Radio Nepal

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Radio Nepal
रेडियो नेपाल

Type	Public broadcasting
Country	Nepal
Broadcast area	National & International
Headquarters	Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal
Programming
Affiliations	World Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Government of Nepal
Key people	Buddhi Bahadur K.C.
History
Founded	2 April 1951 (73 years ago) (1951-04-02)
Launch date	2 April 1951 (1951-04-02)
Coverage
Availability	International
Links
Webcast	www.radionepal.gov.np onlineradionepal.gov.np
Website	www.radionepal.gov.np

Radio Nepal (Nepali: रेडियो नेपाल) is the state-owned Radio broadcasting organisation of Nepal. It was established on 2 April 1951. Radio Nepal airs programs on shortwave, medium wave (AM) and FM frequencies.

Regular broadcasts consume sixteen hours every day, including two hours of regional broadcasts. Public holidays feature an additional two hours. FM Kathmandu, the first FM channel covering Kathmandu valley and adjoining areas, was started in 1995 in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu.

On 19 May 2016, An environmental song, Melancholy was recorded by 365 renowned Nepali singers and musicians in a single day at the Radio Nepal studio.^[1][2]

In 2016 Radio Nepal had six medium wave relay stations, one shortwave relay station, and 20 FM relay stations. Broadcasts are available online. Radio Nepal broadcasts six different programs from satellite.

In 2024, Radio Nepal airing on these medium wave (MW/AM) frequencies; 576 kHz, 648 kHz, 1143 kHz, 810 kHz, 684 kHz, and 792 kHz.

Transmission coverage of the MW transmitters is able to reach the 80 and 90% of the population of nation.