List of public broadcasters by country
Media that have editorial independence from the state but may receive government funding
Outlets whose content is directly or indirectly controlled by a government belong on List of state media by country |
Public broadcasters have editorial independence.[1]
Africa
Burkina Faso
- Sidwaya[2]
- Radio Télévision du Burkina[citation needed]
Cape Verde
- RTC[citation needed]
- TCV
Côte d'Ivoire
- Société nouvelle de presse et d’édition de Côte d’Ivoire (SNPECI)[3]
Namibia
São Tomé and Príncipe
- TVS (São Tomé and Príncipe)[citation needed]
Seychelles
- Seychelles Broadcast Corporation[4]
South Africa
- SABC–South Africa[4][6][disputed (for: conflict between sources - also listed on list of state media by country) – discuss]
- Television
- SABC 1
- SABC 2
- SABC 3
- SABC News
- SABC Sport
- SABC Education
- SABC Children
- Radio (Each official language has a station)
- SAfm (English)
- 5FM (English)
- Metro FM (English)
- Radio 2000 (English)
- Good Hope FM (English and Afrikaans)
- tru fm (English and Xhosa)
- RSG (Afrikaans)
- Ukhozi FM (Zulu)
- Umhlobo Wenene FM (Xhosa)
- Thobela FM (Northern Sotho)
- Lesedi FM (Sotho)
- Motsweding FM (Tswana)
- Phalaphala FM (Venda)
- Munghana Lonene FM (Tsonga)
- Ligwalagwala FM (Swazi)
- IKwekwezi FM (Ndebele)
- X-K FM (!Xu and Khwe) — These are not official languages but significant communities exist in the Northern Cape Province
- Lotus FM — (English and Hindi) — Targeted at the Indian community of South Africa
- Channel Africa
- Television
Americas
Argentina
- Radio y Televisión Argentina[7][8][disputed (for: conflict between sources - also listed on list of state media by country) – discuss]
- Televisión Pública
- Canal 7 Buenos Aires – Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Canal 10 – Tucumán — Tucumán, Argentina
- Canal 10 – Rio Negro — Rio Negro, Argentina
- Canal 10 – Córdoba — Córdoba, Argentina
- Radio Nacional 870 AM
- Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior
- Radio Nacional Rock
- Radio Nacional Clásica
- Radio Nacional Folklórica
Canada
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation — (National)[9][3]
- CBC Television
- CBC News Network
- CBC North
- Documentary
- Ici Radio-Canada Télé
- Réseau de l'information
- ARTV
- Explora
- CBC Radio One
- CBC Music
- CBC Radio 3 (no terrestrial broadcasting)
- Ici Radio-Canada Première
- Espace musique
- Radio Canada International (no terrestrial broadcasting; international broadcasting only)
- CBC Parliamentary Television Network (former)
- Bande à part (former)
- Newsworld International (former; international broadcasting only)
- Trio (former; international broadcasting only)
- CBC-2 (proposed)
- Télé-2 (proposed)
- Knowledge — British Columbia
- TVOntario — Ontario
- TFO — Ontario
- Télé-Québec — Quebec
- CFTU-TV — Montreal, Quebec (non-profit)
- CKUA Radio Network — Alberta (non-profit)
- CJRT-FM — Toronto, Ontario (non-profit)
- Access — Alberta (former)
- Saskatchewan Communications Network — Saskatchewan (former)
Costa Rica
- Canal 15 (Universidad de Costa Rica)[10]
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidad and Tobago Television[citation needed]
United States
- Public Broadcasting Service (TV; 1970)[9][12]
- PBS Kids 24/7 (TV; 2017)
- MHz Networks (TV; 1972)
- World (TV; 2005)
- Create (TV; 2006)
- National Public Radio (1970)[9][12]
- American Public Media (2004)
- Public Radio International (1983)
- Public Radio Exchange (2003)
- New York Public Radio (1924)
- Chicago Public Radio (April 1943)
- Pacifica Radio (1949)
- Boston Public Radio (1951)
