ABBOTABAD, Nov 12: Thousands of quake victims have been deprived of their only source of airing concerns regarding relief activities following the closure of an Abbottabad-based FM radio station after the imposition of emergency rule.

The radio station (Power-99), which started functioning after the devastating Oct 8 quake two years ago, used to provide regular updates on relief and rehabilitation activities in Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan, and Muzaffarabad besides airing entertainment programmes.

The radio channel was linked to an Islamabad-based station.

The radio channel played a vital role in promoting government policies and development schemes in the region in the absence of other means of communication.

Apart from government agencies, private organisations were also using FM radio to give out information on development schemes and relief activities.

A large number of people have called upon the government to allow the FM radio to resume its broadcast.