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Country | Radio broadcast stations
Afghanistan | AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashto, Dari (Afghan Persian), Urdu, and English) (2006)
Akrotiri | AM NA, FM 1, shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Albania | AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005)
Algeria | AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)
American Samoa | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Andorra | AM 0, FM 15, shortwave 0 (1998)
Angola | AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001)
Anguilla | AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
Antarctica | FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only); note - many research stations have a local FM radio station (2007)
Antigua and Barbuda | AM 4, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Argentina | AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998)
Armenia | AM 9, FM 16, shortwave 1 (2006)
Aruba | AM 2, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2004)
Australia | AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)
Austria | AM 2, FM 65 (plus several hundred repeaters), shortwave 1 (2001)
Azerbaijan | AM 10, FM 17, shortwave 1 (1998)
Bahamas, The | AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2006)
Bahrain | AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Bangladesh | AM 15, FM 13, shortwave 2 (2006)
Barbados | AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004)
Belarus | AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
Belgium | AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998)
Belize | AM 1, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2006)
Benin | AM 1, FM 34, shortwave 1 (2007)
Bermuda | AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Bhutan | AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2007)
Bolivia | AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | AM 8, FM 16, shortwave 1 (1998)
Botswana | AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001)
Brazil | AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999)
British Indian Ocean Territory | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
British Virgin Islands | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)
Brunei | 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)
Bulgaria | AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001)
Burkina Faso | AM 2, FM 26, shortwave 3
Burma | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 3 (2007)
Burundi | AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Cambodia | AM 2, FM 17, shortwave NA (2003)
Cameroon | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001)
Canada | AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004)
Cape Verde | AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2001)
Cayman Islands | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004)
Central African Republic | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2001)
Chad | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2001)
Chile | AM 180 (8 inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (1 inactive) (1998)
China | AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 (1998)
Christmas Island | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2006)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)
Colombia | AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 (1999)
Comoros | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2001)
Congo, Republic of the | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2001)
Cook Islands | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
Costa Rica | AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002)
Cote d'Ivoire | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998)
Croatia | AM 16, FM 98, shortwave 5 (1999)
Cuba | AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 (1998)
Cyprus | area under government control: AM 5, FM 76, shortwave 0 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: AM 1, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2004)
Czech Republic | AM 31, FM 304, shortwave 17 (2000)
Denmark | AM 2, FM 355, shortwave 0 (1998)
Dhekelia | 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)
Djibouti | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Dominica | AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2003)
Dominican Republic | AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998)
Ecuador | AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001)
Egypt | AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 (1999)
El Salvador | AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005)
Equatorial Guinea | AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2001)
Eritrea | AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 (2000)
Estonia | AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0 (2001)
Ethiopia | AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001)
European Union | AM 930, FM 13,655, shortwave 71 (1998); note - sum of individual country radio broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Euroradio)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | AM 1, FM 7, shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service) (2006)
Faroe Islands | AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Fiji | AM 13, FM 40, shortwave 0 (1998)
Finland | AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 (1998)
France | AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
French Polynesia | AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)
Gabon | AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001)
Gambia, The | AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001)
Gaza Strip | AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 0 (2008)
Georgia | AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998)
Germany | AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 (1998)
Ghana | AM 0, FM 86, shortwave 3 (2007)
Gibraltar | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
Greece | AM 26, FM 88, shortwave 4 (1998)
Greenland | AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998)
Grenada | AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Guam | AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2005)
Guatemala | AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000)
Guernsey | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Guinea | AM 0, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2006)
Guinea-Bissau | AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2001)
Guyana | AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998)
Haiti | AM 41, FM 26, shortwave 0 (1999)
Holy See (Vatican City) | AM 4, FM 3, shortwave 2 (2004)
Honduras | AM 241, FM 53, shortwave 12 (1998)
Hong Kong | AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2004)
Hungary | AM 17, FM 57, shortwave 3 (1998)
Iceland | AM 3, FM about 70 (including repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998)
India | AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 (1998)
Indonesia | AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 (1998)
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)
Ireland | AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 (1998)
Isle of Man | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Israel | AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 (1998)
Italy | AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998)
Jamaica | AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Jan Mayen | NA; note - there is one radio and meteorological station (1998)
Japan | AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 (2001)
Jersey | AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Jordan | FM 31 (2007)
Kazakhstan | AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 (1998)
Kenya | AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 (2001)
Kiribati | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) (2002)
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)
Korea, South | AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2 (2005)
Kuwait | AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
Kyrgyzstan | AM 3 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 23, shortwave NA (2007)
Laos | AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 (2006)
Latvia | AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 (1998)
Lebanon | AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4 (1998)
Lesotho | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
Liberia | AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2007)
Libya | AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2001)
Liechtenstein | AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
Lithuania | AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001)
Luxembourg | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
Macau | AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Macedonia | AM 29, FM 63, shortwave 0 (2007)
Madagascar | AM 2 (plus a number of repeater stations), FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001)
Malawi | AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) (2001)
Malaysia | AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001)
Maldives | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)
Mali | AM 1, FM 230 (27 regional and government stations, and 203 private stations), shortwave 1 (2001)
Malta | AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999)
Marshall Islands | 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)
Mauritania | AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001)
Mauritius | AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2001)
Mayotte | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
Mexico | AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15 (2003)
Micronesia, Federated States of | AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)
Moldova | AM 2, FM 29, shortwave NA (2006)
Monaco | AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 (1998)
Mongolia | AM 7, FM 115 (includes 20 National radio broadcaster repeaters), shortwave 4 (2006)
Montenegro | 31 (station types NA) (2004)
Montserrat | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Morocco | AM 27, FM 25, shortwave 6 (1998)
Mozambique | AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001)
Namibia | AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4 (2001)
Nauru | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Nepal | AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2000)
Netherlands | AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 (2004)
Netherlands Antilles | AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 0 (2003)
New Caledonia | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
New Zealand | AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998)
Nicaragua | AM 63, FM 32, shortwave 1 (1998)
Niger | AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4 (2001)
Nigeria | AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 (2001)
Niue | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Norfolk Island | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Northern Mariana Islands | AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2005)
Norway | AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1 (1998)
Oman | AM 3, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999)
Pakistan | AM 31, FM 68, shortwave NA (2006)
Palau | AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Panama | AM 101, FM 134, shortwave 0 (1998)
Papua New Guinea | AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)
Paraguay | AM 41, FM 121, shortwave 6 (3 inactive) (2006)
Peru | AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 (1999)
Philippines | AM 381, FM 628, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience) (2007)
Pitcairn Islands | AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (15 Ham radio operators (VP6)) (2004)
Poland | AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1 (1998)
Portugal | AM 47, FM 172 (many are repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)
Puerto Rico | AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0 (2005)
Qatar | AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)
Romania | 698 (frequency type NA) (2006)
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)
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)
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 | AM 15, FM 52, shortwave 4 (2007)
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)
Switzerland | AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2 (1998)
Syria | AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
Taiwan | AM 140, FM 229, shortwave 49
Tajikistan | AM 8, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2002)
Tanzania | AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 (1998)
Thailand | AM 238, FM 351, shortwave 6 (2007)
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 38, shortwave 2 (2007)
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 25, shortwave 0 (2008)
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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