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About Us
Radio Sawa seeks to effectively communicate with the youthful population of Arabic-speakers in the Middle East by providing up-to-date news, information and entertainment on FM and medium wave radio stations throughout the region and on Radio Sawa's website. Radio Sawa is also available on Arabsat, Eutelsat and Nilesat.
Radio Sawa is dedicated to broadcasting accurate, timely and relevant news about the Middle East, the world and the United States.
Radio Sawa is committed to the highest standards of journalism, free marketplace of ideas, respect for the intelligence and culture of its audience, and a style that is upbeat, modern and forward-looking.
Radio Sawa, a 24-hour, seven day a week Arabic-language network, began broadcasting on March 23, 2002. It originates its broadcasts from studios in the Washington, DC area and Dubai, U.A.E. as well as news bureaus throughout the Middle East.
The network is a service of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. and is publicly funded by the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the U.S. Congress.
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Sawa's Web site Receives First Prize for Excellence
April 16, 2009 | Springfield, Virginia
The Pan Arab Web Awards Academy Jury Committee awarded the Radio Sawa's Web site (www.RadioSawa.com) first prize for Web site excellence in its fifth annual competition of Pan Arab Web sites. RadioSawa.com won first place in the Media-TV and Radio category which recognizes excellence in Web design and development. The criteria for the award included creativity, user friendliness, content, visual design and interactivity. The awards were presented on April 25th, in Dubai.
RadioSawa.com is an all-news Web site that is a reliable source of information and is frequently cited by other media organizations in the Middle East and the world as a source of credible news and information. The Radio Sawa Web site is distinguished among other Arabic-speaking media and press Web sites not only by the speed of reporting news and information but also by exclusive interviews and news stories conducted by a vast network of correspondents that cover the Middle East, the United States and the world. RadioSawa.com also has a dedicated Web page on Iraq where up-to-the-minute daily reports are posted on issues and concerns to the Iraqi people. Additionally, Radio Sawa's Web site covers technology, science, health, culture and arts and sports.
Radio Sawa provides listeners with more than seven hours a day of credible and objective news and information through its 370 weekly newscasts. Radio Sawa also broadcasts feature reports on topics that are seldom covered in other radio stations in the Middle East on its programs such as "Free Zone" that discusses freedom of speech, democracy and women's rights on a weekly basis. Radio Sawa has sought to provide its listeners with more interactive media opportunities. Through the weekly program "Ask the World Now" and the daily program "Sawa Chat," listeners will have the opportunity to ask their questions about policy statements made by American officials and express their opinions on a different topic each day.
In addition to news and information, Radio Sawa plays a mix of Western and Arabic popular music throughout the region. Radio Sawa broadcasts on FM in Morocco, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, U.A.E., Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan and Djibouti. Radio Sawa broadcasts on medium wave to Egypt, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Syria. The radio networks can be heard on www.RadioSawa.com.
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Radio Sawa on FM
Abu Dhabi - 98.7
Agadir - 101.0
Akkar, North Lebanon - 98.7
Amman/West Bank - 98.1
Amara - 91.6
Baghdad - 100.4
Basra - 107.0
Beirut - 87.7
Bekaa Valley /Western - 98.7
Bethlehem/Ramallah - 94.2
Casablanca - 101.5
Djibouti - 100.8
Doha - 92.6
Dubai - 90.5
Erbil - 106.6
Fes - 97.9
Hebron/Gaza-100.2
Hilla - 90.4
Jenin - 93.5
Khartoum - 97.5 FM
Kirkuk - 98.8
Kuwait - 95.7
Manama - 89.2
Marrakech - 101.7
Meknes - 91.9
Mosul - 106.6
Najaf - 105.8
Nasiriya - 103.6
Northern Jordan - 107.4
Rabat - 101.0
Ramadi 97.6
Samawa - 95.6
Sidon - 87.7
Sulimaniyah - 88.0
Tangier - 101.8
Tikrit - 97.1
Tripoli, Lebanon - 87.7
Zahle - 87.7
Radio Sawa on Medium Wave
Egypt-Levant - 990
Iraq and The Gulf - 1548
Sudan & Yemen - 1431
Radio Sawa on Satellite
Radio Sawa is also available on:
Arabsat
Eutelsat
Nilesat
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We will collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you choose to provide that information to us.
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The type of browser and operating system used to access our site;
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The pages you visit;
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