Radio Jordan Broadcasting Corporation has lunched by the end of August RDS service on several of its working radio services' frequencies on the FM waves.
Those who tune in to 90.0 FM and 106.7 FM in the greater Amman area can now have “Radio Jordan Main Program” appearing on their RDS radio screen, while those who tune in to 96.3 FM will have the statement “Radio Jordan Foreign Program” appearing on their radio screen.
The other radio stations that belong to Radio Jordan Broadcasting do not have RDS yet, nor was i certain about whether other working frequencies outside Amman for the 2 stations mentioned above have RDS working, or if they support RDS-AF (RDS Auto Frequency switching when you get out of a frequency's range and enter another one's range).
Radio Jordan might have been trying to evolve in the past couple of years, and i have discussed this several times on my blog in several occasions, and here is another step forward. As Radio Jordan's stations were almost the only ones that do not have RDS running.
Now technically speaking, Radio Jordan is still, despite the big possibilities the corporation holds, by the end of the list among Jordanian radio stations, mainly because of managerial issues. For example, several frequencies still suffer from Bad sound quality, while all the problem might be in setting an equalizer properly, Radio Jordan Foreign Service on 96.3 FM is a simple example (You can just observe the base's noise by the moment you switch to it), or a problem in the output cables like the same station's frequencies in Ajloun on 90.9 FM which still suffers from the same problem for several years now with its low echoish sound level problem. Or by not restricting the usage of low quality tracks , despite the availability of high quality originals, a problem mostly notable on the Main Program's Service. Or the simple unnecessary duplicity of service, which highers the costs, just like having 2 FM Frequencies for the main service covering the capital (90.0 and 106.7 FM) , and same for Amman FM (99.0 and 88.0 FM), while there are other areas that are not covered by transmission, or having null transmission, like irbid's local frequency on 95.4 FM.
Big evolutions were made in programming, mainly on The Main Service and Amman FM. And great efforts have been made on the role of the foreign service, but we still have some radio announcers performing on national radio's airwaves like if they are dealing with their car sound system! For example, Yes, we still hear Arabic music on the Foreign service.
The big problem is that all those issues are really minor issues for such a big corporation that can be handled and solved easily. But without them, Radio Jordan will not be able to go the next step in attracting back the trust of the people.
Maybe a proper example from my personal experience is Radio Romania, which is now very competitive in a very jammed market like the Romanian market, but is still having its weight by coverage 1st of all (covering the entire country with a wide range of FM frequencies with high transmission and sound quality along with RDS-AF), programming (Mainly news along with shows targeted for the nation and hot-AC quality Music, both Romanian and western), and appearance (Branding, events ... etc), along with a range of subsidiary local and nation-wide radio stations, among which some unique ones like Radio Romania Cultural, and Itsy-Bitsy FM (a children oriented radio station with very high ratings and listenership).
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07 September, 2009
29 November, 2008
Classic Music back on the Jordanian airwaves
I don't want to say "finally", since i discovered this show on Radio Jordan English Service by mistake several weeks ago, but well, later better than never, we do have an hour of "Classic Music" weekly on the Jordanian airwaves!
With all this jam of radio stations on the jordanian airwaves, we don't have a single radio station providing us with "Classical Music", Back in April 2007 we had a potential of having a radio station playing this type of music on the airwaves, but the station turned to be, at the end of the story, Sunny 105.1 FM, a Hot AC station.
Thank god Radio Jordan's english service, took the duty of playing classic music after the continuous revolutions we had in it, especially after we used to have the french service airing over 5-6 hours of it daily, and utilizing the big classic music collection it has with a weekly show, which is being aired at 11 PM on Thursday nights.
The show, which i never heard a title for, is quite interesting, as there is a man telling us about the piece of music with all the tiny musical details before airing the musical piece.
The show lasts mostly for about an hour, but sometimes more, depending on the played piece's length. so don't get surprised if at a certain moment of silence, you get Rihanna singing! its just that the show has ended!
