| Rank | Country | shortwave | Radio broadcast stations |
1 | Peru | 189 | AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 (1999) |
2 | Brazil | 161 | AM 1,365, FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM stations) (1999) |
3 | Indonesia | 82 | AM 678, FM 43, shortwave 82 (1998) |
4 | Bolivia | 77 | AM 171, FM 73, shortwave 77 (1999) |
| European Union | 71 | AM 930, FM 13,655, shortwave 71 (1998); note - sum of individual country radio broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Euroradio) |
5 | India | 68 | AM 153, FM 91, shortwave 68 (1998) |
6 | Russia | 62 | AM 323, FM 1,500 est., shortwave 62 (2004) |
7 | Taiwan | 49 | AM 140, FM 229, shortwave 49 |
8 | China | 45 | AM 369, FM 259, shortwave 45 (1998) |
9 | Ecuador | 29 | AM 392, FM 35, shortwave 29 (2001) |
10 | Vietnam | 29 | AM 65, FM 7, shortwave 29 (1999) |
11 | Papua New Guinea | 28 | AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998) |
12 | Colombia | 27 | AM 454, FM 34, shortwave 27 (1999) |
13 | Japan | 21 | AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 (2001) |
14 | Costa Rica | 19 | AM 65, FM 51, shortwave 19 (2002) |
15 | United States | 19 | AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 (2006) |
16 | Chile | 17 | AM 180 (8 inactive), FM 64, shortwave 17 (1 inactive) (1998) |
17 | Czech Republic | 17 | AM 31, FM 304, shortwave 17 (2000) |
18 | Guatemala | 15 | AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000) |
19 | Malaysia | 15 | AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001) |
20 | Mexico | 15 | AM 850, FM 545, shortwave 15 (2003) |
21 | Korea, North | 14 | 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) |
22 | Honduras | 12 | AM 241, FM 53, shortwave 12 (1998) |
23 | Belarus | 11 | AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998) |
24 | Mozambique | 11 | AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001) |
25 | Nigeria | 11 | AM 83, FM 36, shortwave 11 (2001) |
26 | Venezuela | 11 | AM 201, FM NA (20 in Caracas), shortwave 11 (1998) |
27 | Italy | 9 | AM about 100, FM about 4,600, shortwave 9 (1998) |
28 | Kazakhstan | 9 | AM 60, FM 17, shortwave 9 (1998) |
29 | Algeria | 8 | AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999) |
30 | Monaco | 8 | AM 1, FM NA, shortwave 8 (1998) |
31 | Angola | 7 | AM 21, FM 6, shortwave 7 (2001) |
32 | Uruguay | 7 | AM 93, FM 191, shortwave 7 (2005) |
33 | Argentina | 6 | AM 260 (includes 10 inactive stations), FM (probably more than 1,000, mostly unlicensed), shortwave 6 (1998) |
34 | Canada | 6 | AM 245, FM 582, shortwave 6 (2004) |
35 | Kenya | 6 | AM 24, FM 18, shortwave 6 (2001) |
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