FM 101 is a commercial FM

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owned by Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation. It is broadcast from

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and around 10 cities of

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History

On 1 October 1998,

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started FM transmission simultaneously from

and

under the title of FM 101, exclusively for entertainment. It mainly broadcasts

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content.

Network

FM 101 is a network of 18 FM stations and is spread around nine cities of

. The list of the cities is given below. #

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Sialkot Sialkot (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of the Sialkot District and the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 12th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined ...

Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

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# Abbottabad

Satellite

FM 101's transmission is available on Asiasat 3.

Internet

FM 101's transmission is also available on the web.

References

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