Update:
The classic music show broadcasting on radio jordan is called "Nocturne", and its prepared and presented by Tariq Younes, along with another couple of classic music shows:
"Fortisimo": Tuesdays 1-2 pm
"Jordanesque": Wednesdays 6-7 pm
With all this jam of radio stations on the jordanian airwaves, we don't have a single radio station providing us with "Classical Music", Back in April 2007 we had a potential of having a radio station playing this type of music on the airwaves, but the station turned to be, at the end of the story, Sunny 105.1 FM, a Hot AC station.
Thank god Radio Jordan's english service, took the duty of playing classic music after the continuous revolutions we had in it, especially after we used to have the french service airing over 5-6 hours of it daily, and utilizing the big classic music collection it has with a weekly show, which is being aired at 11 PM on Thursday nights.
The show, which i never heard a title for, is quite interesting, as there is a man telling us about the piece of music with all the tiny musical details before airing the musical piece.
The show lasts mostly for about an hour, but sometimes more, depending on the played piece's length. so don't get surprised if at a certain moment of silence, you get Rihanna singing! its just that the show has ended!
Update:
The classic music show broadcasting on radio jordan is called "Nocturne", and its prepared and presented by Tariq Younes, along with another couple of classic music shows:
"Fortisimo": Tuesdays 1-2 pm
"Jordanesque": Wednesdays 6-7 pm
18 February, 2008
Radio Jordan Broadcasting Corp, revolutioned? But ....
Quite a lot of revolutionary changes went around lately in Radio Jordan Broadcasting Corp's radio stations, after the major managerial changes going around there.
The Revolution, if i may call it, started ever since last November 2007, and apparently, is still going on, as i wanted to discuss it after seeing more of a complete step, but apparently, things are going kind of slow around there.
One of the 1st steps around was deactivating the French service of Radio Jordan, which was known as RFJ (Radio Francofon de Jordanie) and used to broadcast on 90.0 FM in the Amman Greater Area.
As i mentioned in one of my posts earlier, and as many people with whom i discussed know my opinion regarding it, RFJ was one of the hyper and famous radio stations in Jordan once upon a time, either for their classical music collection, or for their French shows and music collections, which were hybrid-ly mixed with Ray Music and western hit music. But ever since some years back from now, it was playing arabic music all the time, and ones with pretty bad quality even!!! the station was absolutely theme-less, the shows had the same bunch of listeners and callers all the time, requesting the same music day by day. Maybe someone who would have lived in europe or the states would think this is a pirate radio station for some guys messing out on a Neighborhood radio! And not a state-owned public radio! The only time when French was used on its airwaves was during the news!
So, what changed now, is that the station was deactivated, and merged into Radio Jordan's English Service (Which is the international service arm of Radio Jordan Broadcasting, since it broadcasts for Western Europe on the shortwave SW signal). The result was having French programs broadcasted between the hours of 3-6 PM Jordan local time through the airwaves or Radio Jordan 96.3 FM.
This merge was a good step, and one that concentrated the French programs and music within this French period on Radio Jordan's "Foreign Service" as it should be called know (but it isn't actually! They are still called RFJ during the French period, and Radio Jordan English Service, or Radio Jordan 96.3 FM during the rest of the programs). The timing was also good in away or another, since Radio Jordan broadcasts on SW 11,690 for western Europe daily between the hours of 17-19:30 JLT (Jordan Local Time), taking into consideration that French is spread in most of western Europe.
This timing also had a bad effect among some famous high rated shows from Radio Jordan English Service, such as LC-Listener's Choice's Sunday edition, which was for 2nd half of last year, in my opinion, the only remaining decent show on Radio Jordan 96.3 FM to listen to!! and which was down graded because of the introduction of French programs in these hours to only the 3 hours Friday show. Recently, only about 3 weeks ago, the show got back on Sunday evening on a late edition 8-11 PM show. Which was a step in the right direction benefiting of the fact that no concurrent shows are available at that time from private radio stations, But, was a lost for a bunch of international listeners who used to listen to a Jordanian LC through their shortwave receiving instruments on their peaceful Sunday afternoon.
One interesting notice about how late the movement was made, is that the deactivation of the French service was made in November, but was actually applied once upon a night during the 1st week of December, 2007! and shows' times reprogramming on RJ 96.3 FM are appearing in January!
