Nigeria Radio Stats

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	AMOUNT	DATE	RANK
List of radio stations	Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) - state-run, operates 37 stations broadcasting in 15 languages Voice of Nigeria - FRCN's external service, via shortwave Ray Power - private, owned by DAAR Communications, runs music-based and speech-based FM stations Full Article	2013
Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	76.53%	2005	6th out of 70
Percentage of private radio institutions	23.47%	2005	63th out of 69
Percentage of public channels with national coverage	1.98%	2005	51st out of 66
Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	0.307	2005	60th out of 66
Total number of channels	101	2005	11th out of 72
Total number of channels per million people	0.724	2005	50th out of 68

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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