Music and Youth
Mid-Day opts not to take FM to Delhi, Chennai
MUMBAI:Although Mid-Day’s Go 92.5 FM has established itself well as a niche music channel in Mumbai, the company seems to have thought twice about it before attempting a foray into Delhi and Chennai. The last date for payment of license fees in the two cities was today, as the government has not budged on the request for respite from private FM players.
Mid-Day Multimedia informed the Bombay Stock Exchange this afternoon that M/s Mid-Day Radio North India Ltd and Mid-Day Broadcasting South India Pvt. Ltd, 100 per cent subsidiaries of the company, formed for the purpose of operating FM Broadcasting Stations at Delhi and Chennai respectively, will not be going ahead with their plans of setting up FM stations there.
The company said that it informed I&B ministry on Wednesday that due to uneconomic license fee structure and delay in the setting up of joint infrastructure by all the broadcasters in the respective cities beyond the agreed date of 29 August, it would not undertake broadcasting activity in Delhi and Chennai respectively under the present tender terms. However, if there is any change in the tender terms by the government (I & B Ministry), Mid-Day has kept open the option of reconsidering its position.
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
