FIELD LISTING :: TELEVISION BROADCAST STATIONS
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan |
16 (1 state-run station and 15 registered private stations) (2009) |
| 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 |
1 (2009) |
| 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 |
9 (2010) |
| Azerbaijan |
10 (2010) |
| Bahamas, The |
2 (2006) |
| Bahrain |
4 (1997) |
| Bangladesh |
17 (2009) |
| Barbados |
1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004) |
| Belarus |
47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995) |
| Belgium |
25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997) |
| Belize |
7 (2008) |
| Benin |
6 (2007) |
| Bermuda |
3 (2005) |
| Bhutan |
1 (2007) |
| Bolivia |
48 (1997) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
33 (1995) |
| Botswana |
2 (1 state-owned, 1 private) (2007) |
| 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 |
3 (1 national, 2 private) |
| Burma |
4 (2008) |
| Burundi |
1 (2001) |
| Cabo Verde |
1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001) |
| Cambodia |
9 (2009) |
| Cameroon |
1 (2001) |
| Canada |
148 (2007) |
| Cayman Islands |
4 with cable system (2004) |
| Central African Republic |
1 (2001) |
| Chad |
1 (2001) |
| 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 |
4 (2007) |
| Colombia |
60 (1997) |
| Comoros |
NA |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
4 (2001) |
| Congo, Republic of the |
1 (2001) |
| Cook Islands |
1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004) |
| Costa Rica |
20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002) |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
14 (1998) |
| Croatia |
36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995) |
| Cuba |
58 (1997) |
| Cyprus |
area under government control: 8 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004) |
| Czech Republic |
71 (2008) |
| Denmark |
172 (2008) |
| Dhekelia |
0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) |
| Djibouti |
1 (2001) |
| Dominica |
1 (2004) |
| Dominican Republic |
25 (2003) |
| Ecuador |
7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000) |
| Egypt |
64 (2010) |
| El Salvador |
5 (1997) |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1 (2001) |
| Eritrea |
2 (2006) |
| Estonia |
15 (2008) |
| Ethiopia |
1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001) |
| 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); note - on 1 September 2007, Finland began broadcasting all television signals digitally; analog broadcasts via cable networks were discontinued 29 February 2008 |
| 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 (2008) |
| Georgia |
12 (plus repeaters) (1998) |
| Germany |
373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995) |
| Ghana |
7 (2007) |
| Gibraltar |
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (1997) |
| Greece |
36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); also 2 stations in the American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (1995) |
| Greenland |
1 (plus some local low-power stations, and 3 American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) stations (1997) |
| Grenada |
2 (2009) |
| Guam |
3 (2006) |
| Guatemala |
26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997) |
| Guernsey |
1 (1997) |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1 (2007) |
| Guinea |
6 (2001) |
| 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 (2008) |
| Honduras |
11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997) |
| Hong Kong |
2 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2009) |
| Hungary |
95 (2008) |
| Iceland |
14 (plus 156 repeaters) (1997) |
| India |
1,400 (2009) |
| Indonesia |
54 local TV stations (11 national TV networks; each with its group of local transmitters) (2006) |
| Iran |
29 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997) |
| Iraq |
28 (2009) |
| Ireland |
4 (many repeaters) (2008) |
| Isle of Man |
0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999) |
| Israel |
7 (2009) |
| Italy |
358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995) |
| Jamaica |
7 (1997) |
| Japan |
211; note - in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999) |
| Jersey |
2 (UK television carried by local relays with a switch to digital broadcasts scheduled for 2010) (2008) |
| Jordan |
4 (2009) |
| Kazakhstan |
12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998) |
| Kenya |
8 (2008) |
| 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 |
57 (plus 103 cable operators and 119 relay cable operators) (2008) |
| Kuwait |
13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997) |
| Kyrgyzstan |
8 (2 countrywide and 6 regional stations; state-owned); note - there are about 20 private TV stations, most of which rebroadcast other channels (2007) |
