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List of international broadcasters

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

Radio

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Africa

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Country of origin Name of Radio Service Website
 Algeria Radio Algérie Internationale [1]
 Equatorial Guinea Radio Africa Network [2]
 Kenya Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
 Libya LGBC Voice of Africa
 Morocco
 France
Medi1 Radio (Radio Méditerranée Internationale) [3]
 Nigeria Voice of Nigeria [4]
 South Africa Channel Africa [5]
 Tunisia Radio Tunis Chaîne Internationale [6]

Asia

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Country of origin Name of Radio Service Website
 Bangladesh Bangladesh Betar [7]
 Burma Democratic Voice of Burma [8]
 People's Republic of China China Radio International [9]
 India PB-Akashvani (All India Radio) [10] Archived 2005-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
 Indonesia Voice of Indonesia [11]
 Iran IRIB World Service [12]
 Israel Israel Radio International [13]
 Japan NHK Radio Japan [14]
 Malaysia Voice of Malaysia
 Mongolia Voice of Mongolia [15]
 North Korea Voice of Korea [16]
 Pakistan Radio Pakistan [17]
 Philippines Radyo Pilipinas Worldwide [18]
 South Korea KBS World Radio [19]
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation [20]
 Thailand Radio Thailand World Service [21]
 Taiwan Radio Taiwan International [22]
 Vietnam Voice of Vietnam [23]

Europe

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Country of origin Name of Radio Service Website
 Albania Radio Televizioni Shqiptar [24]
 Austria Ö1 International
 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan International Radio
 Belarus Radio Belarus [25]
 Belgium ( Wallonia) RTBF International
 Bulgaria Radio Bulgaria [26]
 Croatia Voice of Croatia
 Cyprus Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation [27]
 Czech Republic Radio Prague [28]
 Finland YLE Radio Finland [29]
 France Radio France Internationale [30]
 Germany Deutsche Welle [31]
 Greece (Athens) Voice of Greece [32]
 Greece (Thessaloniki) Radio Station of Macedonia
 Ireland RTÉ Radio 1 Extra
 Ireland Irish Radio Relay Service [33]
 Italy Rai Italia Radio
 Italy NEXUS International Broadcasting Association [34]
 Italy European Gospel Radio [35]
 Italy International Public Access Radio (IPAR) [36]
 Moldova Radio Moldova [37]
 Netherlands Radio Netherlands Worldwide
 Poland Radio Poland [38]
 Poland European Radio for Belarus [39]
 Portugal RDP África [40]
 Portugal RDP Internacional [41]
 Romania Radio Romania International [42]
 Russia Radio Sputnik [43]
 Serbia International Radio of Serbia [44]
 Slovakia Radio Slovakia International [45]
 Slovenia Radio Slovenia International [46]
 Spain Radio Exterior [47]
 Sweden Sveriges Radio [48]
  Switzerland Swissinfo [49]
 Transnistria Radio PMR
 Turkey Voice of Turkey [50]
 Ukraine Radio Ukraine International [51]
 United Kingdom BBC World Service [52]
 Vatican City Vatican Radio [53]
Independent Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty [54]

North & South America

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Country of origin Name of Radio Service Website
 Argentina Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior [55]
 Brazil Rádio Nacional [56]
 Canada Radio Canada International [57]
 Cuba Radio Habana Cuba [58]
 Cuba Radio Reloj [59]
 United States of America Voice of America 1 [60]

Oceania

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Country of origin Name of Radio Service Website
 Australia Radio Australia ABC Asia (Asia–Pacific)
ABC Pacific (Pacific)
 New Zealand RNZ Pacific RNZ Pacific

Television

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Europe

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Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/Encrypted Website
 Albania Radio Televizioni Shqiptar Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [61]
 Austria ORF 2 Europe Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [62]
 Belgium ( Wallonia) RTBF Sat Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [63]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)
 Bulgaria BNT 4 Free-to-air [64]
 Croatia HRT International Encrypted [65]
 Finland TV Finland Encrypted (Free-to-air in Finnish-speaking areas of Sweden) [66]
 France France 24 Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [67]
A France-based alliance of broadcasters of 5 countries 1 TV5Monde Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [68]
A Germany-based alliance of broadcasters of 3 countries 3sat Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [69]
 Germany Deutsche Welle Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [70]
 Greece (and  Cyprus) ERT World Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [71]
 Hungary Duna World Free-to-air [72]
 Italy Rai Italia Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [73]
 Kosovo Radio Television of Kosovo Free-to-air [74]
 Lithuania LRT Lituanica Free-to-air [75]
 Monaco TVMonaco Free-to-air [76]
 Netherlands and  Belgium ( Flanders) BVN Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [77]
 Norway NRK Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)
 Poland TVP Polonia Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [78]
 Poland Belsat TV Free-to-air [79]
 Portugal RTP Internacional Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) RTP Internacional
RTP Internacional Live Streaming
 Portugal RTP África Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)
 Portugal SIC Internacional Free-to-air/Encrypted
 Portugal SIC Notícias Free-to-air/Encrypted
 Romania TVRi Free-to-air [80]
 Russia RTR-Planeta Free-to-air/Encrypted [81]
 Russia RT Free-to-air [82]
 Russia Russia-24 Free-to-air [83]
 Serbia RTS Svet Free-to-air [84]
 Spain TVE Internacional Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [85]
 Sweden SVT1 Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) SVT1
 Sweden SVT2 Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) SVT2
 Turkey TRT Türk Free-to-air [86]
 Turkey TRT World Free-to-air [87]
 Ukraine UTR Free-to-air [88]
 United Kingdom BBC Brit Free-to-air (Cable) BBC Brit
 United Kingdom BBC Earth Free-to-air (Cable) BBC Earth
 United Kingdom BBC First Free-to-air (Cable) BBC First
 United Kingdom BBC News Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) BBC News (International)
 United Kingdom MTA International Free-to-air [89]
 United Kingdom Sky News International Free-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

