Country
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Radio broadcast stations
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Afghanistan
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AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Urdu, and English) (2006)
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Akrotiri
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AM NA, FM 1, shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
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Albania
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AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005)
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Algeria
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AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)
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American Samoa
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AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Andorra
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AM 0, FM 15, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Angola
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AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001)
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Anguilla
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AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Antarctica
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AM NA, FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only) (2002)
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Antigua and Barbuda
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AM 4, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Argentina
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AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998)
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Armenia
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AM 9, FM 16, shortwave 1 (2006)
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Aruba
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AM 2, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Australia
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AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Austria
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AM 2, FM 65 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2001)
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Azerbaijan
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AM 10, FM 17, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Bahamas, The
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AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2006)
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Bahrain
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AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Bangladesh
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AM 15, FM 13, shortwave 2 (2006)
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Barbados
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AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Belarus
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AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
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Belgium
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AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Belize
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AM 1, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2006)
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Benin
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AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (2000)
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Bermuda
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AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Bhutan
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AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2006)
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Bolivia
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AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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AM 8, FM 16, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Botswana
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AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001)
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Brazil
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AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999)
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
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British Virgin Islands
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AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Brunei
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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) (2006)
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Bulgaria
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AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001)
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Burkina Faso
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AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 3 (2001)
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Burma
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AM 1, FM 1, shortwave NA (2004)
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Burundi
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AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Cambodia
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AM 2, FM 17, shortwave NA (2003)
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Cameroon
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AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001)
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Canada
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AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004)
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Cape Verde
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AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2001)
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Cayman Islands
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AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Central African Republic
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AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Chad
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AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2001)
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Chile
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AM 180 (8 inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (1 inactive) (1998)
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China
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AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 (1998)
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Christmas Island
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2006)
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Colombia
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AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 (1999)
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Comoros
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AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2001)
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Congo, Republic of the
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AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2001)
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Cook Islands
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AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Costa Rica
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AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002)
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Cote d'Ivoire
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AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998)
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Croatia
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AM 16, FM 98, shortwave 5 (1999)
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Cuba
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AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Cyprus
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area under government control: AM 5, FM 76, shortwave 0
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: AM 1, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2004)
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Czech Republic
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AM 31, FM 304, shortwave 17 (2000)
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Denmark
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AM 2, FM 355, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Dhekelia
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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) (2006)
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Djibouti
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Dominica
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AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2003)
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Dominican Republic
|
AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Ecuador
|
AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001)
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Egypt
|
AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 (1999)
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El Salvador
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AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Equatorial Guinea
|
AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2001)
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Eritrea
|
AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 (2000)
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Estonia
|
AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Ethiopia
|
AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001)
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European Union
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AM 930, FM 13,655, shortwave 71 (1998); note - sum of individual country radio broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Euroradio)
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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AM 1, FM 7, shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service) (2006)
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Faroe Islands
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AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Fiji
|
AM 13, FM 40, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Finland
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AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 (1998)
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France
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AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
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French Polynesia
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AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Gabon
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AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001)
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Gambia, The
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AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Gaza Strip
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AM 0, FM 8, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Georgia
|
AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Germany
|
AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Ghana
|
AM 0, FM 49, shortwave 3 (2001)
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Gibraltar
|
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Greece
|
AM 26, FM 88, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Greenland
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AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Grenada
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AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Guam
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AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2005)
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Guatemala
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AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000)
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Guernsey
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AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Guinea
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AM 0, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2006)
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Guinea-Bissau
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AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Guyana
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AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Haiti
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AM 41, FM 26, shortwave 0 (1999)
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Holy See (Vatican City)
