Discover all our community shows on our media platform ara.lu!
Tune in to Radio ARA and discover Luxembourg’s voices in 17 languages. Our multilingual community shows bring forward the voices of all the migrant communities in Luxembourg, featuring culture, music and personal stories every day from 1 to 2pm.
Each program is created and presented by local community members, offering authentic perspectives and connections to their cultures. From news and discussions to music and traditions, these shows are a meeting point for Luxembourg’s diverse communities.
Currently, we have shows in English, Luxembourgish, French, Italian, Albanian, Romanian, Farsi, Arabic, Tigrinya, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbo-Croation, African English, African French, Hindi.
If we don’t have it, you can do it…get in touch via email to info@ara.lu!
We are always looking for new voices. If your language is not yet on air, we invite you to pitch a show or feature. Share your culture, stories, and music with listeners across Luxembourg—Radio ARA is the radio for all voices.
Check out a selection of our multilingual shows here:
More about us…
Radio ARA is an independent, non-commercial radio station that has been operating in Luxembourg as a community radio station since 1992, initially serving alternative communities such as environmental, feminist and LBGQ groups, as well as specific music communities.
ARA is a citizen’s media, it was founded on the principle of free speech and free participation. Everyone has the possibility to participate to the program of Radio ARA as a volunteer as long as the internal rules are respected: no advertising, no sexual offence, no hate speech, no racism. Introducing people to media literacy skills of media production is one of the main goals of the Radio.
Radio ARA plays a key role in media pluralism in Luxembourg. As an alternative media ARA sounds different at every hour, it promotes different stories, different ways of making radio, and different styles of music. ARA sounds a lot like the mix that compose the Luxembourgish society, due to a strong relationship with its territory and with the communities that it represents. The mission of Radio ARA in this sense is to include every small groups of the society that don’t fit any gender, political, ethno-cultural or social categorisation.
Before you go…
It is important to realise, running a radio station costs money: technical equipment, admin staff, rent, etc. Digital advertising has hit us hard over the past year, now the Covid-19 pandemic has taken all advertising from us.
To save Radio ARA, its independence and its integrity as a community radio, we are now turning to YOU. If you appreciate what we do, please consider a donation, of whatever size you like!
Here are various ways you can get INVOLVED!
1. Sign up for a Monthly Subscription
2. Make a Bank Transfer via our Founding Partner: Oeko Fonds
The account details: IBAN LU96 1111 0734 1886 0000
BIC: CCPLLULL
IMPORTANT: Please indicate : “Support Radio ARA” on your bank transfer.
3. Use the QR code below to support us by buying Oeko Fonds.
**Donations you make through the Oeko Fonds that are more than 120 Euros per year are tax deductible.