List of international broadcasters explained

This list of international broadcasters lists those broadcasting services which broadcast programs for an external audience.

Radio

Africa

Country of originName of Radio ServiceWebsite
AlgeriaRadio Algérie Internationalehttps://www.radioalgerie.dz/rai/
Equatorial GuineaRadio Africa Networkhttps://www.radiopanam.com/radioafricanetwork/
KenyaKenya Broadcasting Corporation
LibyaLGBC Voice of Africa
Morocco
France		Medi1 Radio (Radio Méditerranée Internationale)https://www.medi1.com/fr
NigeriaVoice of Nigeriahttps://von.gov.ng/
South AfricaChannel Africahttp://www.channelafrica.co.za/sabc/home/channelafrica
Tunisiahttp://www.rtci.tn/

Asia

Country of originName of Radio ServiceWebsite
BangladeshBangladesh Betarhttps://betar.portal.gov.bd/site/page/de73eea4-5e38-456f-a094-dde9aa140511
Democratic Voice of Burmahttp://www.dvb.no
China Radio Internationalhttp://chinaplus.cri.cn/
IndiaPB-Akashvani (All India Radio)http://www.allindiaradio.org/
IndonesiaVoice of Indonesiahttps://www.voinews.id/
IRIB World Servicehttps://parstoday.ir/en/radio
IsraelIsrael Radio Internationalhttps://www.kan.org.il/radio/radio-reka.aspx?lang=EN
JapanNHK Radio Japanhttps://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/radio_live/
MalaysiaVoice of Malaysia
MongoliaVoice of Mongoliahttp://www.vom.mn/en
Voice of Koreahttp://www.vok.rep.kp/index.php/home/main/en
PakistanRadio Pakistanhttp://www.radio.gov.pk/
PhilippinesRadyo Pilipinas Worldwidehttp://radyopilipinas.ph/rp-worldwide
KBS World Radiohttp://world.kbs.co.kr/english
Sri LankaSri Lanka Broadcasting Corporationhttps://english.newsslbc.lk/
ThailandRadio Thailand World Servicehttps://nbt.prd.go.th/station_data/am-500-khz/
Radio Taiwan Internationalhttp://english.rti.org.tw/
Voice of Vietnamhttps://english.vov.vn/en

Europe

Country of originName of Radio ServiceWebsite
AlbaniaRadio Televizioni Shqiptarhttps://rti.rtsh.al/?lang=english
AustriaÖ1 International
AzerbaijanAzerbaijan International Radio
BelarusRadio Belarushttp://radiobelarus.by/en
Belgium RTBF International
BulgariaRadio Bulgariahttps://bnr.bg/en
CroatiaVoice of Croatia
CyprusCyprus Broadcasting Corporationhttp://www.cybc.com.cy/
Czech RepublicRadio Praguehttps://english.radio.cz/
FinlandYLE Radio Finlandhttps://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/
FranceRadio France Internationalehttp://www.rfi.fr
GermanyDeutsche Wellehttp://www.dw-world.de
Greece (Athens)Voice of Greecehttps://webradio.ert.gr/programma-i-foni-tis-elladas/
Greece (Thessaloniki)Radio Station of Macedonia
IrelandRTÉ Radio 1 Extra
IrelandIrish Radio Relay Servicehttps://www.milanoventures.com/international-broadcasting/irish-radio-relay-service/
ItalyRai Italia Radio
ItalyNEXUS International Broadcasting Associationhttp://www.nexus.org/
ItalyEuropean Gospel Radiohttp://www.egradio.org/
ItalyInternational Public Access Radio (IPAR)http://www.nexus.org/IPAR/
Radio Moldovahttp://www.trm.md/index.php?location=4
NetherlandsRadio Netherlands Worldwide
PolandRadio Polandhttp://thenews.pl/
PolandEuropean Radio for Belarushttps://euroradio.by/
PortugalRDP Áfricahttps://www.rtp.pt/rdpafrica/
PortugalRDP Internacionalhttps://www.rtp.pt/rdpinternacional/
RomaniaRadio Romania Internationalhttps://www.rri.ro/en_gb/pages/home/
Radio Sputnikhttp://www.sputniknews.com/
SerbiaInternational Radio of Serbiahttp://www.glassrbije.org/E/
SlovakiaRadio Slovakia Internationalhttps://rsi.rtvs.sk/
SloveniaRadio Slovenia Internationalhttps://www.rtvslo.si/radio#radio-si
SpainRadio Exteriorhttp://www.rtve.es/
SwedenSveriges Radiohttps://www.sverigesradio.se/
SwitzerlandSwissinfohttp://www.swissinfo.org
Radio PMR
TurkeyVoice of Turkeyhttp://www.trt.net.tr/wwwtrt/tsrakis.aspx?kanal=2
UkraineRadio Ukraine Internationalhttp://www.nrcu.gov.ua/en/broadcast
United KingdomBBC World Servicehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice
Vatican Radiohttps://www.vaticannews.va/en/epg.html
IndependentRadio Free Europe/Radio Libertyhttp://www.rferl.org/

