Radio Orient

Not to be confused with the historic Radio Orient established in 1938, that became the Lebanese Radio and now known as Radio Lebanon / Radio Liban

Not to be confused with Orient News, the Syrian media group owned by Syrian opposition Ghassan Aboud

Radio Orient (in Arabic إذاعة الشرق pronounced as Iza'at al Sharq) is an Arab international radio station based in Paris, France with retransmissions in various cities in France, Europe and the Arab World. It was established by Lebanese media entrepreneur Raghid El Chammah in October 1981 and bought by Prime Minister Rafic Hariri on December 27, 1994. It broadcasts mainly in Arabic language with some various programming and news in French language as well. The French station is considered part of Les Indés Radios, a groupement d'intérêt économique (Economic Interest Grouping) created in 1992, and currently composed of 125 local radio stations in France.

It is mainly interested in the Arab World and Middle Eastern issues in addition to catering to Arab diaspora and Muslim communities in France and Europe. It operates on basis of a moderate and tolerant Arab standpoint respectful of the laic traditions of France.

The station also runs a parallel radio station also called Radio Orient in Lebanon, mostly with independent programming from the French station, although some news are rebroadcast from the Paris feed. The Lebanese studios are situated in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Frequencies

France

Situation on 1 March 2014

City / Department	Sector	Frequency	Power	Transmission from
Paris (75)	Île-de-France	94.3 MHz	4 kW	Paris
Oise (60)	Beauvais	94.3 MHz	500 W	Aux Marais
Eure (27)	Évreux	106.5	1 kW	Gravigny
Eure-et-Loir (28)	Dreux	106.6Mhz	1 kW	Vernouillet
Rhône (69)	Lyon	106.7 MHz	1 kW	Lyon
Rhône (69)	Lyon	187.0 MHz	1 kW	Lyon
Isère (38)	Vienne	97.7 MHz	1 kW	Sainte-Colombe
Haute-Savoie (74)	Annemasse	92.7 MHz	500 W	Monnetier-Mornex
Var (83)	Toulon	89.4 MHz	2 kW	Six-Fours-les-Plages
Loiret (45)	Montargis	91.4 MHz	300 W	Amilly
Gironde (33)	Bordeaux	106.4 MHz	5 kW	Bouliac
Loire-Atlantique (44)	Nantes	92.4 MHz	200 W	Saint-Herblain

There are also retransmissions in Besançon, Charleville-Mézières, Châlons-en-Champagne, Limoges et Saint-Dizier.

Rest of Europe

Switzerland

• Geneva - 92.2 MHz
• Lausanne - 92.7 MHz

United Kingdom

• London - 102.45 MHz

Middle East / Arab World

Egypt

• Alexandria - 88.7

Israel / Palestine

• Jerusalem - 88.3 MHz
• Jaffa - 88.3 MHz

Jordan

• Amman - 88.3

Lebanon

• Beirut - 88.7 MHz
• Saida - 88.3 MHz
• Tripoli - 88.3 MHz

Syria

• Damascus 88.3

External links

• Official website - Radio Orient Paris
• Radio Orient on Facebook
• Official website - Radio Orient Lebanon