Compare Television broadcast stations (2001) - Television broadcast stations (2007)

Television broadcast stations (2001)

Television broadcast stations (2007)

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 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006)

Akrotiri

-

0 (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); 2 cable networks (2005)

American Samoa

1 (1997)

1 (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 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only) (2002)

Armenia

4 (1998)

48 (private television stations alongside 2 public networks; major Russian channels widely available) (2006)

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 2 cable channels) (2004)

Belize

2 (1997)

5 (2006)

Benin

2 (one privately-owned) (1997)

1 (2001)

Bermuda

3 (1997)

3 (2005)

Bhutan

0 (1997)

1 (2006)

Botswana

0 (1997)

1 (2001)

British Virgin Islands

1 (plus one cable company) (1997)

1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997)

Brunei

2 (1997)

4 (includes 2 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)

9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006)

Cameroon

1 (1998)

1 (2001)

Cape Verde

1 (1997)

1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001)

Cayman Islands

NA

4 with cable system (2004)

Central African Republic

NA

1 (2001)

Chad

1 (1997)

1 (2001)

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 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

0 (1997)

NA

Colombia

60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997)

60 (1997)

Comoros

0 (1998)

NA

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

20 (1999)

4 (2001)

Congo, Republic of the

1 (1999)

1 (2001)

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)

Cote d'Ivoire

14 (1999)

14 (1998)

Croatia

36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)

36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995)

Cyprus

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

area under government control: 8

area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)

Dhekelia

-

0 (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 (2001)

Dominica

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

1 (2004)

Dominican Republic

25 (1997)

25 (2003)

Ecuador

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

7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000)

Equatorial Guinea

1 (1997)

1 (2001)

Eritrea

1 (2000)

2 (2006)

Estonia

31 (plus five repeaters) (September 1995)

3 (2001)

Ethiopia

25 (1999)

1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001)

European Union

-

2,700 (1995); note - sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters; 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); cable television is available in Stanley (2006)

Faroe Islands

3 (plus 43 low-power repeaters) (September 1995)

3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995)

Finland

130 (plus 385 repeaters) (1995)

120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)

French Guiana

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

-

French Polynesia

7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)

7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)

Gabon

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

4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)

Gaza Strip

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

1 (2005)

Ghana

11 (1999)

10 (2001)

Gibraltar

1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997)

1 (plus 3 repeaters) (1997)

Greece

36 (plus 1,341 low-power repeaters); also two stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (1995)

36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); also 2 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)

1 (plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) stations (1997)

Guadeloupe

5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)

-

Guam

5 (1997)

3 (2006)

Guinea

6 (1997)

6 (2001)

Guinea-Bissau

2 (1997)

NA (2005)

Guyana

3 (one public station; two private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997)

3 (1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997)

Holy See (Vatican City)

1 (1996)

1 (2005)

Hong Kong

4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

55 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2006)

Hungary

35 (plus 161 low-power repeaters) (1995)

35 (plus 161 repeaters) (1995)

Iceland

14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997)

14 (plus 156 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)

562 (1997)

Indonesia

41 (1999)

54 local TV stations (11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local transmitters) (2006)

Iran

28 (plus 450 low-power repeaters) (1997)

28 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)

Iraq

13 (1997)

21 (2004)

Ireland

4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001)

4 (many repeaters) (2001)

Israel

17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995)

17 (plus 36 repeaters) (1995)

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); 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)

-

Kazakhstan

12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)

12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)

Kenya

8 (1997)

8 (2001)

Kiribati

1 (1997)

1 (possibly inactive) (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)

43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (2005)

Kyrgyzstan

NA (repeater stations throughout the country relay programs from Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkey) (1997)

7 (1 countrywide and 6 regional stations) (2006)

Laos

4 (1999)

7 (includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi) (2006)

Liberia

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

1 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)

Libya

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

12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999)

Lithuania

20 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)

27 (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)

88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006)

Maldives

1 (1997)

1 (2006)

Mali

1 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

1 (plus repeaters) (2001)

Malta

6 (2000)

5 (2006)

Marshall Islands

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

2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro) (2005)

Martinique

11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)

-

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 (cable TV also available) (2004)

Moldova

1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)

40 (2006)

Mongolia

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

456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006)

Montenegro

-

13 (2004)

Namibia

8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997)

8 (plus about 20 repeaters) (1997)

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 4 Venezuelan channels) (2003)

New Caledonia

6 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1997)

6 (plus 25 repeaters) (1997)

