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List of radio services

External and selected other foreign language audio broadcasting services

CountryAreaBroadcasterYearsActive languagesFormer languagesWebsite
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan As Radio Afghanistan 1940–02: eng, urd ara, bal, prs, fre, ger, pus
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Eu Radio Tirana 1938–07: eng, fre, ger, gre, ita, srb alb, ara, bul, cmn, cze, hun, ind, per, pol, por, rum, rus, spa, swe, tur
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Ar RAI  ?04: ara, eng, fre, spa
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Af RNA 1977?–04?: eng, fre, lin, por spa
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Am RAE 1949–08: cmn, eng, fre, ger, ita, jpn, por, spa ara
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia As Armradio  ?08: ara, aii, gre, kur, kmr, per, rus, tur aze, eng, fre, geo, ger, spa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pac Radio Australia 1939(1931)–01: eng cmn, yue, fre, ind, jpn, tha, tpi, vie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pac SBS 1975–68: alb, amh, ara, arm, aii, ben, bos, bul, bur, cmn, yue, hak, hrv, cze, prs, din, dut, est, fil, fin, fre, ger, gre, guj, heb, hin, hmn, hun, ind, ita, jpn, kar, khm, run, kor, kur, lao, mac, mal, mlt, mon, nep, pus, per, pol, por, pan, rhg, rum, rus, smo, srb, sin, slo, slv, som, spa, swa, tam, tel, tha, tib, tir, tur, ukr, urd, vie, yid fij, kan, lav, lit, may, mao, nor, swe, ton
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Eu RÖI 1955(1929)–02: eng, fre ara, epo, ger, spa
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan As AzTV 195?–01: rus ara, aze, eng, fre, ger, per, tur
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Ar Radio Bahrain 1977–01: eng
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh As Bangladesh Betar 1971?–06: ara, ben, eng, hin, nep, urd
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Eu Radio Belarus 1962–08: bel 1962, cmn 2012, eng 1998, fre 2010, ger 1985, pol 2006, rus 1998, spa 2010-
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Eu RVi 1934/77–2011- dut, eng, fre, ger, spa
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Eu RTBFi 1999–01: fre ger (BRF)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Am Radiobrás 1975?–2007?- eng, ger, por
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Eu Radio Bulgaria 1937–11: alb, ara, bul, eng, fre, ger, gre, por, srb, spa, tur ita
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia AsRNK1956?–02: eng, fre lao, tha, vie
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Am RCI 1945–05: ara, cmn, eng, fre, spa cze, ger, hun, jpn, pol, por, rus, slo, ukr
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China As CRI 1941–51?: alb, ara, bel, ben, bul, bur, cmn/yue/nan/hak, hrv, cze, eng 1947, epo, fil, fre 1958, ger 1960, gre, hau, heb, hin 1959, hun, ind, ita, jpn 1941, kaz, khm, kor 1950, kir, lao, may, mon, nep, pus, per, pol, por, rum, rus 1954, srb, sin, spa, swa, tam, tha, tib, tur, ukr, urd, uig, vie ,
Voice of Tibet  ?01: eng
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Eu Voice of Croatia 1991–04: hrv, eng, ger, spa hun, ita
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Am RHC 1961–06: ara, eng, epo, fre, por, spa cpf, grn, que
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Eu Radio Prague 1936–06: cze, eng, fre, ger, rus, spa ara, ita, por, slo
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Eu DR 1928–2003- dan
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Ar European Program 1934–06: arm, eng, fre, ger, gre, ita
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Ar Radio Cairo 1953–18: aar, alb, amh, ara, prs, eng, fre, ful, ger, hau, ita, pus, rus, som, swa, tur, urd, uzb aze, bam, ben, hin, ind, lin, may, nde, per, por, sna, spa, tgk, tha, wol, yor, zul
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Eu EER4 195?–01: rus eng, est, fin, swe
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Af Radio Ethiopia  ?05: aar, ara, eng (also 104.7), fre, som amh
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Eu Yle 1939–58 & 1967–03: eng, fin (easy), lat 1989– fre 1987–2002, ger 1985–2002, rus, swe ,
Flag of France.svg  France Eu RFI, MCD 1931–13: ara, cmn, eng, fre, hau, khm, mande, por, rum, rus, spa, swa, vie cpf, ger, pol, scr ,
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia As Radio Georgia  ?- abk, arm, aze, eng, fre, geo, ger, rus
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Eu DW (DLF)1953(1929)–10: ara 1959, amh 1965, prs 1970, eng 1954, fre 1954, gre 1964, hau 1963, pus 1970, por 1954, swa 1963 ben, bul, cze (DLF), dan (DLF), dut (DLF), ger, hin, hun (DLF), ind, ita (DLF), jpn, mac, nor, per, pol (DLF), rum, rus, san, scr, slo (DLF), slv, spa, swe, tur, urd
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Eu WDR Cosmo 1964/1998–09: ara, gre, ita, kur, pol, rus, scr, spa, tur
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Eu RBI 1959–1990- ara, eng, fre, ger, hin, ita, por, spa, swa, swe
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Eu Voice of Greece 1940/47–01: gre alb, ara, bul, eng, fre, ger, ita, pol, por, rum, rus, scr, spa, swe, tur
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary EuRadio Budapest
Duna
1934–2007
2012–

