Cambodia National Radio
The National Radio of Cambodia (RNK) began as Radio Cambodge in 1946 in Phnom Penh during the French Indochina period, using Japanese equipment. After Cambodia gained independence on November 9, 1953, it was renamed Radiodiffusion Nationale Khmère (RNK). During the Pol Pot regime (1975-1979), the radio infrastructure suffered extensive damage alongside television services, with transmitters destroyed and staff displaced. The radio service underwent several name changes, including “Voice of the Kampuchean People” (VOKP) in 1979. After the Khmer Rouge period, broadcasting capabilities were gradually restored. In 1983, a Radio and Television Commission was established, creating Radio Television Cambodge (RTC). By 1994, the government placed radio under the Ministry of Information, separating it from television services. Today, RNK operates multiple stations, including a central AM station (918 kHz), FM Wat Phnom, and numerous regional stations across Cambodia’s provinces.
