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Press Release: 3rd July, 2006
WRN signs contract with Arabsat to distribute new Arabic language radio station.
London & Riyadh, 30th June 2006
Audiences across the Middle East and North Africa will soon be tuning into a unique, new Arabic language radio station that brings together programmes and content from around the world, following the signing of an agreement between WRN and leading satellite operator Arabsat.
The new radio station development by WRN, the London-based leading international broadcaster and transmission service provider, will bring together daily programmes produced by the Arabic departments of many of the world’s leading public radio broadcasters. Listeners will be able to hear daily perspectives from Montreal with Radio Canada International, Seoul from KBS World Radio, Moscow with Voice of Russia, Bucharest with Radio Romania International and from the Vatican City with Vatican Radio. More international stations are lined up to join this new station providing listeners with a unique tour of the world’s capitals without leaving their home or needing their passports.
Tim Ayris, WRN’s Marketing Manager, who has project managed the station’s development says “When looking for a satellite partner in the Middle East that was able to deliver our new station directly to millions of households, we naturally turned to Arabsat. The launch of our 24/7 Arabic language station, Sawt Al Alam or "Voice of the World", will let listeners tune into fresh global perspectives from different nations.”
Eng. Khalid Balkhyour, Arabsat President & CEO, welcomed this new highly innovative radio programme as an original and complementary addition to Arabsat's extensive Free-to-Air offering, wishing them every success. "We are committed to actively support WRN's development and success in the Arab world. By bringing them our established audience of 130 million individuals across the entire Middle East North Africa region and way beyond towards sub-Saharan Africa, we believe they will soon become a well established station in the MENA media landscape."
Listeners may receive WRN programmes by tuning to the following technical parameters:
Satellite: BADR-2 @ 26° East
Frequency: 11,661 MHz
Polarization: Vertical
FEC: ¾
Encryption factor: 27,500 MS/s
The station will be launched on Arabsat as part of a global deployment on other digital satellite platforms in Europe and North Africa on July 1st.
For more information contact:
WRN Marketing Manager:
Tim AYRIS: tim.ayris@wrn.org
Tel: +44 20 7896 9000 / Fax: +44 20 7896 9007
ARABSAT PR Manager:
Mr. Saad Al-TEHAIF: saadt@arabsat.com / +966/(0)1-482-0000
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About WRN
WRN is a major international transmission company offering a range of broadcast services including permanent digital and analogue satellite transmissions, medium and short wave transmissions, Internet services (live streaming, on-demand downloading of audio and video), content hosting, broadcast consultancy and studio facilities. WRN’s clients include international and national public service broadcasters, commercial radio stations, satellite bouquet operators and cable companies. – More at www.wrn.org
About Arabsat
Backed by the 21 member countries of the Arab League, and with a 30 years heritage of continuous operations, Arabsat offers the Arab World an unmatchable range of satellite-based communications' services such as Direct-to-Home television and radio, telephony, Internet backbone and direct broadband and the provision of VSAT and other interactive services that meet both current and emerging demands. Ranked as the world's 10th largest Satellite Operator, Arabsat is committed to keep expanding its services in order to meet the evolving needs of its customers. Its vision is to consolidate its long-standing leading regional position as the pioneer of satellite communications in the Arab world by delivering an unparalleled level of service in the MENA region, providing quality products, employing the most skilled individuals, and remaining at the forefront of new technologies. Arabsat is the only qualified organization in the Middle East North Africa with a fully integrated fleet of satellites operating on most frequency bands and encompassing within a single beam the whole region from Morocco to the Gulf and a large part of sub-Saharan Africa.
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