This is a list of when the first radio broadcasts to the public occurred in the mentioned countries and territories. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not referred to; neither are license dates or dates of the official opening.
Basis for each entry is the time of introduction. Listed are independent countries, dependent territories and territories within a country only if they became independent later or if it is a large country and there is a vast time difference with the introduction in different parts.
Each entry comprises: the flag linked to the country or territory, the name of the country or territory and, in parentheses, the designation of the radio station (either by call sign or by name, linked to a main article), its city and some additional information.
Year | Countries and territories |
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1960 | New Guinea (VL9BR Rabaul), Ruanda-Urundi (R. Usumbura) |
1961 | Comoros (R. Comores, Moroni), Spanish Sahara (EAJ-202/203 R. Sahara, El Aaiún),[22] Tonga (ZCO Nukuʻalofa) |
1962 | Gambia (R. Gambia, Bakau), Maldives (Malé R.) |
1963 | Barbados (R. Barbados; wired 1935) |
1964 | Lesotho (R. Lesotho, Maseru), Malawi (MBC, Blantyre) |
1965 | Swaziland (SBS, Mbabane), Trucial States (Voice of the Coast, Sharjah) |
1966 | Kosovo (R. Pristina; wired 1945) |
1967 | Saint Helena (Radio Saint Helena) |
1968 | Nauru (NBS) |
1969 | Anguilla (R. Anguilla, The Valley) |
1970 | Oman (R. Sultanate of Oman, Muscat) |
1971 | Corsica (R. Corsica, Corsica) |
1973 | Bhutan (Radio NYAB, Thimphu) |
1975 | Tuvalu (Radio Tuvalu)[23] |
1983 | Eritrea (Radio Asmara, Asmara) |
1984 | Norfolk Island (Radio Norfolk Island, Kingston) |
1993 | San Marino (R. San Marino) |