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) | |
Algeria | 46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995) | 46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995) | |
American Samoa | 1 (Low Power TV); note - one cable TV station (2006) | 1 (1997) | |
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 six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo)
note: information for US bases only (2002) |
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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) | 3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters); (1998) | |
Aruba | 1 (1997) | 1 (1997) | |
Australia | 104 (1997) | 104 (1997) | |
Austria | 10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001) | 45 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001) | |
Azerbaijan | 2 (1997) | 2 (1997) | |
Bahamas, The | 2 (2006) | 1 (1997) | |
Bahrain | 4 (1997) | 4 (1997) | |
Bangladesh | 15 (1999) | 15 (1999) | |
Barbados | 1 (plus two cable channels) (2004) | 1 (plus two cable channels) (1997) | |
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) | 2 (1997) | |
Benin | 1 (2001) | 1;; (2001) | |
Bermuda | 3 (2005) | 3 (1997) | |
Bhutan | 1 (2006) | 0 (1997) | |
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 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) | 39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001) | |
Burkina Faso | 1 (2002) | 1 (2002) | |
Burma | 2 (2004) | 2 (1998) | |
Burundi | 1 (2001) | 1 (2001) | |
Cambodia | 11 (including two TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); 12 regional low power TV stations (2006) | 6 (2003) | |
Cameroon | 1 (2002) | 1 (2002) | |
Canada | 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997) | 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997) | |
Cape Verde | 1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002) | 1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002) | |
Cayman Islands | 4 with cable system (2004) | 1 with cable system | |
Central African Republic | 1 (2001) | 1 (2001) | |
Chad | 1 (2002) | 1 (2002) | |
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 | 0; note - TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia (2006) | NA | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA | NA | |
Colombia | 60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997) | 60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997) | |
Comoros | NA | NA | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4 (2001) | 4 (2001) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 1 (2002) | 1 (2002) | |
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) | 14 (1999) | |
Croatia | 36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995) | 36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995) | |
Cuba | 58 (1997) | 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) | 150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000) | |
Denmark | 26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998) | 26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998) | |
Dhekelia | British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) | - | |
Djibouti | 1 (2002) | 1 (2002) | |
Dominica | 1 (2004) | 0 (however, there is one cable television company) (1997) | |
Dominican Republic | 25 (2003) | 25 (1997) | |
East Timor | NA | NA | |
Ecuador | 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001) | 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001) | |
Egypt | 98 (September 1995) | 98 (September 1995) | |
El Salvador | 5 (1997) | 5 (1997) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 1 (2002) | 1 (2002) | |
Eritrea | 1 (2000) | 1 (2000) | |
Estonia | 3 (2001) | 3 (2001) | |
Ethiopia | 1 plus 24 repeaters (2002) | 1 plus 24 repeaters (2002) | |
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) |
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Faroe Islands | 3 (plus 43 low-power repeaters) (September 1995) | 3 (plus 43 low-power 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) | 3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
French Polynesia | 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
Gabon | 4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001) | 4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001) | |
Gambia, The | 1 (government-owned) (1997) | 1 (government-owned) (1997) | |
Gaza Strip | 1 (2005) | 2 (operated by the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation) (1997) | |
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 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) | 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) | 1 publicly-owned station, some local low-power stations, and three AFRTS (US Air Force) stations (1997) | |
Grenada | 2 (1997) | 2 (1997) | |
Guadeloupe | 5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997) | 5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
Guam | 3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006) | 5 (1997) | |
Guatemala | 26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997) | 26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997) | |
Guernsey | 1 (1997) | 1 (1997) | |
Guinea | 6 low-power stations (2001) | 6 low-power stations (2001) | |
Guinea-Bissau | NA (2005) | NA (1997) | |
Guyana | 3 (one public station; two private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997) | 3 (one public station; two 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 (2005) | 1 (1996) | |
Honduras | 11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997) | 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) | 35 (plus 161 low-power repeaters) (1995) | |
Iceland | 14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 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) | 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) | 28 (plus 450 low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
Iraq | 21 (2004) | 13 (1997); note - unknown number were destroyed during the March-April 2003 war | |
Ireland | 4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001) | 4 (many low-power 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 low-power 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
note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999) |
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Jersey | 2 (1997) | 2 (1997) | |
Johnston Atoll | - | commercial satellite television system, with 30 channels (2002) | |
Jordan | 20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995) | 20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995) | |
