Internet radio in the UAE in numbers
As of , radioko lists 550 radio stations from the UAE that stream online. 550 of the 550 stations we could test on played. The count covers the internet streams radioko lists and tests every night, with duplicates merged; it is not the number of licensed broadcasters.
Last updated:
- Stations listed
- 550
- Played in our latest check
- 550 of 550 (100%)
- Did not play
- 0
- No clear result
- 0
- Not tested yet
- 0
- Typical bitrate (median)
- 128 kbps
We hide a station once it fails our check three nights running: these figures describe the stations listed here, not every stream on the internet.
How the numbers are made
| Step | Stations |
|---|---|
| Records in our sources marked as working | 747 |
| Moved to or from another country's list, or removed as foreign | +1 |
| Duplicates merged | -192 |
| Cannot play in a browser (unsecured stream, format or address) | -2 |
| Left out on request or by our listing rules | -3 |
| Hidden after failing our check three nights running | -1 |
| Stations listed | 550 |
| Played in our latest check | 550 |
Stations by region
| Region | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 255 | 46% |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 294 | 53% |
Most common genres
| Genre | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pop | 146 | 27% |
| Rock | 76 | 14% |
| Classical | 64 | 12% |
| Jazz and soul | 59 | 11% |
| Country and folk | 22 | 4% |
| Hip-hop and R&B | 20 | 4% |
| Oldies | 18 | 3% |
| Electronic and dance | 10 | 2% |
| Christian | 3 | 1% |
| Talk and culture | 2 | <1% |
| Latin | 2 | <1% |
| News | 1 | <1% |
| Sports | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 195 | 35% |
A station can have more than one genre, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Other languages on air
| Language | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | 6 | 1% |
| Hindi | 4 | 1% |
| Filipino | 2 | <1% |
| Spanish | 2 | <1% |
| Tamil | 1 | <1% |
Stream formats
| Stream | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | 536 | 97% |
| HLS | 5 | 1% |
| AAC | 3 | 1% |
| HE-AAC | 3 | 1% |
| HE-AAC v2 | 3 | 1% |
Featured stations ()
| # | Station | Place | Frequency | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAG 91.1 | Dubai | 91.1 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps |
| 2 | 89.4 Tamil FM | 89.4 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 3 | Exclusively Pink Floyd | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 4 | Positively Meditation -om | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 5 | Quran Radio From Sharjah | AAC · 56 kbps | ||
| 6 | Exclusively Pink Floyd - HITS | Dubai | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 7 | Classical Radio - Mozart | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 8 | Mirchi FM 102.4 | Dubai | 102.4 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps |
| 9 | Classical Radio - Vivaldi | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 10 | sky news arabia radio | HLS · AAC |
Our order: stations that played in all our recent nightly checks come first, and among them the best known (a regulator's licence, an encyclopedia article). Updated . Every stream here passed its latest check.
Source: the stations from the UAE listed on radioko and our own nightly test of every stream.
Figures may be quoted with credit: radioko, .