The Saudi Broadcasting Authority (SBA) launched the country’s first news radio station to mark World Radio Day on February 13.
Al-Ekhbariya Radio is a radio branch of the country’s state-owned Al-Ekhbariya TV channel. The SBA wants to expand focus on national news content through the station.
The transmission will initially be available in the capital Riyadh, the Red Sea city of Jeddah and Dammam in the eastern region.
The signal frequency numbers are Riyadh – 93.00, Jeddah- 107.7 and Dammam – 99.00.
Broadcast time will be from 7 to 10 in the morning, from 12 to 3 in the afternoon – which will feature local political coverage, and in the evening from 6 to 9 pm
With a a network of 85 correspondents, it will offer updated bulletins, news briefs and stories covering a variety of societal issues and important international developments.
Ahmed Al-Dawwari, editor-in-chief of…
