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On 23 June 2010 the station unexpectedly went off the air. No press release was issued as to why the station went off the air and the main indicator that Big FM was no longer operating from a comment left from a Big FM staff member on their
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Communications Ltd later bought 106.2 FM and in March 2011 the frequency began transmissions by Hindi radio station Humm FM. Humm FM in turn was later purchased by Mediaworks, and was moved to 104.2FM in late 2021. As a result, 106.2 became the new frequency for
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There were several complaints on Big FM's
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music. In April 2010 there were reports that Big FM had been sold to Thane and
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284:- formerly Times FM)
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304:References
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254:The Rock
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