|
Country
|
Television broadcast stations
|
|
Afghanistan
|
at least 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006)
|
|
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)
|
|
Algeria
|
46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
American Samoa
|
1 (2006)
|
|
Andorra
|
0 (1997)
|
|
Angola
|
6 (2000)
|
|
Anguilla
|
1 (1997)
|
|
Antarctica
|
1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only) (2002)
|
|
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)
|
|
Aruba
|
1 (1997)
|
|
Australia
|
104 (1997)
|
|
Austria
|
10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
2 (1997)
|
|
Bahamas, The
|
2 (2006)
|
|
Bahrain
|
4 (1997)
|
|
Bangladesh
|
15 (1999)
|
|
Barbados
|
1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004)
|
|
Belarus
|
47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Belgium
|
25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Belize
|
5 (2006)
|
|
Benin
|
1 (2001)
|
|
Bermuda
|
3 (2005)
|
|
Bhutan
|
1 (2006)
|
|
Bolivia
|
48 (1997)
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995)
|
|
Botswana
|
1 (2001)
|
|
Brazil
|
138 (1997)
|
|
British Indian Ocean Territory
|
1 (1997)
|
|
British Virgin Islands
|
1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997)
|
|
Brunei
|
4 (includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service) (2006)
|
|
Bulgaria
|
39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)
|
|
Burkina Faso
|
1 (2002)
|
|
Burma
|
2 (2004)
|
|
Burundi
|
1 (2001)
|
|
Cambodia
|
9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006)
|
|
Cameroon
|
1 (2002)
|
|
Canada
|
80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Cape Verde
|
1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2002)
|
|
Cayman Islands
|
4 with cable system (2004)
|
|
Central African Republic
|
1 (2001)
|
|
Chad
|
1 (2002)
|
|
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)
|
|
Christmas Island
|
0 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006)
|
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
NA
|
|
Colombia
|
60 (1997)
|
|
Comoros
|
NA
|
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
4 (2001)
|
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
1 (2002)
|
|
Cook Islands
|
1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)
|
|
Costa Rica
|
20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)
|
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
14 (1999)
|
|
Croatia
|
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)
|
|
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 (2002)
|
|
Dominica
|
1 (2004)
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
25 (2003)
|
|
East Timor
|
1 (East Timor has a state-run media oversight authority that oversees at least 1 television station)
|
|
Ecuador
|
7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001)
|
|
Egypt
|
98 (September 1995)
|
|
El Salvador
|
5 (1997)
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
1 (2002)
|
|
Eritrea
|
2 (2006)
|
|
Estonia
|
3 (2001)
|
|
Ethiopia
|
1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2002)
|
|
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)
|
|
Faroe Islands
|
3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995)
|
|
Fiji
|
NA
|
|
Finland
|
120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)
|
|
France
|
584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
French Polynesia
|
7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Gabon
|
4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)
|
|
Gambia, The
|
1 (government-owned) (1997)
|
|
Gaza Strip
|
1 (2005)
|
|
Georgia
|
12 (plus repeaters) (1998)
|
|
Germany
|
373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Ghana
|
10 (2001)
|
|
Gibraltar
|
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Greece
|
36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); also 2 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)
|
|
Grenada
|
2 (1997)
|
|
Guam
|
3 (2006)
|
|
Guatemala
|
26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Guernsey
|
1 (1997)
|
|
Guinea
|
6 (2001)
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
NA (2005)
|
|
Guyana
|
3 (1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997)
|
|
Haiti
|
2 (plus a cable TV service) (1997)
|
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
1 (2005)
|
|
Honduras
|
11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Hong Kong
|
55 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2006)
|
|
Hungary
|
35 (plus 161 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Iceland
|
14 (plus 156 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
India
|
562 (1997)
|
|
Indonesia
|
54 local TV stations (11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local transmitters) (2006)
|
|
Iran
|
28 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Iraq
|
21 (2004)
|
|
Ireland
|
4 (many repeaters) (2001)
|
|
Isle of Man
|
0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
|
|
Israel
|
17 (plus 36 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)
|
|
Jersey
|
2 (1997)
|
|
Jordan
|
20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
|
|
Kenya
|
8 (2002)
|
|
Kiribati
|
1 (possibly inactive) (2002)
|
|
Korea, North
|
4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003)
|
|
Korea, South
|
43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (2005)
|
|
Kuwait
|
13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997)
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
7 (1 countrywide and 6 regional stations) (2006)
|
|
Laos
|
7 (includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi) (2006)
|
|
Latvia
|
