Kathmandu (PTI): A private FM radio fully operated by women has been established in the industrial town of Biratnagar in eastern Nepal.

Purvanchal FM station is the first community-run radio in Nepal that has started broadcasting an eight-hour daily transmission with all women employees, officials said.

A total of 24 women, working in the ranks ranging from guards to station manager, have put in serious hardwork to make the FM channel a reality.

"Of the total women employees, 11 are working in the news section and four are technicians," station manager Kamala Kandel said.

The FM is currently broadcasting news in Maithili, Chaudhary, Santhal and Nepali languages in its morning and evening schedules.

A plan to broadcast news in local Urrau and Rajbansi dialects is also being considered, Kandel said.

The FM station has a seven-member all women management committee.

There are over one hundred FM stations operating in different parts of the Himalayan country.