List of public broadcasters by country

Outlets whose content is directly or indirectly controlled by a government should be found only at List of state media by country

Public broadcasters have the editorial independence to serve the public interest above that of the ruling party.^[1]

Africa

Burkina Faso

Sidwaya^[2]

Côte d'Ivoire

Société nouvelle de presse et d’édition de Côte d’Ivoire (SNPECI)^[3]

Americas

Brazil

Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) – National^{[citation needed]}
TV Cultura – Regional^{[citation needed]}

Canada

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation — (National)^[4]
- 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
TFO — Ontario
Télé-Québec — Quebec
CFTU-DT — Montreal, Quebec (non-profit)
CKUA Radio Network — Alberta (non-profit)
CJRT-FM — Toronto, Ontario (non-profit)
Access — Alberta (former)
Saskatchewan Communications Network — Saskatchewan (former)

Chile

Televisión Nacional de Chile – National^{[citation needed]}

Colombia

RTVC Sistema de medios públicos^{[citation needed]}

Costa Rica

Canal 15 (Universidad de Costa Rica)^[5]

Dominican Republic

Corporación Estatal de Radio y Televisión^[6]

Jamaica

Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica^[7]

United States

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (TV; 1970)^[8]
- PBS Kids 24/7 (TV; 2017)
- MHz Networks (TV; 1972)
- World (TV; 2005)
- Create (TV; 2006)
National Public Radio (NPR) (1970)^[8]
- 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)

Asia

Israel

Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation^[9]

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

South Korea

Korean Broadcasting System^{[citation needed]}
Educational Broadcasting System (EBS)^[10]
- EBS 1
- EBS 2
- EBS+1
- EBS+2
- EBS English
- EBS Kids
- EBS FM
Yonhap News Agency^[11]
Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation^[11]

Taiwan

Taiwan Broadcasting System (台灣公共廣播電視集團|TBS)^[12]
- Public Television Service (公共電視 "公視"|PTS)
  - PTS Main Channel
  - PTS Taigi
  - PTS3
  - Hakka TV
Radio Taiwan International (中央廣播電台|RTI)^[12]
Central News Agency (中央社|CNA)^[12]
National Education Radio (國立教育廣播電臺|NER)^{[citation needed]}
Police Radio Station (警察廣播電台|PRS)^{[citation needed]}
Regional broadcasters
- Taipei Broadcasting Station (台北廣播電台|TBS)^{[citation needed]}
- Kaohsiung Broadcasting Station (高雄廣播電台|KBS)^{[citation needed]}

Europe

Austria

ORF^[13]
- ORF 1
- ORF 2
- ORF III
- ORF Sport +

Andorra

Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra^{[citation needed]}

Belgium

BRF — German-speaking Community of Belgium^[14]
RTBF — Wallonia^[15]
VRT — Flanders^[16]

Czech Republic

Česká televize^[17]
- 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^[17]

Denmark

DR^[18]
- DR1
- DR2
- DR P3
- DR Minisjang
- DR Ramasjang
- DR Ultra
- TVA Live
TV 2 Danmark^[19]
- TV 2
- TV 2 Echo
- TV 2 Charlie
- TV 2 News
- TV 2 Fri
- TV 2 Sport
- TV 2 Sport X
Faroe Islands^{[citation needed]}
- Kringvarp Føroya^{[citation needed]}

Estonia

Eesti Rahvusringhääling^[20]
- ETV
- ETV2
- ETV+

Finland

YLE^[21]

France

Germany

ARD^[26] — 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
ZDF^[27]
Deutschlandradio^[28]

Gibraltar

GBC^{[citation needed]}

Iceland

RÚV^[29]

Ireland

RTÉ^[30]
- 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^[28]
- TG4 (Irish language channel)
- Cúla4 (kids service in Irish language)

Kosovo

Radio Television of Kosovo^{[citation needed]}
- RTK 1
- RTK 2
- RTK 3
- RTK 4

Latvia

LTV^[31]
- LTV1
- LTV7
Latvian Radio^[31]

Liechtenstein

Liechtensteinischer Rundfunk^[32]

1 FL TV^{[citation needed]}

Lithuania

LRT^[33]
- 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

Radio 100,7^[28]

RTL Group S.A.
- RTL Lëtzebuerg
- RTL Zwee

Moldova

Teleradio-Moldova^[34]

Monaco

TVMonaco^{[citation needed]}

Montenegro

RTCG^[35]

Netherlands

Nederlandse Publieke Omroep^[36]
- AVROTROS
- BNNVARA
- EO
- Human
- KRO-NCRV
- MAX
- NOS
- NTR
- ON!
- PowNed
- VPRO
- WNL
- ZWART
RNW Media^[37]

North Macedonia

Macedonian Radio Television^{[citation needed]}

Norway

NRK^[38]
- NRK1
- NRK2
- NRK3
- NRK Super

Poland

Polska Press^[39]

Telewizja Polska^{[citation needed]}

Portugal

San Marino

San Marino RTV

Slovenia

RTVSLO^[42]
- TV SLO 1
- TV SLO 2
- TV SLO 3
- Prvi program
- Val 202
- ARS

Spain

EFE^[43]
Euskal Irrati Telebista (EiTB) – Basque Country^[44]
Castilla-La Mancha Media – Castilla–La Mancha^[45]
Corporació Valenciana de Mitjans de Comunicació – Valencia^[46]
Ens Públic de Radiotelevisió de les Illes Balears – Balearic Islands^[47]
Radiotelevisión de la Región de Murcia – Murcia^[48]
Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias – Asturias^[49]

Sweden

Switzerland

Swiss Broadcasting Corporation^[52]
- SRF 1
- SRF zwei
- SRF info
- RTS 1
- RTS 2
- RSI La 1
- RSI La 2
- Televisiun Rumantscha

Ukraine

Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (Suspilne)^[53]
- Ukrainian Radio

United Kingdom

BBC^[54]^[55]
Channel Four Television Corporation^[56]
- Channel 4
- Film4
- E4
- More4
- 4Seven
- E4 Extra
S4C — Wales^[56]

Transnational

3sat — Germany/Austria/Switzerland
Arte — France/Germany
BVN — Flanders and Netherlands television

Oceania

American Samoa

PBS American Samoa

Australia

Australian Broadcasting Corporation^[57]
- ABC Television
- 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^[57] — 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

Fiji

Fijian Broadcasting Corporation (FBC)^[58]

New Zealand

RNZ^[59]
Māori Television
- Whakaata Māori^[59]
- Te Reo
TVNZ — six channels has commercial television and public television^[59]
- TVNZ 1
- TVNZ 2
- TVNZ Duke
- TVNZ 1+1
- TVNZ 2+1
- TVNZ Duke+1
Pacific Media Network^[59]

Local networks

Samoa

Samoa Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)^[60]

Transcontinental

These broadcasters distribute across multiple continents.

TV5Monde — France/Switzerland/Wallonia/Canada^[61]

Euronews

Arte

International broadcasters

U.S. Agency for Global Media^[8]^{[disputed (for: conflict between sources - also listed on list of state media by country) – discuss]}
- Voice of America (1942)^[62]
- 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)
Deutsche Welle^[63]
- DW-TV

See also

World Press Freedom Index

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External links

State Media Monitor by the Media and Journalism Research Center