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AM 4, FM 3, shortwave 2 (2004)
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Honduras
|
AM 241, FM 53, shortwave 12 (1998)
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Hong Kong
|
AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Hungary
|
AM 17, FM 57, shortwave 3 (1998)
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Iceland
|
AM 3, FM about 70 (including repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
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India
|
AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 (1998)
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Indonesia
|
AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 (1998)
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Iran
|
AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5 (1998)
|
Iraq
|
after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq (2004)
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Ireland
|
AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Isle of Man
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AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Israel
|
AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Italy
|
AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)
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Jamaica
|
AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Jan Mayen
|
AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (there is one radio and meteorological station) (1998)
|
Japan
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AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 (2001)
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Jersey
|
AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Jordan
|
AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1999)
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Kazakhstan
|
AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 (1998)
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Kenya
|
AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 (2001)
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Kiribati
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) (2002)
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Korea, North
|
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 (2006)
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Korea, South
|
AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2 (2005)
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Kuwait
|
AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Kyrgyzstan
|
AM 3 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 20, shortwave NA (2006)
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Laos
|
AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 (2006)
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Latvia
|
AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Lebanon
|
AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Lesotho
|
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Liberia
|
AM 0, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2001)
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Libya
|
AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2001)
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Liechtenstein
|
AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Lithuania
|
AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Luxembourg
|
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
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Macau
|
AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Macedonia
|
AM 29, FM 20, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Madagascar
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AM 2 (plus a number of repeater stations), FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001)
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Malawi
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AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) (2001)
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Malaysia
|
AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001)
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Maldives
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AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Mali
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AM 1, FM 28, shortwave 1 (the shortwave station in Bamako has seven frequencies and five transmitters and relays broadcasts for China Radio International) (2001)
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Malta
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AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999)
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Marshall Islands
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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) (2005)
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Mauritania
|
AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Mauritius
|
AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Mayotte
|
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
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Mexico
|
AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15 (2003)
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Moldova
|
AM 2, FM 29, shortwave NA (2006)
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Monaco
|
AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 (1998)
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Mongolia
|
AM 7, FM 115 (includes 20 National radio broadcaster repeaters), shortwave 4 (2006)
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Montenegro
|
31 (station types NA) (2004)
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Montserrat
|
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Morocco
|
AM 27, FM 25, shortwave 6 (1998)
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Mozambique
|
AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001)
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Namibia
|
AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4 (2001)
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Nauru
|
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Nepal
|
AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2000)
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Netherlands
|
AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 (2004)
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Netherlands Antilles
|
AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 0 (2003)
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New Caledonia
|
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
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New Zealand
|
AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Nicaragua
|
AM 63, FM 32, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Niger
|
AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4 (2001)
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Nigeria
|
AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 (2001)
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Niue
|
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Norfolk Island
|
AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Northern Mariana Islands
|
AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2005)
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Norway
|
AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Oman
|
AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
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Pakistan
|
AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006)
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Palau
|
AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Panama
|
AM 101, FM 134, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Papua New Guinea
|
AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)
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Paraguay
|
AM 46, FM 27, shortwave 6 (3 inactive) (1998)
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Peru
|
AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 (1999)
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Philippines
|
AM 375, FM 596, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience) (2006)
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Pitcairn Islands
|
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (15 Ham radio operators (VP6)) (2004)
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Poland
|
AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Portugal
|
AM 47, FM 172 (many are repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
|
Puerto Rico
|
AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0 (2005)
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Qatar
|
AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Romania
|
AM 40, FM 202, shortwave 3 (1998)
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Russia
|
AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62 (2004)
|
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 (2005)
|
Saint Helena
|
Saint Helena: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0
Ascension: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2005)
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2003)
|
Saint Lucia
|
AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003)
|
Saint Martin
|
FM 3 (2007)
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
|
Samoa
|
AM 2, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)
|
San Marino
|
AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001)
|
Saudi Arabia
|
AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998)
|
Senegal
|
AM 8, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2001)
|
Serbia
|
153 (station types NA) (2001)
|
Seychelles
|
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 (2001)
|
Sierra Leone
|
AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2001)
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Singapore
|
AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 (2003)
|
Slovakia
|
AM 15, FM 78, shortwave 2 (1998)
|
Slovenia
|
AM 10, FM 230, shortwave 0 (2006)
|
Solomon Islands
|
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2004)
|
Somalia
|
AM 0, FM 11 (also 1 station each in Puntland and Somaliland), shortwave 1 (in Mogadishu) (2001)
|
South Africa
|
AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
|
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|
0 (2003)
|
Spain
|
AM 208, FM 715, shortwave 1 (1998)
|
Sri Lanka
|
34 (station types NA) (2006)
|
Sudan
|
AM 12, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
|
Suriname
|
AM 4, FM 13, shortwave 1 (1998)
|
Svalbard
|
AM 1, FM 1 (plus 2 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998)
|
Swaziland
|
AM 3, FM 2 (plus 4 repeaters), shortwave 3 (2004)
|
Sweden
|
AM 1, FM 265, shortwave 1 (1998)
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Switzerland
|
AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2 (1998)
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Syria
|
AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
|
Taiwan
|
AM 218, FM 333, shortwave 50 (1999)
|
Tajikistan
|
AM 8, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2002)
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Tanzania
|
AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 (1998)
|
Thailand
|
AM 204, FM 334, shortwave 6 (1999)
|
Timor-Leste
|
at least 21 (Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster and 20 community and church radio stations - frequency type NA)
|
Togo
|
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (1998)
|
Tokelau
|
AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (one radio station provides service to all islands) (2002)
|
Tonga
|
AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
AM 4, FM 18, shortwave 0 (2001)
|
Tunisia
|
AM 7, FM 20, shortwave 2 (1998)
|
Turkey
|
AM 16, FM 107, shortwave 6 (2001)
|
Turkmenistan
|
AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003)
|
Tuvalu
|
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
|
Uganda
|
AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001)
|
Ukraine
|
524 (station types NA) (2006)
|
United Arab Emirates
|
AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 (2004)
|
United Kingdom
|
AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998)
|
United States
|
AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 (2006)
|
Uruguay
|
AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005)
|
Uzbekistan
|
AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 3 (2006)
|
Vanuatu
|
AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
|
Venezuela
|
AM 201, FM NA (20 in Caracas), shortwave 11 (1998)
|
Vietnam
|
AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999)
|
Virgin Islands
|
AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2005)
|
Wake Island
|
AM 0, FM 0, shortwave 0 (Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (2005)
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)
|
West Bank
|
AM 0, FM 8, shortwave 0 (2005)
|
Western Sahara
|
AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
|
World
|
AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
|
Yemen
|
AM 6, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998)
|
Zambia
|
AM 19, FM 5, shortwave 4 (2001)
|
Zimbabwe
|
AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998)
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