Arabic and North African Radio Stations

Cairo to Casablanca

A curated journey across one of the world's most musical regions — from Nogoum FM's Cairo pop legacy to Marrakech's raï and Amazigh blends, from Beirut's golden-era tarab to the cultural waves of Tunis. Twelve stations that capture the breadth of Arabic radio: classic and contemporary, popular and underground, Maghreb and Mashriq, woven together by language and a shared love of melody.

12 live stations

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Stations

نجوم فم 100.6 Nogoum FM

Egypt's first private FM station and the defining voice of modern Cairo pop — anchors the whole collection.

راديو مراكش بلوس Marrakech Plus

In app

Marrakech webradio mixing raï, Amazigh song and Maghreb pop — the clearest hit on the North African promise.

LBI Zaman Arabic Oldies

Beirut's go-to for Arabic oldies and zaman al-jameel tarab — the classical backbone.

Arabica TV

In app

Lebanon's flagship Arabic music TV channel turned all-day stream — a pan-Arab pop institution.

Radio West El Balad

Cairo's indie and alternative Arabic rock station — a distinctive voice the genre-tag stations don't deliver.

إذاعة تونس الثقافية Radio Culturelle

In app

Tunisia's public cultural broadcaster — literature, theater and Arabic music from the heart of Tunis.

Radio Joussour Algérie

Trilingual Maghreb webradio out of Algiers, the only authentic Algerian voice on the shortlist.

Radio Atbir

In app

Agadir station broadcasting in Arabic, French and Tashelhit — brings the Souss-Massa Berber thread.

Melody Arabia

Riyadh-based Arabic music channel covering Gulf-leaning classics and contemporary hits.

Oxygen Radio راديو أوكسيجين

Beirut youth station for current Arabic pop and dance — counterweight to the oldies picks.

راديو ألوان أف إم Alwan FM

Egyptian 80s station — specific era, specific feeling, distinct from the general oldies stations.

Adwaa FM 5

In app

Rabat-based Moroccan generalist that fills out the Maghreb daypart with light Arabic programming.