Kismat FM - Ofcom Licensing

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KISMAT MANCHESTER PROGRAMME SCHEDULE - MONDAY TO FRIDAY
SAVERA
A fast-paced interactive news programme taking views on the big stories of the day from Asians in Manchester and discussing how they
affect the local community, this show will be lively and informative and a great way to start the day. Interviewees will be mainly drawn
from political circles but we will also welcome other experts and media observers. Our 8 minute bulletins kick off at 06.00 with
headlines on the half hour. There'll be a look at the morning newspapers - national and local alongside Asian publications. The
programme will be the most speech-led of the day so the music that we do play will be the most popular examples of Asian Gold & Hits.
AUR HAI KYA
Aur Hai Kya will be more relaxed than our Breakfast Show but still busy with a regular schedule of guests every day. Less news
oriented, this programme will concentrate more on issues that concern Asians in Greater Manchester. This time will be reserved to
chat to health carers, Loacal Authority departments, doctors, education experts and lawyers etc. Debates will take place daily and
listeners will be encouraged to phone-in and join the discussions or to send in text messages or e-mails. On occasion Human Interest
stories will also fill much of this slot and there will always be time to dip into our latest Care In The Community items. Kismat news
will feature hourly throughout and there'll be plenty of What's On information., Musically this segment will take on more of an Asian
folk theme with plenty of opportunity for dedications.
AAP KI AWAAZ
More friendly interactive debate which largely returns to the news stories of the day although our music will remain largely within the
Asian Folk genre. Deliberately placed at a time when some stories will have moved on since breakfast and when our listeners'
perception of them will certainly have evolved. Listener participation will continue to be a strong feature of the programme and
Asians, both male and female, will be encouraged to take part. This will also be the perfect slot for coverage of local events and, on
occasion, major national ones. Where appropriate we will broadcast live from exhibitions, rellgious festivals and melas. Our What's
On schedule will keep you up to date as to where and when some of these major events as well as many smaller local calendar dates.
KISMAT GETS YOU HOME
Our attention turns to getting our listeners home and news will play an increasing part of our conversation as headlines return on the
hour in addition to our regular 8 minute bulletins. Weather and travel reports will also become more frequent - especially when the
journey home is really snarled up as so often can be the case in Greater Manchester. Discussion is more likely to turn to our favou rite
subject of politics at this time as we hear what has been going on at Westminster during the day or what our local councilors have had
to say. We'll also be reporting on the major sports stories and rounding-up the latest Business and Financial news. To accompany the
drive home, music will become lively and up-beat once again and mostly consist of Asian Gold and Hits.
SHER O SHAIRI
The mood of this show will move from the anxieties and concerns of living in Manchester to the joys and pleasures in life. Sher OShairi
will feature traditional Asian music and emotive poetry. This will involve discussing and reciting shairi - an expressive form of Asian
poetry. The concept starts off with the presenter (or a listener) quoting a famous Asian saying, song or piece of poetry. Listeners then
respond to the statement creating live poetry in a snowballing effect. This style of poetry tends to be in Urdu which will also have
direct appreciation from Pakistani listeners. Our Kismat news bulletins continue on the hour throughout - although the Kismat local
news is read in Asian language from 19.00. Other music featured in the show will include Asian Folk, Ghazals and Qawalis.
LATE NIGHT LIVE
Late night programming always lends itself to more controversial issues after the 21.00 watershed when issues regarding emotional,
health, sex and personal matters can be aired. It has never been possible with listeners of Asian origin to discuss matters of a personal
nature in their mother tongue and this programme sets a milestone with its open discussion in languages other than just English. This
late night phone-in programme will include a doctor, a psychologist or a family counsellor appearing alongside our in-house agony
aunt.Callers will be given the opportunity to discuss personal and relationship issues with our team of specialists who will be aware of
cultural sensitivities surrounding certain taboo subjects in the Asian community.
SAB RANG (& DEVOTIONAL MUSIC FROM 05.00)
A music magazine show providing an overnight companion to all Asians who find themselves awake overnight. IRN news bulletins on the
hour will keep our audience informed of developments both at home and around the world and there'll be plenty of chat. Our one
music-led programme, Devotional Music, will feature between 05.00 & 06.00 and will take into account the Hindu, Sikh and Muslim
communities around Manchester with themed religious music.