Ulysse FM explained

Ulysse FM
Area:	Tunisia
Airdate:	June 16, 2012
Frequency:	Djerba 92.1MHz ; south East 104.3MHz
Owner:	Jamel Eddine HENCHIRI
Website:	Ulysse FM

Ulysse FM is a regional Tunisian radio station directed towards the southeast Tunisian community. Ulysse Fm supports cultural and economic development of the region.

History

The station began broadcasting on June 16, 2012 from their Djerba studios. Ulysse FM is a private firm created after the Jasmine revolution. Ulysse FM was first granted a provisional licence to broadcast in the governorate of Medenine in August 2011. It was later granted a permanent licence by the HAICA. It broadcasts on 2 frequencies via the National Broadcasting Office (ONT), and streams programmes on its website.^[1] It benefits from a UNESCO IPDC59 grant to support illiterate working women in southeast Tunisia, through the Ulysse FM radio programme, "LELLET EL FM".^[2]

Moreover, the radio participates, among all the Tunisian media, in the freedom of speech included in the constitution.^[3]

Key people

• Jamel Eddine Henchiri, chairman
• Chokri Chouat, General Manager

See also

• Shems FM

External links

• • Web site: Media Progress - Media - Media. Internet. Service. www.media-progress.net. 20 May 2017.
• Web site: NEW PROJECTS SUBMITTED TO THE IPDC (International Program for the Development of Communication. 31 May 2017.
• Web site: Faites connaissance avec les directeurs des nouvelles stations de radio . 31 May 2021.
• Web site: Liste des directeurs des nouvelles radios . 31 May 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tunisia: The hijacking of free radio. 20 May 2017.
2. Web site: TUNISIA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 23 & DECEMBER 21, 2014 . 20 May 2017.
3. Web site: Tunisia-HAICA warns against judicial interference in media content . 8 March 2021 . 5 June 2021.