2ME Radio Arabic is a broadcast radio station in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia. It is the only high power 24-hour Arabic language commercial radio station to broadcast free-to-air to Sydney and Melbourne. Here providing Arabic and English language broadcast, Adult Contemporary, Pop and Rock music to the Sydney area. The format is adult contemporary, featuring the latest in Arabic and English language hits.
2ME Radio Arabic is a narrowcast commercial radio station based in Parramatta in Sydney. It will now add Arabic to its drive timeslot.
Slogan: “That’s you, that’s me, that’s 2ME”
Basic Info:
- Broadcast area: Sydney and Melbourne
- Frequency: 1638 kHz AM; 1647 kHz AM; 1656 kHz AM
- Genres: Arabic Music
- First air date: 25 October 1996
- Format: Arabic language programming, Classic Hits/Top 40
- Location: Sydney, Australia.
To get more information just visit; 2ME Radio Arabic official website: www.2me.com.au.
This radio station is Australia’s first ever multi-language commercial broadcaster. Here broadcasts an Arabic language service to Sydney and Melbourne at 1638 AM and nationally via satellite. This station become launches a new afternoon timeslot for Australia’s large Arabic speaking community.
History
2ME is Australia’s first 24-hour commercially owned Arabic-language radio station. Transmission began in Sydney in 1996 and in Melbourne in 1998. The company also supplies Arabic programming for the in-flight entertainment service on Royal Brunei Airlines and Gulf Air.
Programming
Radio 2ME plays Top 40 music favorites, as well as Classic, Hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and today as well as providing a mix of local news and BBC World News.
The station features Arabic and English language music following both a Classic Hits and Top 40 format. 2ME broadcasts local and national news along with BBC World News on the hour. The programming day is broken into traditional shifts with an emphasis on talkback and listener participation during the day. Evening programs concentrate on music and live concerts.
[Information Source; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2MERadioArabic]
Frequencies
2ME Radio Arabic is a narrowcast Arabic language radio station based in Parramatta, broadcasting on 1638AM to Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and Darwin; 1647AM to Brisbane and Adelaide; and 1656AM to Perth.
- Sydney: 1638 AM
- Melbourne: 1638 AM
- Brisbane: 1647 AM
- Perth: 1656 AM
- Adelaide: 1647 AM
- Hobart: 1638 A
- Darwin: 1638 AM
OFFICE HOURS: 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday
Stuff: Shows/Staff
Elie
Elie has been a senior sales executive since 1997. He has had the honor of being awarded 2ME’s highest achiever award several times and is a highly motivated individual with an affinity for sales.
Miray
Miray has worked in Lebanon and in the Middle East on a radio; she has also worked as an MC for many famous superstars touring Australia and also in Lebanon including Najwa Karam. Miray has a degree in Arabic Literature.
Magdy
Magdy has been involved with 2ME since its very beginnings and works in Sales specializing in servicing and obtaining client results.
Micheline
Micheline has been a Senior Sales Executive at 2ME since the early years of the station. She has been awarded the 2ME Highest Achiever Award.
Hany
Hany has been Senior Sales executive at 2ME for 10 years. Prior to joining 2ME, he worked in Egypt as an MC while completing his Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Claude
Claude has been employed by 2ME for a number of years now and hosts the breakfast program and the ever-popular Top 30 Countdown. Previously she worked for 3 years in the Media industry in Lebanon as was also a sports teacher.
Contact Info:
Social contact: Facebook, Website.
Radio contacts
- Address: 5 Macquarie St, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia
- Phone: (+61 2) 9635-1638
- Email: arabic@2me.com.au
- Fax: (+61 2) 9633-3311
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