MASHAAL RADIO.
Mashaal Radio is a UAGM funded service for Pashto speaking listeners in Khyber Oaktubkhwa and Pashtun areas of Balochistan in Pakistan, and Pashtun areas of Afghanistan along the border with Pakistan.
The station was launched on the 15th day of January 2010. It is produced by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Inc in studios in Prague.
Mashaal means 'torch' in both Pahsto and Urdu.
At the time of his launching, U.S. Special Representative t Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, stated:
"There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan's tribal areas."
The Radio Mashaal website states:
"Radio Mashaal is an impactful alternative to extremist propaganda in Pakistan's tribal regions along the border with Afghanistan, investigating issues of local concern."
In 2018 the Pakistan Government ordered the closure of the Islamabad bureau of Radio Mashaal.
The station was launched on the 15th day of January 2010. It is produced by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Inc in studios in Prague.
Mashaal means 'torch' in both Pahsto and Urdu.
At the time of his launching, U.S. Special Representative t Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, stated:
"There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan's tribal areas."
The Radio Mashaal website states:
"Radio Mashaal is an impactful alternative to extremist propaganda in Pakistan's tribal regions along the border with Afghanistan, investigating issues of local concern."
In 2018 the Pakistan Government ordered the closure of the Islamabad bureau of Radio Mashaal.
WEBSITE.
FACEBOOK.
VIDEOS OF MY RECEPTION OF MASHAAL RADIO.
15750 kHz - 12th September 2023.
15365 kHz - 18th October 2021.
QSL INFORMATION.
In October 2021 I mailed a reception report to the address below, but I have not had a reply.
Mashaal Radio,
Vinohradska 159A,
Prague 10,
CZECH REPUBLIC.
In October 2023 I mailed a reception report to the address below, and I am awaiting a reply.
Mashaal Radio,
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW,
Washington DC 20036
USA.
Mashaal Radio,
Vinohradska 159A,
Prague 10,
CZECH REPUBLIC.
In October 2023 I mailed a reception report to the address below, and I am awaiting a reply.
Mashaal Radio,
1201 Connecticut Avenue NW,
Washington DC 20036
USA.
References.
- Committee to Protect Journalists, 2023, <cpj.org/2018/01/pakistan-orders-closure-of-us-funded-radio-mashaal/>, viewed 12th September 2023.
- DAWN, 2023, <www.dawn.com/news/849553/radio-free-europe-launches-fata-service>, viewed 12th September 2023.
- Radio Mashaal, 2023, <pressroom.rferl.org/rferl-pakistan-service-radio-mashaal>, viewed 12th September 2023.
- Radio World, 2023, <www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/rfe-rl-launches-radio-mashaal>, viewed 12th September 2023.
- World Radio TV Handbook 2023.
