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Radio BIR

Coordinates: 43°52′N 18°25′E / 43.867°N 18.417°E / 43.867; 18.417
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Radio BIR
Broadcast areaBosnia and Herzegovina
FrequencySarajevo 96.5 MHz
Bužim 98.7 MHz
Stolac 88.7 MHz
Tuzla 95.4 MHz
Zenica 87.7 MHz
Fojnica 90.7 MHz
Foča 101.7 MHz
Višegrad 102.3 MHz
BrandingCommercial
Programming
Language(s)Bosnian language
FormatIslamic radio
Community radio
Ownership
OwnerIslamic Community of BiH
Radio-televizija Islamske zajednice "BIR" d.o.o. Sarajevo
History
First air date
11 February 2008 (2008-02-11)
Call sign meaning
RADIO BIR
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
43°52′N 18°25′E / 43.867°N 18.417°E / 43.867; 18.417
Links
Websitewww.bir.ba
www.rijaset.ba

Radio BIR is a Bosnian commercial Islamic radio station, broadcasting from Sarajevo. The station focuses on Islamic religious program (e.g. Reading of the Quran), traditional Bosnian Sevdalinka songs and short national news. The program is also available via the Internet at official website www.bir.ba.

History and programming

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Radio BIR started with broadcasting on 11 February 2008. It has been created first and foremost in order to transmit the Islamic Prayer Programme for Bosnian Islamic Community.

Since 2015, the headquarters of Radio and Television of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina - BIR is located in the building of the Gazi Husrev-bey's Library in Sarajevo (Gazi Husrev-begova 56A).[1]

Radio BIR through quality educational and educational, cultural and informative political content strives to be the leading media in the public interest that respects and promotes the values of Islam.[2]

The program is currently broadcast on 21 frequencies:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ AA. "Proslavljaju osmi rođendan: Radio BIR svečano uselio u nove prostorije". www.aa.com.tr/ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Radio BIR svečano uselio u nove prostorije" (in Bosnian). www.oslobodjenje.ba. www.oslobodjenje.ba. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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