List of international broadcasters

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This list of international broadcasters lists those broadcasting services which broadcast programs for an external audience.

Contents

[edit] Radio

[edit] Europe

Country Name of Radio Service Website
United Kingdom BBC World Service [1]
Ireland RTÉ Europe [2]
France Radio France Internationale [3]
Germany Deutsche Welle [4]
Spain Radio Exterior de España [5]
Italy Radio RAI International [6]
Italy NEXUS International Broadcasting Association [7]
Italy European Gospel Radio [8]
The Netherlands Radio Netherlands [9]
Belgium (Wallonia) RTBF International [10]
Belgium (Flanders) Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal [11]
Portugal RDP Internacional [12]
Switzerland Swiss Radio International [13]
Austria Ö1 International [14]
Poland Polish Radio External Service [15]
Czech Republic Radio Prague [16]
Slovakia Radio Slovakia International [17]
Hungary Radio Budapest
Sweden Radio Sweden International [18]
Finland YLE Radio Finland3 [19]
Slovenia Radio Slovenia International [20]
Croatia Voice of Croatia [21]
Serbia International Radio of Serbia [22]
Romania Radio Romania International [23]
Bulgaria Radio Bulgaria [24]
Albania Radio Tirana [25]
Greece (Athens) Voice of Greece [26]
Greece (Thessaloniki) Radio Station of Macedonia [27]
Cyprus CyBC Third channel
Russia Voice of Russia [28]
Belarus Radio Station Belarus [29]
Ukraine Radio Ukraine International [30]
Moldova Radio Moldova International
Transnistria Radio PMR [31]
Azerbaijan The International Azerbaijan Radio
Vatican City Vatican Radio [32]
Independent (but has close links with VOA) Radio Free Europe [33]
Former Countries Former Services
Norway Radio Norway International2
Malta (with Libya) Voice of the Mediterranean2
German Democratic Republic Radio Berlin International
USSR Radio Moscow
  1. Ceased shortwave and satellite operations 30 October 2004
  2. Ceased 1 January 2002
  3. Ceased shortwave operations 1 January 2007. Still broadcasts on satellite and medium wave.

[edit] North & South America

Country Name of Radio Service Website
Canada Radio Canada International [34]
United States of America Voice of America 1 [35]
Cuba Radio Habana Cuba [36]
Brazil Rádio Nacional do Brasil [37]
Ecuador HCJB [38]
Argentina Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior [39]

It is possible to listen to Canadian MW radio in the US. Canada is saturated with US MW stations at night. There are also several privately operated international broadcast stations in the United States.

  1. Under United States law (the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948), the Voice of America is forbidden to broadcast directly to American citizens.

[edit] Asia

Country Name of Radio Service Website
Iran Voice of Iran [40]
Malaysia Voice of Malaysia [41]
Pakistan Radio Pakistan [42]
India All India Radio [43]
Israel Israel Radio International [44]
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation [45]
Turkey Voice of Turkey [46]
Burma Democratic Voice of Burma [47]
Mongolia Voice of Mongolia [48]
People's Republic of China China Radio International [49]
South Korea KBS World Radio [50]
North Korea Voice of Korea
Japan NHK Radio Japan [51]
Thailand Radio Thailand World Service [52]
Singapore Radio Singapore International [53]
Republic of China (Taiwan) Radio Taiwan International [54]
Vietnam Voice of Vietnam [55]

[edit] Oceania

Country Name of Radio Service Website
Australia Radio Australia [56]
New Zealand Radio New Zealand International [57]
  • Some RNZ MW frequency reception is possible in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania with longwire (150m +) MW antennas.
  • Some ABC, and private MW broadcasters cross into NZ seasonally as well.

