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  Field Listing - Radio broadcast stations


Country
Radio broadcast stations
Afghanistan AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashto, Dari (Afghan Persian), Urdu, and English) (2006)
Akrotiri AM NA, FM 1, shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Albania AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005)
Algeria AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)
American Samoa AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Andorra AM 0, FM 1, shortwave 0 (easy access to radio and television broadcasts originating in France and Spain) (2007)
Angola AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001)
Anguilla AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
Antarctica FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only); note - many research stations have a local FM radio station (2007)
Antigua and Barbuda AM 4, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Argentina AM 260, FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998)
Armenia AM 9, FM 16, shortwave 1 (2006)
Aruba AM 2, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2004)
Australia AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)
Austria AM 2, FM 65 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2001)
Azerbaijan AM 10, FM 17, shortwave 1 (1998)
Bahamas, The AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2006)
Bahrain AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Bangladesh AM 15, FM 13, shortwave 2 (2006)
Barbados AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
Belarus AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
Belgium AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)
Belize AM 1, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2006)
Benin AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 (2007)
Bermuda AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Bhutan AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2007)
Bolivia AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999)
Bosnia and Herzegovina AM 8, FM 16, shortwave 1 (1998)
Botswana AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001)
Brazil AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999)
British Indian Ocean Territory AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
British Virgin Islands AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)
Brunei AM 1, FM 2 (transmitting on 18 different frequencies), shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) station transmits two FM signals with English and Nepali service) (2006)
Bulgaria AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001)
Burkina Faso AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3 (2007)
Burma AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 3 (2007)
Burundi AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Cambodia AM 1, FM 50, shortwave NA (2008)
Cameroon AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001)
Canada AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004)
Cape Verde AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2001)
Cayman Islands AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004)
Central African Republic AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001)
Chad AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2001)
Chile AM 180, FM 64, shortwave 17 (1998)
China AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 (1998)
Christmas Island AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2006)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)
Colombia AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 (1999)
Comoros AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2001)
Congo, Republic of the AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2001)
Cook Islands AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
Costa Rica AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002)
Cote d'Ivoire AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998)
Croatia AM 16, FM 98, shortwave 5 (1999)
Cuba AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 (1998)
Cyprus area under government control: AM 5, FM 76, shortwave 0
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: AM 1, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2004)
Czech Republic AM 31, FM 304, shortwave 17 (2000)
Denmark AM 1, FM 355, shortwave 0 (1998)
Dhekelia AM NA, FM 1 (located in Akrotiri), shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Djibouti AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Dominica AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2003)
Dominican Republic AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998)
Ecuador AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001)
Egypt AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 11, shortwave 3 (1999)
El Salvador AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005)
Equatorial Guinea AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2001)
Eritrea AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 (2000)
Estonia AM 0, FM 32, shortwave 0 (2007)
Ethiopia AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001)
European Union AM 930, FM 13,655, shortwave 71 (1998); note - sum of individual country radio broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Euroradio)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) AM 1, FM 7, shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service) (2006)
Faroe Islands AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Fiji AM 13, FM 40, shortwave 0 (1998)
Finland AM 2, FM 59, shortwave 2 (2008)
France AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
French Polynesia AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)
Gabon AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001)
Gambia, The AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Gaza Strip AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 0 (2008)
Georgia AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998)
Germany AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 (1998)
Ghana AM 0, FM 86, shortwave 3 (2007)
Gibraltar AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
Greece AM 26, FM 88, shortwave 4 (1998)
Greenland AM 5, FM 14, shortwave 0 (2008)
Grenada AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Guam AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2005)
Guatemala AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000)
Guernsey AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Guinea AM 0, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2006)
Guinea-Bissau AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2001)
Guyana AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998)
Haiti AM 41, FM 26, shortwave 0 (1999)
Holy See (Vatican City) AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2008)
Honduras AM 241, FM 53, shortwave 12 (1998)
Hong Kong AM 6, FM 10, shortwave 0 (2008)
Hungary AM 5, FM 90, shortwave 1 (2008)
Iceland AM 3, FM about 70, shortwave 1 (2008)
India AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 (1998)
Indonesia AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 (1998)
Iran AM 72, FM 6, shortwave 5 (1998)
Iraq 52 (station frequency types NA) (2008)
Ireland AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 (1998)
Isle of Man AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Israel AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 (1998)
Italy AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)
Jamaica AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Jan Mayen NA; note - there is one radio and meteorological station (1998)
Japan AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 (2001)
Jersey AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (UK radio broadcasts carried via local relays) (2008)
Jordan FM 31 (2007)
Kazakhstan AM 60, FM 18, shortwave 9 (2008)
Kenya AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 (2001)
Kiribati AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) (2002)
Korea, North AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 (2006)
Korea, South AM 96, FM 322, shortwave 1 (2008)
Kuwait AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
Kyrgyzstan AM 3 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 23, shortwave NA (2007)
Laos AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 (2006)
