Radio Broadcasting

Radio broadcasting can be brought to the masses in both urban and rural areas more efficiently by satellites. Not only can radio programs be transmitted and then received directly with satellite antennas, once received from satellites, they can also be re-transmitted from local radio stations using conventional radio broadcast equipment. With digital radio broadcast technology, stereo-quality program broadcast via satellite has become an effective way of delivering radio services to a larger area. Arabsat currently broadcasts some 85 stereo radio programs from around the world to the whole of the MENA region.

Digital radio broadcasting can be received directly via Arabsat satellites by using small antennas at home and, or by UHF/VHF antennas via re-broadcast radio stations (receiving from satellite) located throughout the footprint, saving huge maintenance costs of terrestrial microwave networks.