01: hun
eng, ger, hun, ita, spa, tur
Flag of India.svg  India As AIR 1939–26: ara, bal, ben, bur, cmn, prs, eng, fre, guj, hin, ind, kan, mal, nep, pus, per, pan, rus, snd, sin, swa, tam, tel, tha, tib, urd yue
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia As VOI 1945–08: ara, cmn, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, spa kor, may, tha
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran As IRIB 1956–27: ara, alb, arm, ben, cmn, prs, eng, fre, ger, hau, heb, hin, ind, ita, jpn, kaz, pus, per, por, rus, spa, swa, tgk, tly, tur, urd, uzb aii, aze, bal, kur, tuk
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq As Radio Baghdad  ?- ara, aze, eng, fre, ger, heb, kur, per, rus, spa, urd
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel As Kan Reka 1948–09: amh 1984, bhh 1975, eng 1948, fre 1948, geo 1970, lad 1948, rus 1958, spa 1952, yid 1948 heb, hun, per, por, rum
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Eu Rai 1930–2011- alb, amh, ara, bul, cze, dan, eng, epo, fre, ger, gre, hun, ita, lit, pol, por, rum, rus, scr, slo, slv, som, spa, swe, tur, ukr
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan As NHK World 1935–18: ara, ben, bur, cmn, eng, fre, hin, ind, jpn, kor, per, por, rus, spa, swa, tha, urd, vie ger, ita, may, swe
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Ar Radio Jordan  ?01: eng
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan As KazTRK  ?04: rus; ger, kor, uig kaz; aze, tat, tur (Достық)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Af KBC  ?01: eng
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea As KBS World Radio 1953–11: ara, cmn, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, kor, rus, spa, vie por
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea As Voice of Korea 1945–09: ara, cmn, eng, fre, ger, jpn, kor, rus, spa
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Ar RK FM  ?01: eng
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan As KTRK Dostuk  ?08: dng, pol, rus, ukr, uig, tat, tur, uzb ger
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos As LNR  ?06?: cmn, eng, fre, khm, tha, vie
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Eu LR  ?–2001- lav, rus, swe
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Ar Voice of Africa  ?–2011- ara, eng, fre
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Eu LRT 195?–- eng, lit, pol, rus
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Eu Radio Luxembourg 1933–1992- dut, eng, fre, ger, ita
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Eu MR3 1945?–06: alb, rup, bos, rom, srb, tur bul, gre
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia As Voice of Malaysia 1963–2011- ara, bur, cmn, eng, ind, may, tgl, tha
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Am XERMX-OC 1969–01: spa
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia As Voice of Mongolia 1964–05: cmn 1964, eng 1965, jpn 1989, mon 1964, rus fre
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar As MRTV  ?01: eng
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal As Radio Nepal 1951?–01: eng (अंग्रेजी समाचार)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Eu RNW 1947–2012- ara, dut, eng, fre, pap, por, spa, sra
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Pac RNZI 1948–07: eng, fre, niu, pis, rar, smo, ton
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Af Voice of Nigeria 1961–08: ara, eng, fre, ful, hau, ibo, swa, yor
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Eu RNI 1938/48–2001/03- eng, nor
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman ArRadio Oman ?01: eng
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan As Radio Pakistan 1947?–14: bft, ben, cmn, prs, guj, hin, nep, pus, per, scl, sin, tam, urd; eng ara, asm, bur, fre, ind, rus, swa, tur, uig
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines As DZRP 1972–02: eng, fil
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Eu Polish Radio 1936–06: bel, eng, ger, pol, rus, ukr ara, dan, epo, fin, fre, ita, spa, swe
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Eu RDPi 1935?–01: por eng, fre, ita
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Ar Qatar Radio  ?03: eng, fre, urd
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Eu RRI 1939–12: ara, rup, cmn, eng, fre, ger, ita, rum, rus, srb, spa, ukr gre, per, por, tur
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Eu Sputnik 1929/2014–31: abk, ara, arm, aze, bel, cmn, cze, prs, eng, est, fre, geo, ger, ita, jpn, kaz, kur, kir, lav, lit, oss, per, pol, por, srb, spa, tgk, tur, uzb, vie afr, alb, amh, asm, bam, ben, bul, bur, cat, yue, dan, dut, fin, ful, gre, guj, hau, hin, hun, ind, kan, khm, kor, lao, mac, mlg, may, mal, mar, mon, nde, nep, nor, pus, pan, rum, rus, scr, sin, slo, slv, sna, som, swa, swe, tgl, tam, tel, tha, urd, zul
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Ar SBC  ?12: ara, ben, fre, ind, pus, som, swa, tgk, tur, tuk, urd, uzb bam, eng, per
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Eu International Radio of Serbia 1936–2015- alb, ara, bul, cmn, eng, fre, ger, gre, hun, ita, rus, srb, spa
