Media > Radio Stats: compare key data on Finland & South Africa

List of radio stations: List of radio stations.
Percentage of government (public) radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are financed by the government, also known as public radio institutions.
Percentage of private radio institutions: Percentage of radio institutions that are private.
Percentage of public channels with national coverage: Percentage of public radio channels with national coverage.
Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions: Number of private radio institutions to government radio institutions. For instance, for every one government radio institution Turkey has 1,265 that are private.
Total number of channels: Total number of radio channels.
Total number of channels per million people: Total number of radio channels. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.

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STAT	Finland	South Africa
List of radio stations	<p>Yleisradio Oy (YLE) - public</p> </p>The Voice - private</p> </p>Radio Nova - national, private</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17290044">Full Article</a>	<p>SABC - state broadcaster with 20 regional and national services in 11 languages, including: national English-language network SAfm; contemporary music station 5 FM; national Afrikaans station Radio Sonder Grense; national Zulu station Ukhozi FM; Sesotho station Lesedi FM</p> </p>Channel Africa - SABC's pan-African external radio</p> </p>YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&B, soul and hip-hop station</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14094861">Full Article</a>
Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	1.28% Ranked 59th.	16.67% Ranked 20th. 13 times more than Finland
Percentage of private radio institutions	98.72% Ranked 11th. 18% more than South Africa	83.33% Ranked 49th.
Percentage of public channels with national coverage	77.78% Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa	26.32% Ranked 20th.
Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	77 Ranked 8th. 15 times more than South Africa	5 Ranked 46th.
Total number of channels	9 Ranked 43th.	19 Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Finland
Total number of channels per million people	1.72 Ranked 31st. 4 times more than South Africa	0.403 Ranked 61st.

SOURCES: British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables; UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Source tables. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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