# List of radio orchestras

This is a list of radio orchestras with the links in their names, and the native language names in italics (where available).

## Current radio orchestras
### Americas

| Country | Orchestra | Native name | Network affiliation | Notes |
| Brazil | Brazil Jazz Symphony Orchestra | Brasil Jazz Sinfônica | Father Anchieta Foundation | Formerly managed by the Secretariat of Culture of Government of the State of São Paulo, since 2020 it is managed by Father Anchieta Foundation. |

### Asia

| Country | Orchestra | Native name | Network affiliation |
| Japan | NHK Symphony Orchestra | NHK 交響楽団 | Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) |
| Philippines | ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra | ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra | ABS-CBN |
| South Korea | KBS Symphony Orchestra | KBS 교향악단 | Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) |

### Europe

| Country | Orchestra | Native name | Network affiliation | Notes |
| Albania | RTSH Symphony Orchestra | Orkestra Simfonike e RTSH | Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH) | |
| Austria | Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra | Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien | Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) | |
| Belgium | Brussels Philharmonic | Brussels Philharmonic | Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT) | Formerly known as Vlaams Radio Orkest |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra | Симфоничен оркестър на Българското национално радио | Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) | |
| Croatia | Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra | Simfonijski orkestar Hrvatske radiotelevizije | Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) | |
| Czech Republic | Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra | Symfonický orchestr Českého rozhlasu | Czech Radio (ČRo) | |
| Denmark | Danish National Symphony Orchestra | DR SymfoniOrkestret | Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) | |
| Denmark | Danish Chamber Orchestra | Danmarks Underholdningsorkestret | Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) | |
| Finland | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | Radion sinfoniaorkesteri (Finnish) Radions symfoniorkester (Swedish) | Yleisradio (Yle) | |
| France | Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France | Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France | Radio France | |
| Germany | Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks | Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | |
| Germany | Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin | Deutschlandradio (DLR) | |
| Germany | (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin) | (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin) | Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) | Formerly known as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester |
| Germany | (Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg) | | Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) |
| Germany | hr-Sinfonieorchester | hr-Sinfonieorchester | Hessischer Rundfunk (HR) | Formerly Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt |
| Germany | MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra | MDR Sinfonieorchester | Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) | |
| Germany | Munich Radio Orchestra | Münchner Rundfunkorchester | Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) | |
| Germany | NDR Radiophilharmonie | NDR Radiophilharmonie | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | Formerly Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Hannover |
| Germany | NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra | NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra | Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) | Formerly NDR Sinfonieorchester |
| Germany | Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern | Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern | Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR) | |
| Germany | SWR Symphonieorchester | SWR Symphonieorchester | Südwestrundfunk (SWR) | Created in a merger of the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. |
| Germany | WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne | WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln | Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) | |
| Hungary | Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara | Magyar Rádió (MR) | Also known earlier as Budapest Symphony Orchestra |
| Ireland | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra | RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) | |
| Italy | RAI National Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI | RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) | Created in a merger of the four Symphony Orchestras of RAI from Turin, Rome, Naples and Milan. |
| Netherlands | Radio Filharmonisch Orkest | Radio Filharmonisch Orkest | Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) | |
| Norway | Norwegian Radio Orchestra | Kringkastingsorkestret | Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK) | |
| Poland | Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra | Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach | Polskie Radio (PR) | Based in Katowice |
| Poland | Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra | Polska Orkiestra Radiowa | Polskie Radio (PR) | Based in Warsaw |
| Romania | Romanian Radio Big Band | Big Band Radio Romania | Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune (ROR) | Based in Bucharest |
| Romania | Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra | Orchestra de Cameră Radio | Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune (ROR) | Based in Bucharest |
| Romania | National Radio Orchestra of Romania | Orchestra Nationala Radio | Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune (ROR) | Based in Bucharest |
| Russia | Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra | Большой симфонический оркестр имени П. И. Чайковского | All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) Radio Orpheus (OP) | Formerly affiliated with the Soviet-run All-Union Radio. |
| Slovakia | Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra | Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu | Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) | |
| Slovenia | RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra | Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija | Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) | |
| Slovenia | RTV Slovenia Big Band | Big Band RTV Slovenija | Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) | |
| Spain | RTVE Symphony Orchestra | Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española | Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE) | |
| Sweden | Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra | Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester | Sveriges Radio (SR) | |
| Switzerland | Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana | Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana | Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI) | |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra | Симфонічний Оркестр Українського радіо | National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) | |
| United Kingdom | BBC Radio Big Band | BBC Radio Big Band | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | |
| United Kingdom | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | |

## Defunct radio orchestras

| Country | Orchestra | Network affiliation | Formed | Disbanded | Notes |
| Australia | SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra | Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) | 1988 | 2013 | |
| Brazil | Symphony Cultura Orchestra | Father Anchieta Foundation | 1998 | 2005 | Dissolved due to lack of funding and budget cuts. |
| Canada | CBC Radio Orchestra | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) | 1938 | 2008 | Disbanded due to federal government budget cuts. Reorganized as the independent National Broadcast Orchestra. |
| Canada | CBC Symphony Orchestra | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) | 1952 | 1964 | |
| Canada | CBC Winnipeg Orchestra | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) | 1947 | 1984 | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra | Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) | 1985 | 2005 | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic | Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO) | 2005 | 2013 |
| New Zealand | NZBC Symphony Orchestra | New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) | 1946 | 1975 | Originally named the National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Became independent from the broadcaster and renamed the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. |
| Portugal | RDP Symphony Orchestra | Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP) | 1934 | 1989 | Originally named Orquestra Sinfónica da Emissora Nacional. |
| United Kingdom | BBC Northern Dance Orchestra | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | 1956 | 1975 | Renamed the BBC Northern Radio Orchestra. |
| United Kingdom | BBC Revue Orchestra | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | 1939 | 1964 | Merged into the BBC Radio Orchestra. |
| United Kingdom | BBC Television Orchestra | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | 1936 | 1939 | |
| United Kingdom | BBC Radio Orchestra | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | 1964 | 1991 | |
| United Kingdom | BBC Scottish Radio Orchestra | British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) | 1940 | 1981 | Originally named the BBC Scottish Variety Orchestra. |
| United States | NBC Symphony Orchestra | National Broadcasting Company (NBC) | 1937 | 1954 | Orchestra was conducted by Arturo Toscanini. Some members continued as the Symphony of the Air until 1963. |