# List of broadcasting languages by country

Foreign broadcasting is broadcasting with a foreign element.
The foreign element may be the territory of the audience, its ethnicity, or both.
* Foreign country and ethnicity: an external service aimed at foreign societies in general. Its purpose may be information about the country of origin, about the target country from an outside point of view as well as missionary or commercial purposes.
* Foreign territory: an external service aimed at expatriates. A special audience among expatriates is armed forces personnel, for whom broadcasting is often done not only from the home country, but also from within the country of deployment.
* Foreign ethnicity: a service for foreign communities within the country of broadcasting (like migrants, refugees, tourists), which in turn is to be distinguished from broadcasting for indigenous and other non-foreign groups (see also Minority language broadcasting).

## List of radio services

External and selected other foreign language audio broadcasting services
| Country | Area | Broadcaster | Years | Active languages | Former languages | Website |
| Afghanistan | As | Radio Afghanistan | 1940– | 02: eng, urd | ara, bal, prs, fre, ger, pus | |
| Albania | Eu | Radio Tirana | 1938– | 07: eng, fre, ger, gre, ita, srb | alb, ara, bul, cmn, cze, hun, ind, per, pol, por, rum, rus, spa, swe, tur | |
| Algeria | Ar | RAI | ? | 04: ara, eng, fre, spa | | |
| Angola | Af | RNA | 1977?– | 04?: eng, fre, lin, por | spa | |
| Argentina | Am | RAE | 1949– | 08: cmn, eng, fre, ger, ita, jpn, por, spa | ara | |
| Armenia | As | Armradio | ? | 08: ara, aii, gre, kur, kmr, per, rus, tur | aze, eng, fre, geo, ger, spa | |
| Australia | Pac | Radio Australia | 1939(1931)– | 01: eng | cmn, yue, fre, ind, jpn, tha, tpi, vie | |
| Australia | Pac | SBS | 1975– | 68: alb, amh, ara, arm, aii, ben, bos, bul, bur, cmn, yue, hak, hrv, cze, prs, din, dut, est, fil, fin, fre, ger, gre, guj, heb, hin, hmn, hun, ind, ita, jpn, kar, khm, run, kor, kur, lao, mac, mal, mlt, mon, nep, pus, per, pol, por, pan, rhg, rum, rus, smo, srb, sin, slo, slv, som, spa, swa, tam, tel, tha, tib, tir, tur, ukr, urd, vie, yid | fij, kan, lav, lit, may, mao, nor, swe, ton | |
| Austria | Eu | RÖI | 1955(1929)– | 02: eng, fre | ara, epo, ger, spa | |
| Azerbaijan | As | AzTV | 195?– | 01: rus | ara, aze, eng, fre, ger, per, tur | |
| Bahrain | Ar | Radio Bahrain | 1977– | 01: eng | | |
| Bangladesh | As | Bangladesh Betar | 1971?– | 06: ara, ben, eng, hin, nep, urd | | |
| Belarus | Eu | Radio Belarus | 1962– | 08: bel 1962, cmn 2012, eng 1998, fre 2010, ger 1985, pol 2006, rus 1998, spa 2010 | - | |
| Belgium | Eu | RVi | 1934/77–2011 | - | dut, eng, fre, ger, spa | |
| Belgium | Eu | RTBFi | 1999– | 01: fre | ger (BRF) | |
| Brazil | Am | Radiobrás | 1975?–2007? | - | eng, ger, por | |
| Bulgaria | Eu | Radio Bulgaria | 1937– | 11: alb, ara, bul, eng, fre, ger, gre, por, srb, spa, tur | ita | |
| Cambodia | As | RNK | 1956?– | 02: eng, fre | lao, tha, vie | |
| Canada | Am | RCI | 1945– | 05: ara, cmn, eng, fre, spa | cze, ger, hun, jpn, pol, por, rus, slo, ukr | |
| China | As | CRI | 1941– | 51?: alb, ara, bel, ben, bul, bur, cmn/yue/nan/hak, hrv, cze, eng 1947, epo, fil, fre 1958, ger 1960, gre, hau, heb, hin 1959, hun, ind, ita, jpn 1941, kaz, khm, kor 1950, kir, lao, may, mon, nep, pus, per, pol, por, rum, rus 1954, srb, sin, spa, swa, tam, tha, tib, tur, ukr, urd, uig, vie | | , |
