List of broadcasting languages by country

Foreign broadcasting is broadcasting with a foreign element.

The foreign element may be the territory of the audience, its ethnicit], or both.

Foreign country and ethnicity: an external service aimed at foreign societies in general. Its purpose may be information about the country of origin, about the target country from an outside point of view as well as missionary or commercial purposes.
Foreign territory: an external service aimed at expatriates. A special audience among expatriates is armed forces personnel, for whom broadcasting is often done not only from the home country, but also from within the country of deployment.
Foreign ethnicity: a service for foreign communities within the country of broadcasting (like migrants, refugees, tourists), which in turn is to be distinguished from broadcasting for indigenous and other non-foreign groups (see also Minority language broadcasting).

List of radio services

External and selected other foreign language audio broadcasting services

Country	Area	Broadcaster	Years	Active languages	Former languages	Website
Afghanistan	As	Radio Afghanistan	1940–	02: eng, urd	prs, fre, ger, pus
Albania	Eu	Radio Tirana	1938–	07: eng, fre, ger, gre, ita, srb	alb, ara, bul, cmn, cze, hun, ind, per, pol, por, rum, rus, spa, swe, tur	[1]
Algeria	Ar	RAI	?	04: ara, eng, fre, spa		[2]
Angola	Af	RNA	1977?–	04?: eng, fre, lin, por	spa	[3]
Argentina	Am	RAE	1949–	08: cmn, eng, fre, ger, ita, jpn, por, spa	ara	[4]
Armenia	As	Armradio	?	08: kmr, per, rus, tur	aze, eng, fre, geo, ger, spa	[5]
Australia	Pac	Radio Australia	1939(1931)–	01: eng	cmn, yue, fre, ind, jpn, tha, tpi, vie	[6]
Australia	Pac	SBS	1975–	68: tib, tir, tur, ukr, urd, vie, yid	fij, kan, lav, lit, may, mao, nor, swe, ton	[7]
Austria	Eu	RÖI	1955(1929)–	02: eng, fre	ara, epo, ger, spa	[8]
Azerbaijan	As	AzTV	195?–	01: rus	ara, aze, eng, fre, ger, per, tur	[9]
Bahrain	Ar	Radio Bahrain	1977–	01: eng		[10]
Bangladesh	As	Bangladesh Betar	1971?–	06: ara, ben, eng, hin, nep, urd		[11]
Belarus	Eu	Radio Belarus	1962–	08: bel 1962, cmn 2012, eng 1998, fre 2010, ger 1985, pol 2006, rus 1998, spa 2010	-	[12]
Belgium	Eu	RVi	1934/77–2011	-	dut, eng, fre, ger, spa
Belgium	Eu	RTBFi	1999–	01: fre	ger (BRF)	[13]
Brazil	Am	Radiobrás	1975?–2007?	-	eng, ger, por
Bulgaria	Eu	Radio Bulgaria	1937–	11: alb, ara, bul, eng, fre, ger, gre, por, srb, spa, tur	ita	[14]
Cambodia	As	RNK	1956?–	02: eng, fre	lao, tha, vie	[15]
Canada	Am	RCI	1945–	05: ara, cmn, eng, fre, spa	cze, ger, hun, jpn, pol, por, rus, slo, ukr	[16]
China	As	CRI	1941–	51?: tib, tur, ukr, urd, uig, vie		[17], [18]
China	As	Voice of Tibet	?	01: eng		[19]
