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The Qataris employ a massive number of Asian workers. The number is so high that the native population only makes up 15% of all inhabitants. The Bangladeshi community is one of the largest (with a population of about 137,000 according to the last estimate). The Communications Regulatory Authority (CRA) has launched a temporary radio station in Bengali to raise awareness of the risks of the pandemic and to inform Bangladeshi workers of how to take appropriate precautions.
![A radio host working for the Qatar Media Corporation, the official broadcasting authority that oversees media services in numerous TV and radio stations transmitting in various languages including Urdu and French](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Qatar-RAdio-1024x504.png)
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The radio station broadcasting in Bengali on 95.3 FM in Doha is overseen by QMC (Qatar Media Corporation), a state organisation that also manages Qatar Radio Urdu on air on 107.0 FM. There are also commercial radio stations for the Asian public based in the capital: Qabayan Radio on 94.3 FM transmitting in Filipino and Malayalam Radio on 98.6 FM (in Malayalam, the language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala).
![A radio host at the QMC (Qatar Media Corporation) radio station broadcasting in Urdu](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/QMC-Urdu-1024x476.png)
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![A broadcast technician at Orix FM, the QMC (Qatar Media Corporation) French channel transmitting on 94.0 MHz FM in Doha](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Orix-FM-francese-1024x509.png)
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![Malayalam Radio is a commercial radio station that broadcasts on 98.6 FM in Doha. Malayalam is the Indian language spoken in the state of Kerala](https://blog.radioreporter.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/98.6-Malayalam-1024x517.png)
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