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Country	Radio broadcast stations
Afghanistan	AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), 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 (3 national, 62 local), shortwave 1 (2005)
Algeria	AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)
American Samoa	AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2006)
Andorra	AM 0, FM 15, shortwave 0 (1998)
Angola	AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2000)
Anguilla	AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
Antarctica	AM NA, FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only) (2002)
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 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (2000)
Bermuda	AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Bhutan	AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2006)
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 3, FM 17, shortwave 3 (2002)
Burma	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave NA (2004)
Burundi	AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)
Cambodia	AM 2, FM 17, shortwave NA (2003)
Cameroon	AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2002)
Canada	AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004)
Cape Verde	AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2002)
Cayman Islands	AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004)
Central African Republic	AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2002)
Chad	AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 5 (2002)
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 Cyriots: 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 (2004)
Dominican Republic	AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998)
East Timor	at least 1 (East Timor has a state-run media oversight authority that overseas at least 1 radio station - frequency type NA)
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 (2002)
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 8, shortwave 0 (2005)
Georgia	AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998)
Germany	AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 (1998)
Ghana	AM 0, FM 49, shortwave 3 (2001)
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 (2006)
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 (2002)
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	AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (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	AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1999)
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 20, shortwave NA (2006)
Laos	AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 (2007)
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 7, shortwave 2 (2001)
Libya	AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2002)
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 20, shortwave 0 (1998)
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 28, shortwave 1 (the shortwave station in Bamako has seven frequencies and five transmitters and relays broadcasts for China Radio International) (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 (2002)
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 (2004)
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 (January 2000)
Netherlands	AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 (2004)
Netherlands Antilles	AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 0 (2004)
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 (2006)
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 (2002)
Panama	AM 101, FM 134, shortwave 0 (1998)
Papua New Guinea	AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998)
Paraguay	AM 46, FM 27, shortwave 6 (3 inactive) (1998)
Peru	AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 (1999)
Philippines	AM 375, FM 596, shortwave 4 (each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of the target audience) (2006)
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 (2006)
Qatar	AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998)
Romania	AM 40, FM 202, shortwave 3 (1998)
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 (2004)
Saint Lucia	AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
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 (2002)
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 (1998)
Sierra Leone	AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 (1999)
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)
Switzerland	AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 2 (1998)
Syria	AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998)
Taiwan	AM 218, FM 333, shortwave 50 (1999)
Tajikistan	AM 8, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2002)
Tanzania	AM 12, FM 11, shortwave 2 (1998)
Thailand	AM 204, FM 334, shortwave 6 (1999)
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 (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago	AM 4, FM 18, shortwave 0 (2004)
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 (2004)
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 (2004)
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 (2006)
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 1, FM 20, 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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