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore As RSI 1994–2007- cmn, eng, ind, may
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Eu RSI 1993–06: eng, fre, ger, rus, slo, spa
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Eu RSi  ?03: eng, ger, slv
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Af Channel Africa 1966/1992–06: nya, eng, fre, loz, por, swa afr, dan, dut, ger, kua/ndo, spa, tso
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Eu RPP 1964–1991- ara, aze, cpf, eng, ger, grn, heb, per, por, spa, yid
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Eu REE 1942–06: ara, eng, fre, lad, por, rus, spa
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka As SLBC  ?05: ben, eng, hin, sin, tam kan, mal, nep, tel
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Eu Radio Sweden 1938–06: ara, eng, kur, per, som, swe (easy) est, fre, ger, por, rus, spa
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Eu SRI 1930–2004- ara, eng, epo, fre, ger, ita, por, roh, spa
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria ArRadio Damascus1957–06: ara, eng, fre, ger, rus, spa, tur heb
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan As RTI 1939–13: cmn/yue/nan/hak, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, rus, spa, tha, vie ara, kor
ICRT 1979–01: eng
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan As Radio Tajikistan  ?- ara, prs, eng, per, rus, uzb
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand As RTWS 1938–10: bur, cmn, eng, fre, jpn, khm, lao, may, tha, vie
Flag of Transnistria.svg Transnistria Eu Radio Pridnestrovie 1991–2014- eng, fre, ger, rus
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ar RTCI 1960–05: eng, fre, ger, ita, spa
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey As Voice of Turkey 1937–32: alb, ara, arm, aze, bul, cmn, prs, eng, fre, geo, ger, gre, hau, hun, ita, jpn, kaz, kir, mac, may, pus, per, por, rus, spa, swa, tat, tur, tuk, urd, uig, uzb rum, scr
Flag of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg  Northern Cyprus As Bayrak  ?05: ara, eng, fre, ger, gre, rus
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Eu RUI 195003: eng, ger, rum rus, ukr
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Ar ARN Dubai Eye  ?01: eng
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (public)Eu BBC WS 1932–37: amh 2017, ara 1938, aze 1994, ben 1941, bur 1940, yue 1941, eng 1932, fre 1938, guj 2017, hau 1957, hin 1940, ind 1949, kin 1994, kor 2017, kir 1995, Marathi language 2017, nep 1969, pcm 2017, orm 2017, pan 2017, pus 1981, per 1940, por 1938, rus 1942, sin 1942/90, som 1957, spa 1938, swa 1957, tam 1941, tel 2017, tha 1941, tir 2017, tur 1939, ukr 1992, urd 1949, uzb 1994, vie 1952 afr, alb, bul, cmn, cze, dan, dut, fin, ger, gre, guj, heb, hun, ice, ita, jpn, kaz, ltz, mac, may, mlt, nor, pol, rum, rus, scr, slo, slv, swe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (military)Eu BFBS 1943–02: eng, nep
Flag of the United Nations.svg  United Nations Am United Nations Radio 1946(1929)–11: ara, ben, cmn, eng, fre, hin, por, rus, spa, swa, urd
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (public) [1] Am VoA 1942–31: amh 1982, bam 2013, ben 1958, bur 1943, cmn 1941, yue 1941, cpf 1987, prs 1980, eng 1941, fre 1942, hau 1979, ind 1942, khm 1955, kin/run 1996, kor 1942, kur 1992, lao 1962, nde 2003, orm 1996, pus 1982, por 1942, sna 2003, som 1992, spa 1941, swa 1962, tha 1942, tib 1991, tir 1996, urd 1951, uzb 1958/72, vie 1943 alb, ara, arm, aze, bul, cze, est, geo, ger, gre, hin, hun, ita, jpn, lav, lit, per, pol, rum, rus, scr, slv, tur, ukr
RFE/RL 1951–17: alb (RFE), arm (RL), aze (RL), bel (RL), prs (RL), geo (RL), kir (RL), mac (RFE), pus (RL), per (RL), rum (RFE), rus (RL), srb (RFE), tgk (RL), tuk (RL), ukr (RL), uzb (RL) bak (RL), bul (RFE), cze (RFE), est (RFE), hun (RFE), kaz (RL), lav (RFE), lit (RFE), pol (RFE), slo (RFE), tat (RL)
Radio Martí 1985–01: spa
RFA 1996(1951)–09: bur, cmn, yue, khm, kor, lao, tib, uig, vie
Radio Sawa 2002–01: ara
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (military) [2] Am AFN 1942–01: eng ,
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (religious)Am TWR 1954–more than 230
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan As Radio Tashkent 195?–- ara, cmn, prs, eng, ger, hin, kaz, pus, per, rus, tat, tur, uig, urd, uzb
Flag of Vatican City State - 2023 version.svg   Vatican City Eu Vatican Radio 1931–37: alb 1951, amh 1948, ara 1949, arm 1966, bel 1950, bul 1949, cmn 1950, hrv 1947, cze 1947, eng 1937, epo 1976, fin 1975, fre 1931, ger 1937, heb, hin 1965, hun 1939, ita 1931, jpn 1959, kor, lav 1948, lit 1940, mac, mal 1965, pol 1938, por 1940, rum 1947, rus 1948, slo 1947, slv 1947, spa 1934, swa, swe 1953, tam 1965, tig, ukr 1939, vie 1980 dan, est, nor, som, urd
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Am Voz de Venezuela 1976–?- spa
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam As VOV5 1945–12: cmn, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, khm, lao, rus, spa, tha, vie yue