44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Lebanon
|
15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Lesotho
|
1 (2000)
|
|
Liberia
|
1 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)
|
|
Libya
|
12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999)
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997)
|
|
Lithuania
|
27 (may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations) (2001)
|
|
Luxembourg
|
5 (1999)
|
|
Macau
|
1 (2006)
|
|
Macedonia
|
31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Madagascar
|
1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)
|
|
Malawi
|
1 (2001)
|
|
Malaysia
|
88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006)
|
|
Maldives
|
1 (2006)
|
|
Mali
|
1 (plus repeaters) (2001)
|
|
Malta
|
5 (2006)
|
|
Marshall Islands
|
2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro) (2005)
|
|
Mauritania
|
1 (2002)
|
|
Mauritius
|
2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Mayotte
|
3 (2001)
|
|
Mexico
|
236 (plus repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
3 (cable TV also available) (2004)
|
|
Moldova
|
40 (2004)
|
|
Monaco
|
5 (1998)
|
|
Mongolia
|
456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006)
|
|
Montenegro
|
13 (2004)
|
|
Montserrat
|
1 (1997)
|
|
Morocco
|
35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Mozambique
|
1 (2001)
|
|
Namibia
|
8 (plus about 20 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) (2004)
|
|
New Caledonia
|
6 (plus 25 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
New Zealand
|
41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Nicaragua
|
3 (plus 7 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Niger
|
3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2002)
|
|
Nigeria
|
3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2002)
|
|
Niue
|
1 (1997)
|
|
Norfolk Island
|
1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
|
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
1 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006)
|
|
Norway
|
360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Oman
|
13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999)
|
|
Pakistan
|
20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006)
|
|
Palau
|
1 (cable) (2005)
|
|
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)
|
|
Paraguay
|
5 (2003)
|
|
Peru
|
13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Philippines
|
233 (plus 1,480 CATV networks) (2006)
|
|
Poland
|
40 (2006)
|
|
Portugal
|
62 (plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands) (1995)
|
|
Puerto Rico
|
32 (2006)
|
|
Qatar
|
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001)
|
|
Romania
|
48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Russia
|
7,306 (1998)
|
|
Rwanda
|
2 (2004)
|
|
Saint Helena
|
0 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005)
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2004)
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
2 (1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel) (2004)
|
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
0 (2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997)
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2004)
|
|
Samoa
|
2 (2002)
|
|
San Marino
|
1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997)
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
2 (2002)
|
|
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)
|
|
Slovakia
|
80 (national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67) (2004)
|
|
Slovenia
|
31 (2006)
|
|
Somalia
|
4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa) (2001)
|
|
South Africa
|
556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)
|
|
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|
0 (2003)
|
|
Spain
|
224 (plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands) (1995)
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
14 (2006)
|
|
Sudan
|
3 (1997)
|
|
Suriname
|
3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000)
|
|
Svalbard
|
NA
|
|
Swaziland
|
12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)
|
|
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)
|
|
Tajikistan
|
6 (2006)
|
|
Tanzania
|
3 (1999)
|
|
Thailand
|
111 (2006)
|
|
Togo
|
3 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Tonga
|
3 (2004)
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
6 (2005)
|
|
Tunisia
|
26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Turkey
|
635 (plus 2,934 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
4 (government-owned and programmed) (2004)
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
0 (broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2004)
|
|
Tuvalu
|
0 (2004)
|
|
Uganda
|
8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)
|
|
Ukraine
|
647 (2006)
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
15 (2004)
|
|
United Kingdom
|
228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
United States
|
2,218 (2006)
|
|
Uruguay
|
62 (2005)
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
8 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2003)
|
|
Vanuatu
|
1 (2004)
|
|
Venezuela
|
66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Vietnam
|
6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)
|
|
Virgin Islands
|
5 (2006)
|
|
Wake Island
|
0 (2005)
|
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
2 (2000)
|
|
West Bank
|
8 (2005)
|
|
Western Sahara
|
NA
|
|
World
|
NA
|
|
Yemen
|
7 (plus several repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Zambia
|
9 (2002)
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
16 (1997)
|
