2ME
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2ME is a narrowcast commercial radio station based in Parramatta
in Sydney. 2ME broadcasts an Arabic language
service to Sydney and Melbourne (callsign 3ME) on 1638 AM and nationally via satellite.
first 24 hour commercially owned Arabic language radio station. Transmission began in Sydney in 1996 and in Melbourne in 1998.
The company also supplies Arabic programming for the in-flight entertainment
service on Royal Brunei Airlines and Gulf Air
.
music following both a Classic Hits
and Top 40 format. 2ME broadcasts local and national news along with BBC World News
on the hour. The programming day is broken into traditional shifts with an emphasis on talkback and listener participation during the day. Evening programs concentrate on music and live concerts.
Parramatta, New South Wales
Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in Greater Western Sydney west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Parramatta River. Parramatta is the administrative seat of the Local Government Area of the City of Parramatta...
in Sydney. 2ME broadcasts an Arabic language
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
service to Sydney and Melbourne (callsign 3ME) on 1638 AM and nationally via satellite.
History
2ME was Australia’sAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
first 24 hour commercially owned Arabic language radio station. Transmission began in Sydney in 1996 and in Melbourne in 1998.
The company also supplies Arabic programming for the in-flight entertainment
In-flight Entertainment
In-flight entertainment refers to the entertainment available to aircraft passengers during a flight. In 1936, the airship Hindenburg offered passengers a piano, lounge, dining room, smoking room, and bar during the 2½ day flight between Europe and America...
service on Royal Brunei Airlines and Gulf Air
Gulf Air
Gulf Air is the principal flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Headquartered in Muharraq, adjacent to Bahrain International Airport, the airline operates scheduled services to 45 destinations in 28 countries across Africa, Asia and Europe. Its main base is Bahrain International Airport...
.
Programming
The station features Arabic and English languageEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
music following both a Classic Hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
and Top 40 format. 2ME broadcasts local and national news along with BBC World News
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
on the hour. The programming day is broken into traditional shifts with an emphasis on talkback and listener participation during the day. Evening programs concentrate on music and live concerts.