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Economic Indicator: Television and Radio Statistics (TV Stats, Radio Stats)
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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Qatari Riyal
Currency Symbol: QAR
Radio broadcast stations: -
Television broadcast stations: -
Broadcast Media: TV and radio broadcast licensing and access to local media markets are state controlled; home of the satellite TV channel Al-Jazeera, which was originally owned and financed by the Qatari government, but has evolved to independent corporate status; Al-Jazeera claims editorial independence in broadcasting; local radio transmissions include state, private, and international broadcasters on FM frequencies in Doha; in August 2013, Qatar's satellite company Es'hailSat launched its first communications satellite Es'hail 1 (manufactured in the US), which entered commercial service in December 2013 to provide improved television broadcasting capability and expand availability of voice and internet; Es'hailSat released a request for proposals in March 2014 for its second satellite to launch in 2016 (2014)