Muqshin: The Ministry of Information opened on Sunday a radio transmission station in the Wilayat of Muqshin, Dhofar Governorate, in a step aimed at expanding the scope of radio coverage in the governorate and enhancing the reach of Oman Radio broadcasts to areas located along the vital road connecting the Governorates of Al Wusta and Dhofar.
Dr. Mohammed Said Al Sha’ashai, Director General of the Directorate General of Information in Dhofar Governorate, stated that the opening of the radio transmission station comes within the framework of the Ministry of Information’s efforts to expand radio broadcast coverage and enhance the radio broadcasting system and its technical efficiency, in keeping with the requirements of expanding media services and allowing listeners to benefit from the diverse radio content broadcast by the General Channel, Youth Channel, Holy Quran Channel, and Oman FM English Channel.
For his part, Eng. Ali Ahmed Al Kathiri, Head of the Transmission Section at the Engineering Department in the Directorate General of Information in Dhofar Governorate and Project Manager, explained that the implementation stages of the project included conducting technical tests and necessary preparations to operate the equipment, ensuring its readiness for radio broadcasting.
He pointed out that this station represents an important addition to the radio broadcasting stations in the governorate, clarifying that Dhofar Governorate currently houses 17 stations broadcasting digital terrestrial television (DVB-T2) and 9 radio transmission stations for the FM wave, alongside one radio transmission station for the medium wave (AM).
The transmission station in the Wilayat of Muqshin broadcasts across the following frequencies: the Holy Quran Channel on 96.7 MHz, the General Program on 103.9 MHz, the Youth Program on 101.3 MHz, and the English Programme on 92.8 MHz.