Guide Note

Al-Hurra is an U.S. Government sponsored news station that airs in 22 countries in the Middle East. The station is overseen by the Broadcasting Board of Governors. U.S. tax payers have spent $350 million on the project since it's implementation.

Fast Facts

1. Launched: February 14, 2004
2. Airs in 22 countries om the Category:Middle East
3. Based in Springfield, Virginia
4. Commercial free, Arabic language station
5. Broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week
6. Not seen in the U.S. do to the 1948 Smith-Mundt Act
7. Live programming taken off the air in Egypt
8. Means "The Free One" in Arabic
9. Is an alternative to Al Jazeera
10. Funded by U.S tax payers
11. Cost for project: $350 million¹
12. Low viewer ratings and smaller audience than regional news stations¹
13. Largest audience in Iraq with 9 million weekly viewers¹