Bold: 10 major international broadcasting languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish)
Italic: major language(s) of the respective country

List of TV services

Selected external and other foreign language TV services

CountryBroadcasterLaunchedLanguagesWebsite
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Australia Plus 1993/2014English
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China CGTN 1997 on CCTV-4Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish
CCTV-4 1992Chinese
CNC World 2010Chinese, English
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Cubavision Internacional 1986Spanish
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union Euronews 1993Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish
Flag of France.svg  France France 24 2006Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
TV5Monde 1984French
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany DW-TV 1992Arabic, English, German, Spanish
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
3sat 1984German
Flag of India.svg  India DD India 1995Hindi
DD News 2003English, Hindi, Sanskrit
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Press TV 2007English
HispanTV 2011Spanish
Al-Alam 2003Arabic
Sahar TV 1997Azerbaijani, English, French, Kurdish, Urdu
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel i24news 2013Arabic, English, French
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan NHK World 1998English, Japanese
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Kazakh TV 2002English, Kazakh, Russian
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Arirang 1997English
KBS World 2003Korean
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar mitv 2001English
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
BVN 1996Dutch
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan PTV Global 2006Urdu
PTV World 2003English
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland TVP Polonia 1992Polish
itvn 2004Polish
Belsat TV 2007Belarusian
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Al Jazeera 1996Arabic, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, English
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia RT 2005Arabic, English, Spanish
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Saudi 2 1983?English
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa eNCA 2008English
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Thai Global Network 1998English, Thai
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey TRT 1990Arabic, English, Turkish
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BBC 1991Arabic, English, Persian
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (private) CNN 1985English, Spanish
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (public) [1] VoA 198?Albanian, Bambara, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Creole, Dari, English, French, Indonesian, Macedonian, Ndebele, Pashto, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Shona, Spanish, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
TV Martí 1990Spanish
Alhurra 2004Arabic
RFE/RL ?Russian (Настоящее Время), Kyrgyz, Persian, Tajik
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (military) [2] AFN 1954–English
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Telesur 2005Spanish
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam VTV4 1998Chinese, English, Russian, Vietnamese

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The Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB); Монголын Үндэсний Олон Нийтийн Радио Телевиз is the official, state-funded broadcaster in Mongolia.

References

  1. 1 2 22 USC Ch. 71
  2. 1 2 DoDD 5105.74