Meanwhile, 90.0 FM was NOT turned off! Instead, Radio Jordan Broadcasting's Main Arabic Service is now on 90.0 FM in Amman Greater Area, instead of 88.0 FM! On which Amman FM is now broadcasting side by side with 99.0 FM in the Amman Greater Area! Quite confusing!
So things were like this:
Amman FM on 99.0 FM in Amman Greater Area
Radio Jordan Broadcasting – Main Service on 88.0 FM in Amman Greater Area .. and this was ever since ... ever!
While now, after those changes we have it like this:
Amman FM on 99.0 FM + 88.0 FM in Amman Greater Area
Radio Jordan Broadcasting – Main Service on 90.0 FM + 106.7 FM in Amman Greater Area.
Yes, Radio Jordan Broadcasting – Main Service is on 106.7 FM after MBC Group withdrew its Panorama FM Amman from Jordan.
Now i cannot really understand why on earth they are broadcasting the exact same station on 2 frequencies! That is, when the antennas broadcasting on both frequencies, for each case of the mentioned above, are located beside each other, and cover almost the same areas! (unlike Fann FM for example which has 2 frequencies in Amman, one for its eastern parts and for its western parts. Now this is what I would like to call a waste of money, and a lot of waste of money even!!! Public Money!!
Beside, Radio Jordan Broadcasting – Main Service used to broadcast on 88.0 FM ever since Radio Jordan started broadcasting on the FM dial, as this was the 1st ever frequency to be broadcasting from Jordan on the FM dial, ever! What was the reason behind changing the frequency just like that! Without a reason, without even announcing it in the media, and maybe not even on the air but after changing the frequency!
Anyway, continuing with the list of changes, there were quite a good bunch of improvements in Radio Jordan Broadcasting – Main Service's programs. Actually, there have been quite a chain of improvements and changes during the last 3 years or so in the Main Service's programs and behavior, making it more of a state-radio as it should be. The new bunches of programs continued the previous wave of improvements by concentrating the public radio mission, with a drop in the level of listener's boredom & bureaucratic style shows and conversations, and some entertainment programs improvements as well. Those changes in the programs as well as in the voices had a bunch of good reviews in the media as well.
Getting back to Radio Jordan 96.3 FM, the English service faced quite a lot of improvements lately after the big drop of listeners ratings during the last months of 2007, especially after the Wednesday rock show was stopped, and after Dj Mike Derderian left the station, and with him left thousands of dedicated listeners to his almost daily shows. As well as the down grading of hours in the only lasting highly-rated radio show, LC-Listener's choice. All of this associated with the continuity of theme-less-ity in the station's music genres and shows, as well as the a lot of arabic music airplay and pirated-radio like shows where only the radio announcer and his bunch of family and friends are listening and interacting on the air!
And not to forget, the miserable and noisy sound quality with which the radio was broadcasting on the airwaves.
So, improvements started to happen notably ever since the beginning of this year, things got more arranged regarding the shows on RJ 96.3 FM, some tiny little useful shows started to appear on the airwaves as well, turning the station into more of a public radio service. Very notable was the massive reduction in arabic music as well (though you can have ones popping up each and every now and then, but they're a lot less during the last week or so according to my observations), and the shows of "DJs and their families" aren't so any more. Also, some old names are back on the airwaves, just like Cynthia latrash (and who doesn't know that voice, upon which we group up on the airwaves of Radio Jordan English Service). The sound quality was also improved, and it aint noisy any more, but its still not as it once was before.
So, the conclusion is that, things are moving in the right way, especially on the "Foreign Service" of Radio Jordan, which was alot of a mess-up lately. But very slowly... things the can be done within a week are being done within months, and some waste in resources is obvious in the case of 2 frequencies for the Main Arabic service and Amman FM.
Some would definitely be happy now with having Radio Jordan 96.3 FM more of a public radio, isn't it Ahmad :)
The Revolution, if i may call it, started ever since last November 2007, and apparently, is still going on, as i wanted to discuss it after seeing more of a complete step, but apparently, things are going kind of slow around there.
