Radio Sawa
| Frequency | Transmission Section |
|---|---|
| First air date | March 23, 2002 |
| Language(s) | Newscasts and informational content in Literary Arabic with a small content in spoken dialects. Songs are in spoken dialects, English and less likely Spanish. |
| Owner | Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. |
| Sister stations | Alhurra |
| Website | www |
Radio Sawa (Arabic: راديو سوا) is a 24-hour 7-day-a-week Arabic language radio station broadcasting in the Arab world. The station is a service of the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc. and is publicly funded by the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the U.S. Congress. The word "sawa" (سوا, IPA: [ˈsæwæ, ˈsawa]) means "together" in many spoken Arabic dialects.
Preexisting attitudes and concurrent reality of opinions towards the United States led to the creation of Radio Sawa. It seeks 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 are broadcast live on air from its studios in Washington, DC and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Radio Sawa also has news bureaus and reporters throughout the Middle East.
Radio Sawa and its sister-network, Al Hurra TV, are part of a larger U.S. Public Diplomacy effort in the Middle East. Their stated mission is to "improve America's image in the Middle East and win the hearts and minds of the Arab people."
Radio Sawa was first launched on 23 March 2002, initially in Jordan, West Bank, Kuwait, UAE (Abu Dhab), Qatar and Bahrain and eventually in the rest of the Arab World (see below for full list).
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