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| Broadcast area | Sudan |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 0430-0500 UTC: 7315 kHz + 15550 kHz 1530-1600 UTC: 13800 kHz + 15550 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Sudanese Arabic (Former languages: Darfuri Arabic, Fur, Masalit, Zaghawa) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Stichting Dabanga Foundation, https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/about-us |
| History | |
First air date | 1 December 2008 |
Former names | Radio Darfur |
| Links | |
| Webcast | dabangasudan.org/en/broadcasts |
| Website | dabangasudan.org |
Radio Dabanga (Arabic: راديو دبنقا)(part of Dabanga – Radio TV Online[1] is a radio and online news service that serves Sudan.[2] The shortwave radio has been broadcasting since 1 December 2008. Current broadcasts last for a total of two hours each day. Radio Dabanga introduced an online radio feed in April 2023, broadcasting twenty-four hours a day. Dabanga also publishes its content on Satellite TV, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and SoundCloud. Depending on the medium, Radio Dabanga produces news in Sudanese Arabic and/or English. Shortwave radio remains the mainstay of the radio station; a high percentage of all Sudanese people are illiterate,[3] a number that is relatively higher in Sudan’s remote areas and camps for displaced people. Many people here have no lifeline to the outside world other than telephone and radio, so it is Radio Dabanga’s mission to provide this. The radio programming is also carried on Dabanga’s satellite TV channel. Both the shortwave and satellite TV can broadcast without censorship and/or technical interference from within Sudan.