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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashto, Dari (Afghan Persian), Urdu, and English) |
| Akrotiri | AM NA, FM 1, shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) |
| Albania | AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 |
| Algeria | AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 |
| American Samoa | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 |
| Andorra | AM 0, FM 15, shortwave 0 |
| Angola | AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 |
| Anguilla | AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 |
| Antarctica | FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only); note - many research stations have a local FM radio station |
| Antigua and Barbuda | AM 4, FM 2, shortwave 0 |
| Argentina | AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 |
| Armenia | AM 9, FM 16, shortwave 1 |
| Aruba | AM 2, FM 16, shortwave 0 |
| Australia | AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 |
| Austria | AM 2, FM 65 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 |
| Azerbaijan | AM 10, FM 17, shortwave 1 |
| Bahrain | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 |
| Bangladesh | AM 15, FM 13, shortwave 2 |
| Barbados | AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 |
| Belarus | AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 |
| Belgium | AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 |
| Belize | AM 1, FM 16, shortwave 0 |
| Benin | AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 |
| Bermuda | AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 |
| Bhutan | AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 |
| Bolivia | AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | AM 8, FM 16, shortwave 1 |
| Botswana | AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 |
| Brazil | AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 |
| British Virgin Islands | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 |
| Brunei | AM 1, FM 2 (transmitting on 18 different frequencies), shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) station transmits two FM signals with English and Nepali service) |
| Bulgaria | AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 |
| Burkina Faso | AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 3 |
| Burma | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 3 |
| Burundi | AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 |
| Cambodia | AM 2, FM 17, shortwave NA |
| Cameroon | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 |
| Canada | AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 |
| Cape Verde | AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 |
| Cayman Islands | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 |
| Central African Republic | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 |
| Chad | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 |
| Chile | AM 180 (8 inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (1 inactive) |
| China | AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 |
| Christmas Island | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 |
| Colombia | AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 |
| Comoros | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 |
| Congo, Republic of the | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3 |
| Cook Islands | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 |
| Costa Rica | AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 |
| Croatia | AM 16, FM 98, shortwave 5 |
| Cuba | AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 |
| Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); north Cyprus: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 |
| Czech Republic | AM 31, FM 304, shortwave 17 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 |
| Denmark | AM 2, FM 355, shortwave 0 |
| Dhekelia | AM NA, FM 1 (located in Akrotiri), shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) |
| Djibouti | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 |
| Dominica | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 0 |
| Dominican Republic | AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 |
| Ecuador | AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 |
| Egypt | AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 |
| El Salvador | AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 |
| Eritrea | AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 |
| Estonia | AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0 |
| Ethiopia | AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 |
| European Union | AM 930, FM 13,655, shortwave 71 (1998); note - sum of individual country radio broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Euroradio) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | AM 1, FM 7, shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service) |
| Faroe Islands | AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 |
| Federated States of Micronesia | AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 |
| Fiji | AM 13, FM 40, shortwave 0 |
| Finland | AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 |
| France | AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 |
| French Guiana | AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters), shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters) |
| French Polynesia | AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 |
| Gabon | AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 |
| Gaza Strip | AM 0, FM 8, shortwave 0 |
| Georgia | AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 |
| Germany | AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 |
| Ghana | AM 0, FM 86, shortwave 3 |
| Gibraltar | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 |
| Greece | AM 26, FM 88, shortwave 4 |
| Greenland | AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 |
| Grenada | AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 |
| Guadeloupe | AM 1, FM 17, shortwave 0 |
| Guam | AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 |
| Guatemala | AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 |
| Guernsey | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 |
| Guinea | AM 0, FM 5, shortwave 3 |
| Guinea-Bissau | AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 |
| Guyana | AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 |
| Haiti | AM 41, FM 26, shortwave 0 |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | AM 4, FM 3, shortwave 2 |
| Honduras | AM 241, FM 53, shortwave 12 |
| Hong Kong | AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 0 |
| Hungary | AM 17, FM 57, shortwave 3 |
| Iceland | AM 3, FM about 70 (including repeaters), shortwave 1 |
| India | AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 |
| Indonesia | AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 |
| Iran | AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5 |
| Iraq | after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq |
| Ireland | AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 |
| Israel | AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 |
| Italy | AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 |
| Jamaica | AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 |
| Jan Mayen | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (there is one radio and meteorological station) |
| Japan | AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 |
| Jersey | AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 |
| Johnston Atoll | AM NA, FM 7 (1 island-run morale, welfare, and recreation station and 6 all-music digital radio stations broadcast over FM band), shortwave NA |
| Jordan | FM 31 |
| Kazakhstan | AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 |
| Kenya | AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 |
| Kiribati | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) |
