Zaytoun means olive — the tree that holds Palestinian memory in its roots. Zaytoun FM is live internet radio built for the Palestinian diaspora worldwide and for listeners back home: one shared frequency you can open in any browser, from Ramallah to Santiago to Dearborn, and hear the exact same moment as everyone else tuned in.
Unlike playlists and on-demand apps, Zaytoun is real radio. Every station is a synchronized broadcast: when you tune in, you join mid-song, exactly where the station is right now. There is no play button for a specific track on the live dial — there is a frequency, and everyone shares it. That shared moment is the point: radio as a clock a scattered people keeps together.
What plays on Zaytoun
The dial is tuned to Palestinian and Levantine music culture: dabke floor-fillers, golden-age tarab, oud and maqam instrumentals, Levantine pop, Palestinian hip-hop, Ramallah techno, folk and zajal sung poetry, homeland anthems, diaspora soul, Latin Levante — the Chile–Palestine crossover — and Lo-Fi Yafa study beats.
Every track on the network was uploaded by an independent artist and approved by network curation. The community then votes each song into The ZAYTOUN 100 — a live chart where the top 100 songs are set to share an artist revenue pool each season.
An AI DJ that speaks your language
Every broadcast is hosted by an AI DJ that announces transitions the way a late-night FM host would — and it follows your language. Switch the site to العربية, English, or Español with the flag selector in the header and the narrator switches with you, greeting you with ahlan wa sahlan either way.
Listening is free and requires no account. Tune in on the flagship station Sunbird — named for Palestine's national bird — browse the dial by genre, replay a song you just missed, or pair your phone as a remote control for the speaker across the room.
Hear it live
Zaytoun FM — the olive branch frequency. صوت الوطن، أينما كنت.