One of the 1st steps around was deactivating the French service of Radio Jordan, which was known as RFJ (Radio Francofon de Jordanie) and used to broadcast on 90.0 FM in the Amman Greater Area.
As i mentioned in one of my posts earlier, and as many people with whom i discussed know my opinion regarding it, RFJ was one of the hyper and famous radio stations in Jordan once upon a time, either for their classical music collection, or for their French shows and music collections, which were hybrid-ly mixed with Ray Music and western hit music. But ever since some years back from now, it was playing arabic music all the time, and ones with pretty bad quality even!!! the station was absolutely theme-less, the shows had the same bunch of listeners and callers all the time, requesting the same music day by day. Maybe someone who would have lived in europe or the states would think this is a pirate radio station for some guys messing out on a Neighborhood radio! And not a state-owned public radio! The only time when French was used on its airwaves was during the news!
So, what changed now, is that the station was deactivated, and merged into Radio Jordan's English Service (Which is the international service arm of Radio Jordan Broadcasting, since it broadcasts for Western Europe on the shortwave SW signal). The result was having French programs broadcasted between the hours of 3-6 PM Jordan local time through the airwaves or Radio Jordan 96.3 FM.
This merge was a good step, and one that concentrated the French programs and music within this French period on Radio Jordan's "Foreign Service" as it should be called know (but it isn't actually! They are still called RFJ during the French period, and Radio Jordan English Service, or Radio Jordan 96.3 FM during the rest of the programs). The timing was also good in away or another, since Radio Jordan broadcasts on SW 11,690 for western Europe daily between the hours of 17-19:30 JLT (Jordan Local Time), taking into consideration that French is spread in most of western Europe.
This timing also had a bad effect among some famous high rated shows from Radio Jordan English Service, such as LC-Listener's Choice's Sunday edition, which was for 2nd half of last year, in my opinion, the only remaining decent show on Radio Jordan 96.3 FM to listen to!! and which was down graded because of the introduction of French programs in these hours to only the 3 hours Friday show. Recently, only about 3 weeks ago, the show got back on Sunday evening on a late edition 8-11 PM show. Which was a step in the right direction benefiting of the fact that no concurrent shows are available at that time from private radio stations, But, was a lost for a bunch of international listeners who used to listen to a Jordanian LC through their shortwave receiving instruments on their peaceful Sunday afternoon.
One interesting notice about how late the movement was made, is that the deactivation of the French service was made in November, but was actually applied once upon a night during the 1st week of December, 2007! and shows' times reprogramming on RJ 96.3 FM are appearing in January!
Meanwhile, 90.0 FM was NOT turned off! Instead, Radio Jordan Broadcasting's Main Arabic Service is now on 90.0 FM in Amman Greater Area, instead of 88.0 FM! On which Amman FM is now broadcasting side by side with 99.0 FM in the Amman Greater Area! Quite confusing!
So things were like this:
Amman FM on 99.0 FM in Amman Greater Area
Radio Jordan Broadcasting – Main Service on 88.0 FM in Amman Greater Area .. and this was ever since ... ever!
While now, after those changes we have it like this:
Amman FM on 99.0 FM + 88.0 FM in Amman Greater Area
Radio Jordan Broadcasting – Main Service on 90.0 FM + 106.7 FM in Amman Greater Area.
Yes, Radio Jordan Broadcasting – Main Service is on 106.7 FM after MBC Group withdrew its Panorama FM Amman from Jordan.
Now i cannot really understand why on earth they are broadcasting the exact same station on 2 frequencies! That is, when the antennas broadcasting on both frequencies, for each case of the mentioned above, are located beside each other, and cover almost the same areas! (unlike Fann FM for example which has 2 frequencies in Amman, one for its eastern parts and for its western parts. Now this is what I would like to call a waste of money, and a lot of waste of money even!!! Public Money!!
Beside, Radio Jordan Broadcasting – Main Service used to broadcast on 88.0 FM ever since Radio Jordan started broadcasting on the FM dial, as this was the 1st ever frequency to be broadcasting from Jordan on the FM dial, ever! What was the reason behind changing the frequency just like that! Without a reason, without even announcing it in the media, and maybe not even on the air but after changing the frequency!