- Minnesota Public Radio (1967)
- U.S. Agency for Global Media[13][disputed (for: conflict between sources - also listed on list of state media by country) – discuss]
- Voice of America (1942)[14]
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
- Radio Free Asia (RFA)
- Middle East Broadcasting Networks
- Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio y Televisión Martí)
Uruguay
- Televisión Nacional Uruguay
- UyTV News (cable television only)
- Canal 5 de Montevideo, Uruguay[7][15][disputed (for: conflict between sources - also listed on list of state media by country) – discuss]
- Canal 10 de Salto
- Canal 12 de Rocha
- Canal 21 de Río Uruguay
- Cadena de Radio Nacional del Uruguay[7][15][disputed (for: conflict between sources - also listed on list of state media by country) – discuss]
Transnational
Asia
East Timor
- Radio-Televisão Timor Leste[citation needed]
Israel
Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation[17]
- Kan 11
- Makan 33
- Kan Educational
- Kan Tarbut
- Kan Reshet Bet
- Kan Gimel
- Makan
- Kan 88
- Kan Kol HaMusica
- Kan Moreshet
- REKA
Japan
- NHK (日本放送協会/Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai)[18][19][disputed (for: conflict between sources - also listed on list of state media by country) – discuss]
- NHK General TV
- NHK Educational TV
- NHK BS-1
- NHK BS Premium
- NHK BS4K
- NHK BS8K
- NHK Radio 1
- NHK Radio 2
- NHK FM
- NHK World-Japan
- NHK World Premium
South Korea
- Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)[18][20]
- KBS1
- KBS2
- KBS UHD
- KBS Life
- KBS Drama
- KBS N Sports
- KBS Joy
- KBS Kids
- KBS Story
- KBS News D
- KBS World
- KBS America
- KBS World 24
- KBS World Indonesia
- KBS World Japan
- KBS World Latino
- KBS World TV
- KBS Radio 1
- KBS Radio 2
- KBS Radio 3
- KBS Classic FM
- KBS Cool FM
- KBS Hanminjok Radio
- KBS World Radio
- Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)[21]
Taiwan
- Taiwan Broadcasting System (台灣公共廣播電視集團|TBS)[22]
- Public Television Service (公共電視 "公視"|PTS)[18]
- Radio Taiwan International (中央廣播電台|RTI)[23]
- National Education Radio (國立教育廣播電臺|NER)
- Police Radio Station (警察廣播電台|PRS)
- Taipei Broadcasting Station (台北廣播電台|TBS)
- Kaohsiung Broadcasting Station (高雄廣播電台|KBS)
Thailand
- Thai PBS (HD 3)[18][3][disputed (for: conflict between sources - also listed on list of state media by country) – discuss]
- ALTV (SD 4)
- Thai PBS Podcast (Radio Online)
Europe
Andorra
- Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra[citation needed]
Austria
Belgium
Czech Republic
Denmark
- DR[24][29]
- DR1
- DR2
- DR P3
- DR Minisjang
- DR Ramasjang
- DR Ultra
- TVA Live
- TV 2 Danmark[30]
- TV 2
- TV 2 Echo
- TV 2 Charlie
- TV 2 News
- TV 2 Fri
- TV 2 Sport
- TV 2 Sport X
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
- ARD[24][37] — working partnership of German public-service broadcasters
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk — Cologne
- Norddeutscher Rundfunk — Hamburg
- Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk — Leipzig
- Bayerischer Rundfunk — Munich
- Südwestrundfunk — Stuttgart
- Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg — Berlin
- Hessischer Rundfunk — Frankfurt
- Saarländischer Rundfunk — Saarbrücken
- Radio Bremen — Bremen
- German radio and TV from ARD: each broadcaster has several radio programs, like the biggest one (WDR) more than five "full" radio stations ("1 Live", WDR 2 (pop and info radio), WDR 3 (classical music) ... WDR 5) plus regional radio. WDR produces one TV-programme for its state and contributes to "Das Erste"–TV of ARD and to more TV-channels.
