Internet radio in Uganda in numbers
As of , radioko lists 136 radio stations from Uganda that stream online. 133 of the 136 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
- 136
- Played in our latest check
- 133 of 136 (98%)
- Did not play
- 3
- 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 | 286 |
| Moved to or from another country's list, or removed as foreign | -10 |
| Duplicates merged | -105 |
| Cannot play in a browser (unsecured stream, format or address) | -34 |
| Left out on request or by our listing rules | -1 |
| Hidden after failing our check three nights running | 0 |
| Stations listed | 136 |
| Played in our latest check | 133 |
Stations by region
| Region | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Central Region | 29 | 21% |
| Western Region | 3 | 2% |
| Eastern Region | 2 | 1% |
| Northern Region | 2 | 1% |
| Unknown | 100 | 74% |
Cities with the most stations
| City | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kampala | 26 | 19% |
| Jinja | 2 | 1% |
| Mbarara | 2 | 1% |
| Gulu | 1 | 1% |
| Fort Portal | 1 | 1% |
| Lira | 1 | 1% |
Most common genres
| Genre | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 49 | 36% |
| News | 15 | 11% |
| Talk and culture | 14 | 10% |
| Pop | 9 | 7% |
| Rock | 8 | 6% |
| Sports | 7 | 5% |
| Hip-hop and R&B | 5 | 4% |
| Country and folk | 4 | 3% |
| Jazz and soul | 2 | 1% |
| Electronic and dance | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 46 | 34% |
A station can have more than one genre, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Other languages on air
| Language | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | 13 | 10% |
| Swahili | 13 | 10% |
| Latin | 1 | 1% |
Stream formats
| Stream | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | 120 | 88% |
| HE-AAC | 8 | 6% |
| AAC | 6 | 4% |
| HE-AAC v2 | 2 | 1% |
Featured stations ()
| # | Station | Place | Frequency | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NRG Uganda 106.5 | 106.5 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 2 | Radio Maria Uganda | Kampala | MP3 · 48 kbps | |
| 3 | Sanyu Fm | 88.2 FM | HE-AAC · 48 kbps | |
| 4 | Beat FM - Kampala - 96.3 FM | Kampala | 96.3 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps |
| 5 | 107.9 Pearl Fm | 107.9 FM | MP3 · 64 kbps | |
| 6 | Galaxy FM 100.2 FM ZZinna! | 100.2 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 7 | 95.5 Radio Buddu | 95.5 FM | MP3 · 64 kbps | |
| 8 | KIIS Uganda | Kampala | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 9 | Capital FM Uganda | Kampala | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 10 | Uganda DJs | 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 Uganda listed on radioko and our own nightly test of every stream.
Figures may be quoted with credit: radioko, .