Radio Thailand

National radio broadcaster of Thailand

Radio Thailand

Country|

Thailand

Broadcast area

| Bangkok

License area

| Bangkok
Headquarters| Bangkok
Ownership
Owner| National Broadcasting Services of Thailand
History
Launch date| February 25, 1930; 95 years ago (1930-02-25) (National Radio Day)[1]
Links
Website| nbt1.prd.go.th

Radio Thailand (Thai: สถานีวิทยุกระจายเสียงแห่งประเทศไทย) is the public broadcasting radio station in Thailand owned by the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand based in Bangkok. The station has six FM national radio, 65 FM provincial radio, three AM national radio, 46 AM provincial radio and World Service. Some Radio Thailand provincial radio stations can be received in neighbor countries of Thailand like Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. Founded on 25 February 1930 as Radio Bangkok of Phaya Thai and initially placed under the Post and Telegraph Department, it was transferred to the Public Relations Department (established on 3 May 1933) in 1939.[2][3]

## FM stations

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* FM 88.0 MHz – English language services
* FM 92.5 MHz – Radio Thailand National Radio Network Bangkok
* FM 95.0 MHz – Malay language services in Yala
* FM 105.0 MHz – Happy Family Radio (for children, youth and families)

and 65 FM provincial radio stations

## AM stations

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* AM 819 kHz – For live broadcast
* AM 891 kHz – Radio Thailand National Radio Network Bangkok
* AM 1467 kHz – National Education

and 46 AM provincial radio stations

## Shortwave radio

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* Radio Thailand World Service – Broadcasts in Thai, Khmer, Malay, English, Burmese, German, Laotian, Japanese, Vietnamese and Chinese languages for international listeners

## See also

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* Mass media in Thailand

## References

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1. ^ "Radio Thailand marks its 88th anniversary". Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
2. ^ "Broadcasting Museum Bangkok". tour-bangkok-legacies.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
3. ^ "PRD Chief Marks National Radio Day". thainews.prd.go.th. National News Bureau of Thailand. 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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