The 91Èȱ¬ in the Arab world
91Èȱ¬ Arabic's multimedia service on radio and online
91Èȱ¬ Arabic programming on radio
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While a significant amount of radio listening by Arabic-speakers to the 91Èȱ¬ is via shortwave and medium wave, 91Èȱ¬ Arabic is increasingly available on FM across the region.
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There are currently 24-hour 91Èȱ¬ relays carrying Arabic output on the following 91Èȱ¬ FM relays across the region:
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- Abu Dhabi 90.3 FM
- Ajloun 89.1 FM,
- Al Kut 89 FM
- Al Nasiriya 100 FM
- Al Amara 89 FM
- Amman 103.1 FM
- Baghdad 89 FM
- Basra 90 FM
- Doha 107.4 FM
- Dubai 87.9 FM
- El Obeid 91 FM
- Gaza 107.4 FM
- Juba 90 FM
- Khartoum 91 FM
- Kirkuk 92.9 FM
- Kuwait City 90.1 FM
- Manama 103.8 FM
- Mosul and Erbil 96 FM
- Nouadhibou 102.4 FM
- Nouakchott 106.9 FM
- Port Sudan 91 FM
- Sulaimaniya 92.5 FM
- Wad Madani 91.5 FM
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91Èȱ¬ Arabic programming is also available in Djibouti on 99.2 FM and Hargaisa on 89 FM.
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91Èȱ¬ Arabic is rebroadcast by partner FM radio stations including Radio Bethlehem 106.4 FM, Voice Of Lebanon 93.3 FM in Beirut, Radio Marina 88.8 FM in Kuwait, MFM 103.1 FM in Morocco, Radio Al Bayan 93.7 FM in N'Djamena (Chad) and HornAfrik 99.9 FM in Mogadishu.
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In addition to its shortwave broadcasts, 91Èȱ¬ Arabic also broadcasts on medium wave to the Eastern Mediterranean on 720 and 639 kHz and in the Gulf region on 702 kHz.
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91Èȱ¬ Arabic radio is also distributed by satellite systems: on Nilesat – on Channel 32, at 7 degrees east, on Arabsat satellite Badr 3 – on Channel 16 at 26 degrees east, and, on Sky, 91Èȱ¬ World Service Extra on channel 902 in the UK.
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91Èȱ¬ Arabic content is also delivered on demand to mobile phones – directly or via mobile operators as a subscription service.
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Listeners with email access can subscribe to a monthly newsletter with programmes details and highlights. Visit bbcarabic.com for details.
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91Èȱ¬ Arabic programming on radio and online
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Audiences have a strong presence across 91Èȱ¬ Arabic's multimedia output. Coverage of the news agenda – on radio, online and now on TV – is augmented by the voices and images of the people affected by the day's events while their views and opinions are an integral part of all output.
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The award-winning website, bbcarabic.com, is updated around the clock to bring the latest news, information and analysis to Arabic-speaking web users, and carries a live audio feed of 91Èȱ¬ Arabic radio as well as video content.
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A pan-Arab forum for vibrant debate and exchange of opinion, bbcarabic.com nourishes citizen journalism, dedicating sign-posted areas to user-generated content.
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The 91Èȱ¬ Arabic flagship radio news programme, Al-alam hatha al-sabah (The World This Morning), sets the day's agenda, seven days a week, from 03.00 to 10.00 GMT.
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With radio reporters briefed to "do a filming with recording", Al-alam hatha al-sabah makes sure listener gets a full audio "picture" of events. Like with the rest of the 91Èȱ¬ Arabic output, there is no lecturing on Al-alam hatha al-sabah as the editorial position is simply this – audiences are intelligent enough to draw their own conclusions.
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Covering everything that is new and interesting, the programme has all the trademark qualities of modern 91Èȱ¬ Arabic – a dynamic pace, less formal presentation style and strong interactivity, encouraging audiences to comment via telephone and the website, bbcarabic.com.
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Nuqtat Hewar (Point Of Debate) is the place for Arabic-speakers across the world to exchange opinions and share views. Broadcast on radio three times a week – Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 15.00 GMT – the programme brings to the wider audiences individual experiences from across the region, particularly during the times of conflict, tension and rapid change.
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Nuqtat Hewar is also a bridge between 91Èȱ¬ Arabic and its global audience, spanning radio and online, the programme invites online users and radio listeners to help set the 91Èȱ¬ Arabic agenda by suggesting topics for discussion – via telephone, SMS messages and bbcarabic.com.
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91Èȱ¬ Arabic helps audiences get an in-depth understanding of international developments with the daily mini-series. These are four-minute radio documentaries which highlight issues in the news, offering background expertise and information.
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The subjects covered recently include climate change through the eyes of a 91Èȱ¬ Arabic reporter travelling by boat in Bangladesh, or the history of the cigarette, or how different generations of Arab women perceive relations between women and men.
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91Èȱ¬ Arabic further reinforces its pan-Arab presence by moving its teams – and dedicating a day's output – to various regional countries. The Mauritania Day, Kuwait Day, Darfur Day, Yemen Day and a host of Iraq Days brought issues important to audiences in these countries and regions into the pan-Arab focus.
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During the war between Israel and Hezbollah, 33 consecutive days of programming from Lebanon and Israel ensured up-to-the-minute coverage of the dramatic events.
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The 91Èȱ¬ Arabic radio output is not limited to the political news agenda. The daily radio magazine programme, 91Èȱ¬ Extra, goes beyond it – covering stories ranging from entertainment, showbiz and sports to hard-hitting societal issues. These themes are then picked up in the 91Èȱ¬'s prime-time news programming.
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91Èȱ¬ Extra has raised awareness in the Arab world of issues such as autism and breast cancer and is often seen as breaking taboos and tackling controversial subjects including drugs, female circumcision or "marriages of convenience".
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91Èȱ¬ Extra is a two-hour programme, with the first edition broadcast at 10.00 GMT and the second at 12.00 GMT.
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