Anyway, continuing with the list of changes, there were quite a good bunch of improvements in Radio Jordan Broadcasting – Main Service's programs. Actually, there have been quite a chain of improvements and changes during the last 3 years or so in the Main Service's programs and behavior, making it more of a state-radio as it should be. The new bunches of programs continued the previous wave of improvements by concentrating the public radio mission, with a drop in the level of listener's boredom & bureaucratic style shows and conversations, and some entertainment programs improvements as well. Those changes in the programs as well as in the voices had a bunch of good reviews in the media as well.
Getting back to Radio Jordan 96.3 FM, the English service faced quite a lot of improvements lately after the big drop of listeners ratings during the last months of 2007, especially after the Wednesday rock show was stopped, and after Dj Mike Derderian left the station, and with him left thousands of dedicated listeners to his almost daily shows. As well as the down grading of hours in the only lasting highly-rated radio show, LC-Listener's choice. All of this associated with the continuity of theme-less-ity in the station's music genres and shows, as well as the a lot of arabic music airplay and pirated-radio like shows where only the radio announcer and his bunch of family and friends are listening and interacting on the air!
And not to forget, the miserable and noisy sound quality with which the radio was broadcasting on the airwaves.
So, improvements started to happen notably ever since the beginning of this year, things got more arranged regarding the shows on RJ 96.3 FM, some tiny little useful shows started to appear on the airwaves as well, turning the station into more of a public radio service. Very notable was the massive reduction in arabic music as well (though you can have ones popping up each and every now and then, but they're a lot less during the last week or so according to my observations), and the shows of "DJs and their families" aren't so any more. Also, some old names are back on the airwaves, just like Cynthia latrash (and who doesn't know that voice, upon which we group up on the airwaves of Radio Jordan English Service). The sound quality was also improved, and it aint noisy any more, but its still not as it once was before.
So, the conclusion is that, things are moving in the right way, especially on the "Foreign Service" of Radio Jordan, which was alot of a mess-up lately. But very slowly... things the can be done within a week are being done within months, and some waste in resources is obvious in the case of 2 frequencies for the Main Arabic service and Amman FM.
Some would definitely be happy now with having Radio Jordan 96.3 FM more of a public radio, isn't it Ahmad :)
09 April, 2006
Wednesday's Late Night Rock back on Radio Jordan FM
Finally, and due to High Popular Demand, a 100% ROCK and ONLY ROCK dedicated show is back on Radio Jordan 96.3 FM...
and yes, it's the Wednesday's Late Night Rock, not with nice old days of Dj Ranya though (a.k.a the Queen of rock ,,, just before some changes in her taste to turkish music and leaving to the states ;P) but with Dj Laith Shankitee, who was a Dj in the station in the back old days....
Oohh, I hope it will be upon my expectations, especially in such a rock-lousy radio airwaves nowadays, especially after the host of the Sunday Alternative Show on Radio Jordan, the not that long stayer Dj Haitham Shishanee, and with other stations around claiming their considerations of Rob Thomas and Shakira's "Dont Bother" as Rock (holly crap maybe).... and the non-stop identity-less music policy that some stations apply, making even the few played rock songs evaporated in the mass of junk music.
Its true that some Djs Still consider Rock ( & I MEAN ROCKKKKK!) a major part of their play list (The Morning Madness guys, and “The Middle of the Road Show's” Dj Safana on RJ FM, as well as some Mood FM Silent Djs) but This is not really what a rocker wants, Thus, I'm thinking big on those 4 hours of rock starting this Wednesday night,,,
Be there, 8 PM – Midnight.
Technorati tags: Wednesday, Late, Night, Rock, Radio, Jordan, 96.3, FM
22 October, 2005
BiloCate on Jordan FM
Next Thursday.....
Radio Jordan FM 96.3
The Weekend Madness start up, with DJ Mike....
BiloCate! a Jordanian Rock Band , wanting to be famous!
Be ready for it .. they ARE COMING!
on the Only station that appreciates the fact that you can ROCKK!
Radio Jordan FM 96.3
The Weekend Madness start up, with DJ Mike....
BiloCate! a Jordanian Rock Band , wanting to be famous!
