Compare Television broadcast stations (2005) - Television broadcast stations (2007)

Television broadcast stations (2005)

Television broadcast stations (2007)

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 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

3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001)

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

Algeria

46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)

American Samoa

1; note - one cable TV station (2004)

1 (2006)

0 (1997)

6 (2000)

1 (1997)

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

note: information for US bases only (2002)

1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - 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)

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

Aruba

1 (1997)

Australia

104 (1997)

Austria

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

Azerbaijan

2 (1997)

Bahamas, The

2 (2004)

2 (2006)

Bahrain

4 (1997)

Bangladesh

15 (1999)

Barbados

1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)

1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004)

Belarus

47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)

Belgium

25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)

Belize

2 (1997)

5 (2006)

Benin

1 (2001)

Bermuda

4 (2004)

3 (2005)

Bhutan

1 (2005)

1 (2006)

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)

1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997)

Brunei

2 (1997)

4 (includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service) (2006)

Bulgaria

39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)

1 (2002)

2 (2004)

1 (2001)

7 (2003)

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

Cameroon

1 (2002)

1 (2001)

Canada

80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)

Cape Verde

1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002)

1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001)

Cayman Islands

4 with cable system (2004)

Central African Republic

1 (2001)

Chad

1 (2002)

1 (2001)

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)

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

NA

Colombia

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

60 (1997)

Comoros

NA

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

4 (2001)

Congo, Republic of the

1 (2002)

1 (2001)

Cook Islands

1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)

Costa Rica

20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)

Cote d'Ivoire

14 (1999)

14 (1998)

Croatia

36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)

36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995)

Cuba

58 (1997)

Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995); north Cyprus: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995)

area under government control: 8

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

Czech Republic

150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000)

Denmark

26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998)

Dhekelia

-

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

Djibouti

1 (2002)

1 (2001)

Dominica

1 (2004)

Dominican Republic

25 (2003)

East Timor

NA

-

Ecuador

7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001)

7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000)

Egypt

98 (September 1995)

El Salvador

5 (1997)

Equatorial Guinea

1 (2002)

1 (2001)

Eritrea

1 (2000)

2 (2006)

Estonia

3 (2001)

Ethiopia

1 plus 24 repeaters (2002)

1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001)

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)

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)

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); cable television is available in Stanley (2006)

Faroe Islands

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

3 (plus 43 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)

7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)

Gabon

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

4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)

Gambia, The

1 (government-owned) (1997)

Gaza Strip

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

1 (2005)

Georgia

12 (plus repeaters) (1998)

Germany

373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995)

Ghana

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)

Grenada

2 (1997)

Guadeloupe

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

-

Guam

5 (1997)

3 (2006)

Guatemala

26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)

Guernsey

1 (1997)

Guinea

6 low-power stations (2001)

6 (2001)

Guinea-Bissau

NA (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)

Haiti

2 (plus a cable TV service) (1997)

Holy See (Vatican City)

1 (1996)

1 (2005)

Honduras

11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)

Hong Kong

4 (2004)

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

21 (2004)

Ireland

4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001)

4 (many repeaters) (2001)

Isle of Man

0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)

Israel

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

17 (plus 36 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)

211 (plus 7,341 repeaters); in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999)

Jersey

2 (1997)

Jordan

20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995)

Kazakhstan

12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)

12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)

Kenya

8 (2002)

8 (2001)

Kiribati

1 (not reported to be active) (2002)

1 (possibly inactive) (2002)

Korea, North

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

Korea, South

64 (additionally 119 Cable Operators; 239 Relay Cable Operators) (2004)

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

Kuwait

13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997)

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)

Latvia

44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995)

Lebanon

15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)

Lesotho

1 (2000)

Liberia

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

1 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)

Libya

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

12 (plus 1 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)

27 (may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations) (2001)

Luxembourg

5 (1999)

Macau

1 (2003)

1 (2006)

Macedonia

31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)

Madagascar

1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)

Malawi

1 (2001)

Malaysia

1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001)

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

Maldives

1 (1997)

1 (2006)

Mali

1 (plus repeaters) (2001)

Malta

6 (2000)

5 (2006)

Marshall Islands

2 (both are US military stations) (2002)

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

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

3; note - cable TV also available (2004)

3 (cable TV also available) (2004)

Moldova

1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)

40 (2006)

