The Egyptian broadcasting sector between 1920 and 2020

The chapter provides a brief overview of the development of the broadcasting sector in Egypt, demonstrating the significance of this sector in promoting the ideologies and policies of Egypt's successive regimes, beginning with Nasser's through al-Sisi's governments. Although the sector was subjected to liberalization, under Mubarak's rule, state television still dominated the broadcasting sector and controlled the dissemination of public information and news. When private licenses were granted, the new private stations were barred from engaging in newsgathering, and those who overstepped this line quickly lost their licenses. The hope for political changes after the overthrow of Mubarak has largely dissipated, as media censorship has continued under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and the Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi, and it has intensified under al-Sisi's presidency.