List of public broadcasters by country

Media that have editorial independence from the state but may receive government funding

Broadcasters whose content is controlled by their government belong on List of State Media by country

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Not to be confused with List of state media by country.

Public broadcasters have editorial independence.[1]

## Africa[edit]

### Burkina Faso[edit]

* Sidwaya[2]
* Radio Télévision du Burkina[citation needed]

### Cape Verde[edit]

* RTC[citation needed]
* TCV

### Côte d'Ivoire[edit]

* Société nouvelle de presse et d’édition de Côte d’Ivoire (SNPECI)[2]

### Gambia[edit]

* Gambia Radio & Television Service[citation needed]

### Ghana[edit]

* Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC)[3][2][disputed - discuss]

### Guinea[edit]

* Radio Télévision Guinéenne[citation needed]

### Namibia[edit]

* NBC[3][4][disputed - discuss]

### São Tomé and Príncipe[edit]

* TVS (São Tomé and Príncipe)[citation needed]

### Seychelles[edit]

* Seychelles Broadcast Corporation[3]

### South Africa[edit]

* SABC–South Africa[3][5][disputed - 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

## Americas[edit]

### Argentina[edit]

* Radio y Televisión Argentina[6][2]
* 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[edit]

* Canadian Broadcasting Corporation — (National)[7][2]
* 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
* Télé-Québec — Quebec
* TFO — Ontario
* 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[edit]

* Canal 13 (SINART)[2]
* Canal 15 (Universidad de Costa Rica)[8]

### Jamaica[edit]

* Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica[8]

### Trinidad and Tobago[edit]

* Trinidad and Tobago Television[citation needed]

### United States[edit]

* Public Broadcasting Service (TV; 1970)[7][8]
* PBS Kids 24/7 (TV; 2017)
* National Public Radio (1970)[7][8]
* U.S. Agency for Global Media[2]
* Voice of America (1942)[9]
* Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
* Current Time TV
* Radio Free Asia (RFA)
* Middle East Broadcasting Networks
* Alhurra
* Radio Sawa
* Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio y Televisión Martí)
* MHz Networks (TV; 1972)
* World (TV; 2005)
* Create (TV; 2006)
* 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)

### Uruguay[edit]

* Televisión Nacional Uruguay
* UyTV News (cable television only)
* Canal 5 de Montevideo, Uruguay[6][8][disputed - discuss]
* Canal 10 de Salto
* Canal 12 de Rocha
* Canal 21 de Río Uruguay
* Cadena de Radio Nacional del Uruguay[6][8][disputed - discuss]
* Radio Clasica[6]
* Radio Uruguay[6]
* Radio Cultura (previously Emisora del Sur)[6]
* Babel FM[6]

### Transnational[edit]

* teleSUR — Reaches the entire continent such as Europe and Northern Africa was owned by La Nueva Televisora del Sur a public company sponsored by several American countries.
* TV5Monde — France/Switzerland/Wallonia/Canada
* TV5 Monde Style
* TiVi5 Monde
* TV5Monde Info
* TV5 Québec Canada
* Unis

## Asia[edit]

### East Timor[edit]

* Radio-Televisão Timor Leste[citation needed]

### Israel[edit]

Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation[2]

* Kan 11
* Makan 33
* Kan Educational
* Kan Tarbut
* Kan Reshet Bet
* Kan Gimel
* Makan
* Kan 88
* Kan Kol HaMusica
* Kan Moreshet
* REKA

### Japan[edit]

* NHK (日本放送協会/Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai)[10][2][disputed - 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[edit]

* Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)[10][2]
* 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)[2]
* EBS 1
* EBS 2
* EBS+1
* EBS+2
* EBS English
* EBS Kids
* EBS FM

### Taiwan[edit]

* Taiwan Broadcasting System (台灣公共廣播電視集團|TBS)[2]
* Public Television Service (公共電視 "公視"|PTS)[10]
* PTS Main Channel
* PTS Taigi
* PTS3
* Hakka TV
* Radio Taiwan International (中央廣播電台|RTI)[2]
* 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[edit]

* Thai PBS (HD 3)[10][2]
* ALTV (SD 4)
* Thai PBS Podcast (Radio Online)

## Europe[edit]

### Andorra[edit]

* Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra

### Armenia[edit]

* Public Television Company of Armenia
* Public Radio of Armenia

### Austria[edit]

* ORF[11]
* ORF 1
* ORF 2
* ORF III
* ORF Sport +

### Belgium[edit]

* BRF — German-speaking Community of Belgium
* RTBF — Wallonia
* VRT — Flanders

### Croatia[edit]

* HRT
* HRT 1
* HRT 2
* HRT 3
* HRT 4
* HR 1
* HR 2
* HR 3

### Czech Republic[edit]

* Česká televize[2]
* ČT1
* ČT1 JM - Southern Moravia
* ČT1 SM - Northern Moravia
* ČT1 JVC - Southeastern Bohemia
* ČT1 SZC - Northwestern Bohemia
* ČT2
* ČT24
* ČT sport
* ČT :D
* ČT art
* Český rozhlas[2]

### Denmark[edit]

* DR[11]
* DR1
* DR2
* DR P3
* DR Minisjang
* DR Ramasjang
* DR Ultra
* TVA Live
* TV 2 Danmark
* TV 2
* TV 2 Echo
* TV 2 Charlie
* TV 2 News
* TV 2 Fri
* TV 2 Sport
* TV 2 Sport X