Kazakhstan | 12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998) | 12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998) | |
Kenya | 8 (2002) | 8 (2002) | |
Kiribati | 1 (not reported to be active) (2002) | 1 (not reported to be active) (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) | |
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) | 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) | 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 four low-power repeaters) (2001) | |
Libya | 12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999) | 12 (plus one low-power 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
note: Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001) |
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Luxembourg | 5 (1999) | 5 (1999) | |
Macau | 1 (2006) | 1 (2003) | |
Macedonia | 31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995) | - | |
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | - | 31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995) | |
Madagascar | 1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001) | 1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001) | |
Malawi | 1 (2001) | 1 (2001) | |
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) | |
Mali | 1 (plus repeaters) (2001) | 1 (plus repeaters) (2001) | |
Malta | 6 (2000) | 6 (2000) | |
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) | |
Martinique | 11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997) | 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) | 2 (1997) | |
Moldova | 1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995) | 1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995) | |
Monaco | 5 (1998) | 5 (1998) | |
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) | - | |
Montserrat | 1 (1997) | 1 (1997) | |
Morocco | 35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995) | 35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995) | |
Mozambique | 1 (2001) | 1 (2001) | |
Namibia | 8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 8 (plus about 20 low-power 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 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) | 6 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
New Zealand | 41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
Nicaragua | 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) | 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
Niger | 3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2002) | 3 (plus seven low-power 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) (2002) | |
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 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) | 360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995) | |
Oman | 13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999) | 13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999) | |
Pakistan | 22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) | 22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
Palau | 1 (cable) (2005) | 1 (1997) | |
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)
note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2002) |
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Paraguay | 5 (2003) | 4 (2001) | |
Peru | 13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997) | 13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997) | |
Philippines | 225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004) | 75 (2000) | |
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) |
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Puerto Rico | 32 (2006) | 18 (plus three stations of the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service) (1997) | |
Qatar | 1 (plus three repeaters) (2001) | 1 (plus three repeaters) (2001) | |
Reunion | 35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001) | 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) | 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 Pierre and Miquelon | 0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997) | 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) | 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 (2002) | |
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 | 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) | 48 (2001) | |
Solomon Islands | - | 0 (1997) | |
Somalia | 4; note - two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001) | 4
note: two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001) |
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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)
note: these figures include 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands (1995) |
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Sri Lanka | 21 (1997) | 21 (1997) | |
Sudan | 3 (1997) | 3 (1997) | |
Suriname | 3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000) | 3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000) | |
Svalbard | NA | NA | |
Swaziland | 12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004) | 5 plus 7 relay stations (2001) | |
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 two repeaters) (1997) | |
Tajikistan | 13 (2001) | 13 (2001) | |
Tanzania | 3 (1999) | 3 (1999) | |
Thailand | 111 (2006) | 5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997) | |
Togo | 3 (plus two repeaters) (1997) | 3 (plus two repeaters) (1997) | |
Tonga | 3 (2004) | 2 (2001) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 6 (2005) | 4 (1997) | |
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) | 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) (2001) | |
Ukraine | at least 33 (plus 21 repeaters that relay broadcasts from Russia) (1997) | 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) | 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) | 20 (2001) | |
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 programs), 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals (2003) | |
Vanuatu | 1 (2004) | 1 (2002) | |
Venezuela | 66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997) | 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 (2002) | |
Wake Island | 0
note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (2005) |
0 (1997) | |
Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2000) | 2 (2000) | |
West Bank | 8 (2005) | NA | |
Western Sahara | NA | NA | |
World | NA | NA | |
Yemen | 7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997) | 7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997) | |
Zambia | 9 (2002) | 9 (2002) | |
Zimbabwe | 16 (1997) | 16 (1997) |