Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

is a media hub for the Middle East region and is home to many television and radio channels.

Dubai Television

There are a few terrestrial television channels but most people choose from the hundreds of regional channels on offer via satellite or cable. Pay or subscription television in Dubai is available on cable via E-Vision (a division of Etisalat) or via satellite directly from the providers; OSN (Orbit Showtime Network), Star TV and ART. OSN provides a wide selection of English (primarily US, but also UK, Canadian, New Zealand and Australian) programming, subtitled in Arabic. Leading English shows and movies are primarily shown first and exclusively on OSN. Star TV also has some first-run programmes. The main free to air English television channels are

Dubai One Dubai One (formerly known as Ch33 and then One TV) is a Pan Arab English language entertainment television channel, owned by Dubai Media Incorporated. It was launched on 14 May 1994, and is currently managed by Sarah al Jarman. It airs a mix o ...

MBC 4 MBC 4 is a television channel in the Middle East. It was launched on 1 February 2005 at 5:00 P.M. (GMT) and is owned by the Middle East Broadcasting Center. MBC 4 airs international programmes with Arabic language subtitles. Programming is ta ...

MBC Action MBC Action (stylized as ''MBC'ACTION'') is a free-to-air television channel that MBC Group’s action-packed channel that targets young Arabic males. It delivers the best in high-octane Western series, movies and action. shows and sports and ...

, MBC 2, Physique TV and City 7 TV. Most shows are broadcast in English, with Arabic subtitles, with the exception of City 7 that does not subtitle their programming. Dubai One, MBC 4 and MBC Action show mostly well known US, and some UK series but will generally be six months or more behind the pay or subscription channels. The main Free to air Hindi television Channel is Imagine Movies, it is the first Free to Air Hindi Channel from MENA region. The Frequency is also available in Du -91, Elife - 863, OSN, Oreedoo in Qatar. * Abu Dhabi TV, Arabic and in particular local series. *

Dubai TV Dubai TV is a TV channel offered by the Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI). It replaced Emirates Dubai Television on June 14, 2004. Dubai TV broadcasts programmes predominantly in Arabic. The programming caters to family Arab audience specifically ...

, a channel by the Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI). Arabic local and regional programming. *

, an English language general entertainment channel, available over the

Middle East and North Africa MENA, an acronym in the English language, refers to a grouping of countries situated in and around the Middle East and North Africa. It is also known as WANA, SWANA, or NAWA, which alternatively refers to the Middle East as Western Asia (or a ...

. * Physique TV, Physique TV is the first and only 24-hour HD television channel in English & Arabic dedicated to fitness, healthy living, nutrition and action sport. * City 7 TV, an independent Dubai based, free-to-air, 100% English-language channel. Providing locally produced English News, Business and lifestyle programmes combined with International lifestyle, drama and comedy programmes. Available via satellite in the Middle East and North Africa. * MBC, a network of free-to-air English and Arabic stations broadcasting 24-hours from Dubai Media City and available via satellite across the Middle East and North Africa.
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MBC Max MBC Max (stylized as MBC MAX) is a free-to-air movie channel that broadcasts non-stop Hollywood films and it is an alternative to its sister channel MBC 2. MBC Max HD was launched on 1 July 2011. History The channel was launched as a test b ...

is a channel for the latest Hollywood films, still new.
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is an English channel with primarily US series targeted to women.
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is an English channel with primarily US action series, targeted to men.
- MBC 2 is an English channel showing Western movies.
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MBC 3 MBC 3 is a free-to-air children's channel launched on 8 December 2004, and appeals to children under the age of 15. All foreign television animated programs have been dubbed into Arabic. The channel also produces its own original programmes. It ...

is a children's channel that is primarily Arabic with some limited English programming.
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MBC 1 MBC 1 may refer to: * MBC 1 (Mauritian TV channel), a TV channel in Mauritius by the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation * MBC1 (Middle Eastern and North African TV channel) MBC 1 is a free-to-air pan-Arab general television channel. Satel ...

is an Arabic channel showcasing local and regional Arabic series and entertainment programmes.
- Al-Arabiya is an Arabic-language news channel.

