Radio 1 and Radio 2 are to return to the airwaves in September three months after Gulf News Broadcasting was forced to close the stations down when it lost the frequency licenses.
The United Arab Emirates stations will be relaunched by the licence holders Abu Dhabi Media Company with the same formats, but “with a new look and feel”.
Up to 30 members of GNB staff lost their jobs following the stations’ closures, but have since been invited to re-apply for their positions by ADM.
Speaking to Campaign Middle East, Abdulwahed Juma, chief commercial officer at ADM said: “We know the brand value of Radio 1 and 2. We are not willing to kill it. We are not willing to change the format. But
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