Radio broadcast stations (2003) | Radio broadcast stations (2008) | ||
Afghanistan | AM 7 (6 are inactive; the active station is in Kabul), FM 1, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Urdu, and English) (1999) | 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 4, shortwave 2 (2001) | AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005) | |
American Samoa | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005) | |
Angola | AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2000) | AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001) | |
Anguilla | AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998) | AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Antarctica | AM NA, FM 2, shortwave 1
note: information for US bases only (2002) |
AM NA, FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only) (2002) | |
Argentina | AM 260 (including 10 inactive stations), FM NA (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998) | AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998) | |
Armenia | AM 9, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998) | AM 9, FM 16, shortwave 1 (2006) | |
Aruba | AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 2, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Austria | AM 2, FM 160 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2001) | AM 2, FM 65 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2001) | |
Bahamas, The | AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2006) | |
Bangladesh | AM 12, FM 12, shortwave 2 (1999) | AM 15, FM 13, shortwave 2 (2006) | |
Barbados | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Belgium | FM 79, AM 7, shortwave 1 (1998) | AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998) | |
Belize | AM 1, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2006) | |
Benin | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (2000) | AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 (2007) | |
Bermuda | AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005) | |
Bhutan | AM 0, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998) | AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2007) | |
British Virgin Islands | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Brunei | AM 3, FM 10, shortwave 0 (1998) | 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) | |
Burkina Faso | AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 3 (2002) | AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3 | |
Burma | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 3 (1998) | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 3 (2007) | |
Cambodia | AM 7, FM 3, shortwave 3 (1999) | AM 2, FM 17, shortwave NA (2003) | |
Cameroon | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2002) | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001) | |
Canada | AM 535, FM 53, shortwave 6 (1998) | AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004) | |
Cape Verde | AM 0, FM 15 (and 17 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2002) | AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2001) | |
Cayman Islands | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Central African Republic | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2002) | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001) | |
Chad | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2002) | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2001) | |
Chile | AM 180 (eight inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (one inactive) (1998) | AM 180 (8 inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (1 inactive) (1998) | |
Christmas Island | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2006) | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000) | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Cook Islands | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Costa Rica | AM 50, FM 43, shortwave 19 (1998) | AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002) | |
Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998) | area under government control: AM 5, FM 76, shortwave 0
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: AM 1, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2004) |
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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) | |
Dominica | AM 3, FM 10, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2003) | |
East Timor | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA | - | |
El Salvador | AM 61 (plus 24 repeaters), FM 30, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005) | |
Equatorial Guinea | AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2002) | AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (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 (1998) | AM 1, FM 7, shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service) (2006) | |
French Guiana | AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters), shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters) (1998) | - | |
Gabon | AM 6, FM 7 (and 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001) | AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001) | |
Gaza Strip | AM 0, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 0 (2008) | |
Ghana | AM 0, FM 49, shortwave 3 (2001) | AM 0, FM 86, shortwave 3 (2007) | |
Guadeloupe | AM 1, FM 17, shortwave 0 (1998) | - | |
Guam | AM 4, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2003) | AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2005) | |
Guinea | AM 4 (one station is inactive), FM 1 (plus 7 repeaters), shortwave 3 (2001) | AM 0, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2006) | |
Guinea-Bissau | AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2002) | AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2001) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 2 (1998) | AM 4, FM 3, shortwave 2 (2004) | |
Hong Kong | AM 7, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Iraq | AM 19 (5 are inactive), FM 51, shortwave 4 (1998) | after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq (2004) | |
Jan Mayen | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
note: there is one radio and meteorological station (1998) |
AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (there is one radio and meteorological station) (1998) | |
Japan | AM 215 plus 370 repeaters, FM 89 plus 485 repeaters, shortwave 21 (2001) | AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 (2001) | |
Johnston Atoll | AM NA, FM 7 (1 island-run morale, welfare, and recreation station and 6 all-music digital radio stations broadcast over FM band), shortwave NA (2002) | - | |
Jordan | AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1999) | FM 31 (2007) | |
Kiribati | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1
note: the shortwave station may be inactive (2002) |
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) (2002) | |
Korea, North | AM 16, FM 14, shortwave 12 (1999) | 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 104, FM 136, shortwave 5 (2001) | AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2 (2005) | |
Kyrgyzstan | AM 12 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998) | AM 3 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 20, shortwave NA (2006) | |
Laos | AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 4 (1998) | AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 (2006) | |
Liberia | AM 0, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2001) | AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2007) | |
Libya | AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2002) | AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2001) | |
