![]() | Afghanistan | at least 10 (one government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 32 provinces; the regional stations operate on a reduced schedule; also, in 1997, there was a station in Mazar-e Sharif reaching four northern Afghanistan provinces) (1998) |
![]() | Albania | 3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Algeria | 46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | American Samoa | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Andorra | 0 (1997) |
![]() | Angola | 6 (2000) |
![]() | Anguilla | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Antarctica | 1 (cable system with six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo)
note: information for US bases only (2002) |
![]() | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 (1997) |
![]() | Argentina | 42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Armenia | 3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters); (1998) |
![]() | Aruba | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Australia | 104 (1997) |
![]() | Austria | 45 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Azerbaijan | 2 (1997) |
![]() | Bahamas, The | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Bahrain | 4 (1997) |
![]() | Bangladesh | 15 (1999) |
![]() | Barbados | 1 (plus two cable channels) (1997) |
![]() | Belarus | 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Belgium | 25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Belize | 2 (1997) |
![]() | Benin | 1;; (2001) |
![]() | Bermuda | 3 (1997) |
![]() | Bhutan | 0 (1997) |
![]() | Bolivia | 48 (1997) |
![]() | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995) |
![]() | Botswana | 1 (2001) |
![]() | Brazil | 138 (1997) |
![]() | British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 (1997) |
![]() | British Virgin Islands | 1 (plus one cable company) (1997) |
![]() | Brunei | 2 (1997) |
![]() | Bulgaria | 39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Burkina Faso | 1 (2002) |
![]() | Burma | 2 (1998) |
![]() | Burundi | 1 (2001) |
![]() | Cambodia | 6 (2003) |
![]() | Cameroon | 1 (2002) |
![]() | Canada | 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Cape Verde | 1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002) |
![]() | Cayman Islands | 1 with cable system |
![]() | Central African Republic | 1 (2001) |
![]() | Chad | 1 (2002) |
![]() | Chile | 63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | China | 3,240 (of which 209 are operated by China Central Television, 31 are provincial TV stations and nearly 3,000 are local city stations) (1997) |
![]() | Christmas Island | NA |
![]() | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA |
![]() | Colombia | 60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997) |
![]() | Comoros | NA |
![]() | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4 (2001) |
![]() | Congo, Republic of the | 1 (2002) |
![]() | Cook Islands | 2 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Costa Rica | 6 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Cote d'Ivoire | 14 (1999) |
![]() | Croatia | 36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995) |
![]() | Cuba | 58 (1997) |
![]() | Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995);; Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995) |
![]() | Czech Republic | 150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000) |
![]() | Denmark | 26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998) |
![]() | Djibouti | 1 (2002) |
![]() | Dominica | 0 (however, there is one cable television company) (1997) |
![]() | Dominican Republic | 25 (1997) |
![]() | East Timor | NA |
![]() | Ecuador | 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Egypt | 98 (September 1995) |
![]() | El Salvador | 5 (1997) |
![]() | Equatorial Guinea | 1 (2002) |
![]() | Eritrea | 1 (2000) |
![]() | Estonia | 3 (2001) |
![]() | Ethiopia | 1 plus 24 repeaters (2002) |
![]() | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2 (operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service)
note: cable television is available in Stanley (2002) |
![]() | Faroe Islands | 3 (plus 43 low-power repeaters) (September 1995) |
![]() | Fiji | NA |
![]() | Finland | 120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999) |
![]() | France | 584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | French Guiana | 3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | French Polynesia | 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Gabon | 4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Gambia, The | 1 (government-owned) (1997) |
![]() | Gaza Strip | 2 (operated by the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation) (1997) |
![]() | Georgia | 12 (plus repeaters) (1998) |
![]() | Germany | 373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Ghana | 10 (2001) |
![]() | Gibraltar | 1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Greece | 36 (plus 1,341 low-power repeaters); also two stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (1995) |
![]() | Greenland | 1 publicly-owned station, some local low-power stations, and three AFRTS (US Air Force) stations (1997) |
![]() | Grenada | 2 (1997) |
![]() | Guadeloupe | 5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Guam | 5 (1997) |
![]() | Guatemala | 26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Guernsey | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Guinea | 6 low-power stations (2001) |
![]() | Guinea-Bissau | NA (1997) |
![]() | Guyana | 3 (one public station; two private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997) |
![]() | Haiti | 2 (plus a cable TV service) (1997) |
![]() | Holy See (Vatican City) | 1 (1996) |
![]() | Honduras | 11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Hong Kong | 4 (plus two repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Hungary | 35 (plus 161 low-power repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Iceland | 14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | India | 562 (of which 82 stations have 1 kW or greater power and 480 stations have less than 1 kW of power) (1997) |
![]() | Indonesia | 41 (1999) |
![]() | Iran | 28 (plus 450 low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Iraq | 13 (1997); note - unknown number were destroyed during the March-April 2003 war |
![]() | Ireland | 4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Isle of Man | 0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999) |
![]() | Israel | 17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Italy | 358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Jamaica | 7 (1997) |
![]() | Japan | 211 plus 7,341 repeaters
note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999) |
![]() | Jersey | 2 (1997) |
![]() | Johnston Atoll | commercial satellite television system, with 30 channels (2002) |
![]() | Jordan | 20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Kazakhstan | 12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998) |
![]() | Kenya | 8 (2002) |
![]() | Kiribati | 1 (not reported to be active) (2002) |
![]() | Korea, North | 38 (1999) |
![]() | Korea, South | 121 (plus 850 repeater stations and the eight-channel American Forces Korea Network) (1999) |
![]() | Kuwait | 13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997) |
![]() | Kyrgyzstan | NA (repeater stations throughout the country relay programs from Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkey) (1997) |
![]() | Laos | 4 (1999) |
![]() | Latvia | 44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Lebanon | 15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Lesotho | 1 (2000) |
