Compare Television broadcast stations (2002) - Television broadcast stations (2006)

Compare Television broadcast stations (2002) with Television broadcast stations (2006)

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	Television broadcast stations (2002)	Television broadcast stations (2006)
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)	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	3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001)	65 (3 national, 62 local); note - 2 cable networks (2005)
American Samoa	1 (1997)	1 (Low Power TV); note - one cable TV station (2006)
Austria	45 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)	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)
Bermuda	3 (1997)	3 (2005)
Bhutan	0 (1997)	1 (2006)
Brunei	2 (1997)	4; note - including two UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service (2006)
Burma	2 (1998)	2 (2004)
Cambodia	5 (1999)	11 (including two TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); 12 regional low power TV stations (2006)
Cayman Islands	1 with cable system	4 with cable system (2004)
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)
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)
Dominica	0 (however, there is one cable television company) (1997)	1 (2004)
Dominican Republic	25 (1997)	25 (2003)
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) note: cable television is available in Stanley (2002)	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)
Gabon	4 (plus four low-powered repeaters) (2001)	4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)
Gaza Strip	2 (operated by the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation) (1997)	1 (2005)
Guam	5 (1997)	3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006)
Guinea	6 lowpowered stations (2001)	6 low-power stations (2001)
Guinea-Bissau	NA (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)
Johnston Atoll	commercial satellite television system, with 30 channels (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)
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)	-
Malaysia	1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001)	mainland Malaysia 51; Sabah 16; Sarawak 21; note - many are low power stations (2006)
Maldives	1 (1997)	1 (2006)
Marshall Islands	2 (both are US military stations) (2002)	2 (both are US military stations) note: Marshalls Broadcasting Service (cable company) operates on Majuro (2005)
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)
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)
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 (all in the Port Moresby area) note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2002)	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	75 (2000)	225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)
Pitcairn Islands	0 (1997)	-
Poland	179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)	40 (2006)
Puerto Rico	18 (plus three stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) (1997)	32 (2006)
Rwanda	NA	2 (2004)
Saint Helena	0 note: television programs are received in St. Helena via satellite and distributed by cable (2002)	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)
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)	-
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	3 note: two in Mogadishu; one in Hargeisa (2001)	4; note - two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)
Swaziland	5 plus 7 relay stations (2001)	12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)
Thailand	5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997)	111 (2006)
Tonga	2 (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)
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	20 (2001)	62 (2005)
Vanuatu	1 (2002)	1 (2004)
Vietnam	at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)	6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)
Virgin Islands	2 (2002)	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)