List of radio stations in Africa

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Radio stations in African countries can be categorized into three main areas: public, commercial, and community. The management of these radio stations is subject to each region's preferred methods.[1]

Algeria[edit]

Entreprise nationale de Radiodiffusion sonore (ENRS) is the state public radio broadcaster of Algeria, which owns:

Angola[edit]

Rádio Nacional de Angola (RNA) is the state radio broadcaster of Angola, which owns:

  • Canal A
  • Rádio Luanda
  • FM Estéreo
  • N'Gola Yetu
  • Rádio 5

Private/Other

  • 234Radio[2]
  • Ecclesia FM - 97.5 FM Luanda (Religious Radio Station)
  • Luanda Antena Comercial - 95.5 FM Luanda
  • Ngola Radio - 87.7 FM Luanda

Ascension Island[edit]

The Atlantic Relay Station is the official broadcasting station of Ascension Island, installed in 1966.[3]

Benin[edit]

Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin (ORTB) is the state broadcaster of Benin, which owns:

  • Radio Bénin (National)
  • Radio Régionale
  • Atlantic FM
  • Radio Parakou

Private/Other

  • BBC WS Africa
  • CAPP FM
  • FM Ouémé
  • Radio Adja Ouèrè
  • Radio Maranatha
  • Radio Tokpa
  • RFI Afrique
  • RIC (Radio Immaculée Conception)
  • Golfe FM
  • Océan FM
  • Soleil FM
  • Frissons Radio
  • Fraternité FM

Botswana[edit]

Burkina Faso[edit]

Radio Television du Burkina (RTB), is the state broadcaster of Burkina Faso, which owns:

  • RTB Radio (National radio station)
  • Radio Canal Arc-en-Ciel
  • Local RTB radio stations

Private/Other

Burundi[edit]

Radio Télévision Nationale du Burundi (RTNB) is the state broadcaster of Burundi, which owns:

  • RTNB Radio 1
  • RTNB Radio 2

Private/Other

Cameroon[edit]

Cameroon Radio & Television (CRTV) is the state broadcaster of Cameroon, which owns:

  • CRTV Radio Nationale

Private/Other

Cape Verde[edit]

Rádio e Televisão de Cabo Verde (RTC) is the state broadcaster of Cape Verde, which owns:

  • RCV Rádio de Cabo Verde (National)
  • RCV Mais
  • RCV Regional

Private/Other

Central African Republic[edit]

Radio Centrafrique is the state broadcaster of Central African Republic.[4]

Chad[edit]

Comoros[edit]

Office de Radio et Télévision des Comores (ORTC) is the state broadcaster of Comoros, which owns:

  • Radio Comores

Private/Other

Côte d'Ivoire[edit]

Radiodiffusion-Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI) is the state broadcaster of Côte d'Ivoire, which owns:

  • Radio Côte d'Ivoire
  • Fréquence 2

Private/Other

Congo[edit]

La Radiodiffusion Télévision Congolaise (RTC) is the state broadcaster of the Republic of the Congo, which owns:

  • RTC National
  • RTC Régional

Private/Other

Democratic Republic of Congo[edit]

Radio-Télévision nationale congolaise or RTNC, is the state broadcaster of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which owns:

  • RTNC Chaîne Nationale

Private/Other

Djibouti[edit]

Radio Télévision de Djibouti (RTD) is the state broadcaster of the Republic of Djibouti, which owns:

  • Radio Inter
  • Radio Nationale
  • RTD FM

Private/Other

Egypt[edit]

Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) is the state broadcaster of Egypt. All totaled, there are two partly private and two private radio stations.

