Editing Amman (section)

===Media and music===

The majority of Jordan's radio stations are based in Amman. The first radio station to originate in the city was ''Hunna Amman'' in 1959; it mainly broadcast traditional [[Bedouin]] music.<ref>{{cite book| last=Massad| first=Joseph A.| title=Colonial Effects: The Making of National Identity in Jordan| publisher=[[Columbia University Press]]| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c70NwhRNmosC&pg=PA76| page=76| year=2001| isbn=978-0231123235| access-date=22 September 2015| archive-date=12 May 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512214537/https://books.google.com/books?id=c70NwhRNmosC&pg=PA76| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2000, Amman Net became the first de facto private radio station to be established in the country, despite private ownership of radio stations being illegal at the time.<ref>{{cite book| last1=Zweiri| first1=Mahjoob| last2=Murphy| first2=Emma C.| title=The New Arab Media: Technology, Image and Perception| publisher=Ithaca Press| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v93Fj7P3uUwC&pg=PA143| page=143| year=2012| isbn=978-0863724176| access-date=22 September 2015| archive-date=20 May 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520103850/https://books.google.com/books?id=v93Fj7P3uUwC&pg=PA143| url-status=live}}</ref> After private ownership was legalized in 2002, several more radio stations were created.<ref>{{cite book| title=The Report: Emerging Jordan 2007| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YuSY8llhkPQC&pg=PA191| publisher=Oxford Business Group| page=184| year=2007| isbn=9781902339740| access-date=22 September 2015| archive-date=6 May 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506130443/https://books.google.com/books?id=YuSY8llhkPQC&pg=PA191| url-status=live}}</ref>

Most Jordanian newspapers and news stations are situated in Amman. Daily newspapers published in Amman include ''[[Alghad]]'',<ref name=alghad>{{cite web |url=http://www.alrai.com |title=الرأي الأردنية &#124; أخبار الأردن والشرق الأوسط والعالم&#124;صحيفة يومية تصدر في عمان الأردن |publisher=Alrai.com |language=ar |access-date=28 November 2012 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904043653/http://www.alrai.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Ad-Dustour (Jordan)|Ad-Dustour]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.addustour.com | language=ar | title=:: جريدة الدستور :: | publisher=Addustour.com | access-date=28 November 2012 | archive-date=8 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808190011/http://www.addustour.com/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Jordan Times]]'',<ref name=alghad/> and ''[[Al Ra'i (Jordanian newspaper)|Al Ra'i]]'', the most circulated newspaper in the country.<ref name="Journ">{{cite book| last1=Kalyango| first1=Yusuf Jr.| last2=Mould| first2=David H.| title=Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance| publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]]| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-IOoBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA78| page=78| year=2014| isbn=978-1137440556| access-date=22 September 2015| archive-date=7 May 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507023445/https://books.google.com/books?id=-IOoBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA78| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, ''Al Ra'i'' was ranked the 5th most popular newspaper in the Arab world by Forbes Middle-East report.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/al-rai-ranks-fifth-among-region%E2%80%99s-online-newspapers| title=Al Rai ranks fifth among region's online newspapers| access-date=30 September 2015| date=30 November 2011| work=The Jordan Times| publisher=The Jordan News| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002000553/http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/al-rai-ranks-fifth-among-region%E2%80%99s-online-newspapers| archive-date=2 October 2015}}</ref> ''[[Al Arab Al Yawm (newspaper)|Al-Arab Al-Yawm]]'' is the only daily pan-Arab newspaper in Jordan. The two most popular Jordanian TV channels, [[Ro'ya TV]] and [[JRTV]], are based in Amman.<ref name="Journ"/>[[File:Amman, Roman Theatre, Jordan.jpg|thumb|right|Celebrations of Amman's centennial in 2009]]

Aside from mainstream [[Arabic pop]], there is a growing independent music scene in the city which includes many bands that have sizable audiences across the [[Arab world]]. Local Ammani bands along with other bands in the [[Middle East]] gather in the Roman Theater during the [[Al-Balad Music Festival]] held annually in August. Music genres of the local bands are diverse, ranging from [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] to [[Arabic Rock]], [[jazz]] and [[rap]]. Performers include [[JadaL]], [[Torabyeh]], [[Bilocate]], [[Akher Zapheer]], [[Autostrad (band)|Autostrad]] and [[El Morabba3]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/culture/the-promise-of-ammans-independent-music-scene_32052| title=The promise of Amman's independent music scene| access-date=23 September 2015| publisher=Your Middle East| date=13 May 2015| archive-date=20 August 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150820160855/http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/culture/the-promise-of-ammans-independent-music-scene_32052| url-status=live}}</ref>