Ridha Abdul Salam said despite intense competition, the Quran Radio of Egypt still has the largest number of listeners among Arab radio stations, Akhbar al-Yawm reported.
He said that he served as the head of Quran Radio for three years, adding that it was an honor for him to serve in this position.
“I made a lot of efforts to maintain the radio’s leading position,” he added.
Abdul Salam also stressed the need to use advanced technologies in the production and broadcasting of radio programs.
Elsewhere in his remarks, he referred to the broadcasting of rare Quran recitations by the radio and said a series of such recitations by legendary qari Abdul Basit Abdul Samad has been donated to the Quran Radio by the family of the qari.
He said a committee is reviewing and assessing the recitations to make them ready for broadcast.
There is another series recited by another prominent qari Sheikh Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary that is also under review for broadcast, he went on to say.
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The Quran Radio was founded in 1934 with the aim of preventing the distortion of the Quran and offering correct Quran recitations by prominent qaris.
Since its establishment, the Quran Radio has been very popular with people in Egypt as well as other countries around the world.
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