North & South America

Country of originName of Radio ServiceWebsite
ArgentinaRadiodifusión Argentina al Exteriorhttp://www.radionacional.com.ar/
BrazilRádio Nacionalhttp://www.radiobras.gov.br/nacional/nacionalbroc/nacionalbroc_2004.htm
CanadaRadio Canada Internationalhttp://www.rcinet.ca/
CubaRadio Habana Cubahttps://www.radiohc.cu/
CubaRadio Relojhttp://www.radioreloj.cu/
Voice of America 1http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm

Oceania

Country of originName of Radio ServiceWebsite
AustraliaRadio Australia (Asia–Pacific)
(Pacific)
New ZealandRNZ Pacific

Television

Europe

Country of OriginName of Television ServiceFree-to-air/EncryptedWebsite
AlbaniaRadio Televizioni ShqiptarFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.rtsh.al
AustriaORF 2 EuropeFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)https://der.orf.at/kundendienst/tv-radio-empfang/orf2europe100.html
Belgium RTBF SatFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.rtbfsat.be/rtbf_2000/bin/view_something.cgi?id=0166857_sac
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRadio and Television of Bosnia and HerzegovinaFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)
BNT 4Free-to-airhttp://www.tvbulgaria.net/tvv/template/index.htm
CroatiaHRT Internationalhttp://slikahrvatske.hrt.hr
FinlandTV FinlandEncrypted (Free-to-air in Finnish-speaking areas of Sweden)http://www.yle.fi/tvfinland/index.htm
FranceFrance 24Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.france24.com
A France-based alliance of broadcasters of 5 countries 1TV5MondeFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.tv5.org
A Germany-based alliance of broadcasters of 3 countries 3satFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.3sat.de
GermanyDeutsche WelleFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.dw-world.de
Greece (and Cyprus)ERT WorldFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.ert.gr/tv/en/SATprofil.asp
HungaryDuna WorldFree-to-airhttps://mediaklikk.hu/dunaworld/
ItalyRai ItaliaFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.international.rai.it
Radio Television of KosovoFree-to-airhttp://www.rtklive.com
LRT LituanicaFree-to-airhttp://www.lrt.lt/en/channels/world
MonacoTVMonacoFree-to-airhttps://www.tvmonaco.com/
Netherlands and Belgium BVNFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.bvn.nl
NorwayNRKFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)
PolandTVP PoloniaFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://tvp.pl/2645.dzialy
PolandBelsat TVFree-to-airhttps://belsat.eu/
PortugalRTP InternacionalFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)RTP Internacional
RTP Internacional Live Streaming
PortugalRTP ÁfricaFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)
PortugalSIC InternacionalFree-to-air/Encrypted
PortugalSIC NotíciasFree-to-air/Encrypted
TVRiFree-to-airhttp://tvr.ro/tvr_international.php
RTR-PlanetaFree-to-air/Encryptedhttp://www.rtr-planeta.com
RTFree-to-airhttp://rt.com
Russia-24Free-to-airhttp://vesti.ru
SerbiaRTS SvetFree-to-airhttp://www.rts.rs/satelit_sema.asp?redosled=prioritet&Category=xtsatsema
SpainTVE InternacionalFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.rtve.es/canales/tveinter/europa/index.php
SwedenSveriges TelevisionFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) https://svt.se/
TurkeyTRT TürkFree-to-airhttps://www.trtturk.com.tr
TurkeyTRT WorldFree-to-airhttp://www.trtworld.com
UkraineUTRFree-to-airhttp://www.utr.tv/news
United KingdomBBC BritFree-to-air (Cable)BBC Brit
United KingdomBBC EarthFree-to-air (Cable)BBC Earth
United KingdomBBC FirstFree-to-air (Cable)BBC First
United KingdomBBC NewsFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)BBC News (International)
United KingdomMTA InternationalFree-to-airhttp://mta.tv
United KingdomSky News InternationalFree-to-air/Encrypted
  1. An alliance of France Télévisions & Arte in France, RTBF in Wallonia, Belgium, Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec and TVA in Canada, TSR in Switzerland & RFO in Overseas France

North & South America

Country of OriginName of Television ServiceFree-to-air/EncryptedWebsite
Voice of AmericaFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) 1 http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm
CNN InternationalFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://edition.cnn.com
An alliance of various Caribbean countriesCaribbean Media CorporationSyndicatedhttp://www.cananews.com/
BrazilTV Brasil InternacionalFree-to-air/Encrypted
BrazilRecord InternacionalFree-to-air/Encrypted
BrazilBandeirantes InternacionalFree-to-air/Encrypted
BrazilTV Globo InternacionalFree-to-air/Encrypted
ChileTV ChileFree-to-airhttps://www.tvn.cl/tvchile
ChileChilevisiónFree-to-air/Encrypted
ChileCanal 13Free-to-air/Encrypted
CubaCubavision InternationalFree-to-air
An alliance of 3 Latin American countries teleSURFree-to-air
  1. Under United States law (the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948), the Voice of America is forbidden to broadcast directly to American citizens.
  2. The countries are Venezuela, Argentina and Cuba.