### Estonia[edit]

* Eesti Rahvusringhääling[11]
* ETV
* ETV2
* ETV+

### Finland[edit]

* YLE[11]
* YLE TV1
* YLE TV2
* YLE Teema & Fem

### France[edit]

* TDF Group
* France Télévisions[11]
* France 2
* France 3
* France 4
* France 5
* France Info
* Radio France[11]
* France Inter
* France Info
* France Culture
* France Musique
* France Bleu
* FIP
* Le Mouv'
* France Médias Monde
* Radio France Internationale
* France 24

### Germany[edit]

* ARD[11] — 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
* DW-TV
* DW (English)
* DW (Arabia)
* DW (Español)
* DW (Deutsch+)
* DW (Deutsch)
* ZDF[11]
* Deutschlandradio

### Gibraltar[edit]

* GBC[11]

### Iceland[edit]

* RÚV

### Ireland[edit]

* RTÉ[11]
* 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
* TG4 (Irish language channel)
* Cúla4 (kids service in Irish language)

### Italy[edit]

* RAS[citation needed]

### Latvia[edit]

* LTV[11]
* LTV1
* LTV7
* Latvian Radio

### Liechtenstein[edit]

* Liechtensteinischer Rundfunk

### Lithuania[edit]

* LRT
* 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[edit]

* Radio 100,7

### Moldova[edit]

* Teleradio-Moldova

### Monaco[edit]

* Radio Monaco[citation needed]

### Montenegro[edit]

* RTCG

### Netherlands[edit]

* Nederlandse Publieke Omroep
* AVROTROS
* BNNVARA
* EO
* Human
* KRO-NCRV
* MAX
* NOS
* NTR
* ON!
* PowNed
* VPRO
* WNL
* ZWART

### North Macedonia[edit]

* MRT

### Norway[edit]

* NRK
* NRK1
* NRK2
* NRK3
* NRK Super
* TV 2 Gruppen
* TV 2 Direkte
* TV 2 Zebra
* TV 2 Livsstil
* TV 2 Nyheter
* TV 2 Sport
* TV 2 Sport Premium

### Portugal[edit]

* RTP[12]
* 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

### Romania[edit]

* TVR (TV network)
* TVR 1
* TVR 2
* TVR 3
* TVR Info
* TVR Cultural
* TVRi
* TVR Moldova

### Slovakia[edit]

* Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska
* :1 Jednotka
* :2 Dvojka
* :ŠPORT
* :24

### Slovenia[edit]

* RTVSLO
* TV SLO 1
* TV SLO 2
* TV SLO 3
* Prvi program
* Val 202
* ARS

### Spain[edit]

* RTVE[2]
* La 1
* La 2
* Canal 24 Horas
* Clan TVE
* Teledeporte
* TVE 4K
* TVE Internacional
* Star TVE HD
* Castilla-La Mancha Media – Castilla–La Mancha[citation needed]
* Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals – Catalonia[citation needed]
* Corporación Aragonesa de Radio y Televisión – Aragon[citation needed]
* Corporación Radio e Televisión de Galicia – Galicia[citation needed]
* Corporació Valenciana de Mitjans de Comunicació – Valencia[citation needed]
* EITB – Basque Country[citation needed]
* Ens Públic de Radiotelevisió de les Illes Balears – Balearic Islands[citation needed]
* Radio Televisión Canaria – Canary Islands[citation needed]
* Radiotelevisión de la Región de Murcia – Murcia[citation needed]
* Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias – Asturias[citation needed]
* Radio Televisión Madrid – Madrid[citation needed]
* Radio y Televisión de Andalucía – Andalusia[citation needed]

### Sweden[edit]

* SR – Sveriges Radio[11]
* SVT – Sveriges Television[11]
* SVT1
* SVT2
* SVT Barn
* SVT24
* Kunskapskanalen
* Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company

### Switzerland[edit]

* SRG SSR[11]
* SRF 1
* SRF zwei
* SRF info
* RTS Un
* RTS Deux
* RSI La 1
* RSI La 2
* Televisiun Rumantscha

### Ukraine[edit]

* Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne)

### United Kingdom[edit]

* BBC[13][2]
* 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[2]
* Channel 4
* Film4
* E4
* More4
* 4Music
* 4Seven
* E4 Extra
* The Box Plus Network
* The Box
* Kiss
* Magic
* Kerrang!
* S4C — Wales[2]

### Transnational[edit]

* 3sat — Germany/Austria/Switzerland
* Arte — France/Germany
* BVN — Flanders and Netherlands television
* TV5Monde — France/Switzerland/Wallonia/Canada
* TV5 Monde Style
* TiVi5 Monde
* TV5Monde Info
* TV5 Québec Canada
* Unis

## Oceania[edit]

### Australia[edit]

* Australian Broadcasting Corporation[14][15]
* 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 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
* Special Broadcasting Service[14][15] — 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[edit]

* RNZ[14][15]
* RNZ National
* RNZ Concert
* RNZ Pacific
* Māori Television
* Whakaata Māori[15]
* Te Reo
* TVNZ — six channels has commercial television and public television[15]
* TVNZ 1
* TVNZ 2
* TVNZ Duke
* TVNZ 1+1
* TVNZ 2+1
* TVNZ Duke+1
* Pacific Media Network[15]

#### Local networks[edit]

* Channel North Television
* CUETV
* Face TV — Auckland Region broadcaster
* TVHB

### Samoa[edit]

* Samoa Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)[citation needed]

### Tonga[edit]

* Tonga Broadcasting Commission (TBC)[citation needed]

## See also[edit]

* World Press Freedom Index

## References[edit]

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