Medi1 Radio

{{Short description|Moroccan international radio station}}

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Medi1 Radio ({{langx|ar|مدي 1}}, also known as Radio Méditerranée Internationale) is a Moroccan radio network. Medi 1 has an audience of around 23 million people. It is emitted from Nador transmitter on 171 kHz longwave, and via internet and satellite.

History and profile

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Previously a private radio network, Medi 1 Radio has been under the majority control of state-owned broadcaster SNRT since 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-29 |title=Audiovisuel : La prise de contrôle de Medi1 Radio par la SNRT autorisée |url=https://www.lavieeco.com/affaires/audiovisuel-la-prise-de-controle-de-medi1-radio-par-la-snrt-autorisee/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=La Vie éco |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-28 |title=La SNRT renforce son pôle Radio à travers l'acquisition de Medi1Radio |url=https://telquel.ma/instant-t/2024/02/28/la-snrt-renforce-son-pole-radio-a-travers-lacquisition-de-medi1radio_1859232/?fbrefresh=1 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Telquel.ma |language=fr}} The station started broadcasting in 1980 and is based in Tangier.

The radio station broadcasts throughout the Maghreb countries and it is bilingual, broadcasting content in both Arabic and French.

Medi 1 was managed by Pierre Casalta (1936 – 2021) from its foundation until 2010.{{Cite web|date=2021-12-06|title=Décès de Pierre Casalta, fondateur de Medi 1|url=https://medias24.com/2021/12/06/deces-de-pierre-casalta-fondateur-de-medi1/|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Medias24|language=fr-FR}} Although the station describes itself as politically independent, two former journalists opining for L'Obs nicknamed it the "voice of the king", noting its subjective coverage of the monarchy.{{Cite web |date=2010-09-20 |title=Au Maroc, la France finance Medi1, vieillissante voix du roi |url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-medias/20100920.RUE8582/au-maroc-la-france-finance-medi1-vieillissante-voix-du-roi.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110193428/https://www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/rue89-medias/20100920.RUE8582/au-maroc-la-france-finance-medi1-vieillissante-voix-du-roi.html |archive-date=2018-01-10 |access-date=2021-12-15 |website=L'Obs |language=fr}} Its slogan is {{Lang|fr|Medi 1, la radio du grand Maghreb}}.

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