KOLKATA: You won't hear some of your favourite voices on FM Rainbow and FM Gold any more. That's because All India Radio AIR ) has terminated the services of around 100 casual RJs above the age of 35 years at its Kolkata station. They will cease work after Friday midnight."It is absolutely irrational to terminate our services just because we have crossed 35. There is no scientific reasoning that says that once a person crosses 35, the voice modulation ceases to sound good. Moreover, most of us feed our families from our income. About 85% of us are women ," said Avantika Ghosh, honorary general secretary, AIR Broadcasters' Welfare Association, Kolkata (AIRBWAK).The move to do away casual RJs/presenters started in December 2013 with a communiqué from the AIR director general on the age bar on RJs of the two FM channels. This was followed by another circular in March this year on the same issue."This age limit is being experimented on us so as to test if it can be worked out in other cities, too," claimed AIRBWAK member Amitava Bhattacharya.Apart from jockeying, these presenters are also engaged in sound designing, script writing and production. Many of them have been with these channels right from the beginning of FM. Now they suddenly find themselves out of work.Members of All India Radio Broadcasters Welfare Association Kolkata speak during a news conference in Kolkata.While physical attributes or appeal may be important for presenters or video jockeys on audio visual channels, age may matter in case of certain presenters. But this age bar on RJs has left many critical. AIRBWAK has knocked the doors of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) as their appeal to AIR authorities for reconsideration has not been heeded.