Media > Radio > List of radio stations: Countries Compared

Arman FM - Afghanistan's first private radio station, on FM in Kabul and other cities

Albanian Radio and TV (RTSh) - public broadcaster

Algerian Radio - operated by state-run Radio-Television Algerienne, runs national Arabic, Berber and French networks and several local stations

Radio Nacional d'Andorra - public, operates Radio Andorra and music station Andorra Musica

Radio Nacional de Angola (RNA) - state-run, operates Canal A, sports network Radio 5, Radio Ngola Yetu, Radio FM Stereo and provincial station Radio Luanda

ABS Radio - run by Antigua and Barbuda Broadcasting Service

Radio Mitre - private, speech-based, operated by Grupo Clarin

Public Radio of Armenia - national, state-run

ABC - public, operates speech-cultural network Radio National, ABC NewsRadio, youth network Triple J, ABC Classic FM and local services

ORF - public, operates Radio Oesterreich 1, pop music station OE3, youth station FM4 and a tier of regional services

Azerbaijan Radio - state-run

Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation (BRTC) - state-run; operates General Programme in Arabic, Second Programme featuring cultural and local programmes, Holy Koran Programme, Sports Service, English-language Radio Bahrain

Betar-Radio Bangladesh - government-run, operates networks A, B and C from Dhaka and local services

Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) - government-owned, operates CBC Radio 94.7 FM, 98.1 The One, QFM

Belarussian Radio - state-run, operates three national networks

RTBF - French-language public broadcaster; stations include La Premiere, Classic 21, and external service RTBF International

Love FM - commercial, music and news

Radio Nationale - operated by state-run Office de Radiodiffusion et de Television du Benin (ORTB)

Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) - state-owned

Radio Fides - Catholic, news and talk

Radio Botswana - state-run, programmes in English and Setswana, also operates commercial FM station Radio Botswana 2 (RB2)

Radio Nacional - FM and mediumwave (AM) networks operated by state-run EBC

Radio Television Brunei - state-controlled, broadcasts in Malay, English, Mandarin Chinese and Gurkhali

BNR (Bulgarian National Radio) - public, operates flagship network Horizont, cultural network Hristo Botev

Radio Burkina - state-run, runs national network and regional services, as well as entertainment station Canal Arc-en-Ciel

Radio Myanmar - state-run, operated by Myanmar TV and Radio Department

Radio Burundi - government-controlled, in Kirundi, Swahili, French and English; also operates an educational network

National Radio of Cambodia - state broadcaster

Cameroon Radio Television - state-run

CBC - public, operates English-language network Radio One and cultural network Radio Two

RCV - state-run, operated by Radiotelevisao Caboverdiana

Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne (RNT) - state-owned

Radio Cooperativa - news-based, national, private network

China National Radio - state-run

Hundreds of stations are registered with the Ministry of Communications. Among the main networks are:

Radio Comoros - national, state-owned, operated by Office de la Radio et de la Television des Comores (ORTC)

Radio Cook Islands - private mediumwave (AM) and FM station

Reloj - popular national radio

Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne (RTI) - state-run, operates La Chaine Nationale and Frequence 2

Croatian Radio - public, operates three national networks

Radio Rebelde - news, music, sport

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) - public, operates Proto (in Greek), Deutero (in English, Turkish, Armenian), Trito (in Greek) and Radio Love

Czech Radio - public; runs national/regional networks and external service Radio Prague

La Voix du Congo - operated by RTNC, broadcasting in French, Swahili, Lingala, Tshiluba and Kikongo

DR Radio - public, operates P1, P2, P3, P4 national networks

Radio Djibouti - operated by RTD; national network broadcasts in Afar, Arabic and Somali, international network in French

DBS Radio - operated by state broadcaster Dominica Broadcasting Corporation

Radio Nacional de Timor-Leste (RTL) - public

Radio Vision - private, Quito and Guayaquil

Egypt Radio Television Union (ERTU) - state-run, operates national, regional and external services including flagship General Programme Network

Radio Nacional de El Salvador - state-run

Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial - state-run

Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (Dimtsi Hafash) - state-run, operates two networks, programmes in 11 languages

Eesti Raadio - public; four networks including flagship Vikerraadio

Radio Ethiopia - state-owned, operates National Service and External Service and regional stations

V6A - Baptist church

Fiji Broadcasting Corporation - state-owned commercial company, operates Fijian-language Radio Fiji One, Hindi-language Radio Fiji Two, music-based Bula FM, Hindi station Mirchi FM, music-based 2day FM

Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public

Radio France - operates national and regional outlets, including speech-based France Inter and all-news France Info

Polynesie 1 - public, operated by France's Reseau Outre-Mer

Radiodiffusion-Television Gabonaise - state-run, operates two networks

Radio Gambia - state broadcaster, programmes in English and vernacular languages

Georgian Public Radio - operates two networks

ARD - umbrella organisation of public radio services, including those of individual regions

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) - state-run, operates Radio 1 in English and Ghanaian vernaculars, commercial service Radio 2 and local services including Accra's Uniiq FM