Macedonia | - | AM 29, FM 20, shortwave 0 (1998) | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | AM 29, FM 20, shortwave 0 (1998) | - | |
Malawi | AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus a third station held in standby status) (2001) | AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) (2001) | |
Mali | AM 1, FM 28, shortwave 1
note: the shortwave station in Bamako has seven frequencies and five transmitters and relays broadcasts for China Radio International (2001) |
AM 1, FM 230 (27 regional and government stations, and 203 private stations), shortwave 1 (2001) | |
Marshall Islands | AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0
note: additionally, the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Services (Central Pacific Network) operate one FM and one AM station on Kwajalein (2002) |
AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (additionally, the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Services (Central Pacific Network) operate one FM and one AM station on Kwajalein) (2005) | |
Martinique | AM 0, FM 14, shortwave 0 (1998) | - | |
Mauritius | AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2002) | AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2001) | |
Mexico | AM 851, FM 598, shortwave 16 (2000) | AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15 (2003) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Moldova | AM 7, FM 50, shortwave 3 (1998) | AM 2, FM 29, shortwave NA (2006) | |
Mongolia | AM 7, FM 9, shortwave 4 (2001) | AM 7, FM 115 (includes 20 National radio broadcaster repeaters), shortwave 4 (2006) | |
Montenegro | - | 31 (station types NA) (2004) | |
Nepal | AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (January 2000) | AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2000) | |
Netherlands | AM 4, FM 58, shortwave 3 (1998) | AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 (2004) | |
Netherlands Antilles | AM 9, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 0 (2003) | |
Norfolk Island | AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998) | AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2005) | |
Pakistan | AM 27, FM 1, shortwave 21 (1998) | AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006) | |
Palau | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2002) | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001) | |
Paraguay | AM 46, FM 27, shortwave 6 (three inactive) (1998) | AM 41, FM 121, shortwave 6 (3 inactive) (2006) | |
Philippines | AM 366, FM 290, shortwave 5
note: each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience (2002) |
AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience) (2007) | |
Pitcairn Islands | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (15 Ham radio operators (VP6)) (2004) | |
Puerto Rico | AM 72, FM 17, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0 (2005) | |
Reunion | AM 2, FM 55, shortwave 0 (2001) | - | |
Romania | AM 40, FM 202, shortwave 3 (1998) | 698 (frequency type NA) (2006) | |
Russia | AM 420, FM 447, shortwave 56 (1998) | AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62 (2004) | |
Rwanda | AM 0, FM 3 (two main FM programs are broadcast through a system of repeaters and the third FM program is a 24 hour BBC program), shortwave 1 (2002) | AM 0, FM 8 (two main FM programs are broadcast through a system of repeaters, three international FM programs include the BBC, VOA, and Deutchewelle), shortwave 1 (2005) | |
Saint Helena | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) | Saint Helena: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0
Ascension: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2005) |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis | AM 3, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2003) | |
Saint Lucia | AM 2, FM 7 (plus 3 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003) | |
Saint Martin | - | FM 3 (2007) | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Samoa | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 2, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2002) | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001) | |
Serbia | - | 153 (station types NA) (2001) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | AM 113, FM 194, shortwave 2 (1998) | - | |
Seychelles | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998) | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 (2001) | |
Sierra Leone | AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 (1999) | AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2001) | |
Singapore | AM 0, FM 16, shortwave 2 (1998) | AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 (2003) | |
Slovenia | AM 17, FM 160, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 10, FM 230, shortwave 0 (2006) | |
Solomon Islands | AM 3, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2004) | |
Somalia | AM 0, FM 11, shortwave 1 in Mogadishu; 1 FM in Puntland, 1 FM in Somaliland (2001) | AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland), shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu) (2001) | |
Sri Lanka | AM 26, FM 45, shortwave 1 (1998) | AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4 (2007) | |
Swaziland | AM 3, FM 2 plus 4 repeaters, shortwave 3 (2001) | AM 3, FM 2 (plus 4 repeaters), shortwave 3 (2004) | |
Switzerland | AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low power stations), shortwave 2 (1998) | AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2 (1998) | |
Taiwan | AM 218, FM 333, shortwave 50 (1999) | AM 140, FM 229, shortwave 49 | |
Thailand | AM 204, FM 334, shortwave 6 (1999) | 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 - frequency type NA) | |
Tokelau | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
note: each atoll has a radio broadcast station of unknown type that broadcasts shipping and weather reports (1998) |
AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (one radio station provides service to all islands) (2002) | |
Tonga | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (2001) | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | AM 2, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 4, FM 18, shortwave 0 (2001) | |
Tunisia | AM 7, FM 20, shortwave 2 (1998) | AM 7, FM 38, shortwave 2 (2007) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | AM 3 (one inactive), FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003) | |
Tuvalu | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1999) | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) | |
Ukraine | AM 134, FM 289, shortwave 4 (1998) | 524 (station types NA) (2006) | |
United Arab Emirates | AM 13, FM 7, shortwave 2 (1998) | AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 (2004) | |
United States | AM 4,762, FM 5,542, shortwave 18 (1998) | AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 (2006) | |
Uruguay | AM 91, FM 149, shortwave 7 (2001) | AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005) | |
Uzbekistan | AM 20, FM 7, shortwave 10 (1998) | AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 3 (2006) | |
Vanuatu | AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 1 (2002) | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001) | |
Virgin Islands | AM 5, FM 11, shortwave 0 (2002) | AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2005) | |
Wake Island | AM 0, FM NA, shortwave NA
note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (1998) |
AM 0, FM 0, shortwave 0 (Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (2005) | |
West Bank | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
note: the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts from an AM station in Ramallah on 675 kHz; numerous local, private stations are reported to be in operation (2000) |
AM 0, FM 25, shortwave 0 (2008) |