Media of Bahrain

{{main|Television in Bahrain}}

The country's television is state-owned and controlled by the Information Affairs Authority, which operates over five terrestrial TV networks.

An opposition news station, LuaLua TV operates from London, though it is blocked in the country.{{cite news|title=Bahrain TV station struggles as signal blocked |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-15699332 |publisher=BBC News|date=15 November 2011 |accessdate=1 June 2019}}

{{main|Radio in Bahrain}}

Like the country's television services, it is primarily state-run, under the Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation; services are usually in Arabic. Radio Bahrain is also in English. In addition, 'Your FM' is an Indian language radio station primarily serving listeners from the Indian sub continent.

{{main|Newspapers in Bahrain}}

The country's first newspaper was the Newspaper of Bahrain ({{langx|ar|جريدة البحرين}}) weekly newspaper which was first published in the 1940s. Another weekly newspaper, Sada al-Usbu' ({{langx|ar|صدى الأسبوع}}, literally "Weekly echo"), came into publication in 1969. A third weekly newspaper, Al Mujtama al-Jadid ({{langx|ar|المجتمع الجديد}}) came into publication in 1970. In 1971, when the country declared independence, there was a minimal presence of print media in the country. However in 1976, the country's first daily newspaper and arguably one of the principal, Akhbar Al Khaleej ({{langx|ar|أخبار الخليج}}) was published in Arabic by the Akhbar al Khaleej Press company. In 1979, a sister English-language newspaper was started, called Gulf Daily News. In 1989, the Al Ayam ({{langx|ar|الأيام}}) was launched. These three newspapers are considered the principal papers of the country. By the 1990s, there were more than 45 publications in print, which also included company-sponsored newspapers like the Bahrain Petroleum Company's Akhbar paper.{{cite book|last=Rugh|first=William A.|title=Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics|year=2004|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780275982126|pages=60|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UGfbluSa4N8C&q=Media+bahrain&pg=PA60}}

Due to the huge malayali population in the Persian Gulf region four malayalam newspapers also have editions from Bahrain. Gulf Madhyamam started publication in Bahrain in 1999.{{cite web|title=Gulf Madhyamam|url=http://www.madhyamam.com/aboutus/gulfmadhyamam|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522001356/http://www.madhyamam.com/aboutus/gulfmadhyamam|archivedate=22 May 2013}} Malayala Manorama and Chandrika are also published from Bahrain. Another malayalam newspaper Gulf Thejas was launched in Bahrain on 27 September 2012 by Akhbar Al Khaleej editor-in-chief Anwar Abdulrahman at a ceremony held in Manama.{{cite web|title=tradearabia.com|url=http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MEDIA_222796.html}}

Below is a list of newspapers that currently operate in the country:{{cite web|title=Bahrain Newspapers and News Media Guide|url=http://www.abyznewslinks.com/bahra.htm|publisher=ABYZ News Links|accessdate=1 February 2013}}{{cite report|title=Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry |publisher=Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry |url=http://files.bici.org.bh/BICIreportEN.pdf |date=23 November 2011 |page=399 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916010439/http://files.bici.org.bh/BICIreportEN.pdf |archivedate=16 September 2012 }}

• Information Affairs Authority
• Culture of Bahrain

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Category:Communications in Bahrain