radio beacon vs radio station

radio beacon and radio station both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
radio beacon	Yes	No	No	No
radio station	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, radio station is a hypernym of radio beacon; that is, radio station is a word with a broader meaning than radio beacon:

radio beacon: a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
radio station: station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts

radio beacon (noun)	radio station (noun)
a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes	station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts
a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation