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Living outside Costa Rica and missing your usual radio station or the evening news? Almost every outlet in the country streams live online from its official site, so you can listen and watch from any country with a connection. This guide gathers where to find each live stream, with the links we checked on the official sites. Broadcasts are in Spanish.
Radio live from abroad
All 17 stations in the directory have a live player on their official site (checked on October 29, 2026). The most searched-for:
| Station | Frequency in Costa Rica | What it airs |
|---|---|---|
| Radio Fides | 93.1 FM | Catholic radio of the Archdiocese of San José |
| Radio Monumental | 93.5 FM | News and interviews |
| Radio Columbia | 98.7 FM | News and sports |
| Teletica Radio | 91.5 FM | Teletica’s radio station |
| Radio 2 | 99.5 FM | Classics and news |
| Faro del Caribe | 97.1 FM and 1080 AM | Christian radio |
| Radioemisoras UCR | — | Radio Universidad, Radio U and Radio 870 UCR |
From abroad the frequency won’t help: go to the station’s official site, linked from its profile, and use its player. The full list, with every frequency, is in the guide to Costa Rica radio stations live.
Live TV from abroad
| Channel | Where to watch live |
|---|---|
| Teletica · Canal 7 | teletica.com/vivo |
| Repretel · Canales 6, 11, 4 y 2 | Channel 6, Channel 11, Channel 4 and Channel 2 |
| Canal 13 · SINART | sinartdigital.com/envivo |
| TVN Canal 14 (Northern Zone) | tvn14.com/tv-en-vivo |
| TV Sur · Canal 14 (Southern Zone) | tvsur.co.cr/envivo |
Telediario · Multimedios Canal 8, Quince UCR, Enlace TV and CTV Limón also stream live on their sites. More details in the guide to watching Costa Rican TV live.
What may not work from abroad
- Matches and movies. Some programs have broadcast rights limited to the country and may not be available online or from abroad.
- FUTV is a cable channel: its site publishes the schedule but no free live stream.
- Third-party pages that claim to stream Costa Rican channels often carry misleading ads. Always use the official site.
Costa Rica time
Costa Rica is on UTC−6 all year: it does not change its clocks in summer. If you live in a country that does, the time difference with Costa Rica changes with the season. Check the time before looking for a live program, such as Sunday Mass or the evening news.
News to read from abroad
If you prefer to read, the digital news sites and the newspapers of Costa Rica publish everything online. For news from your region, see the complete media guide, with a guide for each province.
Sources
Each outlet’s official site, linked from its profile. Radio players checked on October 29, 2026; live TV pages checked on November 2, 2026.