List of broadcasting languages by country explained

Foreign broadcasting is broadcasting with a foreign element.

The foreign element may be the territory of the audience, its ethnicit], or both.

List of radio services

External and selected other foreign language audio broadcasting services

Country Area Broadcaster Years Active languages Former languages Website
As 1940–
Eu 1938– https://rtsh.al/radio-tirana-3/
Ar ? http://www.radioalgerie.dz/rai/
Af 1977?– http://www.rna.ao/rna2016/empresa/
Am 1949– http://www.radionacional.com.ar/rae-ingles/
As ? http://www.armradio.info/tur/
Pac 1939(1931)– http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/
Pac 1975– http://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/
Eu 1955(1929)– http://oe1.orf.at/english
As 195?– http://www.aztv.az/canli/radio-canli-yayim.htm
Ar 1977– http://www.radiobahrain.fm/
As 1971?– http://www.betar.gov.bd/
Eu 1962– 08: bel 1962, cmn 2012, eng 1998, fre 2010, ger 1985, pol 2006, rus 1998, spa 2010 - http://radiobelarus.by/en
Eu 1934/77–2011 -
Eu 1999– ger (BRF) https://www.rtbf.be/rtbfi/
Am 1975?–2007? -
Eu 1937– http://bnr.bg/en
As RNK 1956?– http://www.rnk.gov.kh/
Am 1945– http://www.rcinet.ca/en/
As 1941– http://chinaplus.cri.cn/radio/, http://gb.cri.cn/2011sjhs/yygj.html
? http://www.vtibet.com/en/radio/
Eu 1991– http://glashrvatske.hrt.hr/en/
Am 1961– http://www.rhc.cu/en
Eu 1936– http://www.radio.cz/en
Eu 1928–2003 -
Ar 1934– http://www.egradio.eg/
Ar 1953– http://www.egradio.eg/
Eu 195?– http://r4.err.ee/
Af ? http://www.ebc.et/web/radio/fm104.7
Eu 1939–58 & 1967– 03: eng, fin (easy), lat 1989– https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/, https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2013/05/24/nuntii-latini
Eu 1931– http://en.rfi.fr/languages, http://www.mc-doualiya.com/
As ? -
Eu DW (DLF) 1953(1929)– 10: ara 1959, amh 1965, prs 1970, eng 1954, fre 1954, gre 1964, hau 1963, pus 1970, por 1954, swa 1963 http://www.dw.com/en/
Eu 1964/1998– http://www1.wdr.de/radio/cosmo/sprachen/index.html
Eu 1959–1990 -
Eu 1940/47– https://web.archive.org/web/20190403215640/http://webradio.ert.gr/i-foni-tis-elladas/
Eu 1934–2007
2012–
http://www.mediaklikk.hu/dunaworldradio/
As 1939– http://airworldservice.org/
As 1945– http://en.voi.co.id/
As 1956– http://parstoday.com/en
As ? -
As 1948– 09: amh 1984, bhh 1975, eng 1948, fre 1948, geo 1970, lad 1948, rus 1958, spa 1952, yid 1948 http://www.kan.org.il/live/radio.aspx?stationId=10
Eu 1930–2011 -
As 1935– https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/
Ar ? http://www.jrtv.jo/Page.aspx?page_key=key_forgin_2&lang=ar
As ? kazhttp://kazradio.kaztrk.kz/ru/programs (Достық)
Af ? http://www.kbcenglish.co.ke/
As 1953– http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/
As 1945– http://www.vok.rep.kp/CBC/index.php?CHANNEL=6&lang=%27English%27
Ar ? http://www.media.gov.kw/LiveRadio1.aspx?PanStation=Superstation
As ? http://www.ktrk.kg/dostuk
As ? https://lnr.org.la/%e0%ba%9c%e0%ba%b1%e0%ba%87%e0%ba%a5%e0%ba%b2%e0%ba%8d%e0%ba%81%e0%ba%b2%e0%ba%99/am-mw-567-khz-sw-6130-khz-am/
Eu ?–2001 -
Ar ?–2011 -
Eu 195?– -
Eu 1933–1992 -
Eu 1945?– http://play.mrt.com.mk/live/mr3
As 1963–2011 -
Am 1969– http://www.imer.mx/rmi/
As 1964– http://vom.mn/en
As ? http://www.mrtv.gov.mm/?q=node/138
As 1951?– 01: eng (अंग्रेजी समाचार) http://radionepal.gov.np/audio-album/1/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0
Eu 1947–2012 -
Pac 1948– http://www.radionz.co.nz/international
