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| This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use. |
| Land |
Radiosender |
Radios |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Afghanistan |
AM 21, FM 5, shortwave 1 (broadcasts in Pashtu, Afghan Persian (Dari), Urdu, and English) (2006) |
167,000 (1999) |
|
|
Ägypten |
AM 42 (plus 15 repeaters), FM 14, shortwave 3 (1999) |
20.5 million (1997) |
|
|
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) |
|
|
|
Albanien |
AM 13, FM 46, shortwave 1 (2005) |
1 million (2001) |
|
|
Algerien |
AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999) |
7.1 million (1997) |
|
|
Amerikanische Jungferninseln |
AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2005) |
107,000 (1997) |
|
|
Amerikanisch-Samoa |
AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005) |
57,000 (1997) |
|
|
Andorra |
AM 0, FM 15, shortwave 0 (1998) |
16,000 (1997) |
|
|
Angola |
AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001) |
815,000 (2000) |
|
|
Anguilla |
AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004) |
3,000 (1997) |
|
|
Antarktika |
AM NA, FM 2, shortwave 1 (information for US bases only) (2002) |
NA |
|
|
Antigua und Barbuda |
AM 4, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) |
36,000 (1997) |
|
|
Äquatorialguinea |
AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 5 (2001) |
180,000 (1997) |
|
|
Argentinien |
AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998) |
24.3 million (1997) |
|
|
Armenien |
AM 9, FM 16, shortwave 1 (2006) |
850,000 (1997) |
|
|
Aruba |
AM 2, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2004) |
50,000 (1997) |
|
|
Aserbaidschan |
AM 10, FM 17, shortwave 1 (1998) |
175,000 (1997) |
|
|
Äthiopien |
AM 8, FM 0, shortwave 1 (2001) |
15.2 million (2002) |
|
|
Australien |
AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998) |
25.5 million (1997) |
|
|
Bahamas |
AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2006) |
215,000 (1997) |
|
|
Bahrain |
AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) |
338,000 (1997) |
|
|
Bangladesch |
AM 15, FM 13, shortwave 2 (2006) |
6.15 million (1997) |
|
|
Barbados |
AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0 (2004) |
237,000 (1997) |
|
|
Belarus |
AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998) |
3.02 million (1997) |
|
|
Belgien |
AM 7, FM 79, shortwave 1 (1998) |
8.075 million (1997) |
|
|
Belize |
AM 1, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2006) |
133,000 (1997) |
|
|
Benin |
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 4 (2000) |
660,000 (2000) |
|
|
Bermuda |
AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005) |
82,000 (1997) |
|
|
Bhutan |
AM 0, FM 9, shortwave 1 (2006) |
37,000 (1997) |
|
|
Bolivien |
AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999) |
5.25 million (1997) |
|
|
Bosnien und Herzegowina |
AM 8, FM 16, shortwave 1 (1998) |
940,000 (1997) |
|
|
Botsuana |
AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001) |
252,720 (2000) |
|
|
Brasilien |
AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999) |
71 million (1997) |
|
|
Britische Jungferninseln |
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004) |
9,000 (1997) |
|
|
Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean |
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) |
NA |
|
|
Brunei Darussalam |
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) |
329,000 (1998) |
|
|
Bulgarien |
AM 31, FM 63, shortwave 2 (2001) |
4.51 million (1997) |
|
|
Burkina Faso |
AM 3, FM 17, shortwave 3 (2001) |
394,020 (2000) |
|
|
Burma |
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave NA (2004) |
4.2 million (1997) |
|
|
Burundi |
AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001) |
440,000 (2001) |
|
|
Chile |
AM 180 (8 inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (1 inactive) (1998) |
5.18 million (1997) |
|
|
China |
AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 (1998) |
417 million (1997) |
|
|
Cookinseln |
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) |
14,000 (1997) |
|
|
Costa Rica |
AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002) |
980,000 (1997) |
|
|
Côte d´Ivoire |
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (1998) |
2.26 million (1997) |
|
|
Dänemark |
AM 2, FM 355, shortwave 0 (1998) |
6.02 million (1997) |
|
|
Deutschland |
AM 51, FM 787, shortwave 4 (1998) |
77.8 million (1997) |
|
|
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) |
|
|
|
Dominica |
AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2003) |
46,000 (1997) |
|
|
Dominikanische Republik |
AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998) |
1.44 million (1997) |
|
|
Dschibuti |
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001) |
52,000 (1997) |
|
|
Ecuador |
AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001) |
5 million (2001) |
|
|
El Salvador |
AM 52, FM 144, shortwave 0 (2005) |
2.75 million (1997) |
|
|
Eritrea |
AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 (2000) |
345,000 (1997) |
|
|
Estland |
AM 0, FM 98, shortwave 0 (2001) |
1.01 million (1997) |
|
|
Europäische 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) |
|
|
|
Falklandinseln |
AM 1, FM 7, shortwave 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service) (2006) |
1,000 (1997) |
|
|
Färöer |
AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) |
26,000 (1997) |
|
|
Fidschi |
AM 13, FM 40, shortwave 0 (1998) |
541,476 (1999) |
|
|
Finnland |
AM 2, FM 186, shortwave 1 (1998) |
7.7 million (1997) |
|
|
Frankreich |
AM 41, FM about 3,500 (this figure is an approximation and includes many repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998) |
55.3 million (1997) |
|
|
Französisch-Polynesien |
AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998) |
128,000 (1997) |
|
|
Gabun |
AM 6, FM 7 (plus 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001) |
208,000 (1997) |
|
|
Gambia |
AM 3, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001) |
196,000 (1997) |
|
|
Gazastreifen |
AM 0, FM 8, shortwave 0 (2005) |
NA; note - most Palestinian households have radios (1999) |
|
|
Georgien |
AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998) |
3.02 million (1997) |
|
|
Ghana |
AM 0, FM 49, shortwave 3 (2001) |
12.5 million (2001) |
|
|
Gibraltar |
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) |
37,000 (1997) |
|
|
Grenada |
AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) |
57,000 (1997) |
|
|
Griechenland |
AM 26, FM 88, shortwave 4 (1998) |
5.02 million (1997) |
|
|
Grönland |
AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998) |
30,000 (1998 est.) |
|
|
Großbritannien |
AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998) |
84.5 million (1997) |
|
|
Guam |
AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2005) |
221,000 (1997) |
|
|
Guatemala |
AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000) |
835,000 (1997) |
|
|
Guernsey |
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
NA |
|
|
Guinea |
AM 0, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2006) |
357,000 (1997) |
|
|
Guinea-Bissau |
AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2001) |
49,000 (1997) |
|
|
Guyana |
AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998) |
420,000 (1997) |
|
|
Haiti |
AM 41, FM 26, shortwave 0 (1999) |
415,000 (1997) |
|
|
Honduras |
AM 241, FM 53, shortwave 12 (1998) |
2.45 million (1997) |
|
|
Hongkong |
AM 5, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2004) |
4.45 million (1997) |
|
|
Indien |
AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 (1998) |
116 million (1997) |
|
|
Indonesien |
AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 (1998) |
31.5 million (1997) |
|
|
Insel Man |
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
NA |
|
|
Irak |
after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq (2004) |
4.85 million (1997) |
|
|
Iran |
AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5 (1998) |
17 million (1997) |
|
|
Irland |
AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 (1998) |
2.55 million (1997) |
|
|
Island |
AM 3, FM about 70 (including repeaters), shortwave 1 (1998) |
260,000 (1997) |
|
|
Israel |
AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 (1998) |
3.07 million (1997) |
|
|
Italien |
AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998) |
50.5 million (1997) |
|
|
Jamaika |
AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) |
1.215 million (1997) |
|
|
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) |
120.5 million (1997) |
|
|
Jemen |
AM 6, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998) |
1.05 million (1997) |
|
|
Jersey |
AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
NA |
|
|
Jordanien |
AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1999) |
1.66 million (1997) |
|
|
Kaimaninseln |
AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004) |
36,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kambodscha |
AM 2, FM 17, shortwave NA (2003) |
1.34 million (1997) |
|
|
Kamerun |
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 3 (2001) |
2.27 million (1997) |
|
|
Kanada |
AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004) |
32.3 million (1997) |
|
|
Kap Verde |
AM 0, FM 22 (plus 12 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2001) |
100,000 (2002 est.) |
|
|
Kasachstan |
AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 (1998) |
6.47 million (1997) |
|
|
Katar |
AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (1998) |
256,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kenia |
AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 (2001) |
3.07 million (1997) |
|
|
Kirgisistan |
AM 3 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 20, shortwave NA (2006) |
520,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kiribati |
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) (2002) |
17,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kokosinseln (Keelinginseln) |