Croatia	Eu	Voice of Croatia	1991–	04: hrv, eng, ger, spa	hun, ita	[20]
Cuba	Am	RHC	1961–	06: ara, eng, epo, fre, por, spa	cpf, grn, que	[21]
Czech Republic	Eu	Radio Prague	1936–	06: cze, eng, fre, ger, rus, spa	ara, ita, por, slo	[22]
Denmark	Eu	DR	1928–2003	-	dan
Egypt	Ar	European Program	1934–	06: arm, eng, fre, ger, gre, ita		[23]
Egypt	Ar	Radio Cairo	1953–	18: prs, eng, fre, ful, ger, hau, ita, pus, rus, som, swa, tur, urd, uzb	aze, bam, ben, hin, ind, lin, may, nde, per, por, sna, spa, tgk, tha, wol, yor, zul	[24]
Estonia	Eu	EER4	195?–	01: rus	eng, est, fin, swe	[25]
Ethiopia	Af	Radio Ethiopia	?	05: aar, ara, eng (also 104.7), fre, som	amh	[26]
Finland	Eu	Yle	1939–58 & 1967–	03: eng, fin (easy), lat 1989–	fre 1987–2002, ger 1985–2002, rus, swe	[27], [28]
France	Eu	RFI, MCD	1931–	13: ara, cmn, eng, fre, hau, khm, mande, por, rum, rus, spa, swa, vie	cpf, ger, pol, scr	[29], [30]
Georgia	As	Radio Georgia	?	-	abk, arm, aze, eng, fre, geo, ger, rus
Germany	Eu	DW (DLF)	1953(1929)–	10: prs 1970, eng 1954, fre 1954, gre 1964, hau 1963, pus 1970, por 1954, swa 1963	ben, bul, cze (DLF), dan (DLF), dut (DLF), ger, hin, hun (DLF), ind, ita (DLF), jpn, mac, nor, per, pol (DLF), rum, rus, san, scr, slo (DLF), slv, spa, swe, tur, urd	[31]
Germany	Eu	WDR Cosmo	1964/1998–	09: kur, pol, rus, scr, spa, tur		[32]
East Germany	Eu	RBI	1959–1990	-	ara, eng, fre, ger, hin, ita, por, spa, swa, swe
Greece	Eu	Voice of Greece	1940/47–	01: gre	alb, ara, bul, eng, fre, ger, ita, pol, por, rum, rus, scr, spa, swe, tur	[33]
Hungary	Eu	Radio Budapest Duna	1934–2007 2012–	01: hun	eng, ger, hun, ita, spa, tur	[34]
India	As	AIR	1939–	26: tib, urd	yue	[35]
Indonesia	As	VOI	1945–	08: ara, cmn, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, spa	kor, may, tha	[36]
Iran	As	IRIB	1956–	27: prs, eng, fre, ger, hau, heb, hin, ind, ita, jpn, kaz, pus, per, por, rus, spa, swa, tgk, tly, tur, urd, uzb	kur, tuk	[37]
Iraq	As	Radio Baghdad	?	-	kur, per, rus, spa, urd
Israel	As	Kan Reka	1948–	09: bhh 1975, eng 1948, fre 1948, geo 1970, lad 1948, rus 1958, spa 1952, yid 1948	heb, hun, per, por, rum	[38]
Italy	Eu	Rai	1930–2011	-	alb, amh, ara, bul, cze, dan, eng, epo, fre, ger, gre, hun, ita, lit, pol, por, rum, rus, scr, slo, slv, som, spa, swe, tur, ukr
Japan	As	NHK World	1935–	18: ara, ben, bur, cmn, eng, fre, hin, ind, jpn, kor, per, por, rus, spa, swa, tha, urd, vie	ger, ita, may, swe	[39]
Jordan	Ar	Radio Jordan	?	01: eng		[40]
Kazakhstan	As	KazTRK	?	04: rus; ger, kor, uig	kaz; aze, tat, tur	[41] (Достық)
Kenya	Af	KBC	?	01: eng		[42]
South Korea	As	KBS World Radio	1953–	11: ara, cmn, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, kor, rus, spa, vie	por	[43]