Equatorial Guinea[edit]

Radiotelevisión de Guinea Ecuatorial (RTVGE) is the state broadcaster of Equatorial Guinea, which owns:

  • Radio Nacional Guinea Ecuatorial

Private/Other

Eritrea[edit]

  • Radio Selamna
  • Dimtsi Hafash
  • Radio Bana
  • Radio Zara

Ethiopia[edit]

  • Afro FM 105.3
  • Bisrat FM 101.1
  • Debub FM
  • EBC 97.1 FM
  • EBC FM 104.7
  • FM Addis
  • Radio Ethiopia
  • Fana FM 98.1
  • KETO 93.9 FM Denver
  • Sheger FM 102.1
  • zami 90.1 FM

Harar FM 101.4

  • 103.7 FM
  • Finfinnee 92.3 FM
  • Shamanne 107.2 Fm
  • Ciro 101.1 FM

Gabon[edit]

Radiodiffusion-Télévision Gabonaise (RTG) is the state broadcaster of Gabon, which owns:

  • RTG Châine 1
  • RTG Châine 2

Private/Other

Ghana[edit]

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) is the state broadcaster of Ghana, which owns:

Guinea[edit]

Radio Télévision Guinéenne (RTG) is the state broadcaster of Guinea, which owns:

  • Radio Nationale Guinéenne
  • Radio Rurale Guinéene

Private/Other

Guinea-Bissau[edit]

Guinea-Bissau National Radio (RGB) is the state broadcaster of Guinea-Bissau, which owns:

  • Radiodiffusão Nacional do Guinea
  • including Several local radio stations

Private/Other

Kenya[edit]

Broadcasting in Swahili, English and other local dialects, Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) is the state broadcaster of Kenya, which owns:

  • KBC Radio Taifa
  • KBC English Service
  • KBC Eastern
  • Coro FM
  • Pwani FM

Private/Other

Lesotho[edit]

  • MXXL Radio 91.0 MHz

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Liberia[edit]

Liberia Broadcasting System or LBS, is the state broadcaster of Liberia, which owns:

  • Radio Liberia

Private/Other

Libya[edit]

Libyan Radio and Television (LRT) is the state broadcaster of Libya.

Madagascar[edit]

Malawi[edit]

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation or (MBC) is the state broadcaster of Malawi, which owns:

  • Radio 1
  • Radio 2

Private/Other

  • Times radio
  • Maziko radio
  • Yoneco fm

Mali[edit]

Office de Radiodiffusion Television du Mali (ORTM) is the state broadcaster of Mali, which owns:

  • Radio Mali
  • Chaîne 2
  • Radio Rurale

Private/Other

Mauritania[edit]

Radio Mauritanie is the state broadcaster of Mauritania, which owns:

  • Radio Mauritanie National
  • Radio Mauritanie Régional

Private/Other

Mauritius[edit]

Private/Other

Mayotte[edit]

Morocco[edit]

Société Nationale de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision or SNRT is the state broadcaster of Morocco, which owns:

  • Chaîne Nationale
  • Chaîne Inter
  • SNRT Quran
  • SNRT Arabic

Private/Other

Mozambique[edit]

Rádio Moçambique is the state broadcaster of Mozambique, which owns:

  • Antena Nacional

Private/Other

Namibia[edit]

Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) is the state broadcaster of Namibia,[5] which owns:

  • NBC National Radio 1 (English)
  • NBC National Radio 2 (Afrikaans)
  • NBC National Radio 3 (German)
  • including Other radio stations of NBC operate in several local languages

Private/Other

  • 99FM Namibia: first and largest commercial English radio station in Namibia, broadcasting in main urban areas as well as by a live stream on www.99fm.com.na or the 99FM App (Android & Apple).
  • 234Radio[2]
  • Hitradio Namibia: first commercial German-language radio station in Namibia, broadcasting in the central and coastal areas as well as by a live stream.
  • Channel 7: Broadcasting on 104.5 FM in Windhoek. Christian community station. The widest reach (number of transmitters throughout the country) of any Namibian radio station (except Namibian Broadcasting Corporation).
  • Katutura Community Radio: Broadcasts on 106.2 FM in Windhoek. A community radio station based in a Windhoek suburb - Katutura.
  • Kudu FM
  • Omulunga Radio
  • 99FM: English medium, commercial radio station. ([www.99fm.com.na Official website])
  • Radio Energy 100FM
  • RFI Afrique: Broadcasting on 107.9 FM in Windhoek. Relay of French-speaking radio channel in Windhoek
  • UNAM Radio: Community Radio broadcast from University of Namibia on 97.4 FM only within the city of Windhoek and surrounding areas
  • West Coast FM: Broadcasting on 107.7 FM in Swakopmund and 106.9 FM in Walvis Bay. The only station in the Erongo Region broadcasting live, 24/7 from Swakopmund. Self-described as "Adult contemporary with a touch of local."

