Al-Bayan (radio station)
Al-Bayan (Arabic: البيان) was the Islamic State's official radio station, based in Iraq, owned and operated by the Islamic State, which broadcast at 92.5 on the FM dial. The station aired a news-talk format and broadcasts in the Arabic, Kurdish, English, French, and Russian languages.
| Broadcast area | Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan |
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| Language(s) | Arabic, Kurdish, English, French, Russian and other languages |
| Format | Religious, news, talk, terrorist propaganda |
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First air date | 2014-2018 |
Originating from Mosul, al-Bayan programs were credited with being "highly professional and slickly produced" and were sometimes compared to NPR and the BBC for tone and quality. Al-Bayan's reporting on ISIS military operations had been referenced by the Associated Press and The Washington Post''. The station stopped broadcasts after ISIS lost most of its bases in Iraq and Syria and after being destroyed the radio station by an air raid.
Broadcasts by IS resumed later from Sirte, Libya under the station name "Radio Al-Tawheed".