Wanasah
Encyclopedia
Wanasah is a free-to-air
satellite TV channel that screens music videos and programs and other variety programs. The channel is run by the MBC Group
, one of the leading media groups in the Middle East
, and is owned by Rashed Al-Majed
, one of the most successful Arab superstars. Programs are in the Arabic language
. It is available in the Middle East
and the Horn of Africa
by satellites BADR4
and Nilesat 102
. It launched on July 3, 2007 with a live broadcast concert. The channel is aimed mainly at young audiences.
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
satellite TV channel that screens music videos and programs and other variety programs. The channel is run by the MBC Group
Middle East Broadcasting Center
The Middle East Broadcasting Center Group is the first private free-to-air satellite broadcasting company in the Arab World which was launched in London in 1991 and later moved to its headquarters in Dubai in 2002. MBC Group provides multiple channels of information, interaction and entertainment...
, one of the leading media groups in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
, and is owned by Rashed Al-Majed
Rashed Al-Majed
Rashed Abdul-Rahman Al-Majed is a Saudi Arabian singer, musician, and record producer.Al Majed's single Mashkalni Hubbak hit #5 on the Saudi music charts in 2002.-External links:*...
, one of the most successful Arab superstars. Programs are in the Arabic language
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
. It is available in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and the Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in East Africa that juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. It is the easternmost projection of the African continent...
by satellites BADR4
BADR4
Badr-4 is an EADS Astrium-built communications satellite operated by Arabsat, launched November 8, 2006 on a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket....
and Nilesat 102
Nilesat 102
Nilesat 102 is an Egyptian owned geosynchronous communications satellite that was launched by an Ariane 44LP rocket from Kourou, French Guiana on August 17, 2000 at 23:16 UTC by the European Space Agency. It was manufactured by the European company Matra Marconi Space , and started official...
. It launched on July 3, 2007 with a live broadcast concert. The channel is aimed mainly at young audiences.