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				Afghanistan | AM 21, FM 23, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Urdu, and English) (2003) | AM 7 (6 are inactive; the active station is in Kabul), FM 1, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pushtu, Dari, Urdu, and English) (1999) | 
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				Albania | AM 13, FM 4, shortwave 2 (2001) | AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 2 (1999) | 
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				American Samoa | AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2004) | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Angola | AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2000) | AM 34, FM 7, shortwave 9 (1999) | 
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				Anguilla | AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Antarctica | AM NA, FM 2, shortwave 1 
 note: information for US bases only (2002)  | 
				AM NA, FM 2, shortwave 1
 note: information for US bases only (1998)  | 
				
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				Aruba | AM 2, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Austria | AM 2, FM 65 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2001) | AM 1, FM 61 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Bahamas, The | AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Barbados | AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Benin | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (2000) | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998) | 
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				Bermuda | AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Bhutan | AM 0, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2004) | AM 0, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Botswana | AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001) | AM 7, FM 15, shortwave 5 (1998) | 
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				British Virgin Islands | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Bulgaria | AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001) | AM 24, FM 93, shortwave 2 (1998) | 
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				Burkina Faso | AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 3 (2002) | AM 2, FM 17, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Burma | AM 1, FM 1 (2004) | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 3 (1998) | 
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				Burundi | AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001) | AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Cambodia | AM 2, FM 17, (2003) | AM 7, FM 3, shortwave 3 (1999) | 
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				Cameroon | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2002) | AM 11, FM 8, shortwave 3 (1998) | 
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				Canada | AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004) | AM 535, FM 53, shortwave 6 (1998) | 
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				Cape Verde | AM 0, FM 22 (and 12 low power repeaters), shortwave 0 (2002) | AM 0, FM 11 (and 14 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Cayman Islands | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Central African Republic | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2002) | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Chad | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2002) | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 5 (1998) | 
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				Christmas Island | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Cocos (Keeling) Islands | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Comoros | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001) | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Congo, Democratic Republic of the | AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2001) | AM 3, FM 12, shortwave 1 (1999) | 
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				Congo, Republic of the | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2001) | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1999) | 
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				Cook Islands | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Costa Rica | AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002) | AM 50, FM 43, shortwave 19 (1998) | 
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				Cote d'Ivoire | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998) | AM 2, FM 8, shortwave 3 (1998) | 
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				Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); north Cyprus: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998) | Greek Cypriot area: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Djibouti | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001) | AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Dominica | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 3, FM 10, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				East Timor | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA | - | 
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				Ecuador | AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001) | AM 392, FM 27, shortwave 29 (1998) | 
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				Equatorial Guinea | AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2002) | AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 4 (1998) | 
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				Eritrea | AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 (2000) | AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 2 (2000) | 
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				Estonia | AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0 (2001) | AM 3 (all AM stations inactive since July 1998), FM 82, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Ethiopia | AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001) | AM 5, FM 0, shortwave 2 (1999) | 
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				European Union | AM 866, FM 13,396, shortwave 73 (1998); note - sum of individual country radio broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Euroradio) | - | 
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				Gabon | AM 6, FM 7 (and 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001) | AM 6, FM 7, shortwave 6 (1998) | 
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				Gambia, The | AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001) | AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2000) | 
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				Germany | AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 (1998) | AM 51, FM 767, shortwave 4 (1998) | 
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				Ghana | AM 0, FM 49, shortwave 3 (2001) | AM 0, FM 18, shortwave 3 (1999) | 
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				Grenada | AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Guam | AM 4, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2003) | AM 4, FM 7, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Guinea | AM 4 (one station is inactive), FM 1 (plus 7 repeaters), shortwave 3 (2001) | AM 4, FM 8, shortwave 3 (1998) | 
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				Guinea-Bissau | AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2002) | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Hong Kong | AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 7, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Iraq | after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations on the air inside Iraq (2004) | AM 19 (5 are inactive), FM 51, shortwave 4 (1998) | 
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				Jan Mayen | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA 
 note: there is one radio and meteorological station (1998)  | 
				AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
 note: there is one radio and meteorological station (1998)  | 
				
