ERTU

The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU), Ittihad al-Idha'ah wal-Tilifizyun al-Misri), formerly the Arab Radio and Television Union, is the public broadcaster of Egypt, operated by the Egyptian government. It is a member of the European Broadcasting Union.
History
Egyptian Radio began broadcasting on 31 May 1934 in agreement with the Marconi Company. The General Manager of the station was Said Basha Lotfi from May 1934 to December 1947. In December 1947, the contract with Marconi was suspended in favour of an Egyptian national broadcasting station. The station is known also for its call "This is Cairo" (in Arabic hn lqhr@ pronounced Houna al Qaahira). It is considered the First Program (in Arabic lbrnmj l'wl) of the ERTU.
Later on three main new radio channels were added, the pan-Arab The Voice of the Arabs (Swt l`rb) in 1953, Egyptian Radio's Second Programme (lbrnmj lthny) in 1957 and the pan-Arab Middle East Radio (dh`@ lshrq l'wsT) in 1964. All four stations broadcast on high powered medium wave transmitters covering most of the Middle East and North and East Africa.
ERTU Radio Networks
General stations
Egyptian Radio|General Programme Radio (dh`@ lbrnmj l`m) or Egyptian Radio (established 1934) - main channel of the network
Voice of the Arabs (dh`@ Swt l`rb) (established 1953 as a pan-Arab station)
The Second Program (lbrnmj lthny) (established in 1957)
Now converted into the Cultural Radio (dh`@ lbrnmj lthqfy) (replacing The Second Program)
Middle East Radio (dh`@ lshrq l'wsT) (established 1964 as a pan-Arab station)
European Program Radio (dh`@ lbrnmj l'wrby) broadcasting in English, French, Greek, Italian, German
Specialized (thematic) stations
Cultural Radio (dh`@ lbrnmj lthqfy) (replacing The Second Program)
Youth and Sports Radio (dh`@ lshbb wlryD@) (established 1975)
Radio Greater Cairo (dh`@ lqhr@ lkbr~) (established 1981)
Songs Radio (dh`@ l'Gny) (established 2000)
News and Music Radio (dh`@ l'khbr wlmwsyq~)
Radio Masr or Egypt Radio (dh`@ rdyw mSr) (established 2009)
Al Qur'an al Karim Radio (dh`@ lqrn lkrym) (Muslim religious broadcasting)
Educational Radio (ldh`@ lt`lymy@)
Voice of Palestine (Swt flsTyn)
Regional programming radio stations
North of Saaeed Radio (dh`@ shml lS`yd)
Nile Valley Radio (dh`@ wdy lnyl)
Middle Delta Radio (dh`@ wsT ldlt)
Radio Alexandria (dh`@ lskndry@)
International stations
Radio Cairo (International) including Radio Cairo World Service 1 to 7 (various channels, shortwave and satellite)
ERTU Television Networks
Channel 1
Channel 2
Channel 3
Channel Egypt
Regional Television Network
There are six state-owned broadcast and satellite channels in Egypt:
Six regional channels, each providing specialized services for a number of governorates:
Cairo Channel: broadcasting from Cairo and covering Greater Cairo governorates, i.e. Cairo, Giza and Qalioubia.
Canal Channel: broadcasting from Ismailia and covering Suez Canal governorates, i.e. Ismailia, Suez and Port Said.
Alexandria Channel: broadcasting from Alexandria and covering Alexandria, Al Buhayrah, and parts of Matrouh.
Delta Channel: broadcasting from Tanta and covering Central Delta governorates, i.e. Gharbia Al Gharbiyah, Al Minufiyah, Ad Daqahliyah, Kafr ash Shaykh and Dimyat.
Upper Channel: broadcasting from Minya and covering Northern Upper Egypt governorates, i.e. Minya, El-Fayoum, Beni Suef and Asiut.
Thebes Channel: broadcasting from Aswan and covering Southern Upper Egypt governorates, i.e. Suhag, Qena, Al Uqsur and Aswan.
Nile Television Network
Nilesat allowed for the launch of several specialized TV channels in addition to Egyptian Satellite Channel (ESC) and Nile TV. All are owned by the Egyptian state.
Specialized channels include:
Al Nile
Nile Culture channel
Nile Comedy channel
Nile Drama channel, specialized in Drama, mainly movies and TV series.
Nile Educational channels, several channels for primary, preparatory, secondary, medical and language education.
Nile Family channel
Nile Sports channel
Nile Variety channel, specialized in various forms of entertainment mainly concerts, music videos, contests and some talk shows.