Latvia AM 8, FM 62, shortwave 1 (2008)
Lebanon AM 20, FM 32 (plus about a dozen unlicensed stations operating), shortwave 4 (2007)
Lesotho AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 1 (2007)
Liberia AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2007)
Libya AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2001)
Liechtenstein AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
Lithuania AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001)
Luxembourg AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
Macau AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2008)
Macedonia AM 29, FM 32, shortwave 0 (2008)
Madagascar AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001)
Malawi AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) (2001)
Malaysia AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001)
Maldives AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
Mali AM 1, FM 230 (27 regional and government stations, and 203 private stations), shortwave 1 (2001)
Malta AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999)
Marshall Islands AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (additionally, the American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (Central Pacific Network) operates one FM and one AM station on Kwajalein Island) (2005)
Mauritania AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
Mauritius AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2001)
Mayotte AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
Mexico AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15 (2003)
Micronesia, Federated States of AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
Moldova AM 2, FM 29, shortwave NA (2006)
Monaco AM 1, FM 11, shortwave 1 (2008)
Mongolia AM 7, FM 115 (includes 20 national radio broadcaster repeaters), shortwave 4 (2006)
Montenegro 31 (station frequency types NA) (2004)
Montserrat AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Morocco AM 27, FM 25, shortwave 6 (1998)
Mozambique AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001)
Namibia AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4 (2001)
Nauru AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Nepal AM 6, FM 80, shortwave 4 (2008)
Netherlands AM 4, FM 567, shortwave 1 (2008)
Netherlands Antilles AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 0 (2003)
New Caledonia AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
New Zealand AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998)
Nicaragua AM 63, FM 32, shortwave 1 (1998)
Niger AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4 (2001)
Nigeria AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 (2001)
Niue AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Norfolk Island AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Northern Mariana Islands AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2005)
Norway AM 5, FM 160, shortwave 1 (2008)
Oman AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
Pakistan AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006)
Palau AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Panama AM 101, FM 134, shortwave 0 (1998)
Papua New Guinea AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)
Paraguay AM 41, FM 121, shortwave 6 (2006)
Peru AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 (1999)
Philippines AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (2007)
Pitcairn Islands AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (15 ham radio operators (VP6)) (2004)
Poland AM 14, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2008)
Portugal AM 2, FM 63, shortwave 1 (2008)
Puerto Rico AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0 (2008)
Qatar AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)
Romania 698 (station frequency type NA) (2006)
Russia AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62 (2004)
Rwanda AM 0, FM 10 (two main FM programs are broadcast through a system of repeaters; international FM programming includes the BBC, VOA, and Deutchewelle) (2007)
Saint Helena Saint Helena: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0
Ascension: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2005)
Saint Kitts and Nevis AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2003)
Saint Lucia AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003)
Saint Martin AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2007)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
Samoa AM 2, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)
San Marino AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2008)
Sao Tome and Principe AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001)
Saudi Arabia AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998)
Senegal AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001)
Serbia 153 (station frequency types NA) (2001)
Seychelles AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 (2001)
Sierra Leone AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2001)
Singapore AM 0, FM 19, shortwave 1 (2008)
Slovakia AM 1, FM 22, shortwave 1 (2008)
Slovenia AM 10, FM 230, shortwave 0 (2006)
Solomon Islands AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2004)
Somalia AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland), shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu) (2001)
South Africa AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 (2003)
Spain AM 18, FM 250, shortwave 2 (2008)
Sri Lanka AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4 (2007)
Sudan AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
Suriname AM 4, FM 13, shortwave 1 (1998)
Svalbard AM 1, FM 1 (plus 2 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998)
Swaziland AM 3, FM 2 (plus 4 repeaters), shortwave 3 (2004)
Sweden AM 1, FM 124, shortwave 0 (2008)
Switzerland AM 3, FM 106 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 3 (2008)
Syria AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
Taiwan AM 21, FM 143, shortwave 1 (2008)
Tajikistan 16 (number of licensed stations with only about 10 broadcasting) (2009)
Tanzania AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 (1998)
Thailand AM 238, FM 351, shortwave 6 (2007)
Timor-Leste at least 21 (Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster and 20 community and church radio stations - station frequency types NA) (2007)
Togo AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998)
Tokelau AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (one radio station provides service to all islands) (2002)
Tonga AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Trinidad and Tobago AM 4, FM 18, shortwave 0 (2001)
Tunisia AM 7, FM 38, shortwave 2 (2007)
Turkey AM 16, FM 107, shortwave 6 (2001)
Turkmenistan AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
Turks and Caicos Islands AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003)
Tuvalu AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
Uganda AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001)
Ukraine 524 (station frequency types NA) (2006)
United Arab Emirates AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 (2004)
United Kingdom AM 206, FM 696, shortwave 3 (2008)
United States AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 (2006)
Uruguay AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005)
Uzbekistan AM 4, FM 12, shortwave 3 (2008)
Vanuatu AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Venezuela AM 201, FM unknown, but at least 25 in Caracas, shortwave 11 (1998)
Vietnam AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999)
Virgin Islands AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2005)
Wake Island AM 0, FM 0, shortwave 0 (American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS)) provides satellite radio service (2005)
Wallis and Futuna AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)
West Bank AM 0, FM 25, shortwave 0 (2008)
Western Sahara AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
World AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
Yemen AM 6, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998)
Zambia AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (2001)
Zimbabwe AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998)

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