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

Television broadcast stations (2006)

Television broadcast stations (2001)

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)

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)

Akrotiri

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

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Albania

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

9 (plus 264 repeaters) (1995)

Algeria

46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)

American Samoa

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

1 (1997)

Andorra

0 (1997)

Angola

6 (2000)

7 (1999)

Anguilla

1 (1997)

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)

Antigua and Barbuda

2 (1997)

Argentina

42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)

Armenia

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

4 (1998)

Aruba

1 (1997)

Australia

104 (1997)

Austria

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

45 (plus 960 repeaters) (1995)

Azerbaijan

2 (1997)

Bahamas, The

2 (2006)

1 (1997)

Bahrain

4 (1997)

Bangladesh

15 (1999)

Barbados

1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)

1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)

Belarus

47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)

Belgium

25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)

Belize

2 (1997)

Benin

1 (2001)

2 (one privately-owned) (1997)

Bermuda

3 (2005)

3 (1997)

Bhutan

1 (2006)

0 (1997)

Bolivia

48 (1997)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995)

Botswana

1 (2001)

0 (1997)

Brazil

138 (1997)

British Indian Ocean Territory

1 (1997)

British Virgin Islands

1 (plus one cable company) (1997)

Brunei

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

2 (1997)

Bulgaria

39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)

96 (plus 1,030 repeaters) (1995)

Burkina Faso

1 (2002)

1 (1997)

Burma

2 (2004)

2 (1998)

Burundi

1 (2001)

1 (1999)

Cambodia

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

5 (1999)

Cameroon

1 (2002)

1 (1998)

Canada

80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)

Cape Verde

1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002)

1 (1997)

Cayman Islands

4 with cable system (2004)

NA

Central African Republic

1 (2001)

NA

Chad

1 (2002)

1 (1997)

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

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

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

0 (1997)

Colombia

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

Comoros

NA

0 (1998)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

4 (2001)

20 (1999)

Congo, Republic of the

1 (2002)

1 (1999)

Cook Islands

1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)

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

Costa Rica

20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)

6 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997)

Cote d'Ivoire

14 (1999)

Croatia

36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)

Cuba

58 (1997)

Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus: 8

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

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

Czech Republic

150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000)

Denmark

26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998)

Dhekelia

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

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Djibouti

1 (2002)

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

Dominica

1 (2004)

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

Dominican Republic

25 (2003)

25 (1997)

East Timor

NA

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Ecuador

7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001)

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

Egypt

98 (September 1995)

El Salvador

5 (1997)

Equatorial Guinea

1 (2002)

1 (1997)

Eritrea

1 (2000)

Estonia

3 (2001)

31 (plus five repeaters) (September 1995)

Ethiopia

1 plus 24 repeaters (2002)

25 (1999)

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)

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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

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)

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

Faroe Islands

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

Fiji

NA

Finland

120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)

130 (plus 385 repeaters) (1995)

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)

Gabon

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

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

Gambia, The

1 (government-owned) (1997)

Gaza Strip

1 (2005)

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

Georgia

12 (plus repeaters) (1998)

Germany

373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995)

Ghana

10 (2001)

11 (1999)

Gibraltar

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

Greece

36 (plus 1,341 low-power repeaters); also two 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)

Grenada

2 (1997)

Guadeloupe

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

Guam

3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006)

5 (1997)

Guatemala

26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)

Guernsey

1 (1997)

Guinea

6 low-power stations (2001)

6 (1997)

Guinea-Bissau

NA (2005)

2 (1997)

Guyana

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

Haiti

2 (plus a cable TV service) (1997)

Holy See (Vatican City)

1 (2005)

1 (1996)

Honduras

11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)

Hong Kong

55 low power stations

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

4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

Hungary

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

Iceland

14 (plus 156 low-power 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)

Indonesia

54 local TV stations

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

41 (1999)

Iran

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

Iraq

21 (2004)

13 (1997)

Ireland

4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001)

Isle of Man

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

Israel

17 (plus 36 low-power 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)

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

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commercial satellite television system, with 16 channels (1997)

Jordan

20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995)

Kazakhstan

12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)