New Zealand

41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997)

41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997)

Nicaragua

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

3 (plus 7 repeaters) (1997)

Niger

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

3 (plus 7 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) (2001)

Norfolk Island

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

1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air 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 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006)

Oman

13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999)

13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999)

Pakistan

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

20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006)

Palau

1 (1997)

1 (cable) (2005)

Papua New Guinea

3 (1997)

3 (all in the Port Moresby area; stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned) (2004)

Paraguay

4 (2001)

5 (2003)

Philippines

31 (1997)

233 (plus 1,480 CATV networks) (2006)

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; 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 3 repeaters) (2001)

Reunion

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

-

Rwanda

2 (1997)

2 (2004)

Saint Helena

0 (1997)

0 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003)

Saint Lucia

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

2 (1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel) (2003)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997)

0 (2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2004)

Samoa

6 (1997)

2 (2002)

Sao Tome and Principe

2 (1997)

2 (2001)

Singapore

6 (2000)

1 (broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2006)

Slovakia

38 (plus 864 repeaters) (1995)

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

Slovenia

48 (2001)

31 (2006)

Solomon Islands

0 (1997)

-

Somalia

1 (1997)

4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 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; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands) (1995)

Sri Lanka

21 (1997)

14 (2006)

Suriname

3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000)

3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000)

Swaziland

10 (2000)

12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)

Taiwan

29 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

29 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)

Tajikistan

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

6 (2006)

Thailand

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

111 (2006)

Timor-Leste

-

1 (Timor-Leste has a state-run media oversight authority that oversees at least 1 television station)

Togo

3 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

3 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)

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 received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003)

Tuvalu

0 (1997)

0 (2004)

Uganda

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

8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)

Ukraine

at least 33 (plus 21 repeaters that relay broadcasts from Russia) (1997)

647 (2006)

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)

8 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006)

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 (2005)

West Bank

NA

8 (2005)

Yemen

7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)

7 (plus several repeaters) (1997)

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 (2001)

