Fever FM Shuts Down Its Operations, Fans Call It "Heartbreaking"
It is end of an era as the popular radio station, Fever FM, announced that it is shutting down its operations.
Popular radio station Fever FM, on Tuesday announced that it is shutting down its operations. The development was confirmed by the radio station itself in a Linkedin post. In the latest entertainment news, the radio station has stated that this decision has come about looking at the evolving trends in the music industry. "Dear All, It is with a heavy heart we bring to you this urgent announcement. You, our partners and our listeners, have been with us through our ups and downs and our thick and thin but we must make this decision for all," the Linkedin post read.
"Radio has been a part of our journey, figuratively and literally. Everyday. But as they say, all journeys must come to an end and the end for Radio is closer than you expect," the post read further.
The post also had a short video message from Fever FM CEO Ramesh Menon.
In the message, he said, "Hi, I'm Ramesh Menon, CEO, Fever FM. We made this difficult decision to shut down our station. This decision comes after careful consideration and is due to the evolving trends in the media industry."
"The management would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to RJs, advertisers, partners, employees and listeners who built and supported the station in its journey," he added.
Reacting to this development, Parineeti Chopra on Instagram Stories wrote, "The industry is changing so much. Thankyou for all these years of music @feverfmofficial. Will never forget the memories all us actors made with you."
As soon as this development was made public, fans on X (formerly Twitter), made their displeasure known.
Here are some of the comments:
"I'll miss Fever FM while driving," wrote one user.
"Fever FM is shutting down. Heartbreaking," wrote another user.
"Why has @FeverFMOfficial discontinued its programming? Is it a marketing gimmick or something serious? On radio they seem to say due to changing media conditions….??? #feverFM," wrote one user.
"No one will be able to step to Fever FM and fill in your shoes," wrote another user.
For the unversed, Fever FM was founded in 2006, and the station ran in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly and Gorakhpur.
The radio station has also been an official movie partner of Bollywood films like 'Dangal', 'Tiger Zinda Hai', 'Padmaavat', and 'Tamasha'.
