Compare Television broadcast stations (2006) - Television broadcast stations (2005)

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	Television broadcast stations (2006)	Television broadcast stations (2005)
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; note - one cable TV station (2004)
Armenia	3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters) (1998)	3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters); (1998)
Bahamas, The	2 (2006)	2 (2004)
Bermuda	3 (2005)	4 (2004)
Bhutan	1 (2006)	1 (2005)
Brunei	4; note - including two UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service (2006)	2 (1997)
Cambodia	11 (including two TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); 12 regional low power TV stations (2006)	7 (2003)
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
Cyprus	Republic of Cyprus: 8 north Cyprus: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)	Republic of Cyprus: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995); north Cyprus: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995)
Dhekelia	British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)	-
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 (2004)
Indonesia	54 local TV stations note: 11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local, often low power, transmitters (2006)	41 (1999)
Korea, South	terrestrial stations 43; cable operators 59; relay cable operators 190 (2005)	64 (additionally 119 Cable Operators; 239 Relay Cable Operators) (2004)
Laos	7; note - including one station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi (2006)	4 (1999)
Macau	1 (2006)	1 (2003)
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)
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) (2004)
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)
Poland	40 (2006)	179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)
Puerto Rico	32 (2006)	6 (19 relay stations) (2004)
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)
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)	7 (2003)
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 (2004)
Thailand	111 (2006)	5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997)
Trinidad and Tobago	6 (2005)	4 (2004)
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)	23 (2002)
Vietnam	6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)	at least 7 (plus 13 repeaters) (1998)
Virgin Islands	5 (2006)	16 (2004)
Wake Island	0 note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (2005)	0 (1997)
West Bank	8 (2005)	NA