Text of report by Ashraf Sahwil in Gaza: “Al-Quds Radio boosts its transmission”, published by Palestinian newspaper Al-Hayat al-Jadidah website on 2 December
The Al-Quds Radio broadcasting from the Gaza Strip has recently boosted its transmission to cover the West Bank. Salih al-Masri, director of Al-Quds Radio (102.7 FM), said the radio has introduced new improvements to its transmitter to cover several towns in the Gaza Strip. However, correspondents and listeners have reported that that the radio is also heard in the Egyptian town of Al-Arish as well as the West Bank towns of Hebron, Ramallah, Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm, Bethlehem, and occupied Jerusalem. He added that the main aim of boosting the transmission is to reach the Palestinian detainees held in the occupation’s prisons who are denied visits by their relatives. The radio constitutes a link of continuity between the detainees and their families and relatives.
It should be recalled that 14 radio stations operate from the Gaza Strip. They are the Al-Quds, Al-Shabab, Al-Hurriyah, Al-Ummal, Al-Jamahir, Al-Sha’b, Al-Aqsa, Al-Iman, Alwan, GAZA FM, Al-Manar, Voice of Palestine, Al-Iradah, and the Holy Koran radios.
Al-Quds Radio has a high popularity rating because it adopts neutrality and professionalism in its work and advocates national unity. It has a specialized professional team. It dedicates its transmission to serving the Palestinian issue, addressing political and social issues, and broadcasting patriotic songs. Al-Quds Radio had announced earlier that it would soon been broadcasting on the internet.
(Source: Al-Hayat al-Jadidah website, Ramallah, in Arabic 2 Dec 06 via BBC Monitoring/R Netherlands Media Network Media Weblog)