List of radio orchestras

This is a list of radio orchestras with the links in their names, and the native language names in italics (where available).

Current radio orchestras

=Americas=

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!Country

!Orchestra

!Native name

!Network affiliation

!Notes

|Brazil Jazz Symphony Orchestra

|Brasil Jazz Sinfônica

|Father Anchieta Foundation

|Formerly managed by the Secretariat of Culture of Government of the State of São Paulo, since 2020 it is managed by Father Anchieta Foundation.{{cite news |title=Jazz Sinfônica Brasil passa a ser gerida pela TV Cultura |url=https://telaviva.com.br/10/07/2020/jazz-sinfonica-brasil-passa-a-ser-gerida-pela-tv-cultura/ |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Tela Viva News |date=10 July 2020 |language=pt-BR}}{{cite news |title=Brasil Jazz Sinfônica se apresenta na Expo 2020 Dubai entre 24 e 31 de outubro |url=https://cultura.uol.com.br/entretenimento/noticias/2021/10/22/2199_brasil-jazz-sinfonica-se-apresenta-na-expo-2020-dubai-entre-24-e-31-de-outubro.html |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=TV Cultura |date=21 October 2021 |language=pt-br}}

=Asia=

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!Country

!Orchestra

!Native name

!Network affiliation

!Notes

|NHK Symphony Orchestra

|NHK 交響楽団

|Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK)

|colspan="2"| ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra

|ABS-CBN

|KBS Symphony Orchestra

|KBS 교향악단

|Korean Broadcasting System (KBS)

=Europe=

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!Country

!Orchestra

!Native name

!Network affiliation

!Notes

|RTSH Symphony Orchestra

|Orkestra Simfonike e RTSH

|Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH)

|Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien

|Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)

|colspan="2"| Brussels Philharmonic

|Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT)

|Formerly known as Vlaams Radio Orkest

|Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Симфоничен оркестър на Българското национално радио

|Bulgarian National Radio (BNR)

|Croatian Radiotelevision Symphony Orchestra

|''Simfonijski orkestar Hrvatske radiotelevizije

|Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT)

|Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Symfonický orchestr Českého rozhlasu

|Czech Radio (ČRo)

rowspan="3"| {{flag|Denmark}}

| Danish National Symphony Orchestra

|DR SymfoniOrkestret

|rowspan="3"| Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR)

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Danish Chamber Orchestra

|Danmarks Underholdningsorkestret

colspan="2"| DR Big Band

|Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Radion sinfoniaorkesteri (Finnish)
Radions symfoniorkester (Swedish)

|Yleisradio (Yle)

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|colspan="2"| Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France

|rowspan="2"| Radio France

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colspan="2"| Orchestre National de France

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|Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

|Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

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Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

|Deutschlandradio (DLR)

colspan="2"| (Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin)

|rowspan="2"| Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB)

|Formerly known as the RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester

colspan=2"| (Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg)

colspan="2"|hr-Sinfonieorchester

|Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)

|Formerly Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt

MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

|MDR Sinfonieorchester

|Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR)

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Munich Radio Orchestra

|Münchner Rundfunkorchester

|Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

colspan="2"| NDR Radiophilharmonie

|rowspan="2"| Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)

|Formerly Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Hannover

colspan="2"| NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

|Formerly NDR Sinfonieorchester

colspan="2"| Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern

|Saarländischer Rundfunk (SR)

colspan="2"| SWR Symphonieorchester

|Südwestrundfunk (SWR)

|Created in a merger of the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

|WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

|rowspan="2"| Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

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colspan="2"| WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln

|Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara

|Magyar Rádió (MR)

|Also known earlier as Budapest Symphony Orchestra

rowspan="2"| {{flag|Ireland}}

|colspan="2"| RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra

|rowspan="2"| Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)

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colspan="2"| RTÉ Concert Orchestra

|RAI National Symphony Orchestra

|Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI

|RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI)

|Created in a merger of the four Symphony Orchestras of RAI from Turin, Rome, Naples and Milan.

|colspan="2"| Radio Filharmonisch Orkest

|Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO)

|Norwegian Radio Orchestra

|Kringkastingsorkestret

|Norsk rikskringkasting (NRK)

rowspan="2"| {{flag|Poland}}

|Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach

|rowspan="2"| Polskie Radio (PR)

|Based in Katowice

Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Polska Orkiestra Radiowa

|Based in Warsaw

rowspan="3"| {{flag|Romania}}

|Romanian Radio Big Band

|Big Band Radio Romania

|Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune (ROR)

|Based in Bucharest

Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra

|Orchestra de Cameră Radio

|Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune (ROR)

|Based in Bucharest

National Radio Orchestra of Romania

|Orchestra Nationala Radio

|Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune (ROR)

|Based in Bucharest

|Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra

|Большой симфонический оркестр имени П. И. Чайковского

|All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)
Radio Orpheus (OP)

|Formerly affiliated with the Soviet-run All-Union Radio.

|Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu

|Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS)

rowspan="2"| {{flag|Slovenia}}

|RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

|Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija

|rowspan="2"| Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO)

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RTV Slovenia Big Band

|Big Band RTV Slovenija

|RTVE Symphony Orchestra

|Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española

|Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE)

|Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester

|Sveriges Radio (SR)

|colspan="2"| Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

|Radiotelevisione svizzera (RSI)

|Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra

|Симфонічний Оркестр Українського радіо

|National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC)

rowspan="7"| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

|colspan="2"| BBC Radio Big Band

|rowspan="7"| British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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colspan="2"| BBC Concert Orchestra

BBC National Orchestra of Wales

|Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC

colspan="2"| BBC Philharmonic

colspan="2"| BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

colspan="2"| BBC Symphony Orchestra

colspan="2"| Ulster Orchestra

Defunct radio orchestras

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!Country

!Orchestra

!Network affiliation

!Formed

!Disbanded

!Notes

|SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra

|Special Broadcasting Service (SBS)

|1988

|2013

|Symphony Cultura Orchestra

|Father Anchieta Foundation

|1998

|2005

|Dissolved due to lack of funding and budget cuts.{{cite news |last1=Novaes |first1=Tereza |title=Com casa lotada, Sinfonia Cultura faz seu concerto final |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ilustrada/ult90u49629.shtml |access-date=21 March 2022 |work=Folha de S.Paulo |date=28 February 2005 |language=pt-BR}}

rowspan="3"| {{flag|Canada}}

|CBC Radio Orchestra

|rowspan="3"| Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

|1938

|2008

|Disbanded due to federal government budget cuts. Reorganized as the independent National Broadcast Orchestra.

CBC Symphony Orchestra

|1952

|1964

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CBC Winnipeg Orchestra

|1947

|1984

rowspan="2"|{{flag|Netherlands}}

|Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra

|rowspan="2"|Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO)

|1985

|2005

Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic

|2005

|2013

|NZBC Symphony Orchestra

|New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC)

|1946

|1975

|Originally named the National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Became independent from the broadcaster and renamed the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

|RDP Symphony Orchestra

|Radiotelevisão Portuguesa (RTP)

|1934

|1989

|Originally named Orquestra Sinfónica da Emissora Nacional.

rowspan="5"| {{flag|United Kingdom}}

|BBC Northern Dance Orchestra

|rowspan="5"| British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

|1956

|1975

|Renamed the BBC Northern Radio Orchestra.

BBC Revue Orchestra