- Deutsche Welle — World
- ZDF[24][38]
- Deutschlandradio[citation needed]
Gibraltar
Iceland
Ireland
- RTÉ[24][40]
- RTÉ One (SD, HD & +1)
- RTÉ2 (SD, HD & +1)
- RTÉjr (SD)
- RTÉ News (SD)
- RTÉ Radio 1
- RTÉ 2FM
- RTÉ Radio 1 Extra
- RTÉ 2XM
- RTÉ Lyric FM
- RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
- RTÉ Chill
- RTÉ Gold
- RTÉjr Radio
- RTÉ Pulse
- TG4[citation needed]
Italy
- RAS[citation needed]
Latvia
- LTV[24][3]
- LTV1
- LTV7
- Latvian Radio[3]
Liechtenstein
- Liechtensteinischer Rundfunk[41]
Lithuania
- LRT[3]
- LRT televizija － General
- LRT Plius － Culture, religion and sports
- LRT Lituanica － Mix of LRT televizija and LRT Plius programmes
- LRT Radijas (Radio station) － General and news
- LRT Klasika (Radio station) － Culture and classical music
- LRT Opus (Radio station) － Aimed for young people and modern music
Luxembourg
- Radio 100,7[citation needed]
Moldova
Monaco
- Radio Monaco[citation needed]
- TVMonaco[citation needed]
Montenegro
Netherlands
- Nederlandse Publieke Omroep[3]
Norway
Portugal
- RTP[44]
- RTP1
- RTP2
- RTP3
- RTP Memória
- RTP África
- RTP Internacional
- RTP Açores
- RTP Madeira
- RDP Antena 1
- RDP Antena 1 Açores
- RDP Antena 1 Madeira
- RDP Antena 2
- RDP Antena 3
- RDP Internacional
- RDP África
- Lusa News Agency[45]
Slovenia
Spain
- EFE[47]
- Radiotelevisión Española
- La 1
- La 2
- 24h
- Tdp
- Clan
- TVE Internacional
- Star TVE
- Euskal Irrati Telebista (EiTB) – Basque Country[48]
- Castilla-La Mancha Media – Castilla–La Mancha[49]
- Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals – Catalonia[50]
- Corporación Aragonesa de Radio y Televisión – Aragon[51]
- Corporació Valenciana de Mitjans de Comunicació – Valencia[52]
- Ens Públic de Radiotelevisió de les Illes Balears – Balearic Islands[3]
- Radio Televisión Canaria – Canary Islands[53]
- Radiotelevisión de la Región de Murcia – Murcia[54]
- Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias – Asturias[55]
Sweden
- SR – Sveriges Radio[24][3]
- SVT – Sveriges Television[24][3]
- Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company
Switzerland
Ukraine
- Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne)[citation needed]
United Kingdom
- BBC[56][57]
- BBC One
- BBC Two
- BBC Three
- BBC Four
- BBC News
- BBC Parliament
- CBBC
- CBeebies
- BBC Scotland
- BBC Alba
- BBC Radio 1
- BBC Radio 2
- BBC Radio 3
- BBC Radio 4
- BBC Radio 5 Live
- BBC Radio 1 Dance
- BBC Radio 1 Relax
- BBC Radio 1Xtra
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
- BBC Radio 6 Music
- BBC Asian Network
- BBC World Service
- BBC Radio Scotland
- BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
- BBC Radio Shetland
- BBC Radio Orkney
- BBC Radio Wales
- BBC Radio Cymru
- BBC Radio Ulster
- BBC Radio Foyle
- BBC Local Radio — 40 stations
- BBC Studios
- BBC News
- BBC Kids
- BBC Lifestyle
- BBC HD
- BBC Earth
- BBC Brit
- BBC First
- BBC World Service
- BBC Entertainment
- BBC America
- BBC UKTV
- BBC Nordic
- UKTV
