +977 82 521200