Dubai Radio

Dubai is well served by terrestrial radio (AM & FM) with a huge variety of stations broadcasting in the languages commonly spoken in the city; Arabic, English, Russian, German, French, Japanese, Italian, Hindi, Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean, Dutch, Spanish and Filipino. The FM band is particularly crowded, with a new station every 2 or 3 MHz apart, some from neighbouring Emirates and countries in the

Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf ( fa, خلیج فارس, translit=xalij-e fârs, lit=Gulf of Fars, ), sometimes called the ( ar, اَلْخَلِيْجُ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The bod ...

region. General standards have improved greatly in the past few years and many stations are now at par with leading stations in major metropolitan cities in the world. However, the media in Dubai and the UAE is still heavily government regulated. Most stations, even those privately owned, are often still government controlled. In particular, all radio stations must cease normal broadcasting in the event of the death of a Sheikh or close relative of a Sheikh. This normally happens for a period of 3 days to a week, or more, depending on the standing of the deceased. Dubai radio is the essential guide to surviving Dubai's hectic traffic with most stations placing importance on frequent traffic updates during the day, mostly from listeners.

Arabic Radio

*Dubai Holy Quran 91.4 FM
Al Oula Radio NetworkAbu Dhabi Radio
(AM/FM) (راديو آبوظبي) - Abu Dhabi Media *Dubai 93.0 FM (راديو دبي) - Dubai Media Inc *Al Rabia 107.8 FM (الرابعة) - Channel 4 Radio Network
Al Oula
107.7 FM (الآولى)
Al Oula Radio NetworkAl Emarat
FM (الإمارات) - Abu Dhabi Media
Al Arabiya
99.0FM (العربية 99.0) - Arab Media Group
Al Khaleejia
100.9FM (الخليجية 100.9) - Arab Media Group
Al Rabia
107.8 FM (راديو الرابعة) - Ajman Independent Studios LLC
Mazaji
94.6FM (مزاجي)
Fujairah
92.6 FM (الفجيرة) *Sharjah Radio 94.4 (راديو الشارقة) - Sharjah Broadcasting Authority *Noor Dubai 93.9FM (نور دبي) - Dubai Media Inc *UAQ FM 95.6 (راديو آم القوين) - UAQ Broadcasting Network *Radio Sawa FM (Dubai 90.5 - Abu Dhabi 98.7) (راديو سوا) - Middle East Broadcasting Networks
Star
92.4/99.9FM (ستار) - Abu Dhabi Media
Sky News Arabia
90.3 FM (سكاي نيوز العربية) - Sky News Arabia
Al Arabia News
FM (العربية الحدث) - MBC Group

Middle East Broadcasting Center MBC Group ( ar, مجموعة إم بي سي), is a Saudi media conglomerate based in the Middle East and North Africa region. Launched in London in 1991, the company moved to its headquarters to Dubai in 2002 then moved to Riyadh in 2022. MBC ...

Al Aan FM
(راديو الآن) *Al Quran Al Kareem 84.6 (القرآن الكريم) - UAQ Broadcasting Network *Sharjah Quran Radio 102.7 (راديو الشارقة للقرآن) - Sharjah Broadcasting Authority

English radio

Virgin Radio Dubai
- Top 40; 104.4 FM - Arab Media Group
Dubai 92
- Adult Contemporary; 92.0 FM - Arab Media Group
Luv Radio
107.1 : 90's Music -

Fun Asia Network Fun is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, ''Oxford English Dictionary'' as "Light-hearted pleasure, Happiness, enjoyment, or amusement; boisterous joviality or merrymaking; entertainment". Etymology and usage The word ''fun'' is assoc ...

& UAQ Broadcasting Network
Beat Radio
97.8 - Dance/House/deephouse/electronic; 97.8 FM (Dubai) -

