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Nile FM

Cairo English-language music station, owned by Nile Radio Productions.

Based in
Cairo, Egypt
Website
nilefm.com

Nile FM is an English-language music radio station based in Cairo, Egypt, broadcasting on 104.2 FM with a live online stream.

It is owned by Nile Radio Productions, which was founded in 2002 by Taher Helmy and also operates Nogoum FM, Nogoum Records and NRP Music.

It matters as Egypt’s main English-language music station and a route for international and African repertoire into the Egyptian market.

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