Be ready for it .. they ARE COMING!
on the Only station that appreciates the fact that you can ROCKK!
25 June, 2005
Hey Man Look@me Rockin' On the RADIOOOOO!
Yeah, I was on LC (Listeners Choice) with Dj Safana Bustami (SAFANA THE BANDANA;) on Radio Jordan 96.3 FM last Friday from 11 – 2 PM.
it's actually my 4th time on the airwaves of a radio station (the whole 4 times were on Jordan FM of course) & the 3rd time on the Funkiest show on the Jordanian airwaves, LC ;) the other time being on the Friday Special.... well, when there was a Friday special on Jordan FM !
It was BaNaNas as Safana says;) I really enjoyed my time in there to the max ... Safana is a wonderful entertainer, freak music lover “yeah like me, a lil' bit more even ;)”, a dedicated hard worker, at the service of each & every listener & tough enough to make her show resist among the jammed jordanian airwaves with all those stations ... keeping her position at the top of the rating. Not forgetting Mudar Momani as a prof Mix Master, & a very highly tech-cultured technician.
LC is just a perfect show... Let's not forget that it is the one & only show on Jordan FM that resisted the “Black Spell” upon Jordan FM last Fall-Winter 2004/2005 ... for all those years of school, adolescence, Tawjihi, & Now Campus... LC was always a show to be tuned in whatever the situation was, during the exams, during the holiday, during meditation, in the Car, in the bedroom, in the kitchen, over Ajlun mountains, on Aqaba seashores, on the Ammani boulevards, on the Desert highway, thru the internet, on the West-European short wave even being in Eastern europe! simply ... it was the Original Sound Track of My Life, along with 10s & maybe 100s of thousands of Jordanians & non jordanians living in or outside jordan.
& Dj Safana is just the perfect entertainer for such a show that was part of all our lives, emailers, callers, or just silent listeners .
it's actually my 4th time on the airwaves of a radio station (the whole 4 times were on Jordan FM of course) & the 3rd time on the Funkiest show on the Jordanian airwaves, LC ;) the other time being on the Friday Special.... well, when there was a Friday special on Jordan FM !
It was BaNaNas as Safana says;) I really enjoyed my time in there to the max ... Safana is a wonderful entertainer, freak music lover “yeah like me, a lil' bit more even ;)”, a dedicated hard worker, at the service of each & every listener & tough enough to make her show resist among the jammed jordanian airwaves with all those stations ... keeping her position at the top of the rating. Not forgetting Mudar Momani as a prof Mix Master, & a very highly tech-cultured technician.
LC is just a perfect show... Let's not forget that it is the one & only show on Jordan FM that resisted the “Black Spell” upon Jordan FM last Fall-Winter 2004/2005 ... for all those years of school, adolescence, Tawjihi, & Now Campus... LC was always a show to be tuned in whatever the situation was, during the exams, during the holiday, during meditation, in the Car, in the bedroom, in the kitchen, over Ajlun mountains, on Aqaba seashores, on the Ammani boulevards, on the Desert highway, thru the internet, on the West-European short wave even being in Eastern europe! simply ... it was the Original Sound Track of My Life, along with 10s & maybe 100s of thousands of Jordanians & non jordanians living in or outside jordan.
& Dj Safana is just the perfect entertainer for such a show that was part of all our lives, emailers, callers, or just silent listeners .
to be honest with you, if Dj Safana wasn't on the airwaves at the moment, I think I would have quited listening to Jordan FM at a certain moment of Time,,,, Maybe quited being interested in radio in general... or maybe I was one of those Idiot Junkies sending Stupid SMS to those ****** Musical Arabic TV Stations.
what do I have to say now,,,,,?
3 phrases.....
LC is (a Culture) people, it's not a simple dedications show, it's about how to express your self in music & get to know others thru their music.
Safana the BaNdan@ ,, thanx for everything,, U've got the touch ,, we love you cool dudate :*
I really missed Studio Nr 1 since My last visit in 2002, more particularly 29 Sep 2002 (it was the day I got registered in Uni) ,, & sth deep inside in me really needed to get this visit I did last Friday.
Cool is the Rule....
Keep Rockin' .......
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