Monaco

5 (1998)

Mongolia

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

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

Montenegro

-

13 (2004)

Montserrat

1 (1997)

Morocco

35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)

Mozambique

1 (2001)

1 (2000)

Namibia

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

8 (plus about 20 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) (2004)

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

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

3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2002)

Nigeria

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

3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001)

Niue

1 (1997)

Norfolk Island

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

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)

Norway

360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995)

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 (cable) (2005)

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 (2004)

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

Paraguay

5 (2003)

Peru

13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)

Philippines

225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)

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

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

6 (19 relay stations) (2004)

32 (2006)

Qatar

1 (plus three repeaters) (2001)

1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001)

Reunion

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

-

Romania

48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995)

Russia

7,306 (1998)

Rwanda

2 (2004)

Saint Helena

0

note: television programs are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by cable (2002)

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

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)

1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003)

Saint Lucia

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

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) (2004)

1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2004)

Samoa

2 (2002)

San Marino

1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997)

Sao Tome and Principe

2 (2002)

2 (2001)

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

7 (2003)

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

Slovakia

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

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

Slovenia

48 (2001)

31 (2006)

Somalia

4

note: two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)

4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 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)

224 (plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands) (1995)

Sri Lanka

21 (1997)

14 (2006)

Sudan

3 (1997)

Suriname

3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000)

3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000)

Svalbard

NA

Swaziland

5 plus 7 relay stations (2004)

12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)

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)

29 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)

Tajikistan

13 (2001)

6 (2006)

Tanzania

3 (1999)

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)

Tonga

3 (2004)

Trinidad and Tobago

4 (2004)

6 (2005)

Tunisia

26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995)

Turkey

635 (plus 2,934 repeaters) (1995)

Turkmenistan

4 (government owned and programmed) (2004)

4 (government-owned and programmed) (2004)

Turks and Caicos Islands

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

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

Tuvalu

0 (2004)

Uganda

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

8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)

Ukraine

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

647 (2006)

United Arab Emirates

15 (2004)

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)

2,218 (2006)

Uruguay

23 (2002)

62 (2005)

Uzbekistan

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

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

Vanuatu

1 (2004)

Venezuela

66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997)

Vietnam

at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)

6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)

Virgin Islands

16 (2004)

5 (2006)

Wake Island

0 (1997)

0 (2005)

Wallis and Futuna

2 (2000)

West Bank

NA

8 (2005)

Western Sahara

NA

World

NA

Yemen

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

7 (plus several repeaters) (1997)

Zambia

9 (2002)

9 (2001)

Zimbabwe

16 (1997)