![]() | Liberia | 1 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Libya | 12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999) |
![]() | Liechtenstein | NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997) |
![]() | Lithuania | 27
note: Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001) |
![]() | Luxembourg | 5 (1999) |
![]() | Macau | 1 (2003) |
![]() | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Madagascar | 1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Malawi | 1 (2001) |
![]() | Malaysia | 1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Maldives | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Mali | 1 (plus repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Malta | 6 (2000) |
![]() | Marshall Islands | 2 (both are US military stations) (2002) |
![]() | Martinique | 11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Mauritania | 1 (2002) |
![]() | Mauritius | 2 (plus several repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Mayotte | 3 (2001) |
![]() | Mexico | 236 (plus repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2 (1997) |
![]() | Moldova | 1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Monaco | 5 (1998) |
![]() | Mongolia | 4 (plus 18 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (1999) |
![]() | Montserrat | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Morocco | 35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Mozambique | 1 (2001) |
![]() | Namibia | 8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Nauru | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Nepal | 1 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998) |
![]() | Netherlands | 21 (plus 26 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Netherlands Antilles | 3 (there is also a cable service, which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and two Venezuelan channels) (1997) |
![]() | New Caledonia | 6 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | New Zealand | 41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Nicaragua | 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Niger | 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2002) |
![]() | Nigeria | 3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2002) |
![]() | Niue | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Norfolk Island | 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998) |
![]() | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 (on Saipan and one station planned for Rota; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (1997) |
![]() | Norway | 360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Oman | 13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999) |
![]() | Pakistan | 22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Palau | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Panama | 38 (including repeaters) (1998) |
![]() | Papua New Guinea | 3 (all in the Port Moresby area)
note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2002) |
![]() | Paraguay | 4 (2001) |
![]() | Peru | 13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Philippines | 75 (2000) |
![]() | Pitcairn Islands | 0 (1997) |
![]() | Poland | 179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995) |
![]() | Portugal | 62 (plus 166 repeaters)
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995) |
![]() | Puerto Rico | 18 (plus three stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) (1997) |
![]() | Qatar | 1 (plus three repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Reunion | 35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001) |
![]() | Romania | 48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Russia | 7,306 (1998) |
![]() | Rwanda | NA |
![]() | Saint Helena | 0
note: television programs are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by cable (2002) |
![]() | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 (plus three repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Saint Lucia | 3 (of which two are commercial stations and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (1997) |
![]() | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997) |
![]() | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 (plus three repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Samoa | 2 (2002) |
![]() | San Marino | 1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997) |
![]() | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2002) |
![]() | Saudi Arabia | 117 (1997) |
![]() | Senegal | 1 (1997) |
![]() | Serbia and Montenegro | more than 771 (including 86 strong stations and 685 low-power stations, plus 20 repeaters in the principal networks; also numerous local or private stations in Serbia and Vojvodina) (1997) |
![]() | Seychelles | 2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Sierra Leone | 2 (1999) |
![]() | Singapore | 6 (2000) |
![]() | Slovakia | 38 (plus 864 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Slovenia | 48 (2001) |
![]() | Solomon Islands | 0 (1997) |
![]() | Somalia | 4
note: two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001) |
![]() | South Africa | 556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 (2003) |
![]() | Spain | 224 (plus 2,105 repeaters)
note: these figures include 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands (1995) |
![]() | Sri Lanka | 21 (1997) |
![]() | Sudan | 3 (1997) |
![]() | Suriname | 3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000) |
![]() | Svalbard | NA |
![]() | Swaziland | 5 plus 7 relay stations (2001) |
![]() | Sweden | 169 (plus 1,299 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Switzerland | 115 (plus 1,919 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Syria | 44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Taiwan | 29 (plus two repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Tajikistan | 13 (2001) |
![]() | Tanzania | 3 (1999) |
![]() | Thailand | 5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Togo | 3 (plus two repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Tonga | 2 (2001) |
![]() | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 (1997) |
![]() | Tunisia | 26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Turkey | 635 (plus 2,934 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | Turkmenistan | 3 (much programming relayed from Russia and Turkey) (1997) |
![]() | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; cable television is established) (1997) |
![]() | Tuvalu | 0 (1997) |
![]() | Uganda | 8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001) |
![]() | Ukraine | at least 33 (plus 21 repeaters that relay broadcasts from Russia) (1997) |
![]() | United Arab Emirates | 15 (1997) |
![]() | United Kingdom | 228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995) |
![]() | United States | more than 1,500 (including nearly 1,000 stations affiliated with the five major networks - NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, and PBS; in addition, there are about 9,000 cable TV systems) (1997) |
![]() | Uruguay | 20 (2001) |
![]() | Uzbekistan | 4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian programs), 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals (2003) |
![]() | Vanuatu | 1 (2002) |
![]() | Venezuela | 66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Vietnam | at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998) |
![]() | Virgin Islands | 2 (2002) |
![]() | Wake Island | 0 (1997) |
![]() | Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2000) |
![]() | West Bank | NA |
![]() | Western Sahara | NA |
![]() | World | NA |
![]() | Yemen | 7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997) |
![]() | Zambia | 9 (2002) |
![]() | Zimbabwe | 16 (1997) |