Internet radio in Zambia in numbers
As of , radioko lists 78 radio stations from Zambia that stream online. 70 of the 72 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
- 78
- Played in our latest check
- 70 of 72 (97%)
- Did not play
- 2
- No clear result
- 6
- 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 | 84 |
| Moved to or from another country's list, or removed as foreign | -1 |
| Duplicates merged | -1 |
| Cannot play in a browser (unsecured stream, format or address) | -4 |
| Left out on request or by our listing rules | 0 |
| Hidden after failing our check three nights running | 0 |
| Stations listed | 78 |
| Played in our latest check | 70 |
Stations by province
| Region | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lusaka Province | 39 | 50% |
| Copperbelt | 14 | 18% |
| Central Province | 7 | 9% |
| Eastern Province | 5 | 6% |
| Southern Province | 3 | 4% |
| Western Province | 3 | 4% |
| Northern Province | 2 | 3% |
| Muchinga Province | 1 | 1% |
| Luapula Province | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 3 | 4% |
Most common genres
| Genre | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Talk and culture | 52 | 67% |
| News | 44 | 56% |
| Pop | 26 | 33% |
| Christian | 21 | 27% |
| Sports | 8 | 10% |
| Hip-hop and R&B | 6 | 8% |
| Country and folk | 5 | 6% |
| Jazz and soul | 4 | 5% |
| Oldies | 4 | 5% |
| Rock | 2 | 3% |
| Electronic and dance | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 3 | 4% |
A station can have more than one genre, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
Stream formats
| Stream | Stations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 | 71 | 91% |
| HE-AAC | 4 | 5% |
| HE-AAC v2 | 3 | 4% |
Featured stations ()
| # | Station | Place | Frequency | Stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hot FM 87.7 | Lusaka Province | 87.7 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps |
| 2 | Sun Fm Zambia | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 3 | One Love Radio | MP3 · 80 kbps | ||
| 4 | Sky FM Zambia | Lusaka Province | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 5 | Classic Woods 98.9 FM | Lusaka Province | 98.9 FM | MP3 · 128 kbps |
| 6 | Matero Radio | Lusaka Province | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 7 | Radio Phoenix FM | Lusaka Province | HE-AAC v2 · 48 kbps | |
| 8 | I Am Catholic Zambia online Radio | MP3 · 128 kbps | ||
| 9 | Joy FM Zambia | Lusaka Province | MP3 · 128 kbps | |
| 10 | Radio Mano 89.3FM | Northern Province | 89.3 FM | 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 Zambia listed on radioko and our own nightly test of every stream.
Figures may be quoted with credit: radioko, .