It started as a sixty-minute experiment for the lunch break. Two years later விசில் நேரம் is the most requested slot on the schedule, so we have given it the space it kept asking for: 11:00 to 13:00, every weekday.
What changes
The first hour keeps its shape — this week's chart, the new film releases, and the tracks you cannot stop sending us. The second hour is where things get interesting: deep cuts, dance-floor edits, and a daily listener takeover where one of you picks three songs back to back.
Requests go to the studio line or any of our social channels. Whistles encouraged.
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