# Radio and television channels of Dubai

Dubai 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, MBC 4, MBC Action, 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, an Arabic language local and regional programming over the Middle East and North Africa.
* Dubai One, an English language general entertainment channel, available over the Middle East and North Africa.
* 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.

## 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 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 Network
* Abu 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 Network
* Al Emarat FM (الإمارات) - Abu Dhabi Media
* 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
* 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 - Arabian Radio Network
* Dubai 92 - Adult Contemporary; 92.0 FM - Arabian Radio Network
* Dubai Eye 103.8 - News, Talk & Sport; 103.8 FM - Arabian Radio Network
* Luv Radio 107.1 : 90's Music - Fun Asia Network & UAQ Broadcasting Network
* Beat Radio 97.8 - Dance/House/deephouse/electronic; 97.8 FM (Dubai) - Fun Asia Network & UAQ Broadcasting Network
* Radio 1 - Top 40/Dance/R&B; 104.1 FM (Dubai), 100.5 FM - Abu Dhabi Media
* Radio 2 - 80s, 90s, 00s Music; 99.3 FM (Dubai) 106.0 FM - Abu Dhabi Media
* Ibiza Global Radio 94.7 FM - Dance/House/deephouse/electronic (Changed frequency from 95.3) - Ibiza Global Network S.L.
* Pure Ibiza Radio UAE 94.7 - Dance/House/deephouse/electronic - Pure Ibiza
* Channel 4 FM - Top 40; 104.8 FM - Channel 4 Radio Network
* 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

## 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 - Fun Asia Network & 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 - Fun Asia Network & UAQ Broadcasting Network
* Vibe FM 105.4 - Parallel Lines Media Network. https://vibe1054.com/

## Chinese radio

* Dubai Dragon (迪拜龍) (Digital station) - Arabian Radio Network

## Malayalam Radio
### Live channels

* FM 96.7 - Hit 96.7 - Arabian Radio Network
* FM 99.6 - Club FM - Mathrubhumi Group[Not working from 1st Oct 2024]
* FM 101.3 - Gold FM - Channel 4 Radio Network
* AM 810 - Pravasi Bharathi [not working now]
* AM 1476 - Radio Keralam
* FM 90.8 - Dilse FM Not working now
* 360 Radio (Digital Radio) https://360.radio/

### 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.
* FM 94.7 - Radio Asia (First Malayalam Radio Station in Gulf. started as 1269AM frequency in 1992 and changed to FM frequency in 2019 run by Dolphin Recording Studio. (closed since February 2024)

