FM Tragopan (AIR FM Tragopan 103 MHz) is a radio channel broadcast from

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Kohima station. It was launched on 2 October 2017, and is available on 103 MHz frequency in

Kohima Kohima (; Tenyidie: Kewhira ()) is the capital of the North East Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Kohima constitutes both a district and a municipality. The m ...

. It also available on

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. The FM was named after the Nagaland's state bird

Blyth's Tragopan Blyth's tragopan (''Tragopan blythii'') or the grey-bellied tragopan, is a pheasant that is a vulnerable species. The common name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Benga ...

, an endangered species mostly found in

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...

Content

AIR FM Tragopan broadcasts FM programmes from 6:30 am to 9:30 pm. The main languages of programming are

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, Nagamese and

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. It broadcasts music shows playing

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and Western music. It also showcases Naga music and entertainment programmes. For the news segment AIR FM Tragopan has 16 bulletins: 14 local dialect bulletins and 2 regional bulletins in Nagamese and

. The local dialect bulletins are in Sangtam, Yimchungrü, Konyak, Khiamniungan, Phom, Chang, Zeliang, Kuki,

Rengma The Rengma Naga are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the Northeast Indian states of Nagaland and Assam. According to the 2011 Census of India, the population of Rengmas in Nagaland stands at 62,951 and the population of Rengmas in Assam ...

, Sumi, Lotha,

Chakhesang The Chakhesangs are a major Naga ethnic group inhabiting the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. Chakhesangs were previously known as the former Eastern Angami, now recognized as a separate ethnic group. The name "Chakhesang" was created as ...

, Ao and Angami languages. Between 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm, the station relays programmes of AIR FM Rainbow India, Dopahar Samachar and Mid-day News. FM Tragopan also broadcasts

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and its Nagamese translation on every last Sunday of the month at 11:00 am and 11.30 am respectively.

References

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