Compare Television broadcast stations (2006) - Television broadcast stations (2003)

Compare Television broadcast stations (2006) with Television broadcast stations (2003)

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	Television broadcast stations (2006)	Television broadcast stations (2003)
Afghanistan	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 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)
Akrotiri	British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)	-
Albania	65 (3 national, 62 local); note - 2 cable networks (2005)	3 (plus 58 repeaters) (2001)
American Samoa	1 (Low Power TV); note - one cable TV station (2006)	1 (1997)
Armenia	3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters) (1998)	3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters); (1998)
Austria	10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)	45 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)
Bahamas, The	2 (2006)	1 (1997)
Barbados	1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)	1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)
Benin	1 (2001)	1;; (2001)
Bermuda	3 (2005)	3 (1997)
Bhutan	1 (2006)	0 (1997)
Brunei	4; note - including two UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service (2006)	2 (1997)
Burma	2 (2004)	2 (1998)
Cambodia	11 (including two TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); 12 regional low power TV stations (2006)	6 (2003)
Cayman Islands	4 with cable system (2004)	1 with cable system
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
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)
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)
Dhekelia	British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)	-
Dominica	1 (2004)	0 (however, there is one cable television company) (1997)
Dominican Republic	25 (2003)	25 (1997)
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 (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) note: cable television is available in Stanley (2002)
Gaza Strip	1 (2005)	2 (operated by the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation) (1997)
Guam	3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006)	5 (1997)
Guinea-Bissau	NA (2005)	NA (1997)
Holy See (Vatican City)	1 (2005)	1 (1996)
Hong Kong	55 low power stations note: two TV networks, each one broadcasting on two channels (2006)	4 (plus two repeaters) (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)
Iraq	21 (2004)	13 (1997); note - unknown number were destroyed during the March-April 2003 war
Johnston Atoll	-	commercial satellite television system, with 30 channels (2002)
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)
Laos	7; note - including one station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi (2006)	4 (1999)
Macau	1 (2006)	1 (2003)
Macedonia	31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)	-
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of	-	31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)
Malaysia	mainland Malaysia 51; Sabah 16; Sarawak 21; note - many are low power stations (2006)	1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001)
Maldives	1 (2006)	1 (1997)
Marshall Islands	2 (both are US military stations) note: Marshalls Broadcasting Service (cable company) operates on Majuro (2005)	2 (both are US military stations) (2002)
Micronesia, Federated States of	3; note - cable TV also available (2004)	2 (1997)
Mongolia	52 (plus 21 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (2004)	4 (plus 18 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (1999)
Montenegro	13 (2004)	-
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)
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)
Palau	1 (cable) (2005)	1 (1997)
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) note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2002)
Paraguay	5 (2003)	4 (2001)
Philippines	225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)	75 (2000)
Pitcairn Islands	-	0 (1997)
Poland	40 (2006)	179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)
Puerto Rico	32 (2006)	18 (plus three stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) (1997)
Rwanda	2 (2004)	NA
Saint Helena	0 note: three television channels are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by UHF (2005)	0 note: television programs are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by cable (2002)
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 Vincent and the Grenadines	1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)	1 (plus three repeaters) (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)
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)
Solomon Islands	-	0 (1997)
Somalia	4; note - two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)	4 note: two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)
Swaziland	12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)	5 plus 7 relay stations (2001)
Thailand	111 (2006)	5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997)
Tonga	3 (2004)	2 (2001)
Trinidad and Tobago	6 (2005)	4 (1997)
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)
United Arab Emirates	15 (2004)	15 (1997)
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)	20 (2001)
Vanuatu	1 (2004)	1 (2002)
Vietnam	6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)	at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)
Virgin Islands	5 (2006)	2 (2002)
Wake Island	0 note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (2005)	0 (1997)
West Bank	8 (2005)	NA