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| This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use. |
| Land |
Fernsehsender |
Fernsehempfänger |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Afghanistan |
at least 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006) |
100,000 (1999) |
|
|
Ägypten |
98 (September 1995) |
7.7 million (1997) |
|
|
Akrotiri |
0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) |
|
|
|
Albanien |
65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005) |
700,000 (2001) |
|
|
Algerien |
46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995) |
3.1 million (1997) |
|
|
Amerikanische Jungferninseln |
5 (2006) |
68,000 (1997) |
|
|
Amerikanisch-Samoa |
1 (2006) |
14,000 (1997) |
|
|
Andorra |
0 (1997) |
27,000 (1997) |
|
|
Angola |
6 (2000) |
196,000 (2000) |
|
|
Anguilla |
1 (1997) |
1,000 (1997) |
|
|
Antarktika |
1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only) (2002) |
several hundred at McMurdo Station (US) note: information for US bases only (2001) |
|
|
Antigua und Barbuda |
2 (1997) |
31,000 (1997) |
|
|
Äquatorialguinea |
1 (2001) |
4,000 (1997) |
|
|
Argentinien |
42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997) |
7.95 million (1997) |
|
|
Armenien |
48 (private television stations alongside 2 public networks; major Russian channels widely available) (2006) |
825,000 (1997) |
|
|
Aruba |
1 (1997) |
20,000 (1997) |
|
|
Aserbaidschan |
2 (1997) |
170,000 (1997) |
|
|
Äthiopien |
1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001) |
682,000 (2002) |
|
|
Australien |
104 (1997) |
10.15 million (1997) |
|
|
Bahamas |
2 (2006) |
67,000 (1997) |
|
|
Bahrain |
4 (1997) |
275,000 (1997) |
|
|
Bangladesch |
15 (1999) |
770,000 (1997) |
|
|
Barbados |
1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004) |
76,000 (1997) |
|
|
Belarus |
47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995) |
2.52 million (1997) |
|
|
Belgien |
25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997) |
4.72 million (1997) |
|
|
Belize |
5 (2006) |
41,000 (1997) |
|
|
Benin |
1 (2001) |
66,000 (2000) |
|
|
Bermuda |
3 (2005) |
66,000 (1997) |
|
|
Bhutan |
1 (2006) |
11,000 (1997) |
|
|
Bolivien |
48 (1997) |
900,000 (1997) |
|
|
Bosnien und Herzegowina |
33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995) |
NA |
|
|
Botsuana |
1 (2001) |
31,000 (1997) |
|
|
Brasilien |
138 (1997) |
36.5 million (1997) |
|
|
Britische Jungferninseln |
1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997) |
4,000 (1997) |
|
|
Britisches Territorium im Indischen Ozean |
1 (1997) |
NA |
|
|
Brunei Darussalam |
4 (includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service) (2006) |
201,900 (1998) |
|
|
Bulgarien |
39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001) |
3.31 million (1997) |
|
|
Burkina Faso |
1 (2002) |
131,340 (2002) |
|
|
Burma |
2 (2004) |
320,000 (2000) |
|
|
Burundi |
1 (2001) |
25,000 (1997) |
|
|
Chile |
63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997) |
3.15 million (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) |
400 million (1997) |
|
|
Cookinseln |
1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004) |
4,000 (1997) |
|
|
Costa Rica |
20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002) |
525,000 (1997) |
|
|
Côte d´Ivoire |
14 (1998) |
1.09 million (2000) |
|
|
Dänemark |
26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998) |
3.121 million (1997) |
|
|
Deutschland |
373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995) |
51.4 million (1998) |
|
|
Dhekelia |
0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) |
|
|
|
Dominica |
1 (2004) |
6,000 (1997) |
|
|
Dominikanische Republik |
25 (2003) |
770,000 (1997) |
|
|
Dschibuti |
1 (2001) |
28,000 (1997) |
|
|
Ecuador |
7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000) |
2.5 million (2001) |
|
|
El Salvador |
5 (1997) |
600,000 (1990) |
|
|
Eritrea |
2 (2006) |
1,000 (1997) |
|
|
Estland |
3 (2001) |
605,000 (1997) |
|
|
Europäische Union |
2,700 (1995); note - sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters; there is also a European-wide station (Eurovision) |
|
|
|
Falklandinseln |
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) |
1,000 (1997) |
