5 years ago the closest thing Jordan had to a CHR was state-owned Radio Jordan. Since that time it's capital and largest city, Amman, has become a hotbed for Top 40 radio with no less then 5 Top 40 radio stations.
The first on the scene was Play FM followed by Beat FM, Ahlen FM, and Radio Energy. The newest of the bunch is Spin FM, which can also be heard in a couple of Jordan's other big cities, and will soon be heard in the southern tourism-based city of Aquaba.
Ahlen FM is the station where one can hear American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, MTV's TRL Countdown. In general though Ahlen FM is known to lean a bit older then the rest of the CHRs, and just lets the music talk with no DJs.
Play FM is very Dance friendly, breaks a lot of new music, and airs the World Chart Show with Lara Scott.
Beat FM is Hip Hop friendly, and the first station in Jordan to air a Hip Hop show. Its playlist is huge and doesnt ignore Dance nor Rock. It also airs a weekly Rock show, a daily Dance mixshow at 6 PM, and airs the Hedkandi show (House music).
Spin Jordan is owned by the same company that owns Spin 103.8 in Dublin, Ireland. Playing a lot of new music, it has a balanced playlist, and is likely to make a big impact on the scene in the coming months.
Radio Energy is a very common name over in Europe, and there's also a Radio Energy in Beirut, Lebanon. Very similar music philosophy to most of the other CHRs in that it too targets either the 15-30 or 18-34 year old crowd.
It's worth noting that all stations broadcast in English rather in Arabic. That also seems to be the case with other CHRs around the Middle East, such as Nile FM Cairo, Virgin FM in Dubai, and the three big CHRs in Lebanon (Radio One, Mix FM, and Energy).
Here are the links to the stations and their streams:
Play 99.6 Amman http://www.play.jo/
32 K http://asx.abacast.com/996_amman-radio-32.asx
Beat FM 102.5 Amman http://www.mybeat.fm/
32 K mms://64.225.157.204/beat
Spin Jordan 94.1 Amman/88.3 Irbid/88.5 Ma'an http://spin.jo/
128 K http://spin.jo/player/
Radio Energy 97.7 Amman http://radioenergy.fm/
40 K mms://energy.batelco.jo/energy32
Ahlen FM 97.1 Amman http://www.ahlenfm.com/
64 K mms://www.ahlenfm.com/ahlenfmhighspeed
The first on the scene was Play FM followed by Beat FM, Ahlen FM, and Radio Energy. The newest of the bunch is Spin FM, which can also be heard in a couple of Jordan's other big cities, and will soon be heard in the southern tourism-based city of Aquaba.
Ahlen FM is the station where one can hear American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, MTV's TRL Countdown. In general though Ahlen FM is known to lean a bit older then the rest of the CHRs, and just lets the music talk with no DJs.
Play FM is very Dance friendly, breaks a lot of new music, and airs the World Chart Show with Lara Scott.
Beat FM is Hip Hop friendly, and the first station in Jordan to air a Hip Hop show. Its playlist is huge and doesnt ignore Dance nor Rock. It also airs a weekly Rock show, a daily Dance mixshow at 6 PM, and airs the Hedkandi show (House music).
Spin Jordan is owned by the same company that owns Spin 103.8 in Dublin, Ireland. Playing a lot of new music, it has a balanced playlist, and is likely to make a big impact on the scene in the coming months.
Radio Energy is a very common name over in Europe, and there's also a Radio Energy in Beirut, Lebanon. Very similar music philosophy to most of the other CHRs in that it too targets either the 15-30 or 18-34 year old crowd.
It's worth noting that all stations broadcast in English rather in Arabic. That also seems to be the case with other CHRs around the Middle East, such as Nile FM Cairo, Virgin FM in Dubai, and the three big CHRs in Lebanon (Radio One, Mix FM, and Energy).
Here are the links to the stations and their streams:
Play 99.6 Amman http://www.play.jo/
32 K http://asx.abacast.com/996_amman-radio-32.asx
Beat FM 102.5 Amman http://www.mybeat.fm/
32 K mms://64.225.157.204/beat
Spin Jordan 94.1 Amman/88.3 Irbid/88.5 Ma'an http://spin.jo/
128 K http://spin.jo/player/
Radio Energy 97.7 Amman http://radioenergy.fm/
40 K mms://energy.batelco.jo/energy32
Ahlen FM 97.1 Amman http://www.ahlenfm.com/
64 K mms://www.ahlenfm.com/ahlenfmhighspeed