Editing Telecommunications in Egypt (section)

=== Radio ===
:''See also [[Egyptian Radio and Television Union]] & [[List of radio stations in Egypt]]''
The first radio service in Egypt began in 1925.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Yushi Chiba |title=Media History of Modern Egypt: A Critical Review |url=http://hdl.handle.net/2433/155745|journal=Kyoto Working Papers on Area Studies: G-COE Series|page=6|year=2010|volume=84 |hdl=2433/155745}}</ref> It is almost all government controlled, using 44 short-wave frequencies, 18 medium-wave stations, and four<!-- HIDDEN MESSAGE: In Cairo alone, there are 10 radio stations on FM alone, in addition to, Nile FM & Nogoum FM, making them 12. It varies from governorate to other. There are some governorates that don't have that number of FM & MW station on-air. In Cairo, about half of the medium-wave radios are broadcasted on FM & they would not exceed 12 station in Cairo alone :HIDDEN MESSAGE--><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Restoration of Internet in Egypt. |url=https://www.wired.com/2011/02/egypt-internet-returns/ |website=[[Wired Inc. ]]}}</ref> FM stations. There are seven regional radio stations covering the country. Egyptian Radio transmits 60 hours daily overseas in 33 languages and three hundred hours daily within Egypt. In 2000, Radio Cairo introduced new specialized (thematic) channels on its FM station. So far, they include news, music, and sports. Radio enjoys more freedom than TV in its news programs, talk shows and analysis. 

Starting 2003, [[Nile Radio Productions]], a private company, was given license to operate two radio stations; [[Nile FM]] and [[Nogoum FM]]. Nile FM broadcasts in [[English language|English]] and Nogoom FM broadcasts in [[Egyptian Arabic|Egyptian]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Egypt|url=https://medialandscapes.org/country/egypt/media/radio|access-date=2021-10-09|website=Media Landscapes|language=en}}</ref> Both stations mostly broadcast mainly to the [[Greater Cairo]] region. In the early 2009, [[Radio Masr]] was launched, broadcasting popular Egyptian songs, news & other programs.