Kurdish Radio Online: Stations Streaming Live
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You can listen to Kurdish radio online in any browser, with no download and no account: open 72FM, search for a station's name, and press play. Kurdish radio streams from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, from Turkey and Syria, and from the diaspora in Germany and Sweden — in both main dialects, Kurmanji and Sorani.
Iraq and the Kurdistan Region
- Waar Radio — folk music and news, the most-voted Kurdish station in the directory.
- Radio Duhok FM — news, talk, culture and Kurdish music.
- Radyo Şirvan Perwer — music.
- Kurdistan 24 and Speda Radio — news.
Turkey and Syria
- TRT Radyo Kurdî — the Kurdish channel of Turkey's public broadcaster.
- Kurd1 FM, Havin FM and Azadi FM — Kurdish folk and songs.
- Denge Qamishlo and Denge Cudi — from northern Syria.
The diaspora
- Radio Firat — Kurdish songs from Germany.
- Zergan Radyo — from Sweden.
Dengbêj and Newroz
Kurdish music keeps the dengbêj tradition of bards who sing long stories, and every March the spring festival of Newroz fills Kurdish radio with celebration songs. Turkish radio, Arabic radio and Persian radio go further.
Listening from abroad
Kurdish stations span several time zones: Iraq keeps UTC+3 all year, Turkey UTC+3, and Syria UTC+3; diaspora stations in Germany and Sweden follow Central European Time.
A route in
- Waar Radio, for folk and news.
- TRT Radyo Kurdî, for Kurmanji songs.
- Denge Qamishlo, for Syria's Kurds.
- Radio Firat, for the diaspora.
For the region's other languages, Arabic radio online and Persian radio online are next.
Frequently asked questions
How can I listen to Kurdish radio online for free?
Search for the station on 72FM — Waar Radio, Radio Duhok FM, TRT Radyo Kurdî and Denge Qamishlo are in the directory — no download and no account, with an hour a day free.
Which Kurdish dialects are on the radio?
Both main ones, Kurmanji and Sorani.
Is there Kurdish radio from Europe?
Yes — Radio Firat from Germany and Zergan Radyo from Sweden.
What is dengbêj?
The Kurdish tradition of bards who sing long narrative songs.