Radio
Further information: Radio stations in AfghanistanRadio broadcasting went into air in 1925 with Radio Kabul being the first station. Radio is the most widespread source of information in the country. There are many radio stations today, with AM, FM and shortwave, broadcasting mainly in Pashto and Dari as well as Urdu and English languages.
After suspension for a number of years during the Taliban rule, Radio Kabul was relaunched in November 2001. In 2003 an estimated 37 percent of Afghan citizens, mainly in urban centers, had access to a local radio station. Arman FM, a private radio station, is most popular with younger citizens in Kabul. In the early 2000s, international non-governmental organizations supported establishment of more than a dozen new radio stations. It was reported in 2011 that there are as many as 175 radio stations broadcasting throughout the country. The BBC World Service, Voice of America, Radio Free Afghanistan and others broadcast into Afghanistan as an additional source of news, in Pashto and Dari languages.
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