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The station operated in 2015 and 2016 before being overrun by Libyan forces.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.libyanexpress.com/libyan-forces-find-isis-infamous-radio-al-tawheed/ |title=Libyan Express: Libyan forces find ISIS infamous Radio Al-Tawheed |date=18 July 2016 |access-date=30 October 2022 |work=Lybian Express}}</ref> |
The station operated in 2015 and 2016 before being overrun by Libyan forces.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.libyanexpress.com/libyan-forces-find-isis-infamous-radio-al-tawheed/ |title=Libyan Express: Libyan forces find ISIS infamous Radio Al-Tawheed |date=18 July 2016 |access-date=30 October 2022 |work=Lybian Express}}</ref> |
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'''Frequencies''' |
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*Libya: [[Derna, Libya|Darnah]] 95.5 FM (irregular) |
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*Libya: [[Benghazi]] 94.3 FM (irregular).<ref>{{cite web |title=Al Bayan Frequencies in Libya |url=http://fmscan.org/net.php?r=f&m=s&itu=LBY&pxf=Radio+Al+Bayan |access-date=30 October 2022 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180529203215/http://fmscan.org/net.php?r=f&m=s&itu=LBY&pxf=Radio+Al+Bayan |archive-date=29 May 2018 |work=fmscan.org}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 21:58, 7 November 2022
File:Al-bayan logo.jpg | |
Broadcast area | Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | Arabic, Kurdish, English, French, Russian and other languages |
Format | Religious, news, talk, terrorist propaganda |
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History | |
First air date | 2014 |
Al-Bayan (Arabic: البيان) is the Islamic State's official radio station,[1] based in Iraq, owned and operated by the Islamic State, which broadcast at 92.5 on the FM dial. The station aired a news-talk format and broadcasts in the Arabic, Kurdish, English, French, and Russian languages.[2]
Originating from Mosul, al-Bayan programs were credited with being "highly professional and slickly produced" and were sometimes compared to NPR and the BBC for tone and quality.[3][4][5] Al-Bayan's reporting on ISIS military operations had been referenced by the Associated Press and The Washington Post''.[6][7] The station stopped broadcasts after ISIS lost most of its bases in Iraq and Syria.
Broacasts by IS resumed later from Sirte, Libya under the station name "Radio Al-Tawheed".
Beginnings
The first broadcast of Al-Bayan Radio was launched in late 2014, which initially provided newscasts, then some other programs were added in April 2015.[8][9] The station offered a wide range of programming including nasheed, Quran recitations, speeches, Fiqh, language instruction, and interview shows, interspersed with regular news bulletins and field reports from al-Bayan correspondents in Iraq and Syria.[10] English-language news bulletins were delivered by an American-accented, male newsreader and datelines are read in the Islamic calendar.[3]
Frequencies
Known frequencies (October 2016) were:
The station in Mosul was reported to have gone off-air after an air strike on it in late February 2017 as part of the Battle of Mosul.[12] Iraqi forces discovered the station in March 2017 in an upscale western Mosul neighborhood they captured. ISIS had burnt it down before fleeing.[13]
Libyan broadcasts
In February 2015, IS captured a radio station called "Makmadas" in Sirte, Libya. It was nominally run by Ansar Al-Sharia in Libya, which made it unclear whether that station was under IS management.[14] An IS-owned satellite television station and a powerful radio station on 94.3 FM, also based out of Sirte and operating under the brand name "Al-Tawheed," began broadcasting the previous October 2014. Radio Al-Tawheed (former Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting Corporation transmitter) have 10 kilowatts output power and is received in Europe via sporadic E propagation.[15]
The station operated in 2015 and 2016 before being overrun by Libyan forces.[16]
See also
References
- ^ "A News Agency With Scoops Directly From ISIS, and a Veneer of Objectivity". The New York Times. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Islamic State launches English-language radio news bulletins". The Daily Telegraph. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ a b Sharma, Swati (4 June 2015). "Islamic State has an English-language radio broadcast that sounds eerily like NPR". The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Hinhant, Lori (1 June 2015). "The ISIS Station Targeting Foreign Recruits Sounds Like NPR". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Thanks for listening to ISIS radio in English". Public Radio International. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Murphy, Brian. "Islamic State claims responsibility for Texas attack outside Muhammad cartoon show". The Washington Post. No. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Maamoun, Youssef (23 May 2015). "Islamic State Group Radio Claims Saudi Arabia Mosque Suicide Attack". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Withnall, Adam (18 January 2015). "Isis to launch first 24-hour online TV channel featuring British hostage John Cantlie and flagship show 'Time to Recruit'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "ISIS launch English-language radio bulletins". Al-Arabiya. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Interview with Charlie Winter". BBC Radio 4. 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Al Bayan Frequencies in Syria". fmscan.org. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Air raid silences IS radio station in Iraq's Mosul". The New Arab. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Agence-France Presse (3 March 2017). "Iraqi troops stumble on Daesh media tentacle in Mosul". Gulf News. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Mosendz, Polly (13 February 2015). "ISIS Takes Over Radio Station in Libya, Reports Say". Newsweek. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Vella, Matthew (15 October 2014). "Islamic State to launch Sat-TV station in Libya – Herald". Malta Today. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Libyan Express: Libyan forces find ISIS infamous Radio Al-Tawheed". Lybian Express. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2022.