Radio and television channels of Dubai

Dubai is a media hub for the Middle East region and is home to many television and radio channels.

Dubai Television

There are a few terrestrial television channels but most people choose from the hundreds of regional channels on offer via satellite or cable.

Pay or subscription television in Dubai is available on cable via E-Vision (a division of Etisalat) or via satellite directly from the providers; OSN (Orbit Showtime Network), Star TV and ART. OSN provides a wide selection of English (primarily US, but also UK, Canadian, New Zealand and Australian) programming, subtitled in Arabic. Leading English shows and movies are primarily shown first and exclusively on OSN. Star TV also has some first-run programmes.

The main free to air English television channels are Dubai One, MBC4, MBC Action, MBC2, Physique TV and City 7 TV. Most shows are broadcast in English, with Arabic subtitles, with the exception of City 7 that does not subtitle their programming. Dubai One, MBC 4 and MBC Action show mostly well known US, and some UK series but will generally be six months or more behind the pay or subscription channels.

The main Free to air Hindi television Channel is Imagine Movies, it is the first Free to Air Hindi Channel from MENA region. The Frequency is also available in Du -91, Elife - 863, OSN, Oreedoo in Qatar.

  • Dubai One, an English language general entertainment channel, available over the Middle East and North Africa.
  • Physique TV, Physique TV is the first and only 24-hour HD television channel in English & Arabic dedicated to fitness, healthy living, nutrition and action sport.
  • City 7 TV, an independent Dubai based, free-to-air, 100% English-language channel. Providing locally produced English News, Business and lifestyle programmes combined with International lifestyle, drama and comedy programmes. Available via satellite in the Middle East and North Africa.

Dubai Radio

Dubai is well served by terrestrial radio (AM & FM) with a huge variety of stations broadcasting in the languages commonly spoken in the city; English, Russian, German, French, Japanese, Italian, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Dutch, Spanish and Filipino. The FM band is particularly crowded, with a new station every 2 or 3 MHz apart, some from neighbouring Emirates and countries in the Persian Gulf region.

General standards have improved greatly in the past few years and many stations are now at par with leading stations in major metropolitan cities in the world. However, the media in Dubai and the UAE is still heavily government regulated. Most stations, even those privately owned, are often still government controlled. In particular, all radio stations must cease normal broadcasting in the event of the death of a Sheikh or close relative of a Sheikh. This normally happens for a period of 3 days to a week, or more, depending on the standing of the deceased.

Dubai radio is the essential guide to surviving Dubai's hectic traffic with most stations placing importance on frequent traffic updates during the day, mostly from listeners.

English radio

  • Virgin Radio Dubai - Top 40; 104.4 FM - Arabian Radio Network
  • Dubai 92 - Adult Contemporary; 92.0 FM - Arabian Radio Network
  • Dubai Eye 103.8 - News, Talk & Sport; 103.8 FM - Arabian Radio Network
  • Luv Radio 107.1 : 90's Music - Fun Asia Network & UAQ Broadcasting Network
  • Beat Radio 97.8 - Dance/House/deephouse/electronic; 97.8 FM (Dubai) - Fun Asia Network & UAQ Broadcasting Network
  • Radio 1 - Top 40/Dance/R&B; 104.1 FM (Dubai), 100.5 FM - Abu Dhabi Media
  • Radio 2 - 80s, 90s, 00s Music; 99.3 FM (Dubai) 106.0 FM - Abu Dhabi Media
  • Pure Ibiza Radio UAE 94.7 - Dance/House/deephouse/electronic - Pure Ibiza
  • Channel 4 FM - Top 40; 104.8 FM - Channel 4 Radio Network
  • Pulse 95 Radio 95.0 - Acoustic, Talk, Tech - Sharjah's first English radio station. Sharjah Broadcasting Authority
  • Classic FM 91.6 - Classic, Jazz and Chill Out - Abu Dhabi Media.
  • RAK Radio - Classic, Old and Rock; 103.5 - RAK Media.
  • Radio 97.3 From Dubai - Classic Hits,Talk,News,Entertainment (19 hours); 97.3 - Dubai Media Inc.

Japanese radio

Spanish radio

African radio

Hindi/Urdu radio

Chinese radio

  • Dubai Dragon (迪拜龍) (Digital station) - Arabian Radio Network

Malayalam Radio

Live channels

  • FM 96.7 - Hit 96.7 - Arabian Radio Network
  • FM 101.3 - Gold FM - Channel 4 Radio Network
  • AM 810 - Pravasi Bharathi
  • AM 1476 - Radio Keralam
  • 360 Radio (Digital Radio) https://360.radio/
  • FM 92.2 HOME FM Home fm - UAE's Malayalam Digital Radio

Closed channels

  • FM 90.8 - Dilse FM Not working now
  • FM 99.6 - Club FM - Mathrubhumi Group[Not working from 1st Oct 2024]
  • AM 657 - Asianet Radio (closed since February 2019)[1]
  • FM 96.2 - Radio Mango (closed since January 2019)[2]
  • FM 100.3 - RadioMe (closed since 2016)[1]
  • AM 1152 - Voice of Kerala (closed since early 2018)[2]
  • Flowers FM, which previously operated in the frequency of 94.7 MHz, stopped airing in July 2019.[3] This frequency, run by Dolphin Recording Studio, was taken up by Radio Asia which now operates in this frequency.
  • FM 94.7 - Radio Asia (First Malayalam Radio Station in Gulf. started as 1269AM frequency in 1992 and changed to FM frequency in 2019 run by Dolphin Recording Studio. (closed since February 2024)

