roughly 20–25% news and 75–80% pop songs. News Apart from songs, most other content is presented in the rubric "The World Now," which includes news, interviews, sports, etc. Songs The station's playlist includes popular Arabic (Middle Eastern), English (mostly American hits) and Spanish (mostly Latin American) songs so as to attract the Arabic listener. Special programming There are also occasional specials. Reception Radio Sawa has been subject to criticism from various observers, who question its effectiveness in conveying America's message to the Arab world. Radio Sawa is commonly seen as terms of a solution to public relations crisis during the time of its launch as a form of public diplomacy, 'suggesting by implication that American media efforts do have the power to transform opinion if only implemented in a different form'. Arab World A study published in 2006, which surveyed college students at universities in five Arab countries, found that the students' attitudes towards U.S. foreign policy had actually worsened since they started listening to Radio Sawa and watching Al Hurra TV Radio Sawa has also been criticized for its poor quality control and for its resistance to any outside review of its programming. United States A 2004 draft report prepared by the State Department's inspector general was severely critical of the station. Experts cited in the report concluded that "Radio Sawa failed to present America to its audience." The station's emphasis on popular music has led critics to question if music alone is enough to convey America's message. Some critics point out that what matters is "not just how many people are tuning in, but how many people are affected by a broadcast's content." Transmission Radio Sawa is broadcast free across the region, using a combination of: 2002-2019 Medium wave (AM) transmitters FM transmitters Digital audio satellite broadcasting (Eutelsat, Nilesat, Arabsat) Online internet streaming (also accessible from its apps) Alongside the mainstream Radio Sawa broadcasts, there are various regional streams targeted to specific regions/countries which are also available online: Radio Sawa Radio Sawa Iraq Radio Sawa Sudan FM transmissions Names of the cities next to them the broadcast frequency of FM in MHz. Amman – 98.1 Ajloun - 107.4 Ramallah - 94.2 Nablus - 94.5 Khalil - 100.2 Jinin - 93.5 West Bank - 98.1 Gaza - 100.2 Lebanon - 99.7 Iraq - 100.5 Khartoum - 97.5 Former AM transmissions The Cape Greco transmitter on Medium Wave to Egypt