| Laos |
28 (2010) |
| Latvia |
37 (plus 31 repeaters) (2008) |
| Lebanon |
12 (2009) |
| Lesotho |
1 (2007) |
| Liberia |
5 (plus 4 repeaters) (2007) |
| Libya |
12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999) |
| Liechtenstein |
NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997) |
| Lithuania |
44 (may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations) (2008) |
| Luxembourg |
5 (1999) |
| Macau |
1 (2009) |
| Macedonia |
76 (2009) |
| Madagascar |
1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001) |
| Malawi |
1 (2001) |
| Malaysia |
88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006) |
| Maldives |
2 (2009) |
| Mali |
2 (plus repeaters) (2007) |
| Malta |
6 (2009) |
| 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) |
| Mexico |
729 (2009) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
3 (cable TV also available) (2004) |
| Moldova |
40 (2006) |
| Monaco |
5 (1998) |
| Mongolia |
99 (2009) |
| Montenegro |
13 (2004) |
| Montserrat |
1 (1997) |
| Morocco |
8 (2009) |
| Mozambique |
4 (2008) |
| Namibia |
2 (2007) |
| Nauru |
1 (1997) |
| Nepal |
9 (plus 9 repeaters) (2008) |
| Netherlands |
342 (2009) |
| New Caledonia |
6 (plus 25 repeaters) (1997) |
| New Zealand |
41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997) |
| Nicaragua |
16 (2009) |
| Nigeria |
3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001) |
| Niger |
5 (2007) |
| 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 |
69 (2008) |
| 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 |
6 (2009) |
| Peru |
13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997) |
| Philippines |
297 (plus 873 CATV networks) (2008) |
| Poland |
75 (2008) |
| Portugal |
42 (2008) |
| Puerto Rico |
34 (2008) |
| Qatar |
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001) |
| Romania |
623 (plus 200 repeaters) (2006) |
| Russia |
7,306 (1998) |
| Rwanda |
2 (2004) |
| Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha |
0 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003) |
| Saint Lucia |
2 (1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel) (2003) |
| 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 (2001) |
| Saudi Arabia |
117 (1997) |
| Senegal |
7 (2008) |
| Serbia |
138 (2009) |
| Seychelles |
2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997) |
| Sierra Leone |
2 (1999) |
| Singapore |
1 (broadcasting on 8 channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2008) |
| Slovakia |
37 (2008) |
| Slovenia |
31 (2006) |
| Somalia |
4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa) (2001) |
| South Africa |
556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997) |
| South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands |
0 (2003) |
| Spain |
379 (2008) |
| Sri Lanka |
12 (2009) |
| Sudan |
3 (1997) |
| Suriname |
3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000) |
| Svalbard |
NA |
| Swaziland |
12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004) |
| Sweden |
252 (2008) |
| Switzerland |
106 (2007) |
| Syria |
44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995) |
| Taiwan |
76 (5 television networks with 46 digital and 30 analog stations) (2007) |
| Tajikistan |
24 (number of licensed stations with only about 15 active) (2009) |
| Tanzania |
3 (1999) |
| Thailand |
111 (2006) |
| Timor-Leste |
1 (Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster) |
| Togo |
3 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997) |
| Tonga |
3 (2004) |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
6 (2005) |
| Tunisia |
26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995) |
| Turkey |
251 (2009) |
| Turkmenistan |
4 (government-owned and programmed) (2008) |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
0 (broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003) |
| Tuvalu |
0 (2004) |
| Uganda |
8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001) |
| Ukraine |
647 (2006) |
| United Arab Emirates |
15 (2004) |
| United Kingdom |
940 (2008) |
| United States |
2,218 (2006) |
| Uruguay |
62 (2005) |
| Uzbekistan |
28 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent and approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006) |
| Vanuatu |
1 (2004) |
| Venezuela |
66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997) |
| Vietnam |
67 (includes 61 relay, provincial, and city TV stations) (2006) |
| Virgin Islands |
5 (2006) |
| Wake Island |
0 (2005) |
| Wallis and Futuna |
2 (2000) |
| West Bank |
31 (2010) |
| Western Sahara |
NA |
| World |
NA |
| Yemen |
3 (including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen); plus several repeaters (2007) |
| Zambia |
9 (2001) |
| Zimbabwe |
16 (1997) |