Korean radio

  • K-Pop Dubai 101.8 FM (케이팝 두바이) - Arabian Radio Network (defunct)

French radio

Russian radio

Italian radio

  • Radio La Musica 90.3 FM - Arabian Radio Network (Dubai/Abu Dhabi)

Thai radio

  • Thai Pop Dubai (ไทยป๊อปดูไบ) (Digital station) - The First Thai pop music radio in Dubai

Tamil Radio

89.4 Tamil FM - Aaren World Media & Advertising LLC

106.5 FM UAE - UAQ Broadcasting Network

Telugu & Kannada Radio

  • channel not available.

Vietnamese radio

Dutch radio

Filipino radio

  • Tag 91.1 - Arabian Radio Network
  • Wow 107- Hello FM Group

German radio

  • Glückliche Musik Dubai 106.7 FM - Arabian Radio Network

Persian radio

  • Radio Shoma 93.4 - Arabian Radio Network

All FM stations

Frequency RDS Station Genre Language Transmission Site Height Above Sea Level (HASL) Effective Radiated Power (ERP) Operator
87.9 MHz CLASSIC Classic FM Music English Dubai Abu Dhabi Media Company
88.8 MHz KADAK FM Kadak FM Music Hindi Dubai / Emirates Towers 360 m 5 kW Abu Dhabi Media Company
89.1 MHz RADIO 4 Radio 4 Indian Hits Hindi, Urdu Ajman Channel 4 Radio Network
89.4 MHz TAMIL Tamil FM Tamil Hits Tamil Ras al-Khaimah Aaren World Media & Advertising LLC
90.5 MHz SKY NEWS Sky News Arabia
91.1 MHz TAG 91.1 Tag 91.1 OPM Filipino Dubai / Emirates Towers 360 m 5 kW ARN - Arabian Radio Network
92.0 MHz DUBAI 92 Dubai 92 Rock / Adult Contemporary English Dubai / Emirates Towers 360 m 5 kW ARN - Arabian Radio Network
93.4 MHz SHOMA Radio Shoma Music Persian Dubai ARN - Arabian Radio Network
93.6 MHz AFRICAN African FM 93.6 African Hits English, French, All African languages Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Arab Media Group
94.7 MHz IBIZA Ibiza Global Radio Electronic Music English, Spanish Emirates Towers, Dubai 360 m 5 kW Ibiza Global Network S.L.
95.0 MHz PULSE 95 Pulse 95 Acoustic / Talk / News / Tech / Sports English Sharjah Sharjah Broadcasting Authority
95.3 MHz
96.3 MHz (defunct) CITY RadioCity Urban Contemporary French, English Dubai / Emirates Towers 360 m 5 kW OneCity S.A.S.
96.7 MHz HIT 96.7 Hit 96.7 Malayalam Hits Malayalam Dubai / Emirates Towers 360 m 5 kW ARN - Arabian Radio Network
97.8 MHz BEAT97.8 Beat 97.8 Dance English Dubai Fun Asia Network
99.3 MHz RADIO 2 Radio 2 UAE Classic Hits English Dubai / Jebel Ali Teleport 10 kW UAE Government
99.6 MHz CLUB FM Club FM Malayalam / Tamil / Hindi Hits Malayalam Dubai Mathrubhumi
100.3 MHz JIO Jio FM Umm Al Quwain UBN [Uaq Broadcasting Network]
101.3 MHz GOLD Gold FM Malayalam Hits Malayalam Ajman Channel 4 Radio Network
101.6 MHz CITY1016 City FM Contemporary Hits Hindi Dubai ARN - Arabian Radio Network
102.0 MHz PEARL102 Pearl 102 K-Pop Korean Dubai ARN - Arabian Radio Network
102.4 MHz MIRCHI Mirchi 102.4 Music Hindi
102.9 MHz NIPPONDUBAI Nippon Dubai 102.9 FM Anime Music English, Japanese Dubai Arab Media Group
103.8 MHz DUBAIEYE Dubai Eye News / Talk / Sport English Dubai ARN - Arabian Radio Network
104.1 MHz RADIO 1 Radio 1 UAE Top 40 / Dance / R&B English Dubai / Jebel Ali Teleport 10 kW UAE Government
104.4 MHz VIRGIN Virgin Radio UAE Top 40 English Dubai 360 m 5 kW ARN - Arabian Radio Network
104.8 MHz CHANNEL4 Channel 4 FM Top 40 English Dubai Channel 4 Radio Network
106.2 MHz BIG106.2 Big 106.2 Bollywood Music Hindi Dubai Fun Asia Network
106.5 MHz GILLI Radio Gilli Tamil Hits Tamil Umm Al Quwain BM Group
106.7 MHz GLUCKLICHEMUSIK Glückliche Musik Dubai 106.7 RnB, Adult Contemporary, Classic Hits English, German Dubai ARN - Arabian Radio Network
107.1 MHz LUV107.1 Luv 107.1 90s & Contemporary Hits English Dubai Fun Asia Group

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Asianet Radio, another Malayalam radio station based in the UAE shuts down". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Dubai-based Malayalam FM radio station shuts down". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Register". Retrieved 10 August 2023 – via Twitter.
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