| Rank | Country | Radio broadcast stations |
33 | Iran | AM 72, FM 5, shortwave 5 (1998) |
| Iraq | after 17 months of unregulated media growth, there are approximately 80 radio stations (types NA) on the air inside Iraq (2004) |
85 | Ireland | AM 9, FM 106, shortwave 0 (1998) |
179 | Isle of Man | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
58 | Israel | AM 23, FM 15, shortwave 2 (1998) |
29 | Italy | AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998) |
82 | Jamaica | AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Jan Mayen | NA; note - there is one radio and meteorological station (1998) |
17 | Japan | AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 (2001) |
| Jersey | AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Jordan | FM 31 (2007) |
38 | Kazakhstan | AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 (1998) |
57 | Kenya | AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 (2001) |
180 | Kiribati | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) (2002) |
64 | Korea, North | AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 (2006) |
37 | Korea, South | AM 61, FM 150, shortwave 2 (2005) |
| Kosovo | void |
103 | Kuwait | AM 6, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998) |
129 | Kyrgyzstan | AM 3 (plus 10 repeater stations), FM 23, shortwave NA (2007) |
97 | Laos | AM 7, FM 14, shortwave 2 (2006) |
90 | Latvia | AM 8, FM 56, shortwave 1 (1998) |
61 | Lebanon | AM 20, FM 22, shortwave 4 (1998) |
181 | Lesotho | AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998) |
218 | Liberia | AM 0, FM 10, shortwave 2 (2007) |
66 | Libya | AM 16, FM 3, shortwave 3 (2001) |
219 | Liechtenstein | AM 0, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) |
51 | Lithuania | AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001) |
150 | Luxembourg | AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999) |
220 | Macau | AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) |
52 | Macedonia | AM 29, FM 63, shortwave 0 (2007) |
151 | Madagascar | AM 2 (plus a number of repeater stations), FM 9, shortwave 6 (2001) |
86 | Malawi | AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus one shortwave station on standby) (2001) |
47 | Malaysia | AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001) |
182 | Maldives | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998) |
183 | Mali | AM 1, FM 230 (27 regional and government stations, and 203 private stations), shortwave 1 (2001) |
184 | Malta | AM 1, FM 18, shortwave 6 (1999) |