Af 1961– https://www.voiceofnigeria.ng/radio/
Eu 1938/48–2001/03 -
Ar Radio Oman ? http://part.gov.om/part/english/FM-English.html
As 1947?– http://www.radio.gov.pk/external-service
As 1972– https://web.archive.org/web/20170206134109/http://pbs.gov.ph/dzrp/
Eu 1936– http://external.polskieradio.pl/
Eu 1935?– https://www.rtp.pt/rdpinternacional/
Ar ? http://www.qatarbroadcast.qa/Arabic/Home_ar.aspx
Eu 1939– http://www.rri.ro/en_gb/pages/home
Eu 1929/2014– https://sputniknews.com/
Ar ? http://international.sr.sa/ar/live-streaming
Eu 1936–2015 -
As 1994–2007 -
Eu 1993– http://enrsi.rtvs.sk/
Eu ? http://www.rtvslo.si/rsi/
Af 1966/1992– http://www.channelafrica.co.za/sabc/home/channelafrica
Eu 1964–1991 -
Eu 1942– http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/emision-en-ingles/
As ? http://www.slbc.lk/
Eu 1938– 06: ara, eng, kur, per, som, swe (easy) http://sverigesradio.se/sida/default.aspx?programid=4964
Eu 1930–2004 - https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng
Ar Radio Damascus 1957– http://en.ortas.gov.sy/?f=Radio-Damascus
As 1939– http://english.rti.org.tw/
1979– https://www.icrt.com.tw/
As ? - http://radiotoj.tj/
As 1938– http://www.hsk9.org/worldservice.html
Eu 1991–2014 - https://web.archive.org/web/20170820104810/http://radiopmr.org/golos/list/9/
Ar 1960– http://www.rtci.tn/
As 1937– http://www.trt.net.tr/english/
As ? https://web.archive.org/web/20190403211107/http://www.brtk.net/radio-template/
Eu 1950 http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/en
Ar ? http://dubaieye1038.com/
(public) Eu 1932– 37: amh 2017, ara 1938, aze 1994, ben 1941, bur 1940, yue 1941, eng 1932, fre 1938, guj 2017, hau 1957, hin 1940, ind 1949, kin 1994, kor 2017, kir 1995, Marathi language 2017, nep 1969, pcm 2017, orm 2017, pan 2017, pus 1981, per 1940, por 1938, rus 1942, sin 1942/90, som 1957, spa 1938, swa 1957, tam 1941, tel 2017, tha 1941, tir 2017, tur 1939, ukr 1992, urd 1949, uzb 1994, vie 1952 http://www.bbc.co.uk/ws/languages
(military) Eu 1943– http://www.forces.net/radio
Am 1946(1929)– http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/
(public)[1] Am 1942– 31: amh 1982, bam 2013, ben 1958, bur 1943, cmn 1941, yue 1941, cpf 1987, prs 1980, eng 1941, fre 1942, hau 1979, ind 1942, khm 1955, kin/run 1996, kor 1942, kur 1992, lao 1962, nde 2003, orm 1996, pus 1982, por 1942, sna 2003, som 1992, spa 1941, swa 1962, tha 1942, tib 1991, tir 1996, urd 1951, uzb 1958/72, vie 1943 https://www.voanews.com/navigation/allsites
1951– 17: alb (RFE), arm (RL), aze (RL), bel (RL), prs (RL), geo (RL), kir (RL), mac (RFE), pus (RL), per (RL), rum (RFE), rus (RL), srb (RFE), tgk (RL), tuk (RL), ukr (RL), uzb (RL) bak (RL), bul (RFE), cze (RFE), est (RFE), hun (RFE), kaz (RL), lav (RFE), lit (RFE), pol (RFE), slo (RFE), tat (RL) https://www.rferl.org/navigation/allsites
1985– https://www.martinoticias.com/
1996(1951)– http://www.rfa.org/
2002– https://www.radiosawa.com/
(military)[2] Am 1942– http://www.afneurope.net/, http://www.afnpacific.net/
(religious) Am 1954– more than 230 https://www.twr.org/
As 195?– - https://mtrk.uz/
Eu 1931– 37: alb 1951, amh 1948, ara 1949, arm 1966, bel 1950, bul 1949, cmn 1950, hrv 1947, cze 1947, eng 1937, epo 1976, fin 1975, fre 1931, ger 1937, heb, hin 1965, hun 1939, ita 1931, jpn 1959, kor, lav 1948, lit 1940, mac, mal 1965, pol 1938, por 1940, rum 1947, rus 1948, slo 1947, slv 1947, spa 1934, swa, swe 1953, tam 1965, tig, ukr 1939, vie 1980 http://en.radiovaticana.va/
Am 1976–? -
As 1945– http://vovworld.vn/

