Gulf Radio Online: Stations Streaming Live

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Title card for the guide: Gulf Radio Online, in amber on black with an equaliser motif

You can listen to Gulf radio online in any browser, with no download and no account: open 72FM, search for a station's name, and press play. Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman stream news from Al Jazeera, Quran radio from Kuwait, English-language hits from Muscat, and stations for the Malayali and Filipino communities who make up so much of the region's population.

Qatar

  • Al Jazeera - Arabic and Al Jazeera - English — the news channels' audio, from Doha.
  • Suno Malayalam FM — for Qatar's Malayalam-speaking community, with Radio Olive 106.3 beside it in Hindi.
  • Qabayan Radio 94.3 FM — Filipino radio for Qatar's Filipino community.

Kuwait

  • Kuwait General Radio — the state broadcaster.
  • Quran Radio راديو القرآن - Mishary Alafasy — recitation by the Kuwaiti reciter, one of a family of Quran Radio channels from Kuwait City.
  • OFW Radio — pop and variety for overseas Filipino workers.

Bahrain

  • Bahrain FM 93.3 — from Bahrain's Information Affairs ministry.
  • Traditional Radio 95.0 — the ministry's station for traditional music.
  • AFN 360 Bahrain — the American Forces Network.

Oman

  • Virgin Radio Oman — hits in English, the most-voted Omani station in the directory.
  • Hi FM Oman and Merge 104.8 — pop and hits.
  • Hala FM and Al Wisal — Arabic music, news and talk from Muscat.
  • 90.4 FM — Oman's English-language radio.

The sound of the Gulf

More than half of the people living in Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain are foreign nationals, so the dial carries Malayalam, Tagalog and English beside Arabic. The region's own music is khaleeji, and its oldest songs are the fijiri of Bahrain and Kuwait, sung by the crews of the pearling boats. Dubai radio, Saudi radio and Malayalam radio go further.

Listening from abroad

Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain keep Arabia Standard Time, three hours ahead of UTC; Oman is four hours ahead. None of them changes its clocks.

A route in

  1. Al Jazeera - English, for the news.
  2. Virgin Radio Oman, for the hits.
  3. Suno Malayalam FM, for Malayalam radio in Qatar.

Further along the coast, Dubai radio online is next.

Frequently asked questions

How can I listen to radio from Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman for free?

Search for the station on 72FM — Al Jazeera, Kuwait General Radio, Bahrain FM 93.3 and Virgin Radio Oman are in the directory — no download and no account, with the daily free listening included.

Is there Malayalam radio in Qatar?

Yes — Suno Malayalam FM serves Qatar's Malayalam-speaking community, and Radio Olive 106.3 broadcasts in Hindi.

Is there Filipino radio in the Gulf?

Yes — Qabayan Radio 94.3 FM in Qatar and OFW Radio in Kuwait.

Is there English-language radio in Oman?

Yes — Virgin Radio Oman, Hi FM, Merge 104.8 and 90.4 FM broadcast in English.