This list of international broadcasters lists those broadcasting services which broadcast programs for an external audience.[ citation needed ]
Country of origin | Name of Radio Service | Website |
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Algeria | Radio Algérie Internationale | |
Equatorial Guinea | Radio Africa Network | |
Kenya | Kenya Broadcasting Corporation | |
Libya | LGBC Voice of Africa | |
Morocco France | Medi1 Radio (Radio Méditerranée Internationale) | |
Nigeria | Voice of Nigeria | |
South Africa | Channel Africa | |
Tunisia | Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale |
Country of origin | Name of Radio Service | Website |
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Argentina | Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior | |
Brazil | Rádio Nacional | |
Canada | Radio Canada International | |
Cuba | Radio Habana Cuba | |
Cuba | Radio Reloj | |
United States of America | Voice of America 1 |
Country of origin | Name of Radio Service | Website |
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Australia | Radio Australia | ABC Asia (Asia–Pacific) ABC Pacific (Pacific) |
New Zealand | RNZ Pacific | RNZ Pacific |
Country of Origin | Name of Television Service | Free-to-air/Encrypted | Website |
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United States of America | Voice of America | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) 1 | |
United States of America | CNN International | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
An alliance of various Caribbean countries | Caribbean Media Corporation | Syndicated | |
Brazil | TV Brasil Internacional | Free-to-air/Encrypted | |
Brazil | Record Internacional | Free-to-air/Encrypted | |
Brazil | Bandeirantes Internacional | Free-to-air/Encrypted | |
Brazil | TV Globo Internacional | Free-to-air/Encrypted | |
Chile | TV Chile | Free-to-air | |
Chile | Chilevisión | Free-to-air/Encrypted | |
Chile | Canal 13 | Free-to-air/Encrypted | |
Cuba | Cubavision International | Free-to-air | |
An alliance of 3 Latin American countries | teleSUR | Free-to-air |
Country of Origin | Name of Television Service | Free-to-air/Encrypted | Website |
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Iran | Jame Jam TV | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Iran | Press TV | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Iran | Al-Alam News Network | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Iran | Al-Kawthar TV | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Iran | HispanTV | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Iran | Sahar TV | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Israel | i24NEWS | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Lebanon | LBC International | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Qatar | Al Araby | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Qatar | Al Jazeera English | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Qatar | Al Jazeera | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Qatar | Al Jazeera Balkans | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Saudi Arabia | Al Arabiya | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
Saudi Arabia | Al Hadath | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | |
United Arab Emirates | Sky News Arabia | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) |
Country of Origin | Name of Television Service | Free-to-air/Encrypted | Website |
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Australia | ABC Australia | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | ABC Asia (Asia–Pacific) ABC Pacific (Pacific) |
New Zealand | TVNZ | Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) | TVNZ |
Internationally, TVNZ has helped provide television services in Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands.
TVNZ provides much of the programming but scheduling and continuity are done locally.
Both TV One and TV2 are also available "in the clear" over DVB-S on Optus B1. A SKY TV set-top box is not required as any DVB-S satellite set-top box or tuner will work.
Country of Origin | Name of Television Service | Free-to-air/Encrypted | Website |
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Algeria | AL24 News | Free-to-air | |
Egypt | Nile TV International | ||
Kenya | A24 news channel | ||
Morocco | Medi1 TV | Free-to-air | |
Somalia | Somali National Television | ||
South Africa | SABC Africa | Encrypted |
Country | Former Service | Date Ceased |
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German Democratic Republic | Radio Berlin International | 2 October 1990 |
Malta and Libya | Voice of the Mediterranean | 1 January 2002 |
Norway | Radio Norway International | 1 January 2002 |
Georgia | Radio Georgia | 2005 |
Hungary | Radio Budapest | 1 July 2007 |
Singapore | Radio Singapore International | 31 July 2008 |
Belgium ( Flanders) | Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal 1 | 31 December 2011 |
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