Compare Television broadcast stations (2007) - Television broadcast stations (2001)

Television broadcast stations (2007)

Television broadcast stations (2001)

at least 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006)

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

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

-

Albania

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

9 (plus 264 repeaters) (1995)

Algeria

46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)

American Samoa

1 (2006)

1 (1997)

Andorra

0 (1997)

Angola

6 (2000)

7 (1999)

Anguilla

1 (1997)

Antarctica

1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - 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

48 (private television stations alongside 2 public networks; major Russian channels widely available) (2006)

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 2 cable channels) (2004)

1 (plus two cable channels) (1997)

Belarus

47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)

Belgium

25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)

Belize

5 (2006)

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 1 cable company) (1997)

1 (plus one cable company) (1997)

Brunei

4 (includes 2 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

9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006)

5 (1999)

Cameroon

1 (2001)

1 (1998)

Canada

80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)

Cape Verde

1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001)

1 (1997)

Cayman Islands

4 with cable system (2004)

NA

Central African Republic

1 (2001)

NA

Chad

1 (2001)

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 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006)

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

0 (1997)

Colombia

60 (1997)

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 (2001)

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 (1998)

14 (1999)

Croatia

36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995)

36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)

Cuba

58 (1997)

Cyprus

area under government control: 8

area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 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

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

-

Djibouti

1 (2001)

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)

Ecuador

7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000)

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

Egypt

98 (September 1995)

El Salvador

5 (1997)

Equatorial Guinea

1 (2001)

1 (1997)

Eritrea

2 (2006)

1 (2000)

Estonia

3 (2001)

31 (plus five repeaters) (September 1995)

Ethiopia

1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001)

25 (1999)

European Union

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); cable television is available in Stanley (2006)

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

Faroe Islands

3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995)

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 repeaters) (1997)

7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)

Gabon

4 (plus 4 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 3 repeaters) (1997)

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

Greece

36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); also 2 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 (plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) stations (1997)

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 (2006)

5 (1997)

Guatemala

26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)

Guernsey

1 (1997)

Guinea

6 (2001)

6 (1997)

Guinea-Bissau

NA (2005)

2 (1997)

Guyana

3 (1 public station; 2 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)

Holy See (Vatican City)

1 (2005)

1 (1996)

Honduras

11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)

Hong Kong

55 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2006)

4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

Hungary

35 (plus 161 repeaters) (1995)

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

Iceland

14 (plus 156 repeaters) (1997)

14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997)

India

562 (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 (11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local transmitters) (2006)

41 (1999)

Iran

28 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)

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

Iraq

21 (2004)

13 (1997)

Ireland

4 (many repeaters) (2001)

4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001)

Isle of Man

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

Israel

17 (plus 36 repeaters) (1995)

17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995)

Italy

358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)

Jamaica

7 (1997)

Japan

211 (plus 7,341 repeaters); 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

-

commercial satellite television system, with 16 channels (1997)

Jordan

20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995)

Kazakhstan

12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)

12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)

Kenya

8 (2001)

8 (1997)

Kiribati

1 (possibly inactive) (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

43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (2005)

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

Kuwait

13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997)

Kyrgyzstan

7 (1 countrywide and 6 regional stations) (2006)

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

Laos

7 (includes 1 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 4 repeaters) (2001)

2 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2000)

Libya

12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999)

12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1998)

Liechtenstein

NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997)

Lithuania

27 (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)

-

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

-

31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)

Madagascar

1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)

1 (plus 36 repeaters) (1997)

Malawi

1 (2001)

1 (1999)

Malaysia

88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006)

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

Maldives

1 (2006)

1 (1997)

Mali

1 (plus repeaters) (2001)

1 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

Malta

5 (2006)

6 (2000)

Marshall Islands

2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a 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 (cable TV also available) (2004)

2 (1997)

Moldova

40 (2006)

1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)

Monaco

5 (1998)

Mongolia

456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006)

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

Montenegro

13 (2004)

-

Montserrat

1 (1997)

Morocco

35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)

Mozambique

1 (2000)

Namibia

8 (plus about 20 repeaters) (1997)

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 4 Venezuelan channels) (2003)

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 repeaters) (1997)

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

New Zealand

41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997)

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

Nicaragua

3 (plus 7 repeaters) (1997)

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

Niger

3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2002)

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

Nigeria

3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001)

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 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005)

1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)

Northern Mariana Islands

1 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 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 repeaters) (1999)

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

Pakistan

20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006)

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; 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

233 (plus 1,480 CATV networks) (2006)

31 (1997)

Pitcairn Islands

-

0 (1997)

Poland

40 (2006)

179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)

Portugal

62 (plus 166 repeaters; 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 3 repeaters) (2001)

