Mumbai

Mumbai (Marathi: ????? ) (pronounced {{IPA|/mum?a?i/}} in Marathi, and {{IPA|/mʊm'baɪ/}} in English), formerly known as Bombay ({{IPA2|bɒm'beɪ}}), is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city with a 2005 estimated population of about 13 million.{{ref|population}} Mumbai is located on Salsette Island off the west coast of India. Along with the neighbouring towns, it forms one of the world's most populous metropolitan areas, with an extended population of 17 million. The city, which has a deep natural harbour, is also the largest port in western India, handling over half of India's passenger traffic.

Media

Mumbai is served by numerous newspaper publications, television stations and radio. The Times of India, Midday, Afternoon, Asian Age, Economic Times, Mumbai Mirror, D N A - Daily News And Analysis, Hindustan Times and the Indian Express are the major English language newspapers sold in the city. Popular Marathi newspapers include Loksatta, Maharashtra Times, Nava Kaal, and Saamana. In addition to these papers, newspapers are printed in Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali, Urdu, Telugu and Tamil.

Related Topics:
Newspaper - Times of India - Midday - Afternoon - Asian Age - Economic Times - Mumbai Mirror - D N A - Daily News And Analysis - Hindustan Times - Indian Express - English language - Marathi - Loksatta - Maharashtra Times - Nava Kaal - Saamana - Hindi - Gujarati - Malayalam - Bengali - Urdu - Telugu - Tamil

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Most of the households in Mumbai are served by one of the three main cable networks serving the city. Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster, has two free terrestrial channels on air. Direct To Home, though present, has yet to gain mass acceptance due to its higher costs. Mumbai receives over a hundred television channels and a majority of them are produced to cater to the city's polyglot populace. The metropolis is also the hub of many international media corporations with many news channels and print publications having a major presence.

Related Topics:
Doordarshan - Television - Direct To Home - Polyglot

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There are nine radio stations in Mumbai, with six broadcasting in the popular FM band and three All India Radio stations broadcasting in the AM band.

Related Topics:
Radio - FM - All India Radio - AM

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• Radio City — 91 MHz
• Go 92.5 FM — 92.5 MHz
• Red FM — 93.5 MHz
• Radio Mirchi — 98.3 MHz
• AIR FM Gold — 100.7 MHz
• AIR FM Rainbow — 107.1 MHz

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• 558 KHz
• 1044 KHz
• 1188 KHz