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Saudi Arabia to permit private radio operators

The Ministry of Information and Culture in Saudi Arabia will for the first time give permit for private radio operators in the Kingdom.

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  • Published: 09:10 June 18, 2009
  • Gulf News

Riyadh: The Ministry of Information and Culture in Saudi Arabia will for the first time give permit for private radio operators in the Kingdom.

This is according to a ministerial source.

The ministerial source said that the decision has been arrived after years of deliberation on this issue.

He said that the Ministry has already started receiving an increasing number of applications from private radio operators.

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