North Korea	As	Voice of Korea	1945–	09: ara, cmn, eng, fre, ger, jpn, kor, rus, spa		[44]
Kuwait	Ar	RK FM	?	01: eng		[45]
Kyrgyzstan	As	KTRK Dostuk	?	08: dng, pol, rus, ukr, uig, tat, tur, uzb	ger	[46]
Laos	As	LNR	?	06?: cmn, eng, fre, khm, tha, vie		[47]
Latvia	Eu	LR	?–2001	-	lav, rus, swe
Libya	Ar	Voice of Africa	?–2011	-	ara, eng, fre
Lithuania	Eu	LRT	195?–	-	eng, lit, pol, rus
Luxembourg	Eu	Radio Luxembourg	1933–1992	-	dut, eng, fre, ger, ita
North Macedonia	Eu	MR3	1945?–	06: alb, rup, bos, rom, srb, tur	bul, gre	[48]
Malaysia	As	Voice of Malaysia	1963–2011	-	ara, bur, cmn, eng, ind, may, tgl, tha
Mexico	Am	XERMX-OC	1969–	01: spa		[49]
Mongolia	As	Voice of Mongolia	1964–	05: cmn 1964, eng 1965, jpn 1989, mon 1964, rus	fre	[50]
Myanmar	As	MRTV	?	01: eng		[51]
Nepal	As	Radio Nepal	1951?–	01: eng (अंग्रेजी समाचार)		[52]
Netherlands	Eu	RNW	1947–2012	-	ara, dut, eng, fre, pap, por, spa, sra
New Zealand	Pac	RNZI	1948–	07: eng, fre, niu, pis, rar, smo, ton		[53]
Nigeria	Af	Voice of Nigeria	1961–	08: ara, eng, fre, ful, hau, ibo, swa, yor		[54]
Norway	Eu	RNI	1938/48–2001/03	-	eng, nor
Oman	Ar	Radio Oman	?	01: eng		[55]
Pakistan	As	Radio Pakistan	1947?–	14: sin, tam, urd; eng	ara, asm, bur, fre, ind, rus, swa, tur, uig	[56]
Philippines	As	DZRP	1972–	02: eng, fil		[57]
Poland	Eu	Polish Radio	1936–	06: bel, eng, ger, pol, rus, ukr	ara, dan, epo, fin, fre, ita, spa, swe	[58]
Portugal	Eu	RDPi	1935?–	01: por	eng, fre, ita	[59]
Qatar	Ar	Qatar Radio	?	03: eng, fre, urd		[60]
Romania	Eu	RRI	1939–	12: ara, rup, cmn, eng, fre, ger, ita, rum, rus, srb, spa, ukr	gre, per, por, tur	[61]
Russia	Eu	Sputnik	1929/2014–	31: kur, kir, lav, lit, oss, per, pol, por, srb, spa, tgk, tur, uzb, vie	sin, slo, slv, sna, som, swa, swe, tgl, tam, tel, tha, urd, zul	[62]
Saudi Arabia	Ar	SBC	?	12: ara, ben, fre, ind, pus, som, swa, tgk, tur, tuk, urd, uzb	bam, eng, per	[63]
Serbia	Eu	International Radio of Serbia	1936–2015	-	alb, ara, bul, cmn, eng, fre, ger, gre, hun, ita, rus, srb, spa
Singapore	As	RSI	1994–2007	-	cmn, eng, ind, may
Slovakia	Eu	RSI	1993–	06: eng, fre, ger, rus, slo, spa		[64]
Slovenia	Eu	RSi	?	03: eng, ger, slv		[65]
South Africa	Af	Channel Africa	1966/1992–	06: nya, eng, fre, loz, por, swa	afr, dan, dut, ger, kua/ndo, spa, tso	[66]
Soviet Union	Eu	RPP	1964–1991	-	ara, aze, cpf, eng, ger, grn, heb, per, por, spa, yid
Spain	Eu	REE	1942–	06: ara, eng, fre, lad, por, rus, spa		[67]
Sri Lanka	As	SLBC	?	05: sin, tam	kan, mal, nep, tel	[68]
Sweden	Eu	Radio Sweden	1938–	06: kur, per, som, swe (easy)	est, fre, ger, por, rus, spa	[69]
Switzerland	Eu	SRI	1930–2004	-	ara, eng, epo, fre, ger, ita, por, roh, spa	[70]
Syria	Ar	Radio Damascus	1957–	06: ara, eng, fre, ger, rus, spa, tur	heb	[71]