	Television broadcast stations (2005)	Television broadcast stations (2007)
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 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	3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001)	65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005)
Algeria	46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)	46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)
American Samoa	1; note - one cable TV station (2004)	1 (2006)
Andorra	0 (1997)	0 (1997)
Angola	6 (2000)	6 (2000)
Anguilla	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Antarctica	1 (cable system with six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo) note: information for US bases only (2002)	1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only) (2002)
Antigua and Barbuda	2 (1997)	2 (1997)
Argentina	42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)	42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)
Armenia	3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters); (1998)	48 (private television stations alongside 2 public networks; major Russian channels widely available) (2006)
Aruba	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Australia	104 (1997)	104 (1997)
Austria	10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)	10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)
Azerbaijan	2 (1997)	2 (1997)
Bahamas, The	2 (2004)	2 (2006)
Bahrain	4 (1997)	4 (1997)
Bangladesh	15 (1999)	15 (1999)
Barbados	1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)	1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004)
Belarus	47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)	47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
Belgium	25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)	25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
Belize	2 (1997)	5 (2006)
Benin	1 (2001)	1 (2001)
Bermuda	4 (2004)	3 (2005)
Bhutan	1 (2005)	1 (2006)
Bolivia	48 (1997)	48 (1997)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995)	33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995)
Botswana	1 (2001)	1 (2001)
Brazil	138 (1997)	138 (1997)
British Indian Ocean Territory	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
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	39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)	39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)
Burkina Faso	1 (2002)	1 (2002)
Burma	2 (2004)	2 (2004)
Burundi	1 (2001)	1 (2001)
Cambodia	7 (2003)	9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006)
Cameroon	1 (2002)	1 (2001)
Canada	80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)	80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)
Cape Verde	1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002)	1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001)
Cayman Islands	4 with cable system (2004)	4 with cable system (2004)
Central African Republic	1 (2001)	1 (2001)
Chad	1 (2002)	1 (2001)
Chile	63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997)	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)	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	NA	NA
Colombia	60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997)	60 (1997)
Comoros	NA	NA
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	4 (2001)	4 (2001)
Congo, Republic of the	1 (2002)	1 (2001)
Cook Islands	1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)	1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)
Costa Rica	20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)	20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)
Cote d'Ivoire	14 (1999)	14 (1998)
Croatia	36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)	36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995)
Cuba	58 (1997)	58 (1997)
Cyprus	Republic of Cyprus: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995); north Cyprus: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995)	area under government control: 8 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)
Czech Republic	150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000)	150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000)
Denmark	26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998)	26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998)
Dhekelia	-	0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Djibouti	1 (2002)	1 (2001)
Dominica	1 (2004)	1 (2004)
Dominican Republic	25 (2003)	25 (2003)
East Timor	NA	-
Ecuador	7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001)	7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000)
Egypt	98 (September 1995)	98 (September 1995)
El Salvador	5 (1997)	5 (1997)
Equatorial Guinea	1 (2002)	1 (2001)
Eritrea	1 (2000)	2 (2006)
Estonia	3 (2001)	3 (2001)
Ethiopia	1 plus 24 repeaters (2002)	1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001)
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)	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) 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); cable television is available in Stanley (2006)
Faroe Islands	3 (plus 43 low-power repeaters) (September 1995)	3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995)
Fiji	NA	NA
Finland	120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)	120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)
France	584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)	584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
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 four low-power repeaters) (2001)	4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)
Gambia, The	1 (government-owned) (1997)	1 (government-owned) (1997)
Gaza Strip	2 (operated by the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation) (1997)	1 (2005)
Georgia	12 (plus repeaters) (1998)	12 (plus repeaters) (1998)
Germany	373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995)	373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995)
Ghana	10 (2001)	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)
Grenada	2 (1997)	2 (1997)
Guadeloupe	5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)	-
Guam	5 (1997)	3 (2006)
Guatemala	26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)	26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)
Guernsey	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Guinea	6 low-power stations (2001)	6 (2001)
Guinea-Bissau	NA (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)
Haiti	2 (plus a cable TV service) (1997)	2 (plus a cable TV service) (1997)
Holy See (Vatican City)	1 (1996)	1 (2005)
Honduras	11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)	11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)
Hong Kong	4 (2004)	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	21 (2004)	21 (2004)
Ireland	4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001)	4 (many repeaters) (2001)
Isle of Man	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
Israel	17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995)	17 (plus 36 repeaters) (1995)
Italy	358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)	358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)
Jamaica	7 (1997)	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)	211 (plus 7,341 repeaters); in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999)
Jersey	2 (1997)	2 (1997)
Jordan	20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995)	20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995)
Kazakhstan	12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)	12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
Kenya	8 (2002)	8 (2001)
Kiribati	1 (not reported to be active) (2002)	1 (possibly inactive) (2002)
Korea, North	4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003)	4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003)
Korea, South	64 (additionally 119 Cable Operators; 239 Relay Cable Operators) (2004)	43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (2005)
Kuwait	13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997)	13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997)
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)
Latvia	44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995)	44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995)
