Sawt El Shaab
Sawt El Shaab was founded by the Lebanese Communist Party in 1987 as a partisan, private radio in Lebanon. It obtained its license in 1996 and broadcasts from Beirut news and political programs as well as diverse local artistic programs. It is aired on the following FM frequencies: 103.7 (Beirut) and 104.0 (Tripoli). It is currently run by Raghid Jureidini.
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Ownership Type
Private - Lebanese Joint Stock Company
Geographic Coverage
National
Content Type
Free Content
Media Companies / Groups
Al-Sharika Al-Alamiya lil Bath (Shaab) SAL
Ownership Structure
Sawt El Shaab is the official radio of the Lebanese Communist Party. The legal structure of this company is a one-person trader (تاجر). Journalist and party member, Tanios Deaibes, is not the owner but the person in charge with regards to official contacts with the public administration. The license to broadcast is owned by Al-Sharika Al-Alamiya lil Bath (Shaab) SAL, which is co-owned by several Communist and leftist political, social and cultural figures in Lebanon - these include Ibrahim Jokhadar, Oussama Aref, Albert Mansour, Elias Bou Habib, Elias Khoury, Elias Fadel, Ahmad Fattouh, Hassan Khalil, Amin Kamourieh, Thaer Karam, Hanna Gharib (the current secretary general of the LCP), Ziad Rahbani, and Hassan Awada.
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Individual Owner
General Information
Founding Year
1987
Affiliated Interests Founder
via four of its members: Adib Nehme, Ali Saad, Hanna Saleh, and Mamoun Abou Chakra.
Affiliated Interests Ceo
Director
Sally Mansour Saouma
Shaker Neamtallah Khamis
Contact
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Further Information
Meta Data
2024 audience share for all outlets is based on data provided by ELKA. Cumulative amounts are used to assess the audience share indicator. 2024 and 2021 data on shareholder fractions, company information, revenue, and management are acquired by the collaborative investigative efforts of SEEDS for Legal Initiatives and the Samir Kassir Foundation. Audience share data is unavailable for online outlets.