	Television broadcast stations (2001)	Television broadcast stations (2007)
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 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006)
Akrotiri	-	0 (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); 2 cable networks (2005)
American Samoa	1 (1997)	1 (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 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only) (2002)
Armenia	4 (1998)	48 (private television stations alongside 2 public networks; major Russian channels widely available) (2006)
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 2 cable channels) (2004)
Belize	2 (1997)	5 (2006)
Benin	2 (one privately-owned) (1997)	1 (2001)
Bermuda	3 (1997)	3 (2005)
Bhutan	0 (1997)	1 (2006)
Botswana	0 (1997)	1 (2001)
British Virgin Islands	1 (plus one cable company) (1997)	1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997)
Brunei	2 (1997)	4 (includes 2 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)	9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006)
Cameroon	1 (1998)	1 (2001)
Cape Verde	1 (1997)	1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001)
Cayman Islands	NA	4 with cable system (2004)
Central African Republic	NA	1 (2001)
Chad	1 (1997)	1 (2001)
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 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	0 (1997)	NA
Colombia	60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997)	60 (1997)
Comoros	0 (1998)	NA
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	20 (1999)	4 (2001)
Congo, Republic of the	1 (1999)	1 (2001)
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)
Cote d'Ivoire	14 (1999)	14 (1998)
Croatia	36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)	36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995)
Cyprus	Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995); Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995)	area under government control: 8 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)
Dhekelia	-	0 (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 (2001)
Dominica	0 (however, there is one cable television company) (1997)	1 (2004)
Dominican Republic	25 (1997)	25 (2003)
Ecuador	15 (including one station on the Galapagos Islands) (1997)	7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000)
Equatorial Guinea	1 (1997)	1 (2001)
Eritrea	1 (2000)	2 (2006)
Estonia	31 (plus five repeaters) (September 1995)	3 (2001)
Ethiopia	25 (1999)	1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001)
European Union	-	2,700 (1995); note - sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters; 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); cable television is available in Stanley (2006)
Faroe Islands	3 (plus 43 low-power repeaters) (September 1995)	3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995)
Finland	130 (plus 385 repeaters) (1995)	120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)
French Guiana	3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)	-
French Polynesia	7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)	7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)
Gabon	4 (plus five low-power repeaters) (1997)	4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)
Gaza Strip	2 (operated by the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation) (1997)	1 (2005)
Ghana	11 (1999)	10 (2001)
Gibraltar	1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus 3 repeaters) (1997)
Greece	36 (plus 1,341 low-power repeaters); also two stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (1995)	36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); also 2 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)	1 (plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) stations (1997)
Guadeloupe	5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)	-
Guam	5 (1997)	3 (2006)
Guinea	6 (1997)	6 (2001)
Guinea-Bissau	2 (1997)	NA (2005)
Guyana	3 (one public station; two private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997)	3 (1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997)
Holy See (Vatican City)	1 (1996)	1 (2005)
Hong Kong	4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)	55 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2006)
Hungary	35 (plus 161 low-power repeaters) (1995)	35 (plus 161 repeaters) (1995)
Iceland	14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997)	14 (plus 156 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)	562 (1997)
Indonesia	41 (1999)	54 local TV stations (11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local transmitters) (2006)
Iran	28 (plus 450 low-power repeaters) (1997)	28 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)
Iraq	13 (1997)	21 (2004)
Ireland	4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001)	4 (many repeaters) (2001)
Israel	17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995)	17 (plus 36 repeaters) (1995)
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); 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)	-
Kazakhstan	12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)	12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
Kenya	8 (1997)	8 (2001)
Kiribati	1 (1997)	1 (possibly inactive) (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)	43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (2005)
Kyrgyzstan	NA (repeater stations throughout the country relay programs from Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkey) (1997)	7 (1 countrywide and 6 regional stations) (2006)
Laos	4 (1999)	7 (includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi) (2006)
Liberia	2 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2000)	1 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)
Libya	12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1998)	12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999)
Lithuania	20 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)	27 (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)	88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006)
Maldives	1 (1997)	1 (2006)
Mali	1 (plus two repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus repeaters) (2001)
Malta	6 (2000)	5 (2006)
Marshall Islands	3 (of which two are US military stations) (1997)	2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro) (2005)
Martinique	11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)	-
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 (cable TV also available) (2004)
Moldova	1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)	40 (2006)
Mongolia	4 (plus 18 provincial repeaters and many low powered repeaters) (1999)	456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006)
Montenegro	-	13 (2004)
Namibia	8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997)	8 (plus about 20 repeaters) (1997)
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 4 Venezuelan channels) (2003)
New Caledonia	6 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1997)	6 (plus 25 repeaters) (1997)
New Zealand	41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997)	41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997)
Nicaragua	3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)	3 (plus 7 repeaters) (1997)
Niger	10 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)	3 (plus 7 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) (2001)
Norfolk Island	1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)	1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air 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 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006)
Oman	13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999)	13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999)
Pakistan	22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)	20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006)
Palau	1 (1997)	1 (cable) (2005)
Papua New Guinea	3 (1997)	3 (all in the Port Moresby area; stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned) (2004)
Paraguay	4 (2001)	5 (2003)
Philippines	31 (1997)	233 (plus 1,480 CATV networks) (2006)
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; 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 3 repeaters) (2001)
Reunion	22 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (1997)	-
Rwanda	2 (1997)	2 (2004)
Saint Helena	0 (1997)	0 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003)
Saint Lucia	3 (of which two are commercial stations and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (1997)	2 (1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel) (2003)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997)	0 (2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2004)
Samoa	6 (1997)	2 (2002)
Sao Tome and Principe	2 (1997)	2 (2001)
Singapore	6 (2000)	1 (broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2006)
Slovakia	38 (plus 864 repeaters) (1995)	80 (national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67) (2004)
Slovenia	48 (2001)	31 (2006)
Solomon Islands	0 (1997)	-
Somalia	1 (1997)	4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 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; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands) (1995)
Sri Lanka	21 (1997)	14 (2006)
Suriname	3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000)	3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000)
Swaziland	10 (2000)	12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)
Taiwan	29 (plus two repeaters) (1997)	29 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)
Tajikistan	0 (there are, however, repeaters that relay programs from Russia, Iran, and Turkey) (1997)	6 (2006)
Thailand	5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997)	111 (2006)
Timor-Leste	-	1 (Timor-Leste has a state-run media oversight authority that oversees at least 1 television station)
Togo	3 (plus two repeaters) (1997)	3 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)
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 received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003)
Tuvalu	0 (1997)	0 (2004)
Uganda	8 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)	8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)
Ukraine	at least 33 (plus 21 repeaters that relay broadcasts from Russia) (1997)	647 (2006)
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)	8 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006)
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 (2005)
West Bank	NA	8 (2005)
Yemen	7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)	7 (plus several repeaters) (1997)
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 (2001)