Middle East

Country of OriginName of Television ServiceFree-to-air/EncryptedWebsite
Jame Jam TVFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://jjtvn.ir/
Press TVFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.presstv.ir
Al-Alam News NetworkFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.alalam.ir/English/
Al-Kawthar TVFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)https://alkawthartv.ir/
HispanTVFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.hispantv.com/
Sahar TVFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.sahartv.ir/
Israeli24NEWSFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)https://www.i24news.tv/
LebanonLBC InternationalFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)https://www.lbcgroup.tv/
QatarAl ArabyFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://alaraby.com/
QatarAl Jazeera EnglishFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.aljazeera.com
QatarAl JazeeraFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.aljazeera.net
QatarAl Jazeera BalkansFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://balkans.aljazeera.net/
Saudi ArabiaAl ArabiyaFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.alarabiya.net
Saudi ArabiaAl HadathFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)https://www.alhadath.net/
United Arab EmiratesSky News ArabiaFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)https://www.skynewsarabia.com/

Asia

Country of OriginName of Television ServiceFree-to-air/EncryptedWebsite
RTB SukmainderaFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)RTB Sukmaindera
ChinaCCTV-4 Chinese International (中国中央电视台中文国际频道)Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)CCTV-4 America (America)
CCTV-4 Asia (Asia–Pacific)
CCTV-4 Europe (Europe)
ChinaCGTNFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)https://www.cgtn.com/tv
ChinaCGTN DocumentaryFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)https://www.cgtn.com/channel/documentary
IndiaPB-DD IndiaFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.ddindia.gov.in/
IndiaWIONFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)https://www.wionews.com/
IndonesiaMetro Globe NetworkFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.mgn.id/
IndonesiaSEA TodayFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)SEA Today
IndonesiaTVRI WorldFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)TVRI World
JapanNHK World-JapanFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/aboutnw_e.html
JapanNHK World PremiumEncryptedhttp://www.tvjapan.net/eng/index_e.asp
MalaysiaBerita RTMFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)BERITA RTM
MalaysiaRTM ASEANFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)RTM ASEAN
MalaysiaTV1Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)TV1
MyanmarMyanmar InternationalFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)
PakistanPakistan Television CorporationFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://ptv.com.pk/
PhilippinesABS-CBN News ChannelEncryptedhttps://news.abs-cbn.com/anc
PhilippinesThe Filipino ChannelEncryptedhttp://www.abs-cbni.com/
PhilippinesGMA Life TVEncryptedhttps://www.gmanetwork.com/international
PhilippinesGMA News TV InternationalEncryptedhttps://www.gmanetwork.com/international
PhilippinesGMA Pinoy TVEncryptedhttps://www.gmanetwork.com/international
PhilippinesKapatid ChannelEncryptedhttp://www.kapatidtv.com/
SingaporeCNAFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.channelnewsasia.com
KBS WorldFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://english.kbs.co.kr/world/
ArirangFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.arirang.co.kr/intro.asp
TaiwanPlusFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)https://www.taiwanplus.com/
ThailandNBT WorldFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/live
VTV4Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)http://www.vtv.vn/en

Oceania

Country of OriginName of Television ServiceFree-to-air/EncryptedWebsite
AustraliaABC AustraliaFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) (Asia–Pacific)
(Pacific)
New ZealandTVNZFree-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)

Internationally, TVNZ has helped provide television services in Pacific Island nations such as the Cook Islands, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands.

TVNZ provides much of the programming but scheduling and continuity are done locally.

Both TV One and TV2 are also available "in the clear" over DVB-S on Optus B1. A SKY TV set-top box is not required as any DVB-S satellite set-top box or tuner will work.

Africa

Country of OriginName of Television Service Free-to-air/EncryptedWebsite
AlgeriaAL24 NewsFree-to-air
EgyptNile TV International
KenyaA24 news channelhttp://www.a24media.com
MoroccoMedi1 TVFree-to-air
SomaliaSomali National Televisionhttp://www.sntv.so
South AfricaSABC AfricaEncryptedhttp://www.sabcafrica.co.za/portal/site

Former international broadcasters

CountryFormer ServiceDate Ceased
Radio Berlin International2 October 1990
Malta and Voice of the Mediterranean1 January 2002
NorwayRadio Norway International1 January 2002
GeorgiaRadio Georgia2005
HungaryRadio Budapest http://www.radio.hu/1 July 2007
SingaporeRadio Singapore International31 July 2008
Belgium Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal 131 December 2011
  1. Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal was replaced with internet and satellite broadcasts of Radio 1 and Radio 2.

See also

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