Radio BIR

Radio BIR

Sarajevo
Broadcast area	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Frequency	Sarajevo 96.5 MHz Bužim 98.7 MHz Stolac 88.7 MHz Tuzla 95.4 MHz Zenica 87.7 MHz Fojnica 90.7 MHz Foča 101.7 MHz Višegrad 102.3 MHz
Branding	Commercial
Programming
Language(s)	Bosnian language
Format	Islamic radio Community radio
Ownership
Owner	Islamic Community of BiH Radio-televizija Islamske zajednice "BIR" d.o.o. Sarajevo
History
First air date	11 February 2008 (2008-02-11)
Call sign meaning	RADIO BIR
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates	43°52′N18°25′E / 43.867°N 18.417°E / 43.867; 18.417 Coordinates: 43°52′N18°25′E / 43.867°N 18.417°E / 43.867; 18.417
Links
Website	www.bir.ba www.rijaset.ba

Radio BIR is a Bosnian commercial Islamic radio station, broadcasting from Sarajevo. The station focuses on Islamic religious program (e.g. Reading of the Quran), traditional Bosnian Sevdalinka songs and short national news. The program is also available via the Internet at official website www.bir.ba.

History and programming

Radio BIR started with broadcasting on 11 February 2008. It has been created first and foremost in order to transmit the Islamic Prayer Programme for Bosnian Islamic Community.

Since 2015, the headquarters of Radio and Television of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina - BIR is located in the building of the Gazi Husrev-bey's Library in Sarajevo (Gazi Husrev-begova 56A). ^[1]

Radio BIR through quality educational and educational, cultural and informative political content strives to be the leading media in the public interest that respects and promotes the values of Islam. ^[2]

The program is currently broadcast on 21 frequencies:

• Sarajevo 96.5 MHz
• Bužim 98.7 MHz
• Bihać 99.1 MHz
• Sanski Most 102.2 MHz
• Kotor Varoš 91.6 MHz
• Tuzla 95.4 MHz
• Srebrenik 95.4 MHz
• Zenica 87.7 MHz
• Zavidovići 103.8 MHz
• Doboj 90.1 MHz
• Fojnica 90.7 MHz
• Travnik 90.7 MHz
• Bugojno 100.1 MHz
• Foča 101.7 MHz
• Konjic 94.2 MHz
• Mostar 100.9 MHz
• Stolac 88.7 MHz
• Bratunac 99.3 MHz
• Goražde 95.9 MHz
• Višegrad 95.9 MHz
• Banja Luka 100.4 MHz

See also

• List of radio stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

1. AA. "Proslavljaju osmi rođendan: Radio BIR svečano uselio u nove prostorije". www.aa.com.tr/ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 February 2016.
2. "Radio BIR svečano uselio u nove prostorije" (in Bosnian). www.oslobodjenje.ba. www.oslobodjenje.ba. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

External links

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• Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Radio BIR page on Facebook