Niger[edit]

Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Niger or ORTN, is the state broadcaster of Niger, which owns:

Private/Other

Nigeria[edit]

  • 234Radio[2]
  • Don Bosco Radio (Official website) internet radio; transmitting from Nigeria, Ireland, Ghana etc. It is operated by youth for youth.
  • Radio Biafra (Internet Radio), transmitting from London, UK and owned by the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) with its director as Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. It's a pro Biafran radio that broadcasts every two days, mostly by 7pm (GMT+1) and has its reach within Eastern Nigeria and Lagos.
  • Trybe City Radio (Official website) - online campus station
  • XMRadio1 (Official website) (New music, digital audio contents and new age radio shows)[6]

Réunion[edit]

Radio France is the state broadcaster of France, which also broadcasts some stations in La Réunion and Mayotte. It owns:

Private/Other

Rwanda[edit]

Rwandan Office of Information (ORINFOR) is the state broadcaster of Rwanda, which owns:

Private/other

Saint Helena[edit]

São Tomé and Príncipe[edit]

Senegal[edit]

Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS) is the state broadcaster of Senegal, which owns:

  • RTS Chaîne Nationale
  • RTS Chaîne Regionale
  • Radio Sénégal International
  • Dakar FM
  • Mag FM

Private/Other

Seychelles[edit]

Sierra Leone[edit]

Somalia[edit]

South Africa[edit]

  • All Jazz Radio [9] (Africa's only 24/7 volunteer driven online radio station streaming daily from Cape Town, playing all jazz from Africa including, Blues, Latin & World jazz)
  • 234Radio[2]
  • East Coast Radio
  • Soweto iRadio [10]
  • Ugu Youth Radio
  • 70vibe-fm - It's about the seventies music! [11]
  • Ntuzuma Fm (Online Radio)

South Sudan[edit]

Sudan[edit]

  • Voice of Peace
    • Sudan National Radio
    • FM 100
    • Salam Radio
    • Quran Radio
    • Wadi Nile Valley Radio

Swaziland[edit]

Swaziland Broadcasting and Information Services or SBIS, is the state broadcaster of Swaziland, which owns:

  • Radio 1 (Siswati)
  • Radio 2 (English)

Private/Other

Tanzania[edit]

Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) owns:

  • TBC FM
  • TBC Taifa

Private/Other

  • 234Radio[2]
  • Abood Radio
  • Bongo Radio (Online Radio Station)
  • Clouds FM
  • Country FM
  • East Africa Radio
  • Ebony FM
  • HHC Alive Radio (Christian Radio)
  • Info Radio
  • Kwa Neema FM
  • Radio Kwizera FM-Covering Kagera, Kigoma, Geita, Shinyanga, Mwanza, Simiyu, Mara regions in North-Western Tanzania and the Great Lakes regions of Africa
  • Living Water FM
  • Magic FM
  • Mambo Jambo FM
  • Mbeya Highlands FM
  • Praise Power FM
  • Pride FM Radio
  • Radio Free Africa
  • Radio Imaan (Islamic Radio)
  • Radio Maria
  • Radio One
  • Radio Safina (Christian Radio)
  • Times FM
  • WAPO Rado

Tristan da Cunha[edit]

Togo[edit]


Tunisia[edit]

Since 2007, Établissement de la Radio Tunisienne (RT) is the state broadcaster of Tunisia, which owns:

Private/Other

Uganda[edit]

Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) is the state radio broadcaster of Uganda, which owns:

  • UBC Radio Uganda (National)
  • Red Channel
  • Blue Channel
  • Star FM
  • Magic 100
  • Mega FM

