[2] The station was founded in 2009[3][4] by Biniam Simon, a former journalist for Eri-TV who was allowed to travel to Japan in 2007 to take part in a seminar on video production.
Fearing repression at home, he sought but was refused asylum in Japan; he then managed to make his way to France.
[2] In 2010, another former journalist from Eritrean Ministry of Information who fled to Ethiopia before seeking asylum in France, Amanuel Ghirmai, has been a co-presenter.
[6] Since 2014, the radio also broadcasts a programme in Arabic three times a week, presented by Fathi Osman, a former diplomat.
[2] The station won the 2017 Special Award from One World Media, a London-based human rights organization.