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				Japan | AM 215 plus 370 repeaters, FM 89 plus 485 repeaters, shortwave 21 (2001) | AM 190, FM 88, shortwave 24 (1999) | 
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				Johnston Atoll | - | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA | 
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				Kenya | AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 (2001) | AM 24, FM 8, shortwave 6 (1999) | 
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				Kiribati | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 
 note: the shortwave station may be inactive (2002)  | 
				AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Korea, North | AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station), FM 14, shortwave 14 (2003) | AM 16, FM 14, shortwave 12 (1999) | 
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				Korea, South | AM 58, FM 150, shortwave 2 (2004) | AM 106, FM 97, shortwave 6 (1999) | 
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				Liberia | AM 0, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2001) | AM 0, FM 6, shortwave 4 (1999) | 
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				Libya | AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2002) | AM 17, FM 4, shortwave 3 (1998) | 
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				Lithuania | AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001) | AM 3, FM 112, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Macedonia | AM 29, FM 20, shortwave 0 (1998) | - | 
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | AM 29, FM 20, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Madagascar | AM 2 (plus a number of repeater stations), FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001) | AM 2 (plus 8 repeater stations), FM 7, shortwave 5 (1998) | 
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				Malawi | AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus a third station held in standby status) (2001) | AM 9, FM 4 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 3 (1998) | 
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				Malaysia | AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001) | AM 56, FM 31 (plus 13 repeater stations), shortwave 5 (1999) | 
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				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 14, shortwave 7 (1998) | 
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				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 3, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Mauritania | AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001) | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Mauritius | AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2002) | AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1998) | 
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				Mayotte | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001) | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Mexico | AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15 (2003) | AM 865, FM about 500, shortwave 13 (1999) | 
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				Micronesia, Federated States of | AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Mongolia | AM 7, FM 62, shortwave 3 (2004) | AM 7, FM 9, shortwave 4 (2001) | 
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				Mozambique | AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001) | AM 13, FM 16, shortwave 12 (2000) | 
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				Namibia | AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4 (2001) | AM 2, FM 34, shortwave 5 (1998) | 
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				Netherlands | AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 (2004) | AM 4, FM 58, shortwave 3 (1998) | 
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				Netherlands Antilles | AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 9, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Niger | AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4 (2001) | AM 5, FM 5, shortwave 4 (1998) | 
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				Nigeria | AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 (2001) | AM 82, FM 35, shortwave 11 (1998) | 
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				Norfolk Island | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005) | AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Palau | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2002) | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Philippines | AM 369, FM 583, shortwave 5 
 note: each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience (2004)  | 
				AM 366, FM 290, shortwave 3 (1999) | 
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				Pitcairn Islands | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0, note - 15 Ham radio operators (VP6) (2004) | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Reunion | AM 2, FM 55, shortwave 0 (2001) | AM 2, FM 55, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Rwanda | 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) | AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Saint Kitts and Nevis | AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 3, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Saint Lucia | AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 2, FM 7 (plus 3 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Samoa | AM 2, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Sao Tome and Principe | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2002) | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Senegal | AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001) | AM 10, FM 14, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Serbia and Montenegro | AM 113, FM 194, shortwave 2 (1998) | - | 
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				Seychelles | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998) | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 2 (1998) | 
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				Singapore | AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 (2003) | AM 0, FM 16, shortwave 2 (1998) | 
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				Solomon Islands | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2004) | AM 3, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Somalia | AM 0, FM 11, shortwave 1 in Mogadishu; 1 FM in Puntland, 1 FM in Somaliland (2001) | AM 0, FM 0, shortwave 4 (1988) | 
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				South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 (2003) | none | 
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				Swaziland | AM 3, FM 2 plus 4 repeaters, shortwave 3 (2004) | AM 7, FM 6 (2000) | 
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				Tajikistan | AM 8, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2002) | AM 9, FM 6, shortwave 5 (1998) | 
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				Tokelau | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA 
 note: 1 radio station provides service to all islands (2002)  | 
				AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
 note: each atoll has a radio broadcast station of unknown type that broadcasts shipping and weather reports (1998)  | 
				
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				Tonga | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2004) | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (2001) | 
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				Trinidad and Tobago | AM 4, FM 18, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 2, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Turkey | AM 16, FM 107, shortwave 6 (2001) | AM 16, FM 72, shortwave 6 (1998) | 
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				Turks and Caicos Islands | AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 3 (one inactive), FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Tuvalu | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Uganda | AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001) | AM 19, FM 4, shortwave 5 (1998) | 
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				United Arab Emirates | AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 (2004) | AM 13, FM 7, shortwave 2 (1998) | 
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				United States | AM 4,854, FM 8,950, shortwave 18 (2004) | AM 4,762, FM 5,542, shortwave 18 (1998) | 
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				Uruguay | AM 91, FM 149, shortwave 7 (2001) | AM 94, FM 115, shortwave 14 (seven are inactive) (1998) | 
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				Vanuatu | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2004) | AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998) | 
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				Virgin Islands | AM 6, FM 17, shortwave 0 (2004) | AM 5, FM 11, shortwave 0 (1998) | 
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				Wake Island | AM 0, FM NA, shortwave NA 
 note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (1998)  | 
				AM 0, FM NA, shortwave NA
 note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (1998)  | 
				
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				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 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)  | 
				
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				Yugoslavia | - | AM 113, FM 194, shortwave 2 (1998) | 
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				Zambia | AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (2001) | AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (1998) |