| China | As | Voice of Tibet | ? | 01: eng | | |
| Croatia | Eu | Voice of Croatia | 1991– | 04: hrv, eng, ger, spa | hun, ita | |
| Cuba | Am | RHC | 1961– | 06: ara, eng, epo, fre, por, spa | cpf, grn, que | |
| Czech Republic | Eu | Radio Prague | 1936– | 06: cze, eng, fre, ger, rus, spa | ara, ita, por, slo | |
| Denmark | Eu | DR | 1928–2003 | - | dan | |
| Egypt | Ar | European Program | 1934– | 06: arm, eng, fre, ger, gre, ita | | |
| Egypt | Ar | Radio Cairo | 1953– | 18: aar, alb, amh, ara, prs, eng, fre, ful, ger, hau, ita, pus, rus, som, swa, tur, urd, uzb | aze, bam, ben, hin, ind, lin, may, nde, per, por, sna, spa, tgk, tha, wol, yor, zul | |
| Estonia | Eu | EER4 | 195?– | 01: rus | eng, est, fin, swe | |
| Ethiopia | Af | Radio Ethiopia | ? | 05: aar, ara, eng (also 104.7), fre, som | amh | |
| Finland | Eu | Yle | 1939–58 & 1967– | 03: eng, fin (easy), lat 1989– | fre 1987–2002, ger 1985–2002, rus, swe | , |
| France | Eu | RFI, MCD | 1931– | 13: ara, cmn, eng, fre, hau, khm, mande, por, rum, rus, spa, swa, vie | cpf, ger, pol, scr | , |
| Georgia | As | Radio Georgia | ? | - | abk, arm, aze, eng, fre, geo, ger, rus | |
| Germany | Eu | DW (DLF) | 1953(1929)– | 10: ara 1959, amh 1965, prs 1970, eng 1954, fre 1954, gre 1964, hau 1963, pus 1970, por 1954, swa 1963 | ben, bul, cze (DLF), dan (DLF), dut (DLF), ger, hin, hun (DLF), ind, ita (DLF), jpn, mac, nor, per, pol (DLF), rum, rus, san, scr, slo (DLF), slv, spa, swe, tur, urd | |
| Germany | Eu | WDR Cosmo | 1964/1998– | 09: ara, gre, ita, kur, pol, rus, scr, spa, tur | | |
| East Germany | Eu | RBI | 1959–1990 | - | ara, eng, fre, ger, hin, ita, por, spa, swa, swe | |
| Greece | Eu | Voice of Greece | 1940/47– | 01: gre | alb, ara, bul, eng, fre, ger, ita, pol, por, rum, rus, scr, spa, swe, tur | |
| Hungary | Eu | Radio Budapest Duna | 1934–2007 2012– | 01: hun | eng, ger, hun, ita, spa, tur | |
| India | As | AIR | 1939– | 26: ara, bal, ben, bur, cmn, prs, eng, fre, guj, hin, ind, kan, mal, nep, pus, per, pan, rus, snd, sin, swa, tam, tel, tha, tib, urd | yue | |
| Indonesia | As | VOI | 1945– | 08: ara, cmn, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, spa | kor, may, tha | |
| Iran | As | IRIB | 1956– | 27: ara, alb, arm, ben, cmn, prs, eng, fre, ger, hau, heb, hin, ind, ita, jpn, kaz, pus, per, por, rus, spa, swa, tgk, tly, tur, urd, uzb | aii, aze, bal, kur, tuk | |
| Iraq | As | Radio Baghdad | ? | - | ara, aze, eng, fre, ger, heb, kur, per, rus, spa, urd | |
| Israel | As | Kan Reka | 1948– | 09: amh 1984, bhh 1975, eng 1948, fre 1948, geo 1970, lad 1948, rus 1958, spa 1952, yid 1948 | heb, hun, per, por, rum | |
| Italy | Eu | Rai | 1930–2011 | - | alb, amh, ara, bul, cze, dan, eng, epo, fre, ger, gre, hun, ita, lit, pol, por, rum, rus, scr, slo, slv, som, spa, swe, tur, ukr | |
| Japan | As | NHK World | 1935– | 18: ara, ben, bur, cmn, eng, fre, hin, ind, jpn, kor, per, por, rus, spa, swa, tha, urd, vie | ger, ita, may, swe | |
| Jordan | Ar | Radio Jordan | ? | 01: eng | | |
| Kazakhstan | As | KazTRK | ? | 04: rus; ger, kor, uig | kaz; aze, tat, tur | (Достық) |
| Kenya | Af | KBC | ? | 01: eng | | |
| South Korea | As | KBS World Radio | 1953– | 11: ara, cmn, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, kor, rus, spa, vie | por | |
