South Africa 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	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 Channel Africa - SABC's pan-African external radio YFM - popular Johannesburg commercial R&B, soul and hip-hop station Full Article	2012
Percentage of government (public) radio institutions	16.67%	2005	20th out of 70
Percentage of private radio institutions	83.33%	2005	49th out of 69
Percentage of public channels with national coverage	26.32%	2005	20th out of 66
Ratio of private to government (public) radio institutions	5	2005	46th out of 66
Total number of channels	19	2005	30th out of 72
Total number of channels per million people	0.403	2005	61st 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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