Private/Other

  • 234Radio[2]
  • Bana U Radio
  • Basoga Baino FM 87.7
  • BBC WS Africa
  • Beat FM 96.3
  • CBS FM Buganda
  • 91.3 Capital FM
  • Hot 100 Uganda
  • Impact FM
  • Jubilee Radio 105.6 Fort Portal
  • K-FM (93.3)
  • FUFA FM 102.3 Kampala
  • Kaaro FM 103.8 Lyantonde
  • Mega FM Gulu 102
  • Namirembe FM 93.9
  • NBS FM 89.4 Jinja
  • Pearl FM 107.9
  • Power FM 104.1
  • Radio Maria
  • Radio One FM
  • Radio5 99.7 FM
  • Radio ABC
  • Radio City FM
  • Radio Sapientia 94.4 FM
  • Radio Wa 89.8 FM Lira
  • RFI Afrique
  • Sanyu FM
  • Spirit FM 96.6
  • Touch FM 95.9
  • Tropical Radio 88.4 FM
  • Vision Radio 89.1
  • 94.8 XFM
  • Radio West 100.2
  • Radio Rukungiri
  • Radio Ankole
  • Voice of Tooro
  • Kinkiizi Radio
  • Crooze Fm
  • Radio Endigyito
  • Hunter Fm
  • Voice of Kigezi
  • 100.2 Pakwach Fm
  • RFM Radio - 91.1 Iganga
  • Galaxy FM 100.2

Western Sahara[edit]

Moroccan radio stations can be received in the Moroccan-controlled parts of Western Sahara, which include the Moroccan state broadcaster SNRT and its radio channels:

  • SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania (National)
  • SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia
  • SNRT Quran
  • Chaîne Inter

Private/Other (Moroccan)

Radio Nacional de la R.A.S.D. is the Sahrawi-controlled state broadcaster and is based in the Tindouf refugee camps in Algeria.

Zambia[edit]

The following are the registered radio stations in Zambia. The categories of radio stations include public, commercial and community.[12]

