Television broadcast stations (2003) | Television broadcast stations (2001) | ||
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 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) | |
Albania | 3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001) | 9 (plus 264 repeaters) (1995) | |
Angola | 6 (2000) | 7 (1999) | |
Antarctica | 1 (cable system with six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo)
note: information for US bases only (2002) |
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) |
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Armenia | 3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters); (1998) | 4 (1998) | |
Austria | 45 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001) | 45 (plus 960 repeaters) (1995) | |
Benin | 1;; (2001) | 2 (one privately-owned) (1997) | |
Botswana | 1 (2001) | 0 (1997) | |
Bulgaria | 39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001) | 96 (plus 1,030 repeaters) (1995) | |
Burkina Faso | 1 (2002) | 1 (1997) | |
Burundi | 1 (2001) | 1 (1999) | |
Cambodia | 6 (2003) | 5 (1999) | |
Cameroon | 1 (2002) | 1 (1998) | |
Cape Verde | 1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002) | 1 (1997) | |
Cayman Islands | 1 with cable system | NA | |
Central African Republic | 1 (2001) | NA | |
Chad | 1 (2002) | 1 (1997) | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA | 0 (1997) | |
Comoros | NA | 0 (1998) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4 (2001) | 20 (1999) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 1 (2002) | 1 (1999) | |
Cyprus | Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995);; Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995) | Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995); Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995) | |
Djibouti | 1 (2002) | 1 (plus 5 low-power repeaters) (1998) | |
East Timor | NA | - | |
Ecuador | 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001) | 15 (including one station on the Galapagos Islands) (1997) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 1 (2002) | 1 (1997) | |
Estonia | 3 (2001) | 31 (plus five repeaters) (September 1995) | |
Ethiopia | 1 plus 24 repeaters (2002) | 25 (1999) | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2 (operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service)
note: cable television is available in Stanley (2002) |
2 (operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service) (1997) | |
Finland | 120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999) | 130 (plus 385 repeaters) (1995) | |
Gabon | 4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001) | 4 (plus five low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
Ghana | 10 (2001) | 11 (1999) | |
Guinea | 6 low-power stations (2001) | 6 (1997) | |
Guinea-Bissau | NA (1997) | 2 (1997) | |
Iraq | 13 (1997); note - unknown number were destroyed during the March-April 2003 war | 13 (1997) | |
Japan | 211 plus 7,341 repeaters
note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999) |
7,108 (plus 441 repeaters; note - in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services) (1999) | |
Jersey | 2 (1997) | 1 (1997) | |
Johnston Atoll | commercial satellite television system, with 30 channels (2002) | commercial satellite television system, with 16 channels (1997) | |
Kenya | 8 (2002) | 8 (1997) | |
Kiribati | 1 (not reported to be active) (2002) | 1 (1997) | |
Liberia | 1 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001) | 2 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2000) | |
Libya | 12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999) | 12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1998) | |
Lithuania | 27
note: Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001) |
20 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995) | |
Macau | 1 (2003) | 0 (receives Hong Kong broadcasts) (1997) | |
Madagascar | 1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001) | 1 (plus 36 repeaters) (1997) | |
Malawi | 1 (2001) | 1 (1999) | |
Malaysia | 1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001) | 27 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (1999) | |
Mali | 1 (plus repeaters) (2001) | 1 (plus two repeaters) (1997) | |
Marshall Islands | 2 (both are US military stations) (2002) | 3 (of which two are US military stations) (1997) | |
Mauritania | 1 (2002) | 1 (1997) | |
Mauritius | 2 (plus several repeaters) (1997) | 2 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997) | |
Mayotte | 3 (2001) | 3 (1997) | |
Mongolia | 4 (plus 18 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (1999) | 4 (plus 18 provincial repeaters and many low powered repeaters) (1999) | |
Mozambique | 1 (2001) | 1 (2000) | |
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 two Venezuelan channels) (1997) | |
Niger | 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2002) | 10 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
Nigeria | 3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2002) | 2 government-controlled; note - in addition, in 1993, 14 licenses to operate private television stations were granted (1999) | |
Papua New Guinea | 3 (all in the Port Moresby area)
note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2002) |
3 (1997) | |
Philippines | 75 (2000) | 31 (1997) | |
Portugal | 62 (plus 166 repeaters)
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995) |
62 (plus 166 repeaters)
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995) |
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Qatar | 1 (plus three repeaters) (2001) | 2 (plus three repeaters) (1997) | |
Reunion | 35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001) | 22 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
Rwanda | NA | 2 (1997) | |
Saint Helena | 0
note: television programs are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by cable (2002) |
0 (1997) | |
Samoa | 2 (2002) | 6 (1997) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2002) | 2 (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) | - | |
Somalia | 4
note: two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001) |
1 (1997) | |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 (2003) | 0 (1997) | |
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) |
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Swaziland | 5 plus 7 relay stations (2001) | 10 (2000) | |
Tajikistan | 13 (2001) | 0 (there are, however, repeaters that relay programs from Russia, Iran, and Turkey) (1997) | |
Tokelau | - | NA | |
Tonga | 2 (2001) | 1 (2001) | |
Uganda | 8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001) | 8 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999) | |
Uruguay | 20 (2001) | 26 (plus ten low-power repeaters for the Montevideo station) (1997) | |
Uzbekistan | 4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian programs), 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals (2003) | 4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Tadzhik programs) (1997) | |
Vanuatu | 1 (2002) | 1 (1997) | |
Virgin Islands | 2 (2002) | 2 (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 (2002) | 9 (1997) |