& UAQ Broadcasting Network
Radio 1
- Top 40/Dance/R&B; 104.1 FM (Dubai), 100.5 FM - Abu Dhabi Media
Radio 2
- Classic Hits; 99.3 FM (Dubai) 106.0 FM - Abu Dhabi Media
Ibiza Global Radio 95.3 FM
- Dance/House/deephouse/electronic - Ibiza Global Network S.L.
Channel 4 FM
- Top 40; 104.8 FM - Channel 4 Radio Network
RAK Rock Radio
90.7 - The First Rock Radio station in UAE. - RAK Rock Radio
Capital Radio
UAE - Old 60s, 70s, 80s * Dubai Eye 103.8 - News, Talk & Sport; 103.8 FM - Arab Media Group
Pulse 95 Radio
95.0 - Acoustic, Talk, Tech - Sharjah's first English radio station. Sharjah Broadcasting Authority
Classic FM
91.6 - Classic, Jazz and Chill Out - Abu Dhabi Media. *Radio Classical Opera Dubai 88.6 - The First Classical and Opera Radio station in UAE
Dubai Da Beat
- Internet radio - Hip Hop/R&B/Afrobeats - Internet Radio Media Panama

Japanese radio

*Fuji FM 88.9 - Arab Media Group *Nippon Dubai 102.9 FM (日本ドバイ) - Arab Media Group *Kawaii Emirates Radio (カワイイエミレーツラジオ) - Kawaii Radio Group

Spanish radio

Ibiza Global Radio
95.3 - Dance/House/deephouse/electronic; 95.3 FM (Dubai) - Ibiza Global Network S.L. *El Monstro de Radio 92.9 FM - Arab Media Group *Emiratos Radio de Clàsico 106.4 FM - Arab Media Group

African radio

*African FM 93.6 - Arab Media Group (Dubai/Abu Dhabi/Sharjah)

Hindi/Urdu radio

* Kadak 88.8 FM - Dubai, Sharjah - 97.3 FM - Abu Dhabi - 95.6 FM - Al Ain : https://www.adradio.ae/Radio-kadak
Radio 4
- 89.1 FM No 1 for Hit Gaane - Channel 4 Media Networks * City 101.6 - Arabian Radio Network
TALK 100.3 FM
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& UAQ Broadcasting Network * 102.4 Suno FM - is now Radio Mirchi 102.4 in UAE with new radio presenters. http://mirchi.ae
106.2 BIG FM
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& UAQ Broadcasting Network * 105.4 - Vibe FM -

Chinese radio

*Dubai Dragon (迪拜龍) (Digital station) -

Arabian Radio Network The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. ...

Malayalam Radio

Live Channels * FM 94.7 - Radio Asia-First Malayalam Radio Station in Gulf * FM 96.7 - Hit 96.7 - Arabian Radio Network * FM 99.6 - Club FM -

Mathrubhumi ''Mathrubhumi'' is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British. The word "Mathrubhumi" translates to 'mother land'. ...

Group * FM 101.3 - Gold FM - Channel 4 Radio Network * AM 810 - Pravasi Bharathi ot working now* AM 1476 - Radio Asia Closed channels * AM 657 - Asianet Radio (closed since February 2019) * FM 96.2 - Radio Mango (closed since January 2019) * FM 100.3 - RadioMe (closed since 2016) * AM 1152 - Voice of Kerala (closed since early 2018) * Flowers FM, which previously operated in the frequency of 94.7 MHz, stopped airing in July 2019. This frequency, run by Dolphin Recording Studio, was taken up by Radio Asia which now operates in this frequency. *

Korean radio

*K-Pop Dubai 101.8 FM (케이팝 두바이) - Arabian Radio Network

French radio

RadioCity
96.3

Russian radio

Russian Emirates Radio
- Digital station
Radio Optimist
- Best Russian internet radio in UAE

Italian radio

*Radio La Musica 90.3 FM - Arabian Radio Network (Dubai/Abu Dhabi)

Thai radio

*Thai Pop Dubai (ไทยป๊อปดูไบ) (Digital station) - The First Thai pop music radio in Dubai

Tamil Radio

Tamil
89.4 Tamil FM - Aaren World Media & Advertising LLC
Radio Gilli
106.5 FM UAE - UAQ Broadcasting Network

Vietnamese radio

* Dubai Saigon FM 98.2 (Digital station) - Arab Media Group

Dutch radio

* Tulips FM 91.9 (Digital station) - Arab Media Group (Dubai/Abu Dhabi)

Filipino radio

* Tag 91.1 - Arabian Radio Network * Wow 107- Hello FM Group

German radio

*Glückliche Musik Dubai 106.7 FM - Arabian Radio Network

Persian radio

*Radio Shoma 93.4 -

All FM stations

References

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