List of public service radio stations

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This article contains publicly-funded radio channels. [1]

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Some are run by public service broadcasters who have editorial independence from the government thought most are run by state media which does not have editorial independence.

Afghanistan

RTA - Radio Television Afghanistan

Albania

RTSH - Radio Televizioni Shqiptar / Radio Tirana

Algeria

ENRS - Entreprise nationale de radiodiffusion sonore - Radio Algérienne

Andorra

Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra   

Angola

Rádio national de Angola

Anguilla

Argentina

Radio Nacional de Argentina

Armenia

Public Radio of Armenia

Australia

ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation

SBS Special Broadcasting Service

Austria

Österreichischer Rundfunk 

Azerbaijan

Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Bahrain

Bahrein News Agency 

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Betar 

Belarus

Belteleradiokompaniya - Белтелерадиокомпания  

Belgium

French

RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge Francophone 

Dutch

VRT - Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie 

German 

BRF - Belgischer Rundfunk 

Belize

none

Benin

ORTB - Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin 

Bermuda

BBC - Bermuda Broadcasting Company

Bhutan

BBS - Bhutan Broadcasting Service 

Bolivia

Sistema Nacional de Radiodifusión Boliviana del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BHRT - Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina 

RTRS Radio Televizija Republike Srpske 

RTVFBiH - Radiotelevizija Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine 

Botswana

Radio Botswana 

Brazil

EBC - Rádio Nacional 

Radio MEC (Rádio Música, Educação e Cultura) 

São Paulo Government

Brunei

RTB - Radio Television Brunei

Bulgaria

BNR - Bulgarsko Nacionalno Radio 

Burkina Faso

RTB - Radio Télévision du Burkina

Burundi

RTNB - Radio Television Nationale de Burundi 

Cape Verde

RTC - Radiotelevisão Caboverdiana

Cambodia

RNK - Radio National of Kampuchea 

Cameroon

CRTV - Cameroon Radio Television 

Canada

CBC - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation / Radio-Canada

English

French

Catalonia

Catalunya Ràdio

Central African Republic

Radiodiffusion Television Centrafricaine

Ceuta

RTVCE - Radio Televisión Ceuta 

Chad

RNT - Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne

China

CNR - China National Radio / 中央人民广播电台

Provincial radio

Separate organization in each province and large city with 4-10 stations.

Chile

none

Colombia

Radio Nacional de Colombia

Congo (Republic)

Radiodiffusion Télévision Congolaise

Costa Rica

Radio Nacional  )

Côte d'Ivoire

RTI - Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne 

Croatia

HRT - Hrvatski Radio  

Cuba

ICRT - Instituto Cubano de Radio y Televisión

Cyprus

CyBC / RIK - Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation - Ραδιοφωνικό Ίδρυμα Κύπρου

Cyprus North (occupied)

BRT - Bayrak Radyo Televizyon Kurumu

Czech Republic

Český rozhlas 

Denmark

DR - Danmarks Radio 

Djibouti

RTD - Radio Television of Djibouti 

Dominica

DBS - Dominica Broadcasting Corporation 

Dominican Republic

CERTV - Corporacion Estatal de Radio y Television 

DR Congo

RTNC - Radio-Télévision nationale congolaise 

Ecuador

Radio Publica de Ecuador   

East Timor

RTL- Radio-Televisão Timor Leste 

Egypt

ERTU - Egyptian Radio and Television Union (إتحاد الإذاعة والتلفزيون المصري Itteh'ad Al-Edhaa'a wa at-Televezyon al-Mis'ri)

El Salvador

none

Equatorial Guinea

Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial

Eritrea

Dimtsi Hafash Eritrea (Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea / ድምጺ ሓፋሽ)

Estonia

ERR - Eesti Rahvusringhääling  

Eswatini / Swaziland

Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Services

Ethiopia

EBC - Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation 

Faeroe Islands

KVF - Útvarp Føroya

Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Radio Service 

Fiji

FBS - Fiji Broadcasting Corporation 

Finland

YLE - Yleisradio Oy (Swedish: Rundradion Ab) 

France

Radio France 

French Polynesia

Radio France

Gabon

RTG - Radiodiffusion-Television Gabonaise 

Africa Radio

Gambia

GRTS - Gambia Radio & Television Service

Georgia

GPB - Georgian Public Broadcasting (Sakartvelos Sazogadoebrivi Mauts'q'ebeli საქართველოს საზოგადოებრივი მაუწყებელი) 

