Compare Television broadcast stations (2001) - Television broadcast stations (2006)

Television broadcast stations (2001)

Television broadcast stations (2006)

at least 10 (one government run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 30 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)

at least 10 (one government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 34 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)

Akrotiri

-

British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)

Albania

9 (plus 264 repeaters) (1995)

65 (3 national, 62 local); note - 2 cable networks (2005)

American Samoa

1 (1997)

1 (Low Power TV); note - one cable TV station (2006)

Angola

7 (1999)

6 (2000)

Antarctica

1 (the US Navy Antarctic Support Group operates a cable system with six channels for the American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo)

note:
information for US bases only (2000)

1 (cable system with six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo)

note: information for US bases only (2002)

Armenia

4 (1998)

3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters) (1998)

Austria

45 (plus 960 repeaters) (1995)

10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)

Bahamas, The

1 (1997)

2 (2006)

Barbados

1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)

1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)

Benin

2 (one privately-owned) (1997)

1 (2001)

Bermuda

3 (1997)

3 (2005)

Bhutan

0 (1997)

1 (2006)

Botswana

0 (1997)

1 (2001)

Brunei

2 (1997)

4; note - including two UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service (2006)

Bulgaria

96 (plus 1,030 repeaters) (1995)

39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)

Burkina Faso

1 (1997)

1 (2002)

Burma

2 (1998)

2 (2004)

Burundi

1 (1999)

1 (2001)

Cambodia

5 (1999)

11 (including two TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); 12 regional low power TV stations (2006)

Cameroon

1 (1998)

1 (2002)

Cape Verde

1 (1997)

1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002)

Cayman Islands

NA

4 with cable system (2004)

Central African Republic

NA

1 (2001)

Chad

1 (1997)

1 (2002)

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)

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

0; note - TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia (2006)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

0 (1997)

NA

Comoros

0 (1998)

NA

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

20 (1999)

4 (2001)

Congo, Republic of the

1 (1999)

1 (2002)

Cook Islands

2 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)

1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)

Costa Rica

6 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997)

20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)

Cyprus

Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995); Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995)

Republic of Cyprus: 8

north Cyprus: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)

Dhekelia

-

British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)

Djibouti

1 (plus 5 low-power repeaters) (1998)

1 (2002)

Dominica

0 (however, there is one cable television company) (1997)

1 (2004)

Dominican Republic

25 (1997)

25 (2003)

East Timor

-

NA

Ecuador

15 (including one station on the Galapagos Islands) (1997)

7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001)

Equatorial Guinea

1 (1997)

1 (2002)

Estonia

31 (plus five repeaters) (September 1995)

3 (2001)

Ethiopia

25 (1999)

1 plus 24 repeaters (2002)

European Union

-

2,791 (1995); note - does not include repeaters; sum of individual country television broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Eurovision)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

2 (operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service) (1997)

2 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as islanders)

note: cable television is available in Stanley (2006)

Finland

130 (plus 385 repeaters) (1995)

120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)

Gabon

4 (plus five low-power repeaters) (1997)

4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)

Gaza Strip

2 (operated by the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation) (1997)

1 (2005)

Ghana

11 (1999)

10 (2001)

Guam

5 (1997)

3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006)

Guinea

6 (1997)

6 low-power stations (2001)

Guinea-Bissau

2 (1997)

NA (2005)

Holy See (Vatican City)

1 (1996)

1 (2005)

Hong Kong

4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

55 low power stations

note: two TV networks, each one broadcasting on two channels (2006)

Indonesia

41 (1999)

54 local TV stations

note: 11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local, often low power, transmitters (2006)

Iraq

13 (1997)

21 (2004)

Japan

7,108 (plus 441 repeaters; note - in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services) (1999)

211 plus 7,341 repeaters

note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999)

Jersey

1 (1997)

2 (1997)

Johnston Atoll

commercial satellite television system, with 16 channels (1997)

-

Kenya

8 (1997)

8 (2002)

Kiribati

1 (1997)

1 (not reported to be active) (2002)

Korea, North

38 (1999)

4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003)

Korea, South

121 (plus 850 repeater stations and the eight-channel American Forces Korea Network) (1999)

terrestrial stations 43; cable operators 59; relay cable operators 190 (2005)

Laos

4 (1999)

7; note - including one station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi (2006)