Lebanon	15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)	15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)
Lesotho	1 (2000)	1 (2000)
Liberia	1 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)	1 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)
Libya	12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)	12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999)
Liechtenstein	NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997)	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)	27 (may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations) (2001)
Luxembourg	5 (1999)	5 (1999)
Macau	1 (2003)	1 (2006)
Macedonia	31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)	31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)
Madagascar	1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)	1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)
Malawi	1 (2001)	1 (2001)
Malaysia	1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001)	88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006)
Maldives	1 (1997)	1 (2006)
Mali	1 (plus repeaters) (2001)	1 (plus repeaters) (2001)
Malta	6 (2000)	5 (2006)
Marshall Islands	2 (both are US military stations) (2002)	2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro) (2005)
Martinique	11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)	-
Mauritania	1 (2002)	1 (2002)
Mauritius	2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)	2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)
Mayotte	3 (2001)	3 (2001)
Mexico	236 (plus repeaters) (1997)	236 (plus repeaters) (1997)
Micronesia, Federated States of	3; note - cable TV also available (2004)	3 (cable TV also available) (2004)
Moldova	1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)	40 (2006)
Monaco	5 (1998)	5 (1998)
Mongolia	52 (plus 21 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (2004)	456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006)
Montenegro	-	13 (2004)
Montserrat	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Morocco	35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)	35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)
Mozambique	1 (2001)	1 (2000)
Namibia	8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997)	8 (plus about 20 repeaters) (1997)
Nauru	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Nepal	1 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)	1 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
Netherlands	21 (plus 26 repeaters) (1995)	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) (2004)	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	3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2002)	3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2002)
Nigeria	3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2002)	3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001)
Niue	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Norfolk Island	1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005)	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)
Norway	360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995)	360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995)
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 (cable) (2005)	1 (cable) (2005)
Panama	38 (including repeaters) (1998)	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 (2004)	3 (all in the Port Moresby area; stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned) (2004)
Paraguay	5 (2003)	5 (2003)
Peru	13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)	13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)
Philippines	225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)	233 (plus 1,480 CATV networks) (2006)
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	6 (19 relay stations) (2004)	32 (2006)
Qatar	1 (plus three repeaters) (2001)	1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001)
Reunion	35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001)	-
Romania	48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995)	48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995)
Russia	7,306 (1998)	7,306 (1998)
Rwanda	2 (2004)	2 (2004)
Saint Helena	0 note: television programs are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by cable (2002)	0 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)	1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003)
Saint Lucia	2 (of which one is a commercial broadcast station and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (2004)	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) (2004)	1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2004)
Samoa	2 (2002)	2 (2002)
San Marino	1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997)	1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997)
Sao Tome and Principe	2 (2002)	2 (2001)
Saudi Arabia	117 (1997)	117 (1997)
Senegal	1 (1997)	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)	2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997)
Sierra Leone	2 (1999)	2 (1999)
Singapore	7 (2003)	1 (broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2006)
Slovakia	6 national broadcasting, 7 regional, 67 local (2004)	80 (national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67) (2004)
Slovenia	48 (2001)	31 (2006)
Somalia	4 note: two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)	4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa) (2001)
South Africa	556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)	556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	0 (2003)	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)
Sudan	3 (1997)	3 (1997)
Suriname	3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000)	3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000)
Svalbard	NA	NA
Swaziland	5 plus 7 relay stations (2004)	12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)
Sweden	169 (plus 1,299 repeaters) (1995)	169 (plus 1,299 repeaters) (1995)
Switzerland	115 (plus 1,919 repeaters) (1995)	115 (plus 1,919 repeaters) (1995)
Syria	44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995)	44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995)
Taiwan	29 (plus two repeaters) (1997)	29 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)
Tajikistan	13 (2001)	6 (2006)
Tanzania	3 (1999)	3 (1999)
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)
Tonga	3 (2004)	3 (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago	4 (2004)	6 (2005)
Tunisia	26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995)	26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995)
Turkey	635 (plus 2,934 repeaters) (1995)	635 (plus 2,934 repeaters) (1995)
Turkmenistan	4 (government owned and programmed) (2004)	4 (government-owned and programmed) (2004)
Turks and Caicos Islands	0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; 2 cable television networks) (2004)	0 (broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003)
Tuvalu	0 (2004)	0 (2004)
Uganda	8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001)	8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)
Ukraine	at least 33 (plus 21 repeaters that relay broadcasts from Russia) (1997)	647 (2006)
United Arab Emirates	15 (2004)	15 (2004)
United Kingdom	228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)	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)	2,218 (2006)
Uruguay	23 (2002)	62 (2005)
Uzbekistan	4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian programs), 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals (2003)	8 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006)
Vanuatu	1 (2004)	1 (2004)
Venezuela	66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997)	66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997)
Vietnam	at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)	6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)
Virgin Islands	16 (2004)	5 (2006)
Wake Island	0 (1997)	0 (2005)
Wallis and Futuna	2 (2000)	2 (2000)
West Bank	NA	8 (2005)
Western Sahara	NA	NA
World	NA	NA
Yemen	7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)	7 (plus several repeaters) (1997)
Zambia	9 (2002)	9 (2001)
Zimbabwe	16 (1997)	16 (1997)