2 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

Reunion

-

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 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005)

0 (1997)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003)

1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)

Saint Lucia

2 (1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel) (2003)

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

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

0 (2 repeaters 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 3 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 (2001)

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 (2006)

6 (2000)

Slovakia

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

38 (plus 864 repeaters) (1995)

Slovenia

31 (2006)

48 (2001)

Solomon Islands

-

0 (1997)

Somalia

4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 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; includes 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

14 (2006)

21 (1997)

Sudan

3 (1997)

Suriname

3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000)

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 2 repeaters) (1997)

29 (plus two repeaters) (1997)

Tajikistan

6 (2006)

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)

Timor-Leste

1 (Timor-Leste has a state-run media oversight authority that oversees at least 1 television station)

-

Togo

3 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)

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 received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003)

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

Tuvalu

0 (2004)

0 (1997)

Uganda

8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)

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

Ukraine

647 (2006)

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

8 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006)

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 (2005)

0 (1997)

Wallis and Futuna

2 (2000)

West Bank

8 (2005)

NA

Western Sahara

NA

World

NA

Yemen

7 (plus several repeaters) (1997)

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 (2001)

9 (1997)

Zimbabwe

16 (1997)

	Television broadcast stations (2007)	Television broadcast stations (2001)
Afghanistan	at least 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006)	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	0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)	-
Albania	65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005)	9 (plus 264 repeaters) (1995)
Algeria	46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)	46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)
American Samoa	1 (2006)	1 (1997)
Andorra	0 (1997)	0 (1997)
Angola	6 (2000)	7 (1999)
Anguilla	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Antarctica	1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - 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)	2 (1997)
Argentina	42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)	42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)
Armenia	48 (private television stations alongside 2 public networks; major Russian channels widely available) (2006)	4 (1998)
Aruba	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Australia	104 (1997)	104 (1997)
Austria	10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)	45 (plus 960 repeaters) (1995)
Azerbaijan	2 (1997)	2 (1997)
Bahamas, The	2 (2006)	1 (1997)
Bahrain	4 (1997)	4 (1997)
Bangladesh	15 (1999)	15 (1999)
Barbados	1 (plus 2 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	5 (2006)	2 (1997)
Benin	1 (2001)	2 (one privately-owned) (1997)
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)	0 (1997)
Brazil	138 (1997)	138 (1997)
British Indian Ocean Territory	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
British Virgin Islands	1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997)	1 (plus one cable company) (1997)
Brunei	4 (includes 2 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	9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006)	5 (1999)
Cameroon	1 (2001)	1 (1998)
Canada	80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)	80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)
Cape Verde	1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001)	1 (1997)
Cayman Islands	4 with cable system (2004)	NA
Central African Republic	1 (2001)	NA
Chad	1 (2001)	1 (1997)
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 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006)	NA
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	NA	0 (1997)
Colombia	60 (1997)	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 (2001)	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 (1998)	14 (1999)
Croatia	36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995)	36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)
Cuba	58 (1997)	58 (1997)
Cyprus	area under government control: 8 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 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	0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)	-
Djibouti	1 (2001)	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)
Ecuador	7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000)	15 (including one station on the Galapagos Islands) (1997)
Egypt	98 (September 1995)	98 (September 1995)
El Salvador	5 (1997)	5 (1997)
Equatorial Guinea	1 (2001)	1 (1997)
Eritrea	2 (2006)	1 (2000)
Estonia	3 (2001)	31 (plus five repeaters) (September 1995)
Ethiopia	1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001)	25 (1999)
European Union	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); cable television is available in Stanley (2006)	2 (operated by the British Forces Broadcasting Service) (1997)
Faroe Islands	3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995)	3 (plus 43 low-power repeaters) (September 1995)
Fiji	NA	NA
Finland	120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)	130 (plus 385 repeaters) (1995)
France	584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)	584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
French Guiana	-	3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)
French Polynesia	7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)	7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Gabon	4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)	4 (plus five low-power repeaters) (1997)
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)	11 (1999)
Gibraltar	1 (plus 3 repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997)
Greece	36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); also 2 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 (plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) 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)
Guam	3 (2006)	5 (1997)
Guatemala	26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)	26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)
Guernsey	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Guinea	6 (2001)	6 (1997)
Guinea-Bissau	NA (2005)	2 (1997)
Guyana	3 (1 public station; 2 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 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2006)	4 (plus two repeaters) (1997)
Hungary	35 (plus 161 repeaters) (1995)	35 (plus 161 low-power repeaters) (1995)
Iceland	14 (plus 156 repeaters) (1997)	14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997)
India	562 (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 (11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local transmitters) (2006)	41 (1999)
Iran	28 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)	28 (plus 450 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Iraq	21 (2004)	13 (1997)