Liberia

2 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2000)

1 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)

Libya

12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1998)

12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)

Lithuania

20 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)

27

note: Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001)

Macau

0 (receives Hong Kong broadcasts) (1997)

1 (2006)

Macedonia

-

31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)

-

Madagascar

1 (plus 36 repeaters) (1997)

1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)

Malawi

1 (1999)

1 (2001)

Malaysia

27 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (1999)

mainland Malaysia 51; Sabah 16; Sarawak 21; note - many are low power stations (2006)

Maldives

1 (1997)

1 (2006)

Mali

1 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

1 (plus repeaters) (2001)

Marshall Islands

3 (of which two are US military stations) (1997)

2 (both are US military stations)

note: Marshalls Broadcasting Service (cable company) operates on Majuro (2005)

Mauritania

1 (1997)

1 (2002)

Mauritius

2 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997)

2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)

Mayotte

3 (1997)

3 (2001)

Micronesia, Federated States of

2 (1997)

3; note - cable TV also available (2004)

Mongolia

4 (plus 18 provincial repeaters and many low powered repeaters) (1999)

52 (plus 21 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (2004)

Montenegro

-

13 (2004)

Mozambique

1 (2000)

1 (2001)

Netherlands Antilles

3 (there is also a cable service which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and two Venezuelan channels) (1997)

3 (there is also a cable service, which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and four Venezuelan channels) (2004)

Niger

10 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)

3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2002)

Nigeria

2 government-controlled; note - in addition, in 1993, 14 licenses to operate private television stations were granted (1999)

3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2002)

Norfolk Island

1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)

1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005)

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)

1 (Low Power TV on Saipan; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006)

Palau

1 (1997)

1 (cable) (2005)

Papua New Guinea

3 (1997)

3 (all in the Port Moresby area)

note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2004)

Paraguay

4 (2001)

5 (2003)

Philippines

31 (1997)

225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)

Pitcairn Islands

0 (1997)

-

Poland

179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)

40 (2006)

Portugal

62 (plus 166 repeaters)

note:
includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995)

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)

32 (2006)

Qatar

2 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

1 (plus three repeaters) (2001)

Reunion

22 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (1997)

35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001)

Rwanda

2 (1997)

2 (2004)

Saint Helena

0 (1997)

0

note: three television channels are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by UHF (2005)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)

Saint Lucia

3 (of which two are commercial stations and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (1997)

2 (of which one is a commercial broadcast station and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (2004)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)

Samoa

6 (1997)

2 (2002)

Sao Tome and Principe

2 (1997)

2 (2002)

Singapore

6 (2000)

1 (broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia; note - digital TV for reception in public spaces and transportation is transmitted from 10 sites (2006)

Slovakia

38 (plus 864 repeaters) (1995)

6 national broadcasting, 7 regional, 67 local (2004)

Solomon Islands

0 (1997)

-

Somalia

1 (1997)

4; note - two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

0 (1997)

0 (2003)

Spain

224 (plus 2,105 repeaters)

note:
these figures include 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands (1995)

224 (plus 2,105 repeaters)

note: these figures include 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands (1995)

Swaziland

10 (2000)

12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)

Tajikistan

0 (there are, however, repeaters that relay programs from Russia, Iran, and Turkey) (1997)

13 (2001)

Thailand

5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997)

111 (2006)

Tokelau

NA

-

Tonga

1 (2001)

3 (2004)

Trinidad and Tobago

4 (1997)

6 (2005)

Turkmenistan

3 (much programming relayed from Russia and Turkey) (1997)

4 (government owned and programmed) (2004)

Turks and Caicos Islands

0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; cable television is established) (1997)

0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; 2 cable television networks) (2004)

Tuvalu

0 (1997)

0 (2004)

Uganda

8 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)

8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001)

United Arab Emirates

15 (1997)

15 (2004)

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)

2,218 (2006)

Uruguay

26 (plus ten low-power repeaters for the Montevideo station) (1997)

62 (2005)

Uzbekistan

4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Tadzhik programs) (1997)

4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian programs), 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals (2003)

Vanuatu

1 (1997)

1 (2004)

Vietnam

at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)

6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)

Virgin Islands

2 (1997)

5 (2006)

Wake Island

0 (1997)

0

note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (2005)

West Bank

NA

8 (2005)