Taiwan	As	RTI	1939–	13: cmn/yue/nan/hak, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, rus, spa, tha, vie	ara, kor	[72]
Taiwan	As	ICRT	1979–	01: eng		[73]
Tajikistan	As	Radio Tajikistan	?	-	prs, eng, per, rus, uzb	[74]
Thailand	As	RTWS	1938–	10: bur, cmn, eng, fre, jpn, khm, lao, may, tha, vie		[75]
Transnistria	Eu	Radio Pridnestrovie	1991–2014	-	eng, fre, ger, rus	[76]
Tunisia	Ar	RTCI	1960–	05: eng, fre, ger, ita, spa		[77]
Turkey	As	Voice of Turkey	1937–	32: prs, eng, fre, geo, ger, gre, hau, hun, ita, jpn, kaz, kir, mac, may, pus, per, por, rus, spa, swa, tat, tur, tuk, urd, uig, uzb	rum, scr	[78]
Northern Cyprus	As	Bayrak	?	05: ara, eng, fre, ger, gre, rus		[79]
Ukraine	Eu	RUI	1950	03: eng, ger, rum	rus, ukr	[80]
United Arab Emirates	Ar	ARN Dubai Eye	?	01: eng		[81]
United Kingdom (public)	Eu	BBC WS	1932–	37: sin 1942/90, som 1957, spa 1938, swa 1957, tam 1941, tel 2017, tha 1941, tir 2017, tur 1939, ukr 1992, urd 1949, uzb 1994, vie 1952	afr, alb, bul, cmn, cze, dan, dut, fin, ger, gre, guj, heb, hun, ice, ita, jpn, kaz, ltz, mac, may, mlt, nor, pol, rum, rus, scr, slo, slv, swe	[82]
United Kingdom (military)	Eu	BFBS	1943–	02: eng, nep		[83]
United Nations	Am	United Nations Radio	1946(1929)–	11: ara, ben, cmn, eng, fre, hin, por, rus, spa, swa, urd		[84]
United States (public)^[1]	Am	VoA	1942–	31: tib 1991, tir 1996, urd 1951, uzb 1958/72, vie 1943	alb, ara, arm, aze, bul, cze, est, geo, ger, gre, hin, hun, ita, jpn, lav, lit, per, pol, rum, rus, scr, slv, tur, ukr	[85]
		RFE/RL	1951–	17: prs (RL), geo (RL), kir (RL), mac (RFE), pus (RL), per (RL), rum (RFE), rus (RL), srb (RFE), tgk (RL), tuk (RL), ukr (RL), uzb (RL)	bak (RL), bul (RFE), cze (RFE), est (RFE), hun (RFE), kaz (RL), lav (RFE), lit (RFE), pol (RFE), slo (RFE), tat (RL)	[86]
		Radio Martí	1985–	01: spa		[87]
		RFA	1996(1951)–	09: tib, uig, vie		[88]
		Radio Sawa	2002–	01: ara		[89]
United States (military)^[2]	Am	AFN	1942–	01: eng		[90], [91]
United States (religious)	Am	TWR	1954–	more than 230		[92]
Uzbekistan	As	Radio Tashkent	195?–	-	prs, eng, ger, hin, kaz, pus, per, rus, tat, tur, uig, urd, uzb	[93]
Vatican City	Eu	Vatican Radio	1931–	37: alb 1951, amh 1948, ara 1949, arm 1966, bel 1950, bul 1949, cmn 1950, hrv 1947, cze 1947, eng 1937, epo 1976, fin 1975, fre 1931, ger 1937, heb, hin 1965, hun 1939, ita 1931, jpn 1959, kor, lav 1948, lit 1940, mac, mal 1965, pol 1938, por 1940, rum 1947, rus 1948, slo 1947, slv 1947, spa 1934, swa, swe 1953, tam 1965, tig, ukr 1939, vie 1980	dan, est, nor, som, urd	[94]
Venezuela	Am	Voz de Venezuela	1976–?	-	spa
Vietnam	As	VOV5	1945–	12: cmn, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, khm, lao, rus, spa, tha, vie	yue	[95]