Germany

Deutschlandradio 

WDR - Westdeutscher RundfunkCologne

NDR - Norddeutscher RundfunkHamburg

MDR - Mitteldeutscher RundfunkLeipzig

BR - Bayerischer RundfunkMunich

SWR - SüdwestrundfunkStuttgart

rbb - Rundfunk Berlin-BrandenburgBerlin

hr - Hessischer RundfunkFrankfurt

SR - Saarländischer RundfunkSaarbrücken

Radio BremenBremen

Ghana

GBC - Ghana Broadcasting Corporation 

Gibraltar

GBC - Radio Gibraltar

Greece

ERT - Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση - Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi 

Greenland

KNR - Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa 

Grenada

GBN Grenada Broadcasting Network 

Guadeloupe

Radio France

Guam

KPRG

Guatemala

none

Guinea

RTG - Radio Télévision Guinéenne 

Guinea-Bissau

TV only

Guyana

National Communications Network (NCN)

Haiti

none

Holy See

Vatican Radio / Radio Vaticana

Honduras

none

Hong Kong

RTHK - Radio Television Hong Kong 

Hungary

Duna Media Service (MTVA):

Iceland

RÚV - Ríkisútvarpið 

India

AIR - All India Radio / Akashvani 

Indonesia

RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia  

Iran

IRIB - Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting  

Iraq

Al Iraqiya

Ireland

RTÉ - Raidió Teilifís Éireann 

Isle of Man

Manx Radio

Israel

IPBC /KAN - Israeli public broadcasting corporation

Italy

RAI - Radiotelevisione Italianate 

Japan

NHK - Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai 日本放送協会

Note: online radio streams can only be accessed from a Japanese IP address

Jordan

JRTV - Jordan Radio and Television Corporation 

Kazakhstan

Qazaqstan Radio and Television Corporation 

Kenya

KBC - Kenya Broadcasting Corporation  

Kosovo

RTK - Radio Televizioni i Kosovës 

Kuwait

Ministry of information/Kuwait Radio 

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Radiosu 

Laos

Lao National Radio 

Latvia

LR - Latvijas Radio 

Lebanon

Radio Lebanon (راديو لبنان)

Lesotho

LNBS - Lesotho National Broadcasting Service

Liberia

LBC - Liberia Broadcasting System

Libya

none

Liechtenstein

Liechtensteinischer Rundfunk

Lithuania

LRT - Lithuanian National Radio and Television

Luxembourg

Radio Letzebuerg 

Macao

TDM - Teledifusao de Macau

Madagascar

RNM Radio Madagasikara

Malawi

MBC - Malawi Broadcasting Corporation 

Malaysia

RTM - Radio Televisyen Malaysia 

Maldives

Voice of Maldives 

Mali

ORTM - Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali   

Malta

PBS - Public Broadcasting Services

Mauritania

Radio Mauritanie 

Mauritius

MBC - Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation

Mexico

IMER - Instituto Mexicano de la Radio

Moldova

RM - TeleRadio Moldova 

Monaco

Mongolia

MNB - Mongolian National Broadcaster (Монголын Үндэсний Олон Нийтийн Радио Телевиз) 

Montenegro

RTCG - Radio Televizija Crne Gore 

Montserrat

Radio Montserrat (ZJB) [4]

Morocco

SNRT - Société nationale de radiodiffusion et de télévision 

Mozambique

Rádio Moçambique 

Myanmar

MRTV - Myanmar Radio and Television 

Namibia

NBC - Namibian Broadcasting Corporation 

Nauru

Nauru Broadcasting Service

Nepal

Netherlands

NPO - Nederlandse Publieke Omroep 

New Caledonia

Radio France

New Zealand

RNZ - Radio New Zealand  

Nicaragua

Radio Nicaragua

Niger

ORTN - Office de radiodiffusion et Télévision du Niger

Nigeria

FRNC - Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria 

Niue

BCN - Broadcasting Corporation of Niue

North Korea

KCBS Korean Central Broadcasting Station  / Chosŏn Chungang Pangsong / 조선 중앙 방송

PBS Pyongyang Broadcasting Station (for South Korea)

Unified Echo Broadcasting Station 통일 의 메아리 방송 (for South Korea)

North Macedonia

MRT - Makedonsko Radio - Македонско Радио 

Northern Mariana Islands

KRNM

Norway

NRK - Norsk rikskringkasting 

Oman

Sultanate of Oman Radio 

Pakistan

Radio Pakistan 

Palau

T8AA (AM)

T8AA-FM

Palestine

Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation

Gaza

Panama

none

Papua New Guinea

NBC/PNG - National Broadcasting Corporation of Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Radio Nacional de Paraguay 