| North Korea | As | Voice of Korea | 1945– | 09: ara, cmn, eng, fre, ger, jpn, kor, rus, spa | | |
| Kuwait | Ar | RK FM | ? | 01: eng | | |
| Kyrgyzstan | As | KTRK Dostuk | ? | 08: dng, pol, rus, ukr, uig, tat, tur, uzb | ger | |
| Laos | As | LNR | ? | 06?: cmn, eng, fre, khm, tha, vie | | |
| Latvia | Eu | LR | ?–2001 | - | lav, rus, swe | |
| Libya | Ar | Voice of Africa | ?–2011 | - | ara, eng, fre | |
| Lithuania | Eu | LRT | 195?– | - | eng, lit, pol, rus | |
| Luxembourg | Eu | Radio Luxembourg | 1933–1992 | - | dut, eng, fre, ger, ita | |
| North Macedonia | Eu | MR3 | 1945?– | 06: alb, rup, bos, rom, srb, tur | bul, gre | |
| Malaysia | As | Voice of Malaysia | 1963–2011 | - | ara, bur, cmn, eng, ind, may, tgl, tha | |
| Mexico | Am | XERMX-OC | 1969– | 01: spa | | |
| Mongolia | As | Voice of Mongolia | 1964– | 05: cmn 1964, eng 1965, jpn 1989, mon 1964, rus | fre | |
| Myanmar | As | MRTV | ? | 01: eng | | |
| Nepal | As | Radio Nepal | 1951?– | 01: eng (अंग्रेजी समाचार) | | |
| Netherlands | Eu | RNW | 1947–2012 | - | ara, dut, eng, fre, pap, por, spa, sra | |
| New Zealand | Pac | RNZI | 1948– | 07: eng, fre, niu, pis, rar, smo, ton | | |
| Nigeria | Af | Voice of Nigeria | 1961– | 08: ara, eng, fre, ful, hau, ibo, swa, yor | | |
| Norway | Eu | RNI | 1938/48–2001/03 | - | eng, nor | |
| Oman | Ar | Radio Oman | ? | 01: eng | | |
| Pakistan | As | Radio Pakistan | 1947?– | 14: bft, ben, cmn, prs, guj, hin, nep, pus, per, scl, sin, tam, urd; eng | ara, asm, bur, fre, ind, rus, swa, tur, uig | |
| Philippines | As | DZRP | 1972– | 02: eng, fil | | |
| Poland | Eu | Polish Radio | 1936– | 06: bel, eng, ger, pol, rus, ukr | ara, dan, epo, fin, fre, ita, spa, swe | |
| Portugal | Eu | RDPi | 1935?– | 01: por | eng, fre, ita | |
| Qatar | Ar | Qatar Radio | ? | 03: eng, fre, urd | | |
| Romania | Eu | RRI | 1939– | 12: ara, rup, cmn, eng, fre, ger, ita, rum, rus, srb, spa, ukr | gre, per, por, tur | |
| Russia | Eu | Sputnik | 1929/2014– | 31: abk, ara, arm, aze, bel, cmn, cze, prs, eng, est, fre, geo, ger, ita, jpn, kaz, kur, kir, lav, lit, oss, per, pol, por, srb, spa, tgk, tur, uzb, vie | afr, alb, amh, asm, bam, ben, bul, bur, cat, yue, dan, dut, fin, ful, gre, guj, hau, hin, hun, ind, kan, khm, kor, lao, mac, mlg, may, mal, mar, mon, nde, nep, nor, pus, pan, rum, rus, scr, sin, slo, slv, sna, som, swa, swe, tgl, tam, tel, tha, urd, zul | |
| Saudi Arabia | Ar | SBC | ? | 12: ara, ben, fre, ind, pus, som, swa, tgk, tur, tuk, urd, uzb | bam, eng, per | |
| Serbia | Eu | International Radio of Serbia | 1936–2015 | - | alb, ara, bul, cmn, eng, fre, ger, gre, hun, ita, rus, srb, spa | |
| Singapore | As | RSI | 1994–2007 | - | cmn, eng, ind, may | |
| Slovakia | Eu | RSI | 1993– | 06: eng, fre, ger, rus, slo, spa | | |
| Slovenia | Eu | RSi | ? | 03: eng, ger, slv | | |
| South Africa | Af | Channel Africa | 1966/1992– | 06: nya, eng, fre, loz, por, swa | afr, dan, dut, ger, kua/ndo, spa, tso | |
| Soviet Union | Eu | RPP | 1964–1991 | - | ara, aze, cpf, eng, ger, grn, heb, per, por, spa, yid | |
| Spain | Eu | REE | 1942– | 06: ara, eng, fre, lad, por, rus, spa | | |
| Sri Lanka | As | SLBC | ? | 05: ben, eng, hin, sin, tam | kan, mal, nep, tel | |
| Sweden | Eu | Radio Sweden | 1938– | 06: ara, eng, kur, per, som, swe (easy) | est, fre, ger, por, rus, spa | |