Bold: 10 major international broadcasting languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish)
Italic: major language(s) of the respective country

List of TV services

Selected external and other foreign language TV services

Country	Broadcaster	Launched	Languages	Website
Australia	Australia Plus	1993/2014	English	[96]
China	CGTN	1997 on CCTV-4	Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish	[97]
	CCTV-4	1992	Chinese	[98]
	CNC World	2010	Chinese, English	[99]
Cuba	Cubavision Internacional	1986	Spanish
European Union	Euronews	1993	Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish	[100]
France	France 24	2006	Arabic, English, French, Spanish	[101]
France Belgium Switzerland Canada	TV5Monde	1984	French	[102]
Germany	DW-TV	1992	Arabic, English, German, Spanish	[103]
Germany Austria Switzerland	3sat	1984	German	[104]
India	DD India	1995	Hindi	[105]
India	DD News	2003	English, Hindi, Sanskrit	[106]
Iran	Press TV	2007	English	[107]
	HispanTV	2011	Spanish	[108]
	Al-Alam	2003	Arabic	[109]
	Sahar TV	1997	Azerbaijani, English, French, Kurdish, Urdu	[110]
Israel	i24news	2013	Arabic, English, French	[111]
Japan	NHK World	1998	English, Japanese	[112]
Kazakhstan	Kazakh TV	2002	English, Kazakh, Russian	[113]
South Korea	Arirang	1997	English	[114]
South Korea	KBS World	2003	Korean	[115]
Myanmar	mitv	2001	English	[116]
Netherlands Belgium	BVN	1996	Dutch	[117]
Pakistan	PTV Global	2006	Urdu	[118]
Pakistan	PTV World	2003	English	[119]
Poland	TVP Polonia	1992	Polish	[120]
	itvn	2004	Polish	[121]
	Belsat TV	2007	Belarusian	[122]
Qatar	Al Jazeera	1996	Arabic, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, English	[123]
Russia	RT	2005	Arabic, English, Spanish	[124]
Saudi Arabia	Saudi 2	1983?	English	[125]
South Africa	eNCA	2008	English	[126]
Thailand	Thai Global Network	1998	English, Thai	[127]
Turkey	TRT	1990	Arabic, English, Turkish	[128]
United Kingdom	BBC	1991	Arabic, English, Persian	[129]
United States (private)	CNN	1985	English, Spanish	[130]
United States (public)^[1]	VoA	198?	Albanian, Bambara, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Creole, Dari, English, French, Indonesian, Macedonian, Ndebele, Pashto, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Shona, Spanish, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese	[131]
	TV Martí	1990	Spanish	[132]
	Alhurra	2004	Arabic	[133]
	RFE/RL	?	Russian (Настоящее Время), Kyrgyz, Persian, Tajik	[134]
United States (military)^[2]	AFN	1954–	English	[135]
Venezuela	Telesur	2005	Spanish
Vietnam	VTV4	1998	Chinese, English, Russian, Vietnamese	[136]

References

^ ^a ^b 22 USC Ch. 71
^ ^a ^b DoDD 5105.74

[U.S._public-1] 22 USC Ch. 71

[U.S._military-2] DoDD 5105.74

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