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BBC
Arabic launches new FM in northern Jordan
The
BBC Arabic Service has improved the quality of its broadcasts to
northern Jordan and surrounding areas with the launch of a new FM
transmitter in the region.
81.9FM
in Ajloun, started broadcasting on Wednesday 19 March, and ensures
that listeners in northern Jordan and in surrounding areas can tune
in to BBC Arabic in quality FM sound.
81.9FM
is the second BBC Arabic FM service in Jordan. Under a co-operation
agreement between the BBC and Jordan Radio and TV Corporation (JRTV),
the BBC has been broadcasting on 103.1FM in Amman since 1998 (the
service was formally opened by the late King Hussein).
Hassan
Abu Ala, Head of International Broadcasting Relations at the BBC
Arabic Service, said: "This is a high-power project, carrying
the strongest FM signal in the region to complement the Amman FM
and to provide an excellent service to listeners in northern Jordan
and adjacent areas who are hungry for accurate, objective information.
"I
believe that the new transmitter in Ajloun has started at the very
right moment. This new project is a major addition to our FM network
in the Arab world."
The
BBC Arabic Service also broadcasts 720 and 639 kHz on medium wave
to the Eastern Mediterranean and 1314 and 702 kHz in the Gulf region.
It
is available on FM in Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and in Khartoum and
Wad Madani in Sudan.
BBC
Arabic is also available, along with BBC World Service in English,
on audio channels of Arabsat, Nilesat and Orbit. BBC Arabic broadcasts
24 hours a day and also transmits live audio stream on the award-winning
news site, BBCArabic.com.
Notes
to Editors
BBC
World Service broadcasts programmes around the world in 43 languages
and is available on radio and online at www.bbcworldservice.com.
It
has a global audience of 150 million listeners while its websites
receive 100 million page impressions each month.
BBCArabic.com
is the Arab world’s award-winning online news and information
service which offers a fully integrated radio service as well as
video packages, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Illustrated
text is effectively combined with audio and video clips, and with
interactive forums debating topical issues.
BBCArabic.com
attracts around 700,000 unique visitors a day.
All the
BBC's digital services are now available on Freeview,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the BBC's eight television channels, interactive services
from BBCi, as well as 11 BBC radio networks.
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