| Switzerland | Eu | SRI | 1930–2004 | - | ara, eng, epo, fre, ger, ita, por, roh, spa | |
| Syria | Ar | Radio Damascus | 1957– | 06: ara, eng, fre, ger, rus, spa, tur | heb | |
| Taiwan | As | RTI | 1939– | 13: cmn/yue/nan/hak, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, rus, spa, tha, vie | ara, kor | |
| Taiwan | As | ICRT | 1979– | 01: eng | | |
| Tajikistan | As | Radio Tajikistan | ? | - | ara, prs, eng, per, rus, uzb | |
| Thailand | As | RTWS | 1938– | 10: bur, cmn, eng, fre, jpn, khm, lao, may, tha, vie | | |
| Transnistria | Eu | Radio Pridnestrovie | 1991–2014 | - | eng, fre, ger, rus | |
| Tunisia | Ar | RTCI | 1960– | 05: eng, fre, ger, ita, spa | | |
| Turkey | As | Voice of Turkey | 1937– | 32: alb, ara, arm, aze, bul, cmn, prs, eng, fre, geo, ger, gre, hau, hun, ita, jpn, kaz, kir, mac, may, pus, per, por, rus, spa, swa, tat, tur, tuk, urd, uig, uzb | rum, scr | |
| Northern Cyprus | As | Bayrak | ? | 05: ara, eng, fre, ger, gre, rus | | |
| Ukraine | Eu | RUI | 1950 | 03: eng, ger, rum | rus, ukr | |
| United Arab Emirates | Ar | ARN Dubai Eye | ? | 01: eng | | |
| United Kingdom (public) | Eu | BBC WS | 1932– | 37: amh 2017, ara 1938, aze 1994, ben 1941, bur 1940, yue 1941, eng 1932, fre 1938, guj 2017, hau 1957, hin 1940, ind 1949, kin 1994, kor 2017, kir 1995, Marathi language 2017, nep 1969, pcm 2017, orm 2017, pan 2017, pus 1981, per 1940, por 1938, rus 1942, sin 1942/90, som 1957, spa 1938, swa 1957, tam 1941, tel 2017, tha 1941, tir 2017, tur 1939, ukr 1992, urd 1949, uzb 1994, vie 1952 | afr, alb, bul, cmn, cze, dan, dut, fin, ger, gre, guj, heb, hun, ice, ita, jpn, kaz, ltz, mac, may, mlt, nor, pol, rum, rus, scr, slo, slv, swe | |
| United Kingdom (military) | Eu | BFBS | 1943– | 02: eng, nep | | |
| United Nations | Am | United Nations Radio | 1946(1929)– | 11: ara, ben, cmn, eng, fre, hin, por, rus, spa, swa, urd | | |
| United States (public) | Am | VoA | 1942– | 31: amh 1982, bam 2013, ben 1958, bur 1943, cmn 1941, yue 1941, cpf 1987, prs 1980, eng 1941, fre 1942, hau 1979, ind 1942, khm 1955, kin/run 1996, kor 1942, kur 1992, lao 1962, nde 2003, orm 1996, pus 1982, por 1942, sna 2003, som 1992, spa 1941, swa 1962, tha 1942, tib 1991, tir 1996, urd 1951, uzb 1958/72, vie 1943 | alb, ara, arm, aze, bul, cze, est, geo, ger, gre, hin, hun, ita, jpn, lav, lit, per, pol, rum, rus, scr, slv, tur, ukr | |
| United States (public) | Am | RFE/RL | 1951– | 17: alb (RFE), arm (RL), aze (RL), bel (RL), prs (RL), geo (RL), kir (RL), mac (RFE), pus (RL), per (RL), rum (RFE), rus (RL), srb (RFE), tgk (RL), tuk (RL), ukr (RL), uzb (RL) | bak (RL), bul (RFE), cze (RFE), est (RFE), hun (RFE), kaz (RL), lav (RFE), lit (RFE), pol (RFE), slo (RFE), tat (RL) | |
| United States (public) | Am | Radio Martí | 1985– | 01: spa | | |
| United States (public) | Am | RFA | 1996(1951)– | 09: bur, cmn, yue, khm, kor, lao, tib, uig, vie | | |
| United States (public) | Am | Radio Sawa | 2002– | 01: ara | | |
| United States (military) | Am | AFN | 1942– | 01: eng | | , |
| United States (religious) | Am | TWR | 1954– | more than 230 | | |
| Uzbekistan | As | Radio Tashkent | 195?– | - | ara, cmn, prs, eng, ger, hin, kaz, pus, per, rus, tat, tur, uig, urd, uzb | |
