Sawt Amman, which has been broadcasting on 105.1 FM for over a year now. has been finally released. and started official broadcasting since yesterday on 105.1 FM in Amman. with the name "Sunny 105.1".
The station stopped playing Classical music, and is playing all types of music, mainly 90s and post-2K pop music.
I don't know how much of a smart move is this for Modern Media Corp, to have a radio station, almost, the same as Play 99.6, and with a morning show competitive for The Big Breakfast show on Play (it's not to be compared at the moment, but well..)
Maybe have a different kind of a radio station, with a different theme and gener of music. would have been more of a benefit for them...
Whatever happened to the classic music thingy!?
Showing posts with label Sawt Amman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sawt Amman. Show all posts
19 May, 2008
14 October, 2007
Radio Guide Update: Sawt Amman on 105.1 FM
The classic music radio station transmitting on 105.1 FM started to air an identity jingle that goes like this: “Sawt Amman, soon on 105.1”.
This identity jingle, which is being said with a typical English accent since it is done by Dan Harper from Play 99.6, has been 1st played on 105.1 at the beginning of September, but suddenly didn't any more, and now its been back on air for the past week or so.
The station doesn't have an RDS name yet.
The station's name got me confused, weather this station will gonna be the Greater Amman Municipality radio station. Because it went on soon after the GAM announced it will be opening a radio station, and at the same time, i know that this station is owned by Modern Media Corp (Play 99.6's owner company), and they are the ones who bought its license!
Anyway, in case it will be GAM's radio station, they must note that the transmission range is pretty poor, and that the transmission when started should be in Arabic not in English! It can be bilingual, but Arabic should be involved in that!
If Not, I guess I'm enjoying the classical music being aired in there, but the playlist should be updated as i got to know what shall be the next piece even!
This identity jingle, which is being said with a typical English accent since it is done by Dan Harper from Play 99.6, has been 1st played on 105.1 at the beginning of September, but suddenly didn't any more, and now its been back on air for the past week or so.
The station doesn't have an RDS name yet.
The station's name got me confused, weather this station will gonna be the Greater Amman Municipality radio station. Because it went on soon after the GAM announced it will be opening a radio station, and at the same time, i know that this station is owned by Modern Media Corp (Play 99.6's owner company), and they are the ones who bought its license!
Anyway, in case it will be GAM's radio station, they must note that the transmission range is pretty poor, and that the transmission when started should be in Arabic not in English! It can be bilingual, but Arabic should be involved in that!
If Not, I guess I'm enjoying the classical music being aired in there, but the playlist should be updated as i got to know what shall be the next piece even!
11 July, 2007
Radio Guide Update: 105.1 FM - The Classical Music station is back
Yes, the classical music Radio station owned by Modern Media Corp, the owner of Play 99.6 is BACK today after an interruption that lasted almost 3 months
I wonder weather Carmina Burana's success had anything to do with it :)
I wonder weather Carmina Burana's success had anything to do with it :)
30 April, 2007
A classic music radio station is finally on the airwaves of Amman, on 105.1 FM
Yes, the station that was recently opened by "Modern Media Corp" the owner of Play 99.6 will be officially the first Classic and Symphonic radio station in Amman. after the death of RFJ (The Official Jordanian French FM station on 90.0 FM that is not that french any more!).
Quite a smart move, and this is exactly what i was talking about like a couple of years ago. That there should be like a radio station for each and every major genre of music, watch and learn arabic stations, watch and learn.
Yes, we do really miss Classic and symphonic music on the seen in all this loudness! Way much before the boom in the radio seen in jordan (or as it is called, ill tell you later what i do call it), there was RFJ, which is still there, physically speaking, which used to play Classic and Symphonic music for like over half of its 6 AM – 8 PM's 14 hours transmission. And trust me, there where quite a lot of people who used to listen to it, and in the afternoon at the requests and up-beat music shows, the children of those people who used to listen to classic music where enjoying their time listening to French music, in addition to some western. So, conclusion, RFJ's listeners where much more at that time then now when they play ARABIC, junk English, and a piece of news headline in French! Yes, Even the radio announcers now speak in arabic more than French and English! Listeners, well, I dunno, but i hear the same names and callers all the time ,,, it turned like a family radio, or a wanna-be gang radio! From a radio station that used to give dedicated weekly hours for great names like Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss, and Georgy Zamfeer. And air the most tabooed and liberal news casts in their news, in contrast with the official Jordanian Radio and TV that used to have a total different story about the same news title!
Anyway, back to the station on 105.1 FM, the station is, still, names less, but i started already to be listener of it. I'll be feeding you back with a post as soon as i get to have new information about it.
UPDATE 7-May-2007: The station has stopped, after switching back to hear Play 99.6 on this frequency for a couple of days. that is most probably due to the fact that this was only a test transmission. the station still has no declared name. and didnot officially start. I will post about it when its back
Quite a smart move, and this is exactly what i was talking about like a couple of years ago. That there should be like a radio station for each and every major genre of music, watch and learn arabic stations, watch and learn.
Yes, we do really miss Classic and symphonic music on the seen in all this loudness! Way much before the boom in the radio seen in jordan (or as it is called, ill tell you later what i do call it), there was RFJ, which is still there, physically speaking, which used to play Classic and Symphonic music for like over half of its 6 AM – 8 PM's 14 hours transmission. And trust me, there where quite a lot of people who used to listen to it, and in the afternoon at the requests and up-beat music shows, the children of those people who used to listen to classic music where enjoying their time listening to French music, in addition to some western. So, conclusion, RFJ's listeners where much more at that time then now when they play ARABIC, junk English, and a piece of news headline in French! Yes, Even the radio announcers now speak in arabic more than French and English! Listeners, well, I dunno, but i hear the same names and callers all the time ,,, it turned like a family radio, or a wanna-be gang radio! From a radio station that used to give dedicated weekly hours for great names like Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss, and Georgy Zamfeer. And air the most tabooed and liberal news casts in their news, in contrast with the official Jordanian Radio and TV that used to have a total different story about the same news title!
Anyway, back to the station on 105.1 FM, the station is, still, names less, but i started already to be listener of it. I'll be feeding you back with a post as soon as i get to have new information about it.
UPDATE 7-May-2007: The station has stopped, after switching back to hear Play 99.6 on this frequency for a couple of days. that is most probably due to the fact that this was only a test transmission. the station still has no declared name. and didnot officially start. I will post about it when its back
15 April, 2007
Radio Guide Update: a Play 99.6 sister station on 105.1 !?
The owning company of Play 99.6, Modern Media Corp, had obtained a license to start broadcasting on 105.1 FM in the Greater Amman Area, seems like a new sister station of Play 99.6 is on the way... at this moment, Play 99.6 is being broadcasted on 105.1 FM.
more information will be posted as the occur :)
more information will be posted as the occur :)
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