The Afghan reality TV series "Koran-Star" has enjoyed great success since debuting, earning an 80 percent audience share, TV officials say.

Afghanistan concerned about foreign influence over local media outlets KABUL, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan government said Tuesday that some media outlets receive fund from foreign countries and expressed concern over it.

WASHINGTON, May 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the National Press Club: National Press Club "NEWSMAKER" Media Briefing Thursday, May 8 10:00 a.m.

Text of report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website on 31 March; subheadings as published A popular Afghan television channel, known for its Indian soap operas and "Pop Idol"-style talent contest, has come under pressure from Afghan officials for broadcasting what they call "immoral and un-Islamic" programmes.

BBC Monitoring observes that Afghanistan's first private radio station, Arman FM, is now available on a live audio stream from their website at www.arman.fm. The station broadcasts on 98.1 MHz FM in Kabul and five provincial cities - Ghazni, Herat, Jalalabad, Kandahar and Mazar-e Sharif.