| Vatican City | Eu | Vatican Radio | 1931– | 37: alb 1951, amh 1948, ara 1949, arm 1966, bel 1950, bul 1949, cmn 1950, hrv 1947, cze 1947, eng 1937, epo 1976, fin 1975, fre 1931, ger 1937, heb, hin 1965, hun 1939, ita 1931, jpn 1959, kor, lav 1948, lit 1940, mac, mal 1965, pol 1938, por 1940, rum 1947, rus 1948, slo 1947, slv 1947, spa 1934, swa, swe 1953, tam 1965, tig, ukr 1939, vie 1980 | dan, est, nor, som, urd | |
| Venezuela | Am | Voz de Venezuela | 1976–? | - | spa | |
| Vietnam | As | VOV5 | 1945– | 12: cmn, eng, fre, ger, ind, jpn, khm, lao, rus, spa, tha, vie | yue | |
Bold: 10 major international broadcasting languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish) Italic: major language(s) of the respective country

## List of TV services

Selected external and other foreign language TV services
| Country | Broadcaster | Launched | Languages |
| Australia | Australia Plus | 1993/2014 | English |
| China | CGTN | 1997 on CCTV-4 | Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish |
| China | CCTV-4 | 1992 | Chinese |
| China | CNC World | 2010 | Chinese, English |
| Cuba | Cubavision Internacional | 1986 | Spanish |
| European Union | Euronews | 1993 | Arabic, English, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish |
| France | France 24 | 2006 | Arabic, English, French, Spanish |
| France Belgium Switzerland Canada | TV5Monde | 1984 | French |
| Germany | DW-TV | 1992 | Arabic, English, German, Spanish |
| Germany Austria Switzerland | 3sat | 1984 | German |
| India | DD India | 1995 | Hindi |
| India | DD News | 2003 | English, Hindi, Sanskrit |
| Iran | Press TV | 2007 | English |
| Iran | HispanTV | 2011 | Spanish |
| Iran | Al-Alam | 2003 | Arabic |
| Iran | Sahar TV | 1997 | Azerbaijani, English, French, Kurdish, Urdu |
| Israel | i24news | 2013 | Arabic, English, French |
| Japan | NHK World | 1998 | English, Japanese |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh TV | 2002 | English, Kazakh, Russian |
| South Korea | Arirang | 1997 | English |
| South Korea | KBS World | 2003 | Korean |
| Myanmar | mitv | 2001 | English |
| Netherlands Belgium | BVN | 1996 | Dutch |
| Pakistan | PTV Global | 2006 | Urdu |
| Pakistan | PTV World | 2003 | English |
| Poland | TVP Polonia | 1992 | Polish |
| Poland | itvn | 2004 | Polish |
| Poland | Belsat TV | 2007 | Belarusian |
| Qatar | Al Jazeera | 1996 | Arabic, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, English |
| Russia | RT | 2005 | Arabic, English, Spanish |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi 2 | 1983? | English |
| South Africa | eNCA | 2008 | English |
| Thailand | Thai Global Network | 1998 | English, Thai |
| Turkey | TRT | 1990 | Arabic, English, Turkish |
| United Kingdom | BBC | 1991 | Arabic, English, Persian |
| United States (private) | CNN | 1985 | English, Spanish |
| United States (public) | VoA | 198? | Albanian, Bambara, Bosnian, Burmese, Chinese, Creole, Dari, English, French, Indonesian, Macedonian, Ndebele, Pashto, Persian, Russian, Serbian, Shona, Spanish, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese |
| United States (public) | TV Martí | 1990 | Spanish |
| United States (public) | Alhurra | 2004 | Arabic |
| United States (public) | RFE/RL | ? | Russian (Настоящее Время), Kyrgyz, Persian, Tajik |
| United States (military) | AFN | 1954– | English |
| Venezuela | Telesur | 2005 | Spanish |
| Vietnam | VTV4 | 1998 | Chinese, English, Russian, Vietnamese |