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Television

Egyptian ground-broadcast television (ETV) is government controlled and depends heavily on commercial revenue. ETV sells its specially produced programs and soap operas to the entire Arab world. In addition to Egyptian programming, the Middle East Broadcasting Center, a Saudi television station transmitting from Dubai (MBC), Arab Radio and Television (ART), Al Jazeera television, and other Gulf stations are available, as well as Western networks, to Egyptians who own satellite receivers.

ETV has two main channels, six regional channels, and three satellite channels. Of the two main channels, Channel I uses mainly Arabic, while Channel II is dedicated to foreigners and more cultured viewers, broadcasting news in English and French as well as Arabic.

Egyptian Satellite channels broadcast to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States East Coast. In April 1998, Egypt launched its own satellite known as NileSat 101. Seven specialized channels cover news, culture, sports, education, entertainment, health, and drama. A second, digital satellite, Nilesat 102, was launched in August 2000. Many of its channels are rented to other stations.

Three new private satellite-based TV stations were launched in November 2001, marking a great change in Egyptian government policy. Dream TV 1 and 2 [1] produce cultural programming, broadcast contemporary video clips and films featuring Arab and international actors, as well as soap operas. Both channels are owned by the Egyptian businessman Ahmed Bahgat. In 2002, another channel el-Mehwer TV was established which is now owned by Dr. Hassan Rateb and the Egyptian radio and television union (ERTU). Another private station focuses on business and general news. All private channels transmit on NileSat. The headquarters of the Middle East Broadcasting Center MBC is a Saudi-owned company broadcasting a mix of free-to-air news and entertainment channels via satellite. ... Flag Coordinates , Government Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Geographical characteristics Area     City 4,114 km² Demographics Population     City (2006) 1,570,779     Density   293. ... Al Jazeera logo Al Jazeera (الجزيرة), meaning The Island or The (Arabian) Peninsula (whence also Algiers) is an Arabic television channel based in Qatar. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television...

Radio

Radio in Egypt also is mainly government controlled, using 44 short-wave frequencies, 18 medium-wave stations, and four FM stations. There are seven regional radio stations covering the country. Egyptian Radio transmits 60 hours daily overseas in 33 languages and three hundred hours daily within Egypt. The Local European Service of Radio Cairo provides transmission throughout Egypt to foreign expatriates and foreign-language speaking communities in 6 languages, including Armenian, English, French, German, Greek and Italian.
In 2000, Radio Cairo introduced new specialized (thematic) channels on its FM station. So far, they include news, music, and sports. Radio enjoys more freedom than TV in its news programs, talk shows and analysis.
In 2003, Nile Radio Productions (NRP), a private enterprise obtained license to establish two private music channels broadcasting to the Greater Cairo Area; NileFM (English speaking dedicated for new western music) and NogoomFM (Arabic-speaking dedicated to modern Arabic pop). Both stations won almost immediate boost in popularity among the cairo residents. FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity broadcast radio sound. ... A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ...

Printed media

There are eight daily newspapers with a total circulation of more than 2 million, and a number of monthly newspapers, magazines, and journals. The majority of political parties have their own newspapers, and these papers conduct a lively, often highly partisan, debate on public issues.

Statistics from the World Factbook

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Telephones - mobile cellular: 7,000,000 (2005)

Telephone system: Large system; underwent extensive upgrading during 1990s and is reasonably modern; Internet access and cellular service are available; Internet access available
domestic: principal centers at Alexandria, Cairo, Al Mansurah, Ismailia, Suez, and Tanta are connected by coaxial cable and microwave radio relay
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat; 5 coaxial submarine cables; tropospheric scatter to Sudan; microwave radio relay to Israel; a participant in Medarabtel and a signatory to Project Oxygen (a global submarine fiber-optic cable system) For other uses, see Alexandria (disambiguation). ... Cairo Minarets Cairo (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: , transl. ... Al Mansurah (Arabic منصورة) is considered to be Egyptian fourth city after Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said. ... Ismailia is the capital of the governorate of Al Ismailiyah, and one of the newest cities in Egypt. ... SUEZ (Euronext: SZE, NYSE: SZE) is a leading French-based multinational corporation, with operations primarily in water, electricity and natural gas supply, and waste management. ... Tanta (Arabic: طنطا ) is a city of Egypt, capital of the Al Gharbiyah governorate on the Nile Delta, and at an estimated 335,000 inhabitants, considered the capital of the Delta. ... Radio-grade flexible coaxial cable. ... Microwave image of 3C353 galaxy at 8. ... A satellite is any object that orbits another object (which is known as its primary). ... Intelsat, Ltd. ... Arabsat is a satellite built by Aerospatiale. ... Inmarsat is an international telecommunications company founded in 1979, originally as an intergovernmental organization. ... ... Fiber Optic strands An optical fiber in American English or fibre in British English is a transparent thin fiber for transmitting light. ...

Radio broadcast stations: AM 42 (plus 15 repeater stations), FM 14, shortwave 3 (1999) individually-donated time and energy direct government payments or operation indirect government payments, such as radio and television licenses grants from foundations or business entities selling advertising or sponsorship public subscription or membership fees charged to all owners of TV sets or radios, regardless of whether they intend to receive...

Radios: 20.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 98 (September 1995)

Televisions: 7.7 million (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 31 (1999) An internet service provider (abbr. ...

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References

• Public domain text from State.gov
• List of Egyptian Newspapers and Magazines

External link

• Mobile communications in Egypt