Chennai Live
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| Broadcast area | Chennai |
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| Branding | Chennai Live |
| Slogan | The city's only English radio station |
| Format | Pop, rock, classic rock, R&B, Hip-Hop, Contemporary, Rock & Roll, Top100 hits |
| Owner | Muthoot |
| Website | chennailive.fm |
Chennai Live - 104.8 (a part of the Muthoot Group) is a radio station in the city of Chennai.
Chennai Live started off as the city's first talk- radio station in 2008, with a variety of shows on current events, sports, lifestyle and more.
Chennai Live 104.8FM is the only English radio station in the city and plays international music from an array of genres such as pop, rock, rock & roll, R&B, hip-hop, top 100 hits, and more. The station also features independent English music by musicians the state of Tamil Nadu.
Programmes
Metro Mornings (Monday - Friday; 7am to 11am)
Metro Mornings is presented by Niveta Chandrasekar, from 7am to 11am on weekdays. The show has different segments, including the daily on-air game show, Radio Roulette.
Former hosts of this show include Vaishnavi Prasad, Shilpa Natarajan and Jane Jeyakumar.
Segments
TED TALKS are featured on Mondays on Metro Mornings, between 8am and 9am.
Spotlight is a segment on Metro Mornings which is aired on Tuesdays and Thursdays where an individual from the business, sports, entertainment world are interviewed.
Animals Anonymous is a segment aired every Wednesday on Metro Mornings between 8am and 9am , and talks about topics that are animals related.
Belly Full is a segment aired every Friday on Metro Mornings between 8am and 9am and focuses on food and food related topics.
Topic of Discussion is a call-in segment aired every day between 9am and 10am and constitutes a discussion about current and relevant topics with listeners.
Radio Roulette is an on-air game show taking place every day between 10am and 11am. Listeners call-in to participate in different kinds of radio games and win prizes.
Downtown DJ (Monday - Friday; 5pm to 6pm)
An hour of music dedicated to the listener's playlist.
The Drive (Monday - Friday; 6pm to 9pm)
The Drive is a show on Chennai Live formerly hosted by Shilpa Menon.
Segments
Garage 101 is a segment hosted every Monday with Vignesh Ramakrishnan
Sip Of My Cosmo is a segment hosted every Friday between 8pm and 9pm by Karun Raman
Life Is A Ball (Saturday; 10am to 11am)
This is a weekly sports show hosted by Padma Shri awardee and popular Indian Tennis player Somdev Devvarman
Sorted Saturdays (Saturday; 11am to 2pm)
Sorted Saturdays is a weekly 3-hour show . The show is content heavy, with focus on independent music from India for one hour, an hour that dissects song lyrics, and an hour of theme and genre based countdowns.
Segments
Artists Lounge is a show that features independent artists and famous musicians/bands. Only music from the Indian independent scene is played during this hour, and popular artists/bands are sometimes featured on the show in an interview.
The Lyric Clinic is a show where the presenter, chooses 4 popular English songs and analyses the lyrics in depth, often coming up with theories and understanding that may not have otherwise been known.
Once Upon A Top Ten is a thematic countdown show where every week the top ten songs in a particular genre, theme or topic (Top Ten Greatest Rock Ballads Of All Time; Top Ten Most Annoying Pop Songs of All Time etc.) are counted down with trivia about these songs being shared
Expat Life (Sunday; 10am to 12pm)
This show is hosted by Jane Kataria and focuses on the life of expats living in Chennai. The presenter often interviews expats and talks to them about their experiences.
Chennai Live Top 100 (Sunday; 12pm to 8pm)
Let it be for the beat, let it be for the lyrics, let it be for the singer or let it be for the latest trend. This show presents Chennai Live’s Top 100, a countdown of the freshest hits every Sunday from 12 pm – 8 pm.