Greek Public Radio (ERA) - state broadcaster, shut down in June 2013

Klassic Radio Klassic Radio - speech and music station operated by GBN

K57 (KGUM) - commercial, news, talk

Radio TGW "La Voz de Guatemala" - government-owned

Radiodiffusion-Television Guineenne (RTG) - state-run, in French, English and vernacular languages; operates Radio Rurale community stations

Radio Nacional - state-run

National Communications Network (NCN)- state-owned, operates Voice of Guyana and Hot FM

Radio Metropole - private

Radio America - private, national

Radio-TV Hong Kong (RTHK) - government-funded, operates seven networks in English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Hungarian Radio - public, operates Kossuth, Petofi and Bartok networks

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service - public radio, operates two national networks and four regional stations

All India Radio - public, operates domestic and external networks

Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) - public, operates six national networks, regional and local stations, external service Voice of Indonesia

IRIB - state-run, operates eight national networks, provincial services and an external service

Republic of Iraq Radio - state-run

RTE - public, operates flagship station Radio 1, pop music station 2 FM, Irish-language Raidio na Gaeltachta, classical and cultural station Lyric FM, and digital-only services

Israel Broadcasting Authority - operates public radios, including speech-based Reshet Aleph, news-based Reshet Bet, music-based Reshet Gimmel, Arabic-language Reshet Dalet

Rai - public, stations include flagship national network Radio 1, entertainment-based Radio 2, cultural station Radio 3 and parliamentary station GR Parlamento

Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR) - operates RJR 94 FM; entertainment station FAME-FM; music-based Hitz 92

NHK - public, operates news/speech-based Radio 1, cultural/educational network Radio 2, classical music-based network FM Radio, external service Radio Japan

Jordan Radio and Television - state-run; services in Arabic, English and French

Kazakh Radio - state-owned, broadcasts in Kazakh and Russian

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) - state-owned, networks in English, and Swahili and other indigenous languages

Radio Kiribati - state-run

Radio Kuwait - state-run, programmes in English and Arabic

Kyrgyz National TV and Radio Broadcasting Corporation - state-run, operates Kyrgyz Radio 1 and 21 Vek (21st century) networks

Lao National Radio - state-run

Latvian Radio - public; four national networks

Voice of Lebanon - established commercial station

Radio Lesotho - national, state-run

Liberian Broadcasting System (LBS) - state-run

Libyan Radio and Television (LRT) - state-run, operates Radio Libya, Al-Shababiyah, Al-Itha'ah al-Wataniya (National Radio)

Radio Liechtenstein

Lithuanian Radio and TV (LRT) - public, operates LR, Klasikos and Opus 3 networks

RTL Radio Letzebuerg - RTL's domestic network

Radio Macau - operates Chinese and Portuguese-language networks

Malagasy National Radio (RNM) - state-owned

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation - state-run, operates national Radio One, Radio Two

Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) - state-run, operates some 30 radio stations and external service Voice of Malaysia

Office de Radiodiffusion Television du Mali (ORTM) - public network of national and regional stations

Radio Malta - public

V7AB "Radio Marshalls" - operated by state-run Marshall Islands Broadcasting Company, sole station with national coverage

Radio Mauritanie - state-run, programmes in Arabic and French; also operates youth network and Koran network

MBC - state-run, broadcasting in English, French, Indian languages and Chinese; networks include RM1, RM2, Kool FM, Taal FM, World Hit FM

Grupo ACIR - has stations in Mexico City and across the country

Radio Moldova - public, operated by Teleradio-Moldova

Radio Monte-Carlo (RMC) Radio Monte-Carlo (RMC) - French-language news and talk network

Mongolian Radio - public, sole national broadcaster

Radio Montenegro Radio Montenegro - state-funded, operates two networks

Radio-Television Marocaine (RTM) - state-run, operates national networks in Arabic, French and regional services

Radio Mozambique - state-run, operates national Antena Nacional network and provincial and local channels in Portuguese, English and many indigenous languages

Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) - state-run

Radio Nauru - non-commercial, run by government-owned Nauru Broadcasting Service

Radio Nepal - state-run, operates national and regional services

NOS - public radio, operates news and information station Radio 1, music network Radio 2, pop station 3FM, cultural station Radio 4

Radio Nouvelle Caledonie - public, operated by Reseau France Outre-Mer

Radio New Zealand - public broadcaster, operates Radio New Zealand National, Radio New Zealand Concert, AM Network

Radio Corporacion - commercial

La Voix du Sahel - state-run, sole national station; broadcasts in French, Arabic, Hausa and vernacular languages

Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages

Radio Sunshine - operated by Niue Broadcasting Corporation

NRK - public broadcaster, operates three national stations and local services

Radio Oman - state-run, operates Arabic and English-language networks

Radio Pakistan - state-run, operates 25 stations nationwide, an external service and the entertainment-based FM 101 network, aimed at younger listeners

