Media > Radio Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & Tanzania

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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.
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	Nigeria	Tanzania
List of radio stations	<p>Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages</p> </p>Voice of Nigeria - FRCN's external service, via shortwave</p> </p>Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13949549">Full Article</a>	<p>Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) - state-run</p> </p>Parapanda Radio Tanzania (PRT) - state-run FM station set up to counter competition for younger listeners from private stations</p> </p>Radio Free Africa - private FM network</p> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14095831">Full Article</a>
Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	76.53% Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Tanzania	5.13% Ranked 36th.
Percentage of private radio institutions	23.47% Ranked 63th.	94.87% Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Nigeria
Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	0.307 Ranked 60th.	18.5 Ranked 30th. 60 times more than Nigeria
Total number of channels	101 Ranked 11th. 20 times more than Tanzania	5 Ranked 57th.
Total number of channels per million people	0.724 Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Tanzania	0.129 Ranked 64th.

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. 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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