Internet radio in India in numbers
As of , radioko lists 621 radio stations from India that stream online. 614 of the 619 stations we could test on played. The count covers the internet streams radioko lists and tests every night, with duplicates merged; it is not the number of licensed broadcasters.
Last updated:
- Stations listed
- 621
- Played in our latest check
- 614 of 619 (99%)
- Did not play
- 5
- No clear result
- 2
- Not tested yet
- 0
- Typical bitrate (median)
- 128 kbps
We hide a station once it fails our check three nights running: these figures describe the stations listed here, not every stream on the internet.
How the numbers are made
| Step | Stations |
|---|---|
| Records in our sources marked as working | 1,059 |
| Moved to or from another country's list, or removed as foreign | -26 |
| Duplicates merged | -346 |
| Cannot play in a browser (unsecured stream, format or address) | -32 |
| Left out on request or by our listing rules | -4 |
| Hidden after failing our check three nights running | -30 |
| Stations listed | 621 |
| Played in our latest check | 614 |
Stations by state and union territory
| Region | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 40 | 6% |
| Maharashtra | 23 | 4% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 18 | 3% |
| Kerala | 14 | 2% |
| West Bengal | 11 | 2% |
| Telangana | 9 | 1% |
| Karnataka | 8 | 1% |
| Odisha | 7 | 1% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6 | 1% |
| Delhi | 5 | 1% |
| Punjab | 5 | 1% |
| Gujarat | 4 | 1% |
| Rajasthan | 3 | <1% |
| Haryana | 2 | <1% |
| Jharkhand | 2 | <1% |
| Uttarakhand | 2 | <1% |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | <1% |
| Bihar | 1 | <1% |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | <1% |
| Goa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 458 | 74% |
Cities with the most stations
| City | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 8 | 1% |
| Kolkata | 7 | 1% |
| Mumbai | 6 | 1% |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 1% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 1% |
| New Delhi | 3 | <1% |
| Visakhapatnam | 2 | <1% |
| Agra | 1 | <1% |
| Jaipur | 1 | <1% |
| Lucknow | 1 | <1% |
| Pune | 1 | <1% |
Most common genres
| Genre | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bollywood | 36 | 6% |
| Pop | 25 | 4% |
| Talk and culture | 20 | 3% |
| Oldies | 14 | 2% |
| News | 8 | 1% |
| Rock | 4 | 1% |
| Jazz and soul | 4 | 1% |
| Christian | 4 | 1% |
| Country and folk | 3 | <1% |
| Electronic and dance | 2 | <1% |
| Hip-hop and R&B | 1 | <1% |
| Community and college | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 516 | 83% |
A station can have more than one genre, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Other languages on air
| Language | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | 214 | 34% |
| Tamil | 170 | 27% |
| Malayalam | 61 | 10% |
| Punjabi | 27 | 4% |
| Telugu | 23 | 4% |
| Kannada | 21 | 3% |
| Bangla | 13 | 2% |
| Sanskrit | 8 | 1% |
| Odia | 8 | 1% |
| Spanish | 3 | <1% |
Stream formats
| Stream | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | 452 | 73% |
| HLS | 72 | 12% |
| AAC | 36 | 6% |
| HE-AAC v2 | 35 | 6% |
| HE-AAC | 24 | 4% |
| Ogg Opus | 1 | <1% |
| Ogg Vorbis | 1 | <1% |
Featured stations ()
| # | Station | Place | Frequency | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hello FM Chennai | Chennai | 106.4 FM | AAC+ · 128 kbps |
| 2 | Radio City chennai | Chennai | 91.1 FM | AAC+ · 64 kbps |
| 3 | RADIO BOLLYWOOD 90s | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 4 | Radio Mirchi Hindi | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 5 | Bollywood Gaane Purane | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 6 | Vivid Bharti | HLS · AAC | ||
| 7 | Mirchi Top 20 | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 8 | Hindi Gold Radio | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 9 | Diverse FM | HE-AAC · 128 kbps | ||
| 10 | Hindi Retro | MP3 · 128 kbps |
Our order: stations that played in all our recent nightly checks come first, and among them the best known (a regulator's licence, an encyclopedia article). Updated . Every stream here passed its latest check.
Source: the stations from India listed on radioko and our own nightly test of every stream.
Figures may be quoted with credit: radioko, .