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Field Listing :: Radio broadcast stations

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This entry includes the total number of AM, FM, and shortwave 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 82, shortwave 6 (2008)


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 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 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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