Al Ekhbariya
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| Country | Saudi Arabia |
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| Network | Saudi TV |
| Headquarters | Riyadh,Saudi Arabia |
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| Picture format | 1080pMPEG-4HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Saudi Broadcasting Authority |
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| History | |
| Launched | 11 January 2004 |
| Links | |
| Website | alekhbariya |
Al Ekhbariya(Arabic:الإخبارية) is a Saudi news andcurrent affairssatellite TVchannel based inRiyadh,Saudi Arabia.
History
[edit]Launched on 11 January 2004,[1]its aim according to its director was to present "a new image of the Gulf Arab state" to the wider region and the world. After the hiring of several Saudi women, its first bulletin was read by the kingdom's first female news presenter Buthaina Al-Nassr.[2]Correspondents are based across the Middle East, Europe and America to provide coverage of news stories from around the world.
The channel, like its main competitorAl Jazeera,is owned by its government and run by theMinistry of Media,along with other channels that are part of the Saudi Television network. The station is transmitted to the Middle East and theArabic speaking worldfrom theBadr 4 satelliteat an orbital position of 26.0° East.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^Sakr, Naomi (2008). "Women and Media in Saudi Arabia: Rhetoric, Reductionism and Realities".British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.35(3): 385–404.doi:10.1080/13530190802525197.S2CID143821700.
- ^Saudi TV news channel goes on airBBC12 January 2004