Ireland	4 (many 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 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); 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	-	commercial satellite television system, with 16 channels (1997)
Jordan	20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995)	20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995)
Kazakhstan	12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)	12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)
Kenya	8 (2001)	8 (1997)
Kiribati	1 (possibly inactive) (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	43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (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	7 (1 countrywide and 6 regional stations) (2006)	NA (repeater stations throughout the country relay programs from Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkey) (1997)
Laos	7 (includes 1 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 4 repeaters) (2001)	2 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2000)
Libya	12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999)	12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1998)
Liechtenstein	NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997)	NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997)
Lithuania	27 (may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations) (2001)	20 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)
Luxembourg	5 (1999)	5 (1999)
Macau	1 (2006)	0 (receives Hong Kong broadcasts) (1997)
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) (1997)
Malawi	1 (2001)	1 (1999)
Malaysia	88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006)	27 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (1999)
Maldives	1 (2006)	1 (1997)
Mali	1 (plus repeaters) (2001)	1 (plus two repeaters) (1997)
Malta	5 (2006)	6 (2000)
Marshall Islands	2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a 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)	236 (plus repeaters) (1997)
Micronesia, Federated States of	3 (cable TV also available) (2004)	2 (1997)
Moldova	40 (2006)	1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)
Monaco	5 (1998)	5 (1998)
Mongolia	456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006)	4 (plus 18 provincial repeaters and many low powered repeaters) (1999)
Montenegro	13 (2004)	-
Montserrat	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Morocco	35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)	35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)
Mozambique	1 (2000)	1 (2000)
Namibia	8 (plus about 20 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 4 Venezuelan channels) (2003)	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 repeaters) (1997)	6 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1997)
New Zealand	41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997)	41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Nicaragua	3 (plus 7 repeaters) (1997)	3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)
Niger	3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2002)	10 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)
Nigeria	3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001)	2 government-controlled; note - in addition, in 1993, 14 licenses to operate private television stations were granted (1999)
Niue	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Norfolk Island	1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005)	1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)
Northern Mariana Islands	1 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 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 repeaters) (1999)	13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999)
Pakistan	20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006)	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; stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned) (2004)	3 (1997)
Paraguay	5 (2003)	4 (2001)
Peru	13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)	13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)
Philippines	233 (plus 1,480 CATV networks) (2006)	31 (1997)
Pitcairn Islands	-	0 (1997)
Poland	40 (2006)	179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)
Portugal	62 (plus 166 repeaters; 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 3 repeaters) (2001)	2 (plus three repeaters) (1997)
Reunion	-	22 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Romania	48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995)	48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995)
Russia	7,306 (1998)	7,306 (1998)
Rwanda	2 (2004)	2 (1997)
Saint Helena	0 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005)	0 (1997)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003)	1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)
Saint Lucia	2 (1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel) (2003)	3 (of which two are commercial stations and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (1997)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	0 (2 repeaters 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 3 repeaters) (2004)	1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)
Samoa	2 (2002)	6 (1997)
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 (2001)	2 (1997)
Saudi Arabia	117 (1997)	117 (1997)
Senegal	1 (1997)	1 (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 (2006)	6 (2000)
Slovakia	80 (national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67) (2004)	38 (plus 864 repeaters) (1995)
Slovenia	31 (2006)	48 (2001)
Solomon Islands	-	0 (1997)
Somalia	4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa) (2001)	1 (1997)
South Africa	556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)	556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	0 (2003)	0 (1997)
Spain	224 (plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 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	14 (2006)	21 (1997)
Sudan	3 (1997)	3 (1997)
Suriname	3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000)	3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000)
Svalbard	NA	NA
Swaziland	12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)	10 (2000)
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 2 repeaters) (1997)	29 (plus two repeaters) (1997)
Tajikistan	6 (2006)	0 (there are, however, repeaters that relay programs from Russia, Iran, and Turkey) (1997)
Tanzania	3 (1999)	3 (1999)
Thailand	111 (2006)	5 (all in Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997)
Timor-Leste	1 (Timor-Leste has a state-run media oversight authority that oversees at least 1 television station)	-
Togo	3 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)	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)	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 received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003)	0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; cable television is established) (1997)
Tuvalu	0 (2004)	0 (1997)
Uganda	8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)	8 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)
Ukraine	647 (2006)	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)	26 (plus ten low-power repeaters for the Montevideo station) (1997)
Uzbekistan	8 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006)	4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, and Tadzhik programs) (1997)
Vanuatu	1 (2004)	1 (1997)
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 (1997)
Wake Island	0 (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 repeaters) (1997)	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 (2001)	9 (1997)
Zimbabwe	16 (1997)	16 (1997)