Yugoslavia

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)

-

Zambia

9 (1997)

9 (2002)

	Television broadcast stations (2001)	Television broadcast stations (2006)
Afghanistan	at least 10 (one government run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 30 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)	at least 10 (one government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 34 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)
Akrotiri	-	British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
Albania	9 (plus 264 repeaters) (1995)	65 (3 national, 62 local); note - 2 cable networks (2005)
American Samoa	1 (1997)	1 (Low Power TV); note - one cable TV station (2006)
Angola	7 (1999)	6 (2000)
Antarctica	1 (the US Navy Antarctic Support Group operates a cable system with six channels for the American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo) note: information for US bases only (2000)	1 (cable system with six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo) note: information for US bases only (2002)
Armenia	4 (1998)	3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters) (1998)
Austria	45 (plus 960 repeaters) (1995)	10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)
Bahamas, The	1 (1997)	2 (2006)
Barbados	1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)	1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)
Benin	2 (one privately-owned) (1997)	1 (2001)
Bermuda	3 (1997)	3 (2005)
Bhutan	0 (1997)	1 (2006)
Botswana	0 (1997)	1 (2001)
Brunei	2 (1997)	4; note - including two UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service (2006)
Bulgaria	96 (plus 1,030 repeaters) (1995)	39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)
Burkina Faso	1 (1997)	1 (2002)
Burma	2 (1998)	2 (2004)
Burundi	1 (1999)	1 (2001)
Cambodia	5 (1999)	11 (including two TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); 12 regional low power TV stations (2006)
Cameroon	1 (1998)	1 (2002)
Cape Verde	1 (1997)	1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002)
Cayman Islands	NA	4 with cable system (2004)
Central African Republic	NA	1 (2001)
Chad	1 (1997)	1 (2002)
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)	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	0; note - TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia (2006)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	0 (1997)	NA
Comoros	0 (1998)	NA
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	20 (1999)	4 (2001)
Congo, Republic of the	1 (1999)	1 (2002)
Cook Islands	2 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)	1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)
Costa Rica	6 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997)	20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)
Cyprus	Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995); Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995)	Republic of Cyprus: 8 north Cyprus: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)
Dhekelia	-	British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
Djibouti	1 (plus 5 low-power repeaters) (1998)	1 (2002)
Dominica	0 (however, there is one cable television company) (1997)	1 (2004)
Dominican Republic	25 (1997)	25 (2003)
East Timor	-	NA
Ecuador	15 (including one station on the Galapagos Islands) (1997)	7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001)
Equatorial Guinea	1 (1997)	1 (2002)
Estonia	31 (plus five repeaters) (September 1995)	3 (2001)
Ethiopia	25 (1999)	1 plus 24 repeaters (2002)
European Union	-	2,791 (1995); note - does not include repeaters; sum of individual country television broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Eurovision)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	2 (operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service) (1997)	2 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as islanders) note: cable television is available in Stanley (2006)
Finland	130 (plus 385 repeaters) (1995)	120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)
Gabon	4 (plus five low-power repeaters) (1997)	4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)
Gaza Strip	2 (operated by the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation) (1997)	1 (2005)
Ghana	11 (1999)	10 (2001)
Guam	5 (1997)	3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006)
Guinea	6 (1997)	6 low-power stations (2001)
Guinea-Bissau	2 (1997)	NA (2005)
Holy See (Vatican City)	1 (1996)	1 (2005)
Hong Kong	4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)	55 low power stations note: two TV networks, each one broadcasting on two channels (2006)
Indonesia	41 (1999)	54 local TV stations note: 11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local, often low power, transmitters (2006)
Iraq	13 (1997)	21 (2004)
Japan	7,108 (plus 441 repeaters; note - in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services) (1999)	211 plus 7,341 repeaters note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999)
Jersey	1 (1997)	2 (1997)
Johnston Atoll	commercial satellite television system, with 16 channels (1997)	-
Kenya	8 (1997)	8 (2002)
Kiribati	1 (1997)	1 (not reported to be active) (2002)
Korea, North	38 (1999)	4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003)
Korea, South	121 (plus 850 repeater stations and the eight-channel American Forces Korea Network) (1999)	terrestrial stations 43; cable operators 59; relay cable operators 190 (2005)
Laos	4 (1999)	7; note - including one station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi (2006)
Liberia	2 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2000)	1 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)
Libya	12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1998)	12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)