  • 234Radio[2]
  • ZNBC (Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation)
    • ZNBC Radio 1
    • ZNBC Radio 2
    • ZNBC Radio 4
  • 5FM Radio Zambia
  • AMA Radio 93.3 FM
  • Bangwela Radio - Samfya
  • BBC World Service Africa
  • Beats FM Radio - Solwezi
  • Breeze FM - 89.3 FM Chipata, 89.7 FM Lundazi, 98.9 FM Katete
  • Byta FM Radio
  • Capital FM 99.7 - Lusaka
  • Cheke Radio - Kaoma
  • Chikankata Radio - Chikankata
  • Chikaya Radio - Lundazi
  • Chikuni Radio - Monze
  • Choma Maanu FM Radio - Choma
  • Chongwe Radio - Chongwe
  • Christian Voice Radio - Lusaka
  • Classic Woods radio - Lusaka
  • Cloud FM - Kabwe
  • Comet 93.7 Fm
  • Faith Radio - Kitwe
  • Falls FM Radio - Livingstone
  • Flava FM - 87.7 FM - Kitwe
  • Feel Free Radio
  • Hone FM - Lusaka
  • Hot FM 87.7 FM Lusaka
  • Iso FM Radio - Isoka
  • Ithezhi-tezhi Radio - Lusaka
  • Iwave FM Radio - Chingola
  • Jive FM Radio - Ndola
  • Joy FM Zambia 106.9
  • K FM Radio - Mansa
  • Kabangabanga Radio - Solwezi
  • Kafue Radio - Kafue
  • Kariba Radio - Siavonga
  • Kasempa Radio - Kasempa
  • KNC Radio - Kabwe
  • Kokoliko FM - 94.9 FM - Chingola
  • Komboni Radio 94.9 FM[13]
  • Kwenje Radio - Chama
  • Liseli Radio - Mongu
  • Live FM Radio - Lusaka
  • Luapula Radio - Nchelenge
  • Lubuto Radio - Kaputa
  • Lukulu Radio - Lukulu
  • Luswepo Radio - Mbala
  • Lutanda Radio - Kasama
  • Lyambai Radio - Mongu
  • Mano Radio - 89.1 FM Kasama
  • Maranatha Radio - Kabwe
  • Mazabuka Community Radio MAZ FM - 100.9FM - Mazabuka
  • Metro FM - 94.5 Midlands
  • Millennium Radio
  • Mkushi Radio - Mkushi
  • Mphangwe Radio - Katete
  • Mpika Radio - Mpika
  • Muchinga FM Radio - Chinsali
  • Mumbwa Blue Sky FM Radio
  • Mungu FM Radio - Mongu
  • Musi-O-Tunya Radio - Livingstone
  • Mwinilunga Radio - Mwinilunga
  • Namwianga Radio - Kalomo
  • New Generation Radio - Solwezi
  • One Love Radio - Lusaka
  • Pan African Radio
  • Parliament Radio
  • Pasme Radio - Petauke
  • Petauke Explorers
  • Power FM Radio - Lusaka
  • Radio Chikuni 91.9 FM
  • Radio Chimwemwe - Ndola
  • Radio France International - 100.5 FM Lusaka & 92.5 FM Kitwe
  • Radio Icengelo 89.1 FM - Kitwe
  • Radio Maria - 88.5 FM Chipata & 94.5 FM Nyimba District
  • Radio Maria Yatsani Voice - Lusaka
  • Radio Phoenix 89.5 FM - Lusaka (100.5 FM - Kitwe)
  • Radio Q-FM-Zambia
  • Rise FM Radio - Chingola
  • Rock FM Radio
  • Roots FM Radio
  • Serenje Radio - Serenje
  • Sky FM Radio
  • Solwezi FCC Radio - Solwezi
  • Sun FM Zambia 88.5 Ndola City
  • Tuta FM Radio - Mansa
  • United Voice Radio - Lusaka
  • UNZA Radio - Lusaka
  • Valley FM radio - Nyimba
  • Vision Macha
  • Voice of Kalomo - Kalomo
  • Walamo Radio - Mpulungu
  • Yangeni radio - Mansa
  • Young Generation Radio
  • Your Anthem Radio "YAR" FM Radio - Kitwe
  • Zambezi FM 94.1 ( Livingstone, Kazungula, Zimba and parts of Kalomo, including the added parts into Zimbabwe hinterlands, Botswana and Namibia making it the only Zambian commercial radio station that broadcasting in Namibia)[14]
  • The Word Station - Lusaka (Coming soon)

Zimbabwe[edit]

ZBC is the state broadcaster of Zimbabwe and operates six radio networks.

Privately Owned Commercial Radio

Community Radio

  • Ntepe-Manama CRT
  • Lyeja FM
  • Ingqanga FM
  • Radio Bukalanga
  • Bayethe FM
  • Beitbridge-Shashe CRT
  • Twasumbuka FM
  • Nyangani FM
  • Avuxeni FM
  • Chimanimani CRT
  • Vemuganga CRT
  • Ndau CRT
  • Kazambezi FM
  • Madziwa FM

Campus Radio

Internet/Webcast only

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Community Radio: A Voice For The Poor Africa Renewal. Retrieved 04 June 2020
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Home – 234Radio". 234radio.com.
  3. ^ "Ascension Island – An Island Radio Transmission Station". Encompass. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. ^ "Central African Republic profile". BBC News. 2017-08-15. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  5. ^ Namibia profile - Media BBC NEWS. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 04 June 2020
  6. ^ "XMRadio1, discover new music & new onAIR audio content and radio shows". Xmradio1.listen2myradio.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  7. ^ "Saint Helena Island Info: All about St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean • S.A.M.S. Radio 1". Sainthelenaisland.info. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Saint Helena Island Info: All about St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean • S.A.M.S. Radio 2". Sainthelenaisland.info. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. ^ "All Jazz Radio - Listen Online". Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  10. ^ [1][dead link]
  11. ^ Botes-Lashmar, Mark. "70vibe-fm". 70vibe-fm. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  12. ^ Zambia, MISA (6 October 2015). "Media directory". MISA Zambia. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  13. ^ "Komboni RADIO 94.9 FM - Hakuna Kulala". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  14. ^ Zambezi FM. "Official Website Zambize FM". Zambezifm.co.zm.

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