Open the station on a Tuesday and the player is red. On Friday it is violet; on Saturday it shimmers magenta. This is not decoration for its own sake — the dial is telling you whose day it is.
Each of our seven presenters fronts the station on one day of the week. The player takes their palette, their name sits under the dial, and their shows are highlighted in the schedule. Come back tomorrow and the whole thing has changed.
Meet the rotation
Sunday belongs to RJ Nila and the dawn devotionals. Monday is RJ Kavin's breakfast run, Tuesday RJ Abi's mid-morning magazine, Wednesday RJ Mathu's newsroom, Thursday RJ Tharshan's midday energy, Friday RJ Dilan's evening ragas, and Saturday is RJ Yalini's weekend festival.
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