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) |
300 (1992) |
|
|
Kolumbien |
AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 (1999) |
21 million (1997) |
|
|
Komoren |
AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001) |
90,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kongo |
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2001) |
341,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kongo, Demokratische Republik |
AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2001) |
18.03 million (1997) |
|
|
Korea, Demokratische Volksrepublik |
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 |
3.36 million (1997) |
|
|
Korea, Republik |
AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2 (2005) |
47.5 million (2000) |
|
|
Kroatien |
AM 16, FM 98, shortwave 5 (1999) |
1.51 million (1997) |
|
|
Kuba |
AM 169, FM 55, shortwave 1 (1998) |
3.9 million (1997) |
|
|
Kuwait |
AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998) |
1.175 million (1997) |
|
|
Laos |
AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 (2006) |
730,000 (1997) |
|
|
Lesotho |
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998) |
NA (2002) |
|
|
Lettland |
AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 (1998) |
1.76 million (1997) |
|
|
Libanon |
AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4 (1998) |
2.85 million (1997) |
|
|
Liberia |
AM 0, FM 7, shortwave 2 (2001) |
790,000 (1997) |
|
|
Libyen |
AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2001) |
1.35 million (1997) |
|
|
Liechtenstein |
AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) |
21,000 (1997) |
|
|
Litauen |
AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001) |
1.9 million (1997) |
|
|
Luxemburg |
AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999) |
285,000 (1997) |
|
|
Macau |
AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) |
160,000 (1997) |
|
|
Madagaskar |
AM 2 (plus a number of repeater stations), FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001) |
3.05 million (1997) |
|
|
Malawi |
AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) (2001) |
2.6 million (1997) |
|
|
Malaysia |
AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001) |
10.9 million (1999) |
|
|
Malediven |
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998) |
35,000 (1999) |
|
|
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) |
570,000 (1997) |
|
|
Malta |
AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999) |
255,000 (1997) |
|
|
Marokko |
AM 27, FM 25, shortwave 6 (1998) |
6.64 million (1997) |
|
|
Marshallinseln |
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) |
NA |
|
|
Mauretanien |
AM 1, FM 14, shortwave 1 (2001) |
410,000 (2001) |
|
|
Mauritius |
AM 4, FM 9, shortwave 0 (2001) |
420,000 (1997) |
|
|
Mayotte |
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001) |
NA |
|
|
Mazedonien |
AM 29, FM 20, shortwave 0 (1998) |
410,000 (1997) |
|
|
Mexiko |
AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15 (2003) |
31 million (1997) |
|
|
Mikronesien |
AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) |
9,400 (1996) |
|
|
Moldau |
AM 2, FM 29, shortwave NA (2006) |
3.22 million (1997) |
|
|
Monaco |
AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 (1998) |
34,000 (1997) |
|
|
Mongolei |
AM 7, FM 115 (includes 20 National radio broadcaster repeaters), shortwave 4 (2006) |
155,900 (1999) |
|
|
Montenegro |
31 (station types NA) (2004) |
|
|
|
Montserrat |
AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) |
7,000 (1997) |
|
|
Mosambik |
AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001) |
730,000 (1997) |
|
|
Myanmar |
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave NA (2004) |
4.2 million (1997) |
|
|
Namibia |
AM 2, FM 39, shortwave 4 (2001) |
232,000 (1997) |
|
|
Nauru |
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) |
7,000 (1997) |
|
|
Nepal |
AM 6, FM 5, shortwave 1 (2000) |
840,000 (1997) |
|
|
Neukaledonien |
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) |
107,000 (1997) |
|
|
Neuseeland |
AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998) |
3.75 million (1997) |
|
|
Nicaragua |
AM 63, FM 32, shortwave 1 (1998) |
1.24 million (1997) |
|
|
Niederlande |
AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 (2004) |
15.3 million (1996) |
|
|
Niederländische Antillen |
AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 0 (2003) |
217,000 (1997) |
|
|
Niger |
AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 4 (2001) |
680,000 (1997) |
|
|
Nigeria |
AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 (2001) |
23.5 million (1997) |
|
|
Niue |
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
1,000 (1997) |
|
|
Nördliche Marianen |
AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2005) |
NA |
|
|
Norfolkinsel |
AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005) |
2,500 (1996) |
|
|
Norwegen |
AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1 (1998) |
4.03 million (1997) |