Kenya

8 (2002)

8 (1997)

Kiribati

1 (not reported to be active) (2002)

1 (1997)

Korea, North

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

38 (1999)

Korea, South

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

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

Kuwait

13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997)

Kyrgyzstan

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

Laos

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

4 (1999)

Latvia

44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995)

Lebanon

15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)

Lesotho

1 (2000)

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)

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)

20 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)

Luxembourg

5 (1999)

Macau

1 (2006)

0 (receives Hong Kong broadcasts) (1997)

Macedonia

31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)

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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

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31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)

Madagascar

1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)

1 (plus 36 repeaters) (1997)

Malawi

1 (2001)

1 (1999)

Malaysia

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

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

Maldives

1 (2006)

1 (1997)

Mali

1 (plus repeaters) (2001)

1 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

Malta

6 (2000)

Marshall Islands

2 (both are US military stations)

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

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

Martinique

11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)

Mauritania

1 (2002)

1 (1997)

Mauritius

2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)

2 (plus 11 repeaters) (1997)

Mayotte

3 (2001)

3 (1997)

Mexico

236 (plus repeaters) (1997)

Micronesia, Federated States of

3; note - cable TV also available (2004)

2 (1997)

Moldova

1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)

Monaco

5 (1998)

Mongolia

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

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

Montenegro

13 (2004)

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Montserrat

1 (1997)

Morocco

35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)

Mozambique

1 (2001)

1 (2000)

Namibia

8 (plus about 20 low-power 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 four Venezuelan channels) (2004)

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

New Caledonia

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

New Zealand

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

Nicaragua

3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (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)

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 two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)

Northern Mariana Islands

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

1 (on Saipan and one station planned for Rota; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (1997)

Norway

360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995)

Oman

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

Pakistan

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

Palau

1 (cable) (2005)

1 (1997)

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 (1997)

Paraguay

5 (2003)

4 (2001)

Peru

13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)

Philippines

225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)

31 (1997)

Pitcairn Islands

-

0 (1997)

Poland

40 (2006)

179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)

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

32 (2006)

18 (plus three stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) (1997)

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)

Romania

48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995)

Russia

7,306 (1998)

Rwanda

2 (2004)

2 (1997)

Saint Helena

0

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

0 (1997)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)

1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

Saint Lucia

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

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

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)

1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

Samoa

2 (2002)

6 (1997)

San Marino

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

Sao Tome and Principe

2 (2002)

2 (1997)

Saudi Arabia

117 (1997)

Senegal

1 (1997)

Seychelles

2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997)

Sierra Leone

2 (1999)

Singapore

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)

6 (2000)

Slovakia

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

38 (plus 864 repeaters) (1995)

Slovenia

48 (2001)

Solomon Islands

-

0 (1997)

Somalia

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

1 (1997)

South Africa

556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (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)

Sri Lanka

21 (1997)

Sudan

3 (1997)

Suriname

3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000)

Svalbard

NA

Swaziland

12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)

10 (2000)

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)

Tajikistan

13 (2001)

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

Tanzania

3 (1999)

Thailand

111 (2006)

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

Togo

3 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

Tokelau

-

NA

Tonga

3 (2004)

1 (2001)

Trinidad and Tobago

6 (2005)

4 (1997)

Tunisia

26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995)

Turkey

635 (plus 2,934 repeaters) (1995)

Turkmenistan

4 (government owned and programmed) (2004)

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

Turks and Caicos Islands

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

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

Tuvalu

0 (2004)

0 (1997)

Uganda

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

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

Ukraine

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

United Arab Emirates

15 (2004)

15 (1997)

United Kingdom

228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)

United States

2,218 (2006)

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)

Uruguay

62 (2005)

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 (2004)

1 (1997)

Venezuela

66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997)

Vietnam

6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)

at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)

Virgin Islands

5 (2006)

2 (1997)

Wake Island

0

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

0 (1997)

Wallis and Futuna

2 (2000)

West Bank

8 (2005)

NA

Western Sahara

NA

World

NA

Yemen

7 (plus several low-power 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 (2002)

9 (1997)

Zimbabwe

16 (1997)