Television broadcast stations (2006) | Television broadcast stations (2008) | ||
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 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006) | |
Akrotiri | British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) | 0 (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) | 65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005) | |
American Samoa | 1 (Low Power TV); note - one cable TV station (2006) | 1 (2006) | |
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) | |
Armenia | 3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters) (1998) | 48 (private television stations alongside 2 public networks; major Russian channels widely available) (2006) | |
Barbados | 1 (plus two cable channels) (2004) | 1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004) | |
Belize | 2 (1997) | 5 (2006) | |
Benin | 1 (2001) | 6 (2007) | |
Bhutan | 1 (2006) | 1 (2007) | |
Botswana | 1 (2001) | 2 (1 state-owned, 1 private) | |
British Virgin Islands | 1 (plus one cable company) (1997) | 1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997) | |
Brunei | 4; note - including two UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service (2006) | 4 (includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service) (2006) | |
Burkina Faso | 1 (2002) | 3 (1 national, 2 private) | |
Burma | 2 (2004) | 4 (2008) | |
Cambodia | 11 (including two TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); 12 regional low power TV stations (2006) | 9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006) | |
Cameroon | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | |
Cape Verde | 1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002) | 1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001) | |
Chad | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | |
Christmas Island | 0; note - TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia (2006) | 0 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006) | |
Colombia | 60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997) | 60 (1997) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 14 (1999) | 14 (1998) | |
Croatia | 36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995) | 36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995) | |
Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: 8
north Cyprus: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004) |
area under government control: 8
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004) |
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Dhekelia | British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) | 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) | |
Djibouti | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | |
East Timor | NA | - | |
Ecuador | 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001) | 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) | |
Eritrea | 1 (2000) | 2 (2006) | |
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 (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 (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) | |
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) | |
Gaza Strip | 1 (2005) | 1 (2008) | |
Ghana | 10 (2001) | 7 (2007) | |
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) | |
Guadeloupe | 5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997) | - | |
Guam | 3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006) | 3 (2006) | |
Guinea | 6 low-power stations (2001) | 6 (2001) | |
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) | |
Hong Kong | 55 low power stations
note: two TV networks, each one broadcasting on two channels (2006) |
55 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2007) | |
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 | 54 local TV stations
note: 11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local, often low power, transmitters (2006) |
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) | |
Ireland | 4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001) | 4 (many repeaters) (2001) | |
Israel | 17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995) | 17 (plus 36 repeaters) (1995) | |
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) | |
Jordan | 20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995) | 22 (2007) | |
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, South | terrestrial stations 43; cable operators 59; relay cable operators 190 (2005) | 43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (2005) | |
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 | 7; note - including one station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi (2006) | 7 (includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi) (2006) | |
Liberia | 1 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001) | 4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2007) | |
Libya | 12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999) | 12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999) | |
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) | |
Malaysia | mainland Malaysia 51; Sabah 16; Sarawak 21; note - many are low power stations (2006) | 88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006) | |
Mali | 1 (plus repeaters) (2001) | 2 (plus repeaters) (2007) | |
Malta | 6 (2000) | 5 (2006) | |
Marshall Islands | 2 (both are US military stations)
note: Marshalls Broadcasting Service (cable company) operates on Majuro (2005) |
2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro) (2005) | |
Martinique | 11 (plus nine 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) | |
Mongolia | 52 (plus 21 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (2004) | 456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006) | |
Mozambique | 1 (2001) | 1 (2000) | |
Namibia | 8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 2 (2007) | |
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 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) | 5 (2007) | |
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) | |
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 (Low Power TV on Saipan; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006) | 1 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006) | |
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) | |
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 (2007) | |
Philippines | 225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004) | 250 (plus 1,501 CATV networks) (2007) | |
Portugal | 62 (plus 166 repeaters)
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995) |
62 (plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands) (1995) | |
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) | 623 (plus 200 repeaters) (2006) | |
Saint Helena | 0
note: three television channels are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by UHF (2005) |
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) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2002) | 2 (2001) | |
Senegal | 1 (1997) | 4 (2007) | |
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) | 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) | |
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) | |
Suriname | 3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000) | 3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000) | |
Taiwan | 29 (plus two repeaters) (1997) | 76 (46 digital and 30 analog) | |
Tajikistan | 13 (2001) | 6 (2006) | |
Timor-Leste | - | 1 (Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster) | |
Togo | 3 (plus two repeaters) (1997) | 3 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997) | |
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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
Wake Island | 0
note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (2005) |
0 (2005) | |
West Bank | 8 (2005) | 30 (2008) | |
Yemen | 7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997) | 3 (including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen); (plus several repeaters) (2007) | |
Zambia | 9 (2002) | 9 (2001) |