ARMAN FM is a general entertainment

commercial radio Commercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship, for example. It was the United States' first model ...

station in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

. It broadcasts 24/7 in

Dari Dari (; endonym: ), Dari Persian (, , or , ), or Eastern Persian is the variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan. Dari is the Afghan government's official term for the Persian language;Lazard, G.Darī – The New Persian ...

and

Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...

and is also available on live stream on ARMAN FM's website.

History

ARMAN FM takes its name from the Dari/Pashto word that means “hope” and changed the media landscape in

since launch early 2003. It was the country's first ever commercial radio station. The stations attention boomed with its audiences' love to music and enthusiasm for change. ARMAN FM's programs are very diverse bringing the latest music from Afghanistan and around the world to the listeners. The shows are presented by some of the hottest and young RJs in the country including men and women. A format that was essential when the station launched with a style that is being replicated across competitive and governmental stations. Its entertainment-focused programs indicate the young global trends, featuring local, regional and international music. Chatting and engaging with the listeners and presenting the latest news, are also part of ARMAN FM's focus. Radio continues to be the most popular form of media in Afghanistan, accessed by 90% of population. ARMAN FM's target audiences are the private industry, NGOs and Government. Advertisers include Akira, Alekozay, Coke, Counter Narcotics Department, Continental Biscuits, ISAF, LG, Nestle, Roshan, UNFPA, UNICEF, Unilever and Western Union, amongst others. Arman FM suspended its programs after the Taliban takeover on 15th of August, 2021 and started relaying Ariana News audio. Arman FM was back on air with own programming on November 16, 2021 but following Taliban ban on music, musical programs were discontinued, entertainment programs reduced, western pop songs removed, and religious content was expanded.

Schedule (Before 15.08.2021)

References

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