Voice of Iraq

Voice of Iraq

The Voice of Iraq ( _ar. إذاعة صوت العراق lit: "Idha'atu Sawt Il-Iraq") is a privately owned radio station in Iraq that has broadcast since August 27, 2003. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791014.stm?ls Country profile: Iraq] BBC News] It broadcasts in Arabic, Turkmen and English on 1179 kHz medium wave in Baghdad and nearby towns including Ba'qubah and Fallujah to an area with 12 million inhabitants. [ [http://www.tbsjournal.com/Archives/Fall04/campqazwini.htm TBS Journal] ] Voice of Iraq is supervised by the International Agency for Free Media, which is a media institution that was active abroad during the Saddam Hussain regime and covered Iraqi news via the Internet. [ [http://www.middleeastmediaguide.com/radio.htm Middle East Media Guide] ] [ [http://www.intervalsignals.net/countries/iraq.htm Station idents from interval signals] ]

Editorial policy

The editorial policy of the Voice of Iraq is supportive of national unity, on the basis that Arabs, Kurds and Turkomans should have equal rights. [ [http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/media/dossiers/iraq031001.html Radio Netherlands report on the Voice of Iraq launch] ] [ [http://www.clandestineradio.com/crw/news.php?id=&stn=660&news=216 Clandestine Radio] ] Programmes include news reports and panel discussions of current affairs, combined with Shi'a religious and patriotic songs. [ [http://www.dxing.info/news/2005_01.dx Radio News in January 2005] ] [ [http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=50099 Turkish Daily News] ]

Other radio stations of the same name

Prior to the formation of "Voice of Iraq" in 2003, the name had been used previously by several radio stations including an English language FM station owned by Uday Hussein. [ [http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=1440 Iraq annual Report 2002] Reporters Without Borders] There were also an Egyptian Government funded radio station that operated between 1958 - 1959, which advocated pan-Arabism and supported Abdul Karim Qassim. [ [http://www.clandestineradio.com/intel/station.php?id=87&stn=398 Clandestine Radio - Egyptian funded station] ] In addition there was another radio station that operated in 1959 that was a black propaganda effort that mimicked the pro-Qassim station but attacked his government and was widely considered to be U.S. funded. [ [http://www.clandestineradio.com/intel/station.php?id=87&stn=399 Clandestine Radio - Possible U.S. funded station] ]

ee also

*Communications in Iraq
*Music of Iraq
*Voices of Iraq an unrelated 2004 documentary film about Iraq

References

External links

* [http://www.voiraq.com/ Voice of Iraq (in Arabic)]


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