Bold: 10 major international broadcasting languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish)
Italic: major language(s) of the respective country

List of TV services

Selected external and other foreign language TV services

Country Broadcaster Launched Languages Website
Australia Plus1993/2014Englishhttp://tv.australiaplus.com/
CGTN1997 on CCTV-4Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanishhttps://www.cgtn.com/
CCTV-41992Chinesehttp://tv.cctv.com/cctv4asia/
CNC World2010Chinese, Englishhttp://en.cncnews.cn/
Cubavision Internacional1986Spanish
Euronews1993Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkishhttp://www.euronews.com/
France 242006Arabic, English, French, Spanishhttp://www.france24.com/en/



TV5Monde1984Frenchhttp://www.tv5monde.com/
DW-TV1992Arabic, English, German, Spanishhttp://www.dw.com/en/tv/s-1452


3sat1984Germanhttp://www.3sat.de/
DD India1995Hindihttp://www.ddindia.gov.in/DDIndia/
DD News2003English, Hindi, Sanskrithttp://ddinews.gov.in/
Press TV2007Englishhttp://www.presstv.ir/
HispanTV2011Spanishhttp://www.hispantv.com/
Al-Alam2003Arabichttp://www.alalam.ir/
Sahar TV1997Azerbaijani, English, French, Kurdish, Urduhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160923175323/http://english.sahartv.ir/
i24news2013Arabic, English, Frenchhttp://www.i24news.tv/
NHK World1998English, Japanesehttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/
Kazakh TV2002English, Kazakh, Russianhttp://kazakh-tv.kz/
Arirang1997Englishhttp://www.arirang.com/
KBS World2003Koreanhttp://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/
mitv2001Englishhttp://www.myanmarinternational.tv/

BVN1996Dutchhttps://www.bvn.tv/
PTV Global2006Urduhttp://www.ptv.com.pk/public/userView/ptvGlobal
PTV World2003Englishhttp://www.ptv.com.pk/public/userView/ptvWorld
TVP Polonia1992Polishhttp://polonia.tvp.pl/
itvn2004Polishhttp://www.itvn.pl/
Belsat TV2007Belarusianhttp://belsat.eu/
Al Jazeera1996Arabic, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Englishhttp://www.aljazeera.com/
RT2005Arabic, English, Spanishhttp://rt.com/
Saudi 21983?Englishhttp://apps.sbc.sa/
eNCA2008Englishhttp://www.enca.com/
Thai Global Network1998English, Thaihttp://www.thaitvglobal.com/
TRT1990Arabic, English, Turkishhttps://www.trtworld.com/
BBC1991Arabic, English, Persianhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world_radio_and_tv
(private)CNN1985English, Spanishhttp://edition.cnn.com/
(public)VoA198?Albanian, Bambara, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Creole, Dari, English, French, Indonesian, Macedonian, Ndebele, Pashto, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Shona, Spanish, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamesehttps://www.voanews.com/navigation/allsites
TV Martí1990Spanishhttp://www.martinoticias.com/
Alhurra2004Arabichttp://www.alhurra.com/
RFE/RL?Russian (Настоящее Время), Kyrgyz, Persian, Tajikhttps://www.rferl.org/navigation/allsites
(military) 1954– English http://v3.myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/
Telesur2005Spanish
VTV41998Chinese, English, Russian, Vietnamesehttp://vtv4.vtv.vn/

References

  1. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/chapter-71 22 USC Ch. 71
  2. https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/d5105_74.pdf DoDD 5105.74

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