Monte Carlo Doualiya

Monte Carlo Doualiya, formerly RMC Moyen-Orient , is a French public radio service that broadcasts news, talk shows, and sports content across the Arab world. It was established in 1972 and operated as a subsidiary of France Médias Monde, a state-owned holding company.[2]

Headquartered in Paris, the station produces Arabic-language content and broadcasts to audiences across the Middle East and the Maghreb 24 hours a day. Its distribution network includes local FM transmitters, shortwave radio, satellite platforms, and its official website.

History

1968–1972: The SOFIRAD project

In the late 1960s, the French government sought to establish an international pan-Arab radio station to compete with broadcasters from the United Kingdom, the United States, and the

Organization

Leaders

From 1996 to 2012, the Chairman and CEO of Monte Carlo Doualiya was a part of its parent company, Radio France Internationale. In 2012, he was appointed the CEO of its parent company, France Médias Monde (formerly Audiovisuel extérieur de la France).

Capital

RMC Moyen-Orient and Monte Carlo Doualiya are the trade names used by the Société Monégasque D'exploitation et D'études de Radiodiffusion (SOMERA). From 1972 to 1996, the latter was 90% owned by the Société Financière de Radiodiffusion (SOFIRAD), which managed the French State's interests in radio and television stations. The remainder was owned by the state of Monaco.

From 1996 to 2012, the radio was a subsidiary of the Radio France Internationale group, an independent national programming company, until 2008 when it joined the Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France.

Since 2012, Monte Carlo Doualiya has been a subsidiary of the national programming company France Médias Monde (formerly Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France), 100% owned by the French State via the State Participation Agency (APE).

Budget

From 1996 to 2012, the radio station was a subsidiary of the Radio France Internationale group, from which it received its budget. Since 2012, it was a subsidiary of France Médias Monde (formerly Audiovisuel extérieur de la France). The latter distributes its budget between its channels: France 24, Radio France Internationale, and Monte Carlo Doualiya.

Seat

The radio station's headquarters were formerly located in the Palais de la Scala, 1 avenue Henry Dunant in Monaco.

After becoming a subsidiary of Radio France Internationale in 1996, RMC Moyen-Orient relocated to the Maison de la Radio located at 116 avenue du Président-Kennedy in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

In February 2013, Monte Carlo Doualiya and Radio France Internationale moved to the France 24 in the France Médias Monde building (then known as Audiovisuel extérieur de la France) in Issy-les-Moulineaux, in Hauts-de-Seine.

Staff

In 2006, RMC Middle East employed nearly 150 people, including 45 journalists in Paris and 46 correspondents worldwide.
In 2013, Monte Carlo Doualiya employed 48 permanent journalists based in Paris and relied on a network of 67 correspondents around the world.[12]
In 2014, the Monte Carlo Doualiya editorial team had 68 full-time equivalents, out of the 1,714 employed by France Médias Monde.

country	FR
format	Talk, News, Sport
owner	France Médias Monde
former names	RMC Moyen-Orient (1972–2007)
area	FM: Bahrain, Oman, Djibouti, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Qatar, Palestinian territories, Sudan, South Sudan‡R1R‡ · Satellite: Hot Bird, Badr-4, Nilesat 201‡R1R‡
airdate	1972
language	Arabic (mainly)
affiliations	Radio France Internationale
website	http://www.mc-doualiya.com/

Monte Carlo Doualiya

History

1968–1972: The SOFIRAD project

1972–2006: RMC Middle East

Since 2007: Monte Carlo Doualiya

2019: Partnership with FAO:

2020s: Strong digital growth:

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