FM broadcasting in Egypt
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FM broadcasting in Egypt began in the 20th century. By the early 1990s, Egypt had only 4 FM stations, but the number increased to 6 by the end of the decade. In 2000, stations moving from the AM
band and the introduction of private stations raised the number to 10 stations .
All the radio stations are state-controlled. Nogoom FM and Nile FM are Joint venture between Good News and ERTU
; El Gouna is private.
by the American command of the emergency forces overseeing the borders between Egypt
and Israel
. Two of them are army stations and the third is a news station.
Amplitude modulation
Amplitude modulation is a technique used in electronic communication, most commonly for transmitting information via a radio carrier wave. AM works by varying the strength of the transmitted signal in relation to the information being sent...
band and the introduction of private stations raised the number to 10 stations .
All the radio stations are state-controlled. Nogoom FM and Nile FM are Joint venture between Good News and ERTU
ERTU
The Egyptian Radio and Television Union , Ittihād al-Idhā‘ah wal-Tilīfizyūn al-Miṣrī), is the public broadcaster of Egypt, operated by the Egyptian government...
; El Gouna is private.
Capital and Greater Cairo
Most of these stations are broadcasted on other frequencies in other regions in Egypt.- 88.2 MHz Radio Hits - Arabic pop music with occasional foreign music (mostly American pop). (State-owned)
- 88.7 MHz Radio Masr - Arabic pop music and news briefs. (State-owned)
- 89.5 MHz Sharq Awsat - Old Arabic music. (State-owned)
- 90.9 & 105.8 MHz Aghany Motakhasesa - Old Arabic music. (State-owned)
- 92.7 MHz Mega FM Arabic Pop Music (State-owned)
- 95.4 MHz European Program (English, French, Italian, German, Greek) - Old World hits. (State-owned)
- 98.2 MHz Qur'an Karim (All Arab LeagueArab LeagueThe Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organisation of Arab states in North and Northeast Africa, and Southwest Asia . It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a...
members have a Qur'anQur'anThe Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
station) (State-owned) - 98.8 MHz Music Program - Old Arabic music (State-owned)
- 100.6 MHz Nogoum FM - Arabic pop music. (Privately-owned)
- 102.2 MHz Greater Cairo Radio - News and talk shows.
- 104.2 MHz Nile FM - Full-time English-speaking. Synced American and British shows as well as local talk shows in English. (Privately-owned)
- 105.3 MHz Nagham FM - Arabic pop music. (State-owned)
- 106.3 MHz Arab Voice - News and talk shows. (State-owned)
- 107.4 MHz The General Programming - (State-owned)
- 108.0 MHz Goal FM - Sports news, live matches and music station (State-owned)
Alexandria
All radio stations in Alexandria are State-owned.- 88.0 MHz Music Program - Old Arabic music
- 88.2 MHz Radio Hits - Arabic pop music with occasional foreign music (moslty American pop)
- 90.1 MHz Qur'an Karim
- 92.7 MHz Mega FM - Arabic pop music
- 94.3 MHZ English Service Radio
- 97.6 MHz Music Radio
- 101.1 MHz Radio Alexandria
- 104.7 MHz The General Program
- Foreign radio stations can be easily captured in the summer, mainly Israeli, Greek, Italian and Cyprus radio stations
- Local radio stations are aired in Armenian, Italian, French, Greek and English since 1940s (even thought these language-speaking expatriates have greatly declined in number.)
Sharm El Sheikh
3 FM Radio Channels operate in Sharm el-SheikhSharm el-Sheikh
Sharm el-Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 35,000...
by the American command of the emergency forces overseeing the borders between Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Two of them are army stations and the third is a news station.
International Radio Reception In Egypt
They are available on the AM band, as follows :- 639 KHz BBC World ServiceBBC ArabicBBC Arabic may refer to the Arabic-language radio station run by the BBC World Service, as well as the BBC’s Arabic-language satellite TV channel, and the website that serves as an Arabic language news portal and provides online access to both the TV and radio broadcasts.The radio service is...
(British Radio Service) - 990 KHz Radio SawaRadio SawaRadio Sawa is a 24-hour 7-day-a-week Arabic language radio station broadcasting in the Arab world. The station is a service of theMiddle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. and is publicly funded by the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the U.S. Congress...
(American Radio Service) (Since March 23, 2002)