WWFM - private FM station, music and speech

RPC Radio - commercial, news, talk

National Broadcasting Corporation - state-run

Radio Nacional del Paraguay - state-owned

Radio Programas de Peru (RPP) - popular Lima-based news and talk station

ABS-CBN - operates stations nationally

Polish Radio - public, operates five national networks and many regional stations

RDP - public, operates national networks, regional and external services

WIAC 740 - commercial, news and talk

Qatar Broadcasting Service (QBS) - state-run, programmes in Arabic, English, French, Urdu

Macedonian Radio - state-owned

Radio Romania - state-owned, operates national and regional networks and Radio Romania International

Radio Russia - national network run by state-owned Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)

Radio Rwanda - state-owned, broadcasts in English, French, Kinyarwanda and Swahili

ZIZ Radio - commercial, government-owned

Radio Saint Lucia (RSL) - state-owned, broadcasts in English and Creole

National Radio 2AP - government-run

Radio Nacional de Sao Tome e Principe - state-run national broadcaster

Saudi Radio - state-run

Radiodiffusion Television Senegalaise (RTS) - state-run, operates Chaine Nationale and Senegal Internationale, Dakar FM, regional services

Radio-Television Serbia (RTS) - government-funded

SBC - operates national mediumwave (AM) service and music station Paradise FM

Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - national broadcaster

MediaCorp - operates more than a dozen stations including English-language news and talk station 938Live, music stations and Chinese, Malay and Indian services

Slovak Radio - public, operates five national networks and an external service

RTV Slovenia - public broadcaster, operates national radio stations A1, Val 202 and Ars, regional services and a tourist station with news in English and German

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) - public, operates national station Radio Happy Isles, Wantok FM and provincial station Radio Happy Lagoon

Radio Mogadishu - operated by transitional government, coverage limited to Mogadishu

SABC - state broadcaster with 20 regional and national services in 11 languages, including: national English-language network SAfm; contemporary music station 5 FM; national Afrikaans station Radio Sonder Grense; national Zulu station Ukhozi FM; Sesotho station Lesedi FM

Korea Broadcasting System (KBS) - public, operates six networks

South Sudan Radio - national state-run network

RNE - public, services include speech network Radio 1, cultural network Radio Clasica, youth-oriented Radio 3, news station Radio 5 Todo Noticias

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) - state-owned, operates domestic services in Sinhala, Tamil and English, including widely-listened-to Commercial Service

Sudan National Radio Corporation - government-run, national and regional networks in Arabic, English and other languages

Radio Apintie - private

Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Service - state-run, operates The Siswati Channel, The English Channel and The Information Service

Sveriges Radio - public, operates news and public affairs station P1, classical music station P2, youth station P3 and regionally-based news and music station P4

SR-DRS - German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations

Syrian Arab Republic Radio - state-run

Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC) - national and regional networks

Tajik Radio- state-run, operates Radio Tajikistan, Radio Sado-i Dushanbe (Voice of Dushanbe), culture network Radio Farhang, external service Ovoz-i Tojik

Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) - state-run

Radio Thailand - national network and external service operated by National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT), part of government Public Relations Department

ZNS Bahamas - run by BCB, operates Radio Bahamas (ZNS1), Inspiration 107.9 (ZNS2), Northern Service (ZNS3), Power 104.5

Radio Togolaise - state-run national radio, via shortwave, mediumwave (AM) and FM

Tonga Broadcasting Commission - state-owned, operates mediumwave (AM) station Radio Tonga 1 and Kool 90FM

Trinidad Broadcasting Company - operates Inspirational Radio 730 AM, The Best Mix 95.1, Vibe CT 105 and Sangeet 106.1

Tunisian Radio - state-run

Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) - state broadcaster, services include cultural/educational network TRT 1, popular music network TRT 3 and Turkish folk/classical music station TRT 4

Turkmen radio - state-owned, operates four networks

Radio Tuvalu - FM station run by state-owned Tuvalu Media Corporation, includes BBC World Service relays

UBC Radio - public, run by Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, operates five stations including commercial Star FM

National Radio Company of Ukraine - state-run, operates three networks and external service

Abu Dhabi Media Company - operates Abu Dhabi FM and other networks

BBC Radio - national services include new-music station Radio 1, adult music station Radio 2, cultural network Radio 3, flagship speech station Radio 4 and news and sport station Five Live

NPR (National Public Radio) - non-commercial network of member stations; news, information and cultural programmes

Radio El Espectador - Montevideo

National Television and Radio Company - state-run, services include flagship network Ozbekiston, youth network Yoshlar

Radio Vanuatu - operated by state-owned VBTC

Radio Nacional de Venezuela - state-run, runs 15 stations

Voice of Vietnam - operates national networks and an external service

Republic of Yemen Radio - state-run, operates the General Programme from Sanaa, and the Second Programme from Aden

Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) - state-run radio operates three services; multilingual Radio 1 and English-language Radio 2 and Radio 4

Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) - state-run, operates National FM, Power FM, Radio Zimbabwe and S-FM