Radio Free Iraq Explained

Radio Free Iraq
Formation:30 October 1998
Purpose:Broadcast Media
Headquarters:Prague Broadcast Center, Prague, Czech Republic
Leader Title:President
Parent Organization:U.S. Agency for Global Media

Radio Free Iraq (in Arabic إذاعة العراق الحرّ, transliteration Izaa'at al 'Iraaq al Hurr) was a 24-hour radio station broadcasting in Arabic from Prague, Czech Republic, and directed to Iraq and the Iraqi diaspora. It started its broadcasts on 30 October 1998[1] and was part of the programming of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which is funded by the United States Congress. The radio station also ran an online edition which had regularly updated news and reports in Arabic.

The service ended on July 31, 2015,[2] after what RFE/RL characterized as a merger with Radio Sawa Iraq,[3] part of the Arabic-language Sawa service that replaced the Voice of America Arabic service.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . iraqhurr.org.
  2. Web site: Radio Free Iraq Signs off After 17 Years of Service.
  3. Web site: راديو سوا - العراق راديو سوا موسيقى أخبار فنون ثقافة . www.radiosawa.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160626124535/http://www.radiosawa.com/p/432.html . 2016-06-26.