- Channel Four Television Corporation[3]
- S4C — Wales[3]
Transnational
- 3sat — Germany/Austria/Switzerland
- Arte — France/Germany
- BVN — Flanders and Netherlands television
- TV5Monde — France/Switzerland/Wallonia/Canada
Oceania
American Samoa
Australia
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation[58][3]
- ABC Television
- ABC TV
- ABC Canberra
- ABD Darwin
- ABN Sydney
- ABQ Brisbane
- ABS Adelaide
- ABT Hobart
- ABV Melbourne
- ABW Perth
- ABC TV Plus/ABC Kids
- ABC Me
- ABC News
- ABC TV
- ABC Local Radio
- ABC Radio Sydney (2BL)
- ABC Radio Melbourne (3LO)
- ABC Radio Brisbane (4QR)
- ABC Radio Adelaide (5AN)
- ABC Radio Perth (6WF)
- ABC Radio Hobart (7ZR)
- ABC Radio Canberra (2CN)
- ABC Radio Darwin (8DDD)
- ABC Broken Hill (2NB)
- ABC Central Coast (2BL/T)
- ABC Central West (2CR)
- ABC Coffs Coast (2MMR)
- ABC Illawarra (2ILA)
- ABC Mid North Coast (2KP)
- ABC New England North West (2NU)
- ABC Newcastle (2NC)
- ABC North Coast (2NNR)
- ABC Riverina (2RVR)
- ABC South East NSW (2BA)
- ABC Upper Hunter (2UH)
- ABC Western Plains (2WPR)
- ABC Ballarat (3CRR)
- ABC Central Victoria (3ABCRR)
- ABC Gippsland (3GLR)
- ABC Goulburn Murray (3MRR)
- ABC Mildura Swan Hill (3MIL)
- ABC Shepparton (3GVR)
- ABC South West Victoria (3WL)
- ABC Wimmera (3WV)
- ABC Northern Tasmania (7NT)
- ABC Capricornia (4RK)
- ABC Gold Coast (4ABCRR)
- ABC Far North (4QCC)
- ABC North Queensland (4QN)
- ABC North West Queensland (4ISA)
- ABC Southern Queensland (4QS)
- ABC Sunshine Coast (4SCR)
- ABC Tropical North (4QAA)
- ABC Western Queensland (4QL)
- ABC Wide Bay (4QB)
- ABC North & West SA (5CK)
- ABC Peninsula and West Coast (5LN)
- ABC Riverland (5MV)
- ABC South East SA (5MG)
- ABC Goldfields-Esperance (6ED, 6GF)
- ABC Great Southern (6WA)
- ABC Kimberley (6BE)
- ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt (6GN)
- ABC Pilbara (6KP)
- ABC South Coast (6AL)
- ABC South West WA (6BS)
- ABC Alice Springs (8AL)
- ABC Katherine (8ABCRR)
- ABC Classic
- ABC NewsRadio
- Radio National
- Triple J
- ABC Jazz
- ABC Country
- ABC Grandstand
- ABC Extra
- ABC KIDS Listen
- Double J
- Triple J Unearthed
- ABC Classic 2
- ABC Australia
- ABC Radio Australia
- ABC iview
- ABC Listen
- ABC Television
- Special Broadcasting Service[58][3] — Also available in New Zealand in selected regions
- SBS
- SBS Viceland — Branding licensed from Vice Media
- SBS Food
- SBS World Movies
- NITV
- SBS WorldWatch
- SBS Radio
- SBS Radio 1
- SBS Radio 2
- SBS Radio 3
- SBS Arabic24
- SBS Chill
- SBS PopAsia
- SBS PopDesi
- SBS PopAraby
- SBS On Demand
New Zealand
- RNZ[58][3]
- Māori Television
- Whakaata Māori[3]
- Te Reo
- TVNZ — six channels has commercial television and public television[3]
- TVNZ 1
- TVNZ 2
- TVNZ Duke
- TVNZ 1+1
- TVNZ 2+1
- TVNZ Duke+1
- Pacific Media Network[3]
Local networks
- Channel North Television
- CUETV
- Face TV — Auckland Region broadcaster
- TVHB
See also
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