List of international broadcasters

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

Contents

Radio

Africa

Country Name of Radio Service Website
 Algeria Radio Algérienne [1]
 Equatorial Guinea Radio Africa Network [2]
 Kenya Kenya Broadcasting Corporation [3]
 Libya LGBC Voice of Africa
 Morocco
 France		 MEDI 1 (Radio Méditerranée Internationale) [4]
 Nigeria Voice of Nigeria [5]
 South Africa Channel Africa [6]
 Tunisia RTCI (Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale) [7]

Asia

Country Name of Radio Service Website
 Bangladesh Bangladesh Betar [8]
 Burma Democratic Voice of Burma [9]
 People's Republic of China China Radio International [10]
 India All India Radio [11]
 Indonesia Voice of Indonesia [12]
 Iran Voice of Iran [13]
 Israel Israel Radio International [14]
 Japan NHK Radio Japan [15]
 Malaysia Voice of Malaysia [16]
 Mongolia Voice of Mongolia [17]
 North Korea Voice of Korea [18]
 Pakistan Radio Pakistan [19]
 Philippines Radyo Pilipinas [20]
 South Korea KBS World Radio [21]
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation [22]
 Thailand Radio Thailand World Service [23]
 Turkey Voice of Turkey [24]
 Taiwan Radio Taiwan International [25]
 Vietnam Voice of Vietnam [26]

Europe

Country Name of Radio Service Website
 Albania Radio Tirana [27]
 Austria Ö1 International [28]
 Azerbaijan The International Azerbaijan Radio
 Belarus Radio Station Belarus [29]
 Belgium ( Wallonia) RTBF International [30]
 Belgium ( Flanders) Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal [31]
 Bulgaria Radio Bulgaria [32]
 Croatia Voice of Croatia [33]
 Cyprus CyBC Third channel [34]
 Czech Republic Radio Prague [35]
 Finland YLE Radio Finland3 [36]
 France Radio France Internationale [37]
 Germany Deutsche Welle [38]
 Greece (Athens) Voice of Greece [39]
 Greece (Thessaloniki) Radio Station of Macedonia [40]
 Ireland RTÉ Europe [41]
 Italy Rai Italia Radio [42]
 Italy NEXUS International Broadcasting Association [43]
 Italy European Gospel Radio [44]
 Italy International Public Access Radio (IPAR) [45]
 Moldova Radio Moldova International [46]
 Netherlands Radio Netherlands [47]
 Poland Polish Radio External Service [48]
 Portugal RDP Internacional [49]
 Romania Radio Romania International [50]
 Russia Voice of Russia [51]
 Serbia International Radio of Serbia [52]
 Slovakia Radio Slovakia International [53]
 Slovenia Radio Slovenia International [54]
 Spain Radio Exterior de España [55]
 Sweden Radio Sweden International [56]
 Switzerland Swiss Radio International [57]
 Transnistria Radio PMR [58]
 Ukraine Radio Ukraine International [59]
 United Kingdom BBC World Service [60]
 Vatican City Vatican Radio [61]
Independent Radio Free Europe [62]

North & South America

Country Name of Radio Service Website
 Argentina Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior [63]
 Brazil Rádio Nacional do Brasil [64]
 Canada Radio Canada International [65]
 Cuba Radio Habana Cuba [66]
 Cuba Radio Reloj [67]
 United States of America Voice of America 1 [68]

Oceania

Country Name of Radio Service Website
 Australia Radio Australia [69]
 New Zealand Radio New Zealand International [70]

Television

Europe

Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/encrypted Website
 Albania TVSH Sat Free-to-air [71]
 Belgium ( Wallonia) RTBF Sat Free-to-air [72]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina BHRT World Free-to-air
 Bulgaria ТВ България (TV Bulgaria) [73]
 Croatia Picture of Croatia (Slika Hrvatske)
(North America only)		 Encrypted (2 hours free-to-air) [74]
 Finland TV Finland Encrypted (Free-to-air in Finnish-speaking areas of Sweden) [75]
 France France 24 Free-to-air [76]
A France-based alliance of broadcasters of 5 countries 1 TV5MONDE Free-to-air in Europe, Encrypted elsewhere [77]
 Germany DW-TV Free-to-air [78]
 Greece (and  Cyprus) ERT World Free-to-air (in Europe), Encrypted (in N.America) [79]
 Italy Rai Italia Free-to-air in USA, Encrypted elsewhere [80]
 Kosovo 2 RTK Sat Free-to-air [81]
 The Netherlands and  Belgium ( Flanders) BVN Beste van Nederland en Vlaanderen Free-to-air [82]
 Norway Free-to-air
 Poland TVP Polonia Free-to-air/encrypted [83]
 Portugal RTP Internacional Free-to-air [84]
 Portugal RTP África Free-to-air
 Portugal SIC Internacional Free-to-air/encrypted
 Portugal SIC Notícias Free-to-air/encrypted
 Romania TVR INTERNATIONAL Free-to-air [85]
 Russia РТР-Планета (RTR Planeta) Free-to-air and encrypted [86]
 Russia RT Free-to-air [87]
 Russia Russia 24 Free-to-air [88]
 Serbia RTS Satelit Free-to-air [89]
 Spain TVE Internacional Free-to-air in Europe, Encrypted elsewhere [90]
 Sweden SVT World Encrypted [91]
 Ukraine UTR Free-to-air [92]
 United Kingdom BBC World News Free-to-air [93]
 United Kingdom BBC Prime Free-to-air [94]
 United Kingdom BBC Entertainment Free-to-air [95]
  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
  2. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states.

North & South America

Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/encrypted Website
 United States of America Worldnet (Voice of America) Free-to-air 1 [96]
An alliance of various Caribbean countries Caribbean Media Corporation Syndicated [97]
 Brazil TV Brasil
 Cuba Cubavision Internacional Free-to-Air
An alliance of 4Latin American countries 2 teleSUR Free-to-air [98]
  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.

Asia

Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/encrypted Website
 Brunei RTB TV1 Free-to-air
 Brunei RTB TV2 Free-to-air
 Brunei RTB TV3 Free-to-air
 China CCTV-4 Free-to-air [99]
 China CCTV News Free-to-air [100]
 India DD India Free-to-air [101]
 Iran Press TV Free-to-air [102]
 Iran Al-Alam News Network Free-to-air [103]
 Japan NHK World TV Free-to-air [104]
 Japan NHK World Premium (TV Japan) Encrypted [105]
 Malaysia TV1 Free-to-air
 Myanmar Myanmar International Free-to-air
 Pakistan PTV Home Free-to-air [106]
 Philippines The Filipino Channel Encrypted [107]
 Philippines GMA Pinoy TV Encrypted [108]
 Singapore Channel News Asia Free-to-air [109]
 South Korea KBS WORLD Free-to-air [110]
 South Korea Arirang TV Free-to-air [111]
 Taiwan Formosa Television Free-to-air
 Vietnam VTV4 Free-to-air [112]

Oceania

Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/encrypted Website
 Australia Australia Network Free-to-air [113]
 New Zealand TVNZ Provides content on a contractual basis [114]

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.

Africa

Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/encrypted Website
 Kenya A24 news channel [115]
 South Africa SABC Africa Encrypted [116]

Former international broadcasters

Country Former Services Date Ceased
 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
 Hungary Radio Budapest [117] 1 July 2007
 Singapore Radio Singapore International 31 July 2008