Radio Sawa
| Frequency | Variously on FM (Transmission section) |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language | Newscasts and informational content in Literary Arabic with a small content in spoken dialects. |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Middle East Broadcasting Networks |
| Alhurra | |
| History | |
First air date | March 23, 2002 |
Last air date | November 2024 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Radio Sawa (Arabic: راديو سوا [ˈrɑ(ː)djo ˈsæwæ]) was an Arabic speaking radio station broadcasting to the Arab world from March 23, 2002 till November 2024. The station was a service of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc., which also operates Alhurra Television and was publicly funded by the U.S. Agency for Global Media and the U.S. Congress. The word "sawa" (سوا, IPA: [ˈsæwæ, ˈsawa]) means "together" in many Arabic dialects.
Preexisting attitudes and concurrent reality of opinions towards the United States led to the creation of Radio Sawa. It sought to effectively communicate with the youthful population of Arabic-speakers in the Middle East. The station's goal is to promote pro-American attitudes to youth in the Arab world. Radio Sawa's first broadcast was on March 23, 2002. Its newscasts were broadcast live on air from its studios in Washington, DC and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Radio Sawa also had news bureaus and reporters throughout the Middle East.