| Kuwait | AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | AM 3 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 23, shortwave NA |
| Laos | AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 |
| Latvia | AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 |
| Lebanon | AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4 |
| Lesotho | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 |
| Liberia | AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 2 |
| Libya | AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 |
| Liechtenstein | AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 0 |
| Lithuania | AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 |
| Luxembourg | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 |
| Macau | AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 |
| Madagascar | AM 2 (plus a number of repeater stations), FM 9, shortwave 6 |
| Malawi | AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) |
| Malaysia | AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 |
| Maldives | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 |
| Mali | AM 1, FM 230 (27 regional and government stations, and 203 private stations), shortwave 1 |
| Malta | AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 |
| Marshall Islands | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (additionally, the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Services (Central Pacific Network) operate one FM and one AM station on Kwajalein) |
| Martinique | AM 0, FM 14, shortwave 0 |
| Mauritania | AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 |
| Mauritius | AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 |
| Mayotte | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 |
| Mexico | AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15 |
| Moldova | AM 2, FM 29, shortwave NA |
| Monaco | AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 |
| Mongolia | AM 7, FM 115 (includes 20 National radio broadcaster repeaters), shortwave 4 |
| Montenegro | 31 (station types NA) |
| Montserrat | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 |
| Morocco | AM 27, FM 25, shortwave 6 |
| Mozambique | AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 |
| Namibia | AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4 |
| Nauru | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 |
| Nepal | AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 |
| Netherlands | AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 |
| Netherlands Antilles | AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 0 |
| New Caledonia | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 |
| New Zealand | AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 |
| Nicaragua | AM 63, FM 32, shortwave 1 |
| Niger | AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4 |
| Nigeria | AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 |
| Niue | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 |
| Norfolk Island | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 |
| North Korea | AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 |
| Norway | AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1 |
| Oman | AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 |
| Pakistan | AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA |
| Palau | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 |
| Panama | AM 101, FM 134, shortwave 0 |
| Papua New Guinea | AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 |
| Paraguay | AM 41, FM 121, shortwave 6 (3 inactive) |
| Peru | AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 |
| Philippines | AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience) |
| Pitcairn Islands | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (15 Ham radio operators (VP6)) |
| Poland | AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1 |
| Portugal | AM 47, FM 172 (many are repeaters), shortwave 2 |
| Puerto Rico | AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0 |
| Qatar | AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 |
| Reunion | AM 2, FM 55, shortwave 0 |
| Romania | 698 (frequency type NA) |
| Russia | AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62 |
| Rwanda | AM 0, FM 8 (two main FM programs are broadcast through a system of repeaters, three international FM programs include the BBC, VOA, and Deutchewelle), shortwave 1 |
| Saint Helena | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 0 |
| Saint Lucia | AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 |
| Saint Martin | FM 3 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0 |
| Samoa | AM 2, FM 5, shortwave 0 |
| San Marino | AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 |
| Senegal | AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 153 (station types NA) |
| Seychelles | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 |
| Sierra Leone | AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 |
| Singapore | AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 |
| Slovakia | AM 15, FM 78, shortwave 2 |
| Slovenia | AM 10, FM 230, shortwave 0 |
| Solomon Islands | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 |
| Somalia | AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland), shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu) |
| South Africa | AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 |
| South Korea | AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2 |
| Spain | AM 208, FM 715, shortwave 1 |
| Sri Lanka | AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4 |
| Sudan | AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1 |
| Suriname | AM 4, FM 13, shortwave 1 |
| Svalbard | AM 1, FM 1 (plus 2 repeaters), shortwave 0 |
| Swaziland | AM 3, FM 2 (plus 4 repeaters), shortwave 3 |
| Sweden | AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1 |
| Switzerland | AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2 |
| Syria | AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 |
| Taiwan | AM 218, FM 333, shortwave 50 |
| Tajikistan | AM 8, FM 10, shortwave 2 |
| Tanzania | AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 |
| Thailand | AM 238, FM 351, shortwave 6 |
| The Bahamas | AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 |
| The Gambia | AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 |
| Togo | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 |
| Tokelau | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (one radio station provides service to all islands) |
| Tonga | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | AM 4, FM 18, shortwave 0 |
| Tunisia | AM 7, FM 38, shortwave 2 |
| Turkey | AM 16, FM 107, shortwave 6 |
| Turkmenistan | AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 |
| Tuvalu | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 |
| Uganda | AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 |
| Ukraine | 524 (station types NA) |
| United Arab Emirates | AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 |
| United Kingdom | AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 |
| United States | AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 |
| Uruguay | AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 |
| Uzbekistan | AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 3 |
| Vanuatu | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 1 |
| Venezuela | AM 201, FM NA (20 in Caracas), shortwave 11 |
| Vietnam | AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 |
| Virgin Islands | AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0 |
| Wake Island | AM 0, FM 0, shortwave 0 (Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite |
| Wallis and Futuna | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 |
| West Bank | AM 0, FM 8, shortwave 0 |
| Western Sahara | AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 |
| Yemen | AM 6, FM 1, shortwave 2 |
| Zambia | AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 |
| Zimbabwe | AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 |