Lithuania	20 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)	27 note: Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001)
Macau	0 (receives Hong Kong broadcasts) (1997)	1 (2006)
Macedonia	-	31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)	-
Madagascar	1 (plus 36 repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)
Malawi	1 (1999)	1 (2001)
Malaysia	27 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (1999)	mainland Malaysia 51; Sabah 16; Sarawak 21; note - many are low power stations (2006)
Maldives	1 (1997)	1 (2006)
Mali	1 (plus two repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus repeaters) (2001)
Marshall Islands	3 (of which two are US military stations) (1997)	2 (both are US military stations) note: Marshalls Broadcasting Service (cable company) operates on Majuro (2005)
Mauritania	1 (1997)	1 (2002)
Mauritius	2 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997)	2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)
Mayotte	3 (1997)	3 (2001)
Micronesia, Federated States of	2 (1997)	3; note - cable TV also available (2004)
Mongolia	4 (plus 18 provincial repeaters and many low powered repeaters) (1999)	52 (plus 21 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (2004)
Montenegro	-	13 (2004)
Mozambique	1 (2000)	1 (2001)
Netherlands Antilles	3 (there is also a cable service which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and two Venezuelan channels) (1997)	3 (there is also a cable service, which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and four Venezuelan channels) (2004)
Niger	10 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)	3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2002)
Nigeria	2 government-controlled; note - in addition, in 1993, 14 licenses to operate private television stations were granted (1999)	3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2002)
Norfolk Island	1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)	1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
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)	1 (Low Power TV on Saipan; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006)
Palau	1 (1997)	1 (cable) (2005)
Papua New Guinea	3 (1997)	3 (all in the Port Moresby area) note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2004)
Paraguay	4 (2001)	5 (2003)
Philippines	31 (1997)	225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)
Pitcairn Islands	0 (1997)	-
Poland	179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)	40 (2006)
Portugal	62 (plus 166 repeaters) note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995)	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)	32 (2006)
Qatar	2 (plus three repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus three repeaters) (2001)
Reunion	22 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (1997)	35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001)
Rwanda	2 (1997)	2 (2004)
Saint Helena	0 (1997)	0 note: three television channels are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by UHF (2005)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)
Saint Lucia	3 (of which two are commercial stations and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (1997)	2 (of which one is a commercial broadcast station and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (2004)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)
Samoa	6 (1997)	2 (2002)
Sao Tome and Principe	2 (1997)	2 (2002)
Singapore	6 (2000)	1 (broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia; note - digital TV for reception in public spaces and transportation is transmitted from 10 sites (2006)
Slovakia	38 (plus 864 repeaters) (1995)	6 national broadcasting, 7 regional, 67 local (2004)
Solomon Islands	0 (1997)	-
Somalia	1 (1997)	4; note - two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	0 (1997)	0 (2003)
Spain	224 (plus 2,105 repeaters) note: these figures include 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands (1995)	224 (plus 2,105 repeaters) note: these figures include 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands (1995)
Swaziland	10 (2000)	12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)
Tajikistan	0 (there are, however, repeaters that relay programs from Russia, Iran, and Turkey) (1997)	13 (2001)
Thailand	5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997)	111 (2006)
Tokelau	NA	-
Tonga	1 (2001)	3 (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago	4 (1997)	6 (2005)
Turkmenistan	3 (much programming relayed from Russia and Turkey) (1997)	4 (government owned and programmed) (2004)
Turks and Caicos Islands	0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; cable television is established) (1997)	0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; 2 cable television networks) (2004)
Tuvalu	0 (1997)	0 (2004)
Uganda	8 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)	8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001)
United Arab Emirates	15 (1997)	15 (2004)
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)	2,218 (2006)
Uruguay	26 (plus ten low-power repeaters for the Montevideo station) (1997)	62 (2005)
Uzbekistan	4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Tadzhik programs) (1997)	4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian programs), 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals (2003)
Vanuatu	1 (1997)	1 (2004)
Vietnam	at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)	6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)
Virgin Islands	2 (1997)	5 (2006)
Wake Island	0 (1997)	0 note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (2005)
West Bank	NA	8 (2005)
Yugoslavia	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)	-
Zambia	9 (1997)	9 (2002)