Internet radio in Pakistan in numbers
As of , radioko lists 45 radio stations from Pakistan that stream online. 45 of the 45 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
- 45
- Played in our latest check
- 45 of 45 (100%)
- Did not play
- 0
- No clear result
- 0
- 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 | 73 |
| Moved to or from another country's list, or removed as foreign | 0 |
| Duplicates merged | -13 |
| Cannot play in a browser (unsecured stream, format or address) | -14 |
| Left out on request or by our listing rules | 0 |
| Hidden after failing our check three nights running | -1 |
| Stations listed | 45 |
| Played in our latest check | 45 |
Stations by province and territory
| Region | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Punjab | 12 | 27% |
| Sindh | 8 | 18% |
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 4 | 9% |
| Islamabad | 2 | 4% |
| Balochistan | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 17 | 38% |
Cities with the most stations
| City | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lahore | 4 | 9% |
| Multan | 3 | 7% |
| Peshawar | 2 | 4% |
| Karachi | 2 | 4% |
| Faisalabad | 1 | 2% |
| Hyderabad | 1 | 2% |
| Khairpur | 1 | 2% |
| Larkana | 1 | 2% |
| Rawalpindi | 1 | 2% |
| Quetta | 1 | 2% |
| Sargodha | 1 | 2% |
| Nawabshah | 1 | 2% |
Most common genres
| Genre | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Talk and culture | 6 | 13% |
| News | 3 | 7% |
| Jazz and soul | 1 | 2% |
| Rock | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 37 | 82% |
A station can have more than one genre, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Other languages on air
| Language | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Urdu | 19 | 42% |
| Arabic | 1 | 2% |
| Punjabi | 1 | 2% |
| Hindi | 1 | 2% |
Stream formats
| Stream | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | 42 | 93% |
| HE-AAC | 1 | 2% |
| AAC | 1 | 2% |
| HE-AAC v2 | 1 | 2% |
Featured stations ()
| # | Station | Place | Frequency | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City FM 89 | Islamabad | 89 FM | HE-AAC · 96 kbps |
| 2 | Samaa FM 107.4 | 107.4 FM | MP3 · 96 kbps | |
| 3 | Hum FM 106.2 | Sindh | 106.2 FM | MP3 · 96 kbps |
| 4 | Radio Pakistan Islamabad | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 5 | Radio Pak Filmi | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 6 | Radio One FM 91 | 91 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 7 | FM 93 Faisalabad | Faisalabad | 93 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps |
| 8 | Radio Pakistan Hyderabad MW 1008 KHz | Hyderabad | 1008 AM | MP3 · 128 kbps |
| 9 | Fm.94.4 | 94.4 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 10 | Radio Pakistan WS | 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 Pakistan listed on radioko and our own nightly test of every stream.
Figures may be quoted with credit: radioko, .