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Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/Encrypted Website
 United States of America Voice of America Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) 1 [90]
 United States of America CNN International Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [91]
An alliance of various Caribbean countries Caribbean Media Corporation Syndicated [92]
 Brazil TV Brasil Internacional Free-to-air/Encrypted
 Brazil Record Internacional Free-to-air/Encrypted
 Brazil Bandeirantes Internacional Free-to-air/Encrypted
 Brazil TV Globo Internacional Free-to-air/Encrypted
 Chile TV Chile Free-to-air [93]
 Chile Chilevisión Free-to-air/Encrypted
 Chile Canal 13 Free-to-air/Encrypted
 Cuba Cubavision International Free-to-air
An alliance of 3 Latin American countries teleSUR Free-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

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Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/Encrypted Website
 Iran Jame Jam TV Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [94]
 Iran Press TV Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [95]
 Iran Al-Alam News Network Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [96]
 Iran Al-Kawthar TV Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [97]
 Iran HispanTV Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [98]
 Iran Sahar TV Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [99]
 Israel i24NEWS Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [100]
 Lebanon LBC International Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [101]
 Qatar Al Araby Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [102]
 Qatar Al Jazeera English Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [103]
 Qatar Al Jazeera Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [104]
 Qatar Al Jazeera Balkans Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [105]
 Saudi Arabia Al Arabiya Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [106]
 Saudi Arabia Al Hadath Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [107]
 United Arab Emirates Sky News Arabia Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [108]

Asia

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Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/Encrypted Website
 Brunei RTB Sukmaindera Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) RTB Sukmaindera
 China CCTV-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)
 China CGTN Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [109]
 China CGTN Documentary Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [110]
 India PB-DD India Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [111]
 India WION Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [112]
 Indonesia Metro Globe Network Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [113]
 Indonesia SEA Today Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) SEA Today
 Indonesia TVRI World Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) TVRI World
 Japan NHK World-Japan Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [114]
 Japan NHK World Premium Encrypted [115]
 Malaysia Berita RTM Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) BERITA RTM
 Malaysia RTM ASEAN Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) RTM ASEAN
 Malaysia TV1 Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) TV1
 Myanmar Myanmar International Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite)
 Pakistan Pakistan Television Corporation Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [116]
 Philippines ABS-CBN News Channel Encrypted [117]
 Philippines The Filipino Channel Encrypted [118]
 Philippines GMA Life TV Encrypted [119]
 Philippines GMA News TV International Encrypted [120]
 Philippines GMA Pinoy TV Encrypted [121]
 Philippines Kapatid Channel Encrypted [122]
 Singapore CNA Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [123]
 South Korea KBS World Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [124]
 South Korea Arirang Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [125]
 Taiwan TaiwanPlus Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [126]
 Thailand NBT World Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [127]
 Vietnam VTV4 Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) [128]

Oceania

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Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/Encrypted Website
 Australia ABC Australia Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) ABC Asia (Asia–Pacific)
ABC Pacific (Pacific)
 New Zealand TVNZ Free-to-air (Terrestrial and Satellite) TVNZ

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.

  • Because of its history TVNZ has inherited and developed its own services in the production and broadcasting services area.
  • These include The New Zealand Television Archive, production facilities, television school.
  • TVNZ also operated a satellite services division organising and downlink facilities and across the globe, but this service was wound down in 2005.

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

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Country of Origin Name of Television Service Free-to-air/Encrypted Website
 Algeria AL24 News Free-to-air
 Egypt Nile TV International
 Kenya A24 news channel [129]
 Morocco Medi1 TV Free-to-air
 Somalia Somali National Television [130]
 South Africa SABC Africa Encrypted [131]

Former international broadcasters

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Country Former Service Date Ceased
 German Democratic Republic Radio Berlin International 2 October 1990
 Malta and  Libya Voice of the Mediterranean 1 January 2002
 Norway Radio Norway International 1 January 2002
 Georgia Radio Georgia 2005
 Hungary Radio Budapest [132] 1 July 2007
 Singapore Radio Singapore International 31 July 2008
 Belgium ( Flanders) Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal 1 31 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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