## Korean radio

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

## 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

## Telugu & Kannada Radio

* Radio Kushi
92.2 Radio Khushi - UAE's first Telugu & Kannada FM Radio

## 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 - Arabian Radio Network

## All FM stations

| Frequency | RDS | Station | Genre | Language | Transmission Site | Height Above Sea Level (HASL) | Effective Radiated Power (ERP) | Operator |
| 87.9 MHz | CLASSIC | Classic FM | Music | English | Dubai | | | Abu Dhabi Media Company |
| 88.2 MHz | Q.KAREEM | Quran Al Kareem | Religious | Arabic | Dubai | | | Abu Dhabi Media Company |
| 88.5 MHz | BUSINESS | Business FM | | | | | | |
| 88.8 MHz | KADAK FM | Kadak FM | Music | Hindi | Dubai / Emirates Towers | 360 m | 5 kW | Abu Dhabi Media Company |
| 89.1 MHz | RADIO 4 | Radio 4 | Indian Hits | Hindi, Urdu | Ajman | | | Channel 4 Radio Network |
| 89.4 MHz | TAMIL | Tamil FM | Tamil Hits | Tamil | Ras al-Khaimah | | | Aaren World Media & Advertising LLC |
| 90.5 MHz | SKY NEWS | Sky News Arabia | | | | | | |
| 91.1 MHz | TAG 91.1 | Tag 91.1 | OPM | Filipino | Dubai / Emirates Towers | 360 m | 5 kW | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 91.4 MHz | DXBQURAN | DXB Quran | Quran / Religious | Arabic | Dubai | | | |
| 92.0 MHz | DUBAI 92 | Dubai 92 | Rock / Adult Contemporary | English | Dubai / Emirates Towers | 360 m | 5 kW | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 92.6 MHz | FUJAIRAH | Fujairah FM | News | Arabic | Fujairah | | | Fujairah Media Network |
| 93.0 MHz | RADIO 93 | Dubai FM | Music | Arabic | Dubai / Emirates Towers | 360 m | 5 kW | Dubai Media Incorporated |
| 93.4 MHz | SHOMA | Radio Shoma | Music | Persian | Dubai | | | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 93.6 MHz | AFRICAN | African FM 93.6 | African Hits | English, French, All African languages | Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah | | | Arab Media Group |
| 93.9 MHz | NOOR | Noor Dubai FM | Arabic Classic Hits | Arabic | Dubai | | | Dubai Media Incorporated |
| 94.4 MHz | SHARJAH | Sharjah Radio | Religious / Talk | Arabic | Sharjah | | | Sharjah Media Corporation |
| 94.7 MHz | IBIZA | Ibiza Global Radio | Electronic Music | English, Spanish | Emirates Towers, Dubai | 360 m | 5 kW | Ibiza Global Network S.L. |
| 95.0 MHz | PULSE 95 | Pulse 95 | Acoustic / Talk / News / Tech / Sports | English | Sharjah | | | Sharjah Broadcasting Authority |
| 95.3 MHz | | | | | | | | |
| 95.6 MHz | UAQ FM | UAQ FM | Arabic Hits | Arabic | Umm Al Quwain | | | UBN [Uaq Broadcasting Network] |
| 96.1 MHz | | | | | | | | |
| 96.3 MHz (defunct) | CITY | RadioCity | Urban Contemporary | French, English | Dubai / Emirates Towers | 360 m | 5 kW | OneCity S.A.S. |
| 96.7 MHz | HIT 96.7 | Hit 96.7 | Malayalam Hits | Malayalam | Dubai / Emirates Towers | 360 m | 5 kW | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 97.1 MHz | EMARAT | Emarat FM | News / Talk | Arabic | Dubai / Emirates Towers | 360 m | 5 kW | Abu Dhabi Media Company |
| 97.8 MHz | BEAT97.8 | Beat 97.8 | Dance | English | Dubai | | | Fun Asia Network |
| 98.4 MHz | ABUDHABI | Abu Dhabi FM | Talk / Classic Arabic Hits | Arabic | Abu Dhabi | | | Abu Dhabi Media Company |
| 99.0 MHz | 99FM | Al Arabiya | Contemporary Arabic | Arabic | Dubai | | | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 99.3 MHz | RADIO 2 | Radio 2 UAE | Classic Hits | English | Dubai / Jebel Ali Teleport | | 10 kW | UAE Government |
| 99.6 MHz | CLUB FM | Club FM | Malayalam / Tamil / Hindi Hits | Malayalam | Dubai | | | Mathrubhumi |
| 99.9 MHz | STAR FM | Star FM | Top 40 | Arabic | Dubai | | | Abu Dhabi Media Company |
| 100.3 MHz | JIO | Jio FM | | | Umm Al Quwain | | | UBN [Uaq Broadcasting Network] |
| 100.9 MHz | | Al Khaleejia | Khaleeji Music | Arabic | Dubai | | | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 101.3 MHz | GOLD | Gold FM | Malayalam Hits | Malayalam | Ajman | | | Channel 4 Radio Network |
| 101.6 MHz | CITY1016 | City FM | Contemporary Hits | Hindi | Dubai | | | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 102.0 MHz | PEARL102 | Pearl 102 | K-Pop | Korean | Dubai | | | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 102.4 MHz | MIRCHI | Mirchi 102.4 | Music | Hindi | | | | |
| 102.7 MHz | | Sharjah Quran | | | | | | |
| 102.9 MHz | NIPPONDUBAI | Nippon Dubai 102.9 FM | Anime Music | English, Japanese | Dubai | | | Arab Media Group |
| 103.8 MHz | DUBAIEYE | Dubai Eye | News / Talk / Sport | English | Dubai | | | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 104.1 MHz | RADIO 1 | Radio 1 UAE | Top 40 / Dance / R&B | English | Dubai / Jebel Ali Teleport | | 10 kW | UAE Government |
| 104.4 MHz | VIRGIN | Virgin Radio UAE | Top 40 | English | Dubai | 360 m | 5 kW | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 104.6 MHz | SEHA | SEHA | Health | | Abu Dhabi | | | Dubai Health Authority |
| 104.8 MHz | CHANNEL4 | Channel 4 FM | Top 40 | English | Dubai | | | Channel 4 Radio Network |
| 105.4 MHz | VIBE | Vibe FM | | | | | | |
| 106.2 MHz | BIG106.2 | Big 106.2 | Bollywood Music | Hindi | Dubai | | | Fun Asia Network |
| 106.5 MHz | GILLI | Radio Gilli | Tamil Hits | Tamil | Umm Al Quwain | | | BM Group |
| 106.7 MHz | GLUCKLICHEMUSIK | Glückliche Musik Dubai 106.7 | RnB, Adult Contemporary, Classic Hits | English, German | Dubai | | | ARN - Arabian Radio Network |
| 107.1 MHz | LUV107.1 | Luv 107.1 | 90s & Contemporary Hits | English | Dubai | | | Fun Asia Group |
| 107.4 MHz | AL OULA | Al Oula Radio | Music | Arabic | Dubai | | | |
| 107.8 MHz | AL RABIA | Al Rabia FM | Arabic Hits | Arabic | Ajman | | | Channel 4 Radio Network |