[edit] Africa

Country Name of Radio Service Website
Morocco (with France) MEDI 1 (Radio Méditerranée Internationale) [58]
Tunisia RTCI (Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale) [59]
Algeria Radio Algérienne
Libya Voice of Africa
Equatorial Guinea [60] [61]
Kenya Kenya Broadcasting Corporation [62]
Nigeria Voice of Nigeria [63]
South Africa Channel Africa [64]

[edit] Television

[edit] Europe

  1. An alliance of France Télévisions & Arte in France, RTBF in Wallonia, Belgium, Radio-Canada , Télé-Québec and TVA in Canada, TSR in Switzerland & RFO in Overseas France.

[edit] North & South America

Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/encrypted Website
United Kingdom BBC World Free-to-air [65]
United Kingdom BBC Prime Encrypted [66]
United Kingdom BBC Entertainment Encrypted [67]
France France 24 Free-to-air [68]
A France-based alliance of broadcasters of 5 countries 1 TV5MONDE Free-to-air in Europe, Encrypted elsewhere [69]
Germany DW-TV Free-to-air [70]
Belgium (Wallonia) RTBF Sat Free-to-air [71]
The Netherlands & Belgium (Flanders) BVN Beste van Nederland en Vlaanderen Free-to-air [72]
Greece (& Cyprus) ERT World Free-to-air (in Europe), Encrypted (in N.America) [73]
Spain TVE Internacional Free-to-air in Europe, Encrypted elsewhere [74]
Portugal RTP Internacional Free-to-air [75]
Portugal RTP África Free-to-air
Portugal SIC Internacional Free-to-air/encrypted
Portugal SIC Notícias Free-to-air/encrypted
Poland TVP Polonia Free-to-air/encrypted [76]
Ukraine UTR Free-to-air [77]
Norway Free-to-air
Sweden SVT Europa Encrypted [78]
Finland TV Finland Encrypted (Free-to-air in Finnish-speaking areas of Sweden) [79]
Croatia Picture of Croatia (North America only) Encrypted (2 hours free-to-air)
Serbia & Montenegro RTS Satelit Free-to-air [80]
Romania: TVR INTERNATIONAL Free-to-air [81]
Bulgaria ТВ България (TV Bulgaria) [82]
Russia РТР-Планета (RTR Planet) Free-to-air and encrypted
Russia Russia Today TV Free-to-air [83]
Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT World Free-to-air
Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/encrypted Website
United States of America Worldnet (Voice of America) Free-to-air 1 [84]
An alliance of various Caribbean countries Caribbean Media Corporation Syndicated [85]
Cuba Cubavision Internacional Free-to-Air
An alliance of 4Latin American countries 2 teleSUR Free-to-air [86]
Brazil TV Brasil
  1. Under United States law (the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948), the Voice of America is forbidden to broadcast directly to American citizens.
  2. The countries are Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, and Uruguay.

[edit] Asia

Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/encrypted Website
India DD India Free-to-air [87]
Iran Press TV Free-to-air [88]
Iran Al-Alam News Network Free-to-air [89]
China CCTV-4, CCTV-9 Free-to-air/encrypted [90]
South Korea KBS WORLD Free-to-air [91]
South Korea Arirang TV Free-to-air [92]
Japan NHK World TV Free-to-air [93]
Japan NHK World Premium (TV Japan) Encrypted [94]
Burma (also known as Myanmar) Democratic Voice of Burma Free-to-air [95]
Vietnam VTV4 Free-to-air
Philippines TFC (The Filipino Channel) Encrypted [96]
Philippines GMA Pinoy TV Encrypted

[edit] Oceania

Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/encrypted Website
Australia Australia Network Free-to-air [97]
New Zealand TVNZ Provides content on a contractual basis [98]
New Zealand Radio New Zealand International Free-to-air [99]

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.

  • Because of its history TVNZ has inherited and developed its own services in the production and broadcasting services area.
  • These include The New Zealand Television Archive, production facilities, television school.
  • TVNZ also operated a satellite services division organising and downlink facilities and across the globe, but this service was wound down in 2005.

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.

[edit] Africa

Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/encrypted Website
South Africa SABC Africa Encrypted [100]