Peru

IRTP 

Philippines

PBS - Philippine Broadcasting Service 

Poland

Polskie Radio 

Portugal

RTP - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal 

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation

WRTU

Qatar

QMC - Qatar General Broadcasting and Television Corporation 

Réunion

Radio France

Romania

Radio România

Russia

VGRTK - Всероссийская государственная телевизионная и радиовещательная компания

The Russian State TV and Radio Music Centre - Российский государственный музыкальный телерадиоцентр

Rwanda

RBA - Rwanda Broadcasting Agency

   Radio Rwanda Fm100.7 - Kinyarwanda, French, English, Kiswahili   

Saint Barthelemy  

Radio France

Radio St. Barth

Saint Helena

SAMS - South Atlantic Media Services

Saint Kitts & Nevis  

ZIZ - National Broadcasting Corporation of St. Kitts & Nevis

Saint Lucia

Radio St. Lucia (closed)

Saint Martin

Radio France

Radio Saint Martin 101.5 Fm

Saint Pierre & Miquelon

Radio France

Samoa

SBC - Samoa Broadcasting Corporation

San Marino

San Marino RTV

Sao Tome & Principe

Radio Nacional São Tomé

Saudi Arabia

SBA - Saudi Broadcasting Authority

Scotland

BBC Scotland

Senegal

RTS - Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise

Serbia

RTS - Radio televizija SrbijeRadio Belgrade

Vojvodina

Радио Телевизија Војводине - Radio Televizija Vojvodine

Seychelles 

SBC - Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation

Sierra Leone  

Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation

Singapore

Mediacorp

Sint Maarten  

NPO - Nederlandse Publieke Omroep

Slovakia

RTV - Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska

Slovenia

RTV Slovenija

Solomon Islands

Somalia

Somali Broadcasting Corporation

Somali National Army Radio

SNA Radio 90.7

Somaliland

South Africa

SABC - South African Broadcasting Corporation

South Korea

KBS - Korean Broadcasting System  

South Sudan

United Nations

Spain

RNE - Radio Nacional de España  

Provincial media organizations

Sri Lanka

SLBC - Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation

Sudan

SRTC

Suriname

Sweden

SR - Sveriges Radio

Switzerland

German

SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen

French

RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse

Italian

RSI - Radiotelevisione Svizzera

Romansh

RTR - Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha

Syria

ORTAS - General Organization of Radio and TV Syria 

Taiwan

FHBS - Fuxing Broadcasting Station

Ministry of Defense 

NER - National Education Radio (國立教育廣播電臺)

PRS - Police Radio Station (警察廣播電台)

TBS - Taipei Broadcasting Station (台北廣播電台)  

KBS - Kaohsiung Broadcasting Station (高雄廣播電台)

Tajikistan

TeleRadioCom

Tanzania

TBC - Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation

Thailand

MCOT

Radio Thailand

Togo

Radio Lomé 

Tokelau  

Radio Tokelau

RNZ - Radio New Zealand

Tonga

TBC Tonga Broadcasting Commission

Trinidad and Tobago

Caribbean New Media Group

Tunisia

Radio Tunisienne 

Turkey

TRT - Turkish Radio and Television Corporation/Turkey Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu

Turkmenistan

TR / Türkmentelekom

Turks and Caicos

RTC 

Tuvalu

Tuvalu Media Corporation (web)

U.S. Virgin Islands

PBS

Uganda

UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

Ukraine

UR - Ukrainske Radio

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Media

Dubai Media Incorporated

United Kingdom

BBC - British Broadcasting Corporation

United States

The USA government maintains two groups of stations for external broadcasting (Voice of America and Radio Liberty and its sister stations) plus the American Forces Network.

National Cable Satellite Corporation

NPR - National Public Radio  (nonprofit, NGO)

PRI - Public Radio International (nonprofit, NGO)

Public broadcasters

The outputs of these broadcasters are aired in several local stations. Some broadcasters form a group of FM and/or HD stations, consisting of talk/news and jazz/classical stations.

Uruguay

Radiodifusión Nacional del Uruguay

Uzbekistan

MTRK - O'zbekiston Milly Teleradioompaniyasi

Vanuatu

VBTC - Vanuatu Broadcasting & Television Corporation

Venezuela

RNV - Radio Nacional de Venezuela

Vietnam

VoV - Voice of Vietnam

Wallis & Futuna

Radio France

Western Sahara

SNRT Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision 

Radio national de LA R.A.S.D (الإذاعة الوطنية للجمهورية العربية الصحراوية)

Yemen

Yemen General Corporation for Radio & TV

Zambia

ZNBC - Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation

Zimbabwe

ZBC - Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation

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