|
|
Färöer |
3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995) |
15,000 (1997) |
|
|
Fidschi |
NA |
88,110 (1999) |
|
|
Finnland |
120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999) |
3.2 million (1997) |
|
|
Frankreich |
584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995) |
34.8 million (1997) |
|
|
Französisch-Polynesien |
7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997) |
40,000 (1997) |
|
|
Gabun |
4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001) |
63,000 (1997) |
|
|
Gambia |
1 (government-owned) (1997) |
5,000 (2000) |
|
|
Gazastreifen |
1 (2005) |
NA; note - most Palestinian households have televisions (1997) |
|
|
Georgien |
12 (plus repeaters) (1998) |
2.57 million (1997) |
|
|
Ghana |
10 (2001) |
1.9 million (2001) |
|
|
Gibraltar |
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (1997) |
10,000 (1997) |
|
|
Grenada |
2 (1997) |
33,000 (1997) |
|
|
Griechenland |
36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); also 2 stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (1995) |
2.54 million (1997) |
|
|
Grönland |
1 (plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) stations (1997) |
30,000 (1998 est.) |
|
|
Großbritannien |
228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995) |
30.5 million (1997) |
|
|
Guam |
3 (2006) |
106,000 (1997) |
|
|
Guatemala |
26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997) |
1.323 million (1997) |
|
|
Guernsey |
1 (1997) |
NA |
|
|
Guinea |
6 (2001) |
85,000 (1997) |
|
|
Guinea-Bissau |
NA (2005) |
NA |
|
|
Guyana |
3 (1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997) |
46,000 (1997) |
|
|
Haiti |
2 (plus a cable TV service) (1997) |
38,000 (1997) |
|
|
Honduras |
11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997) |
570,000 (1997) |
|
|
Hongkong |
55 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2006) |
1.84 million (1997) |
|
|
Indien |
562 (1997) |
63 million (1997) |
|
|
Indonesien |
54 local TV stations (11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local transmitters) (2006) |
13.75 million (1997) |
|
|
Insel Man |
0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999) |
27,490 (1999) |
|
|
Irak |
21 (2004) |
1.75 million (1997) |
|
|
Iran |
28 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997) |
4.61 million (1997) |
|
|
Irland |
4 (many repeaters) (2001) |
1.82 million (2001) |
|
|
Island |
14 (plus 156 repeaters) (1997) |
98,000 (1997) |
|
|
Israel |
17 (plus 36 repeaters) (1995) |
1.69 million (1997) |
|
|
Italien |
358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995) |
30.3 million (1997) |
|
|
Jamaika |
7 (1997) |
460,000 (1997) |
|
|
Japan |
211 (plus 7,341 repeaters); in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999) |
86.5 million (1997) |
|
|
Jemen |
7 (plus several repeaters) (1997) |
470,000 (1997) |
|
|
Jersey |
2 (1997) |
NA |
|
|
Jordanien |
20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995) |
500,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kaimaninseln |
4 with cable system (2004) |
7,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kambodscha |
9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006) |
94,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kamerun |
1 (2001) |
450,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kanada |
80 (plus many repeaters) (1997) |
21.5 million (1997) |
|
|
Kap Verde |
1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001) |
15,000 (2002 est.) |
|
|
Kasachstan |
12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998) |
3.88 million (1997) |
|
|
Katar |
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001) |
230,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kenia |
8 (2001) |
730,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kirgisistan |
7 (1 countrywide and 6 regional stations) (2006) |
210,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kiribati |
1 (possibly inactive) (2002) |
1,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kokosinseln (Keelinginseln) |
NA |
NA |
|
|
Kolumbien |
60 (1997) |
4.59 million (1997) |
|
|
Komoren |
NA |
1,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kongo |
1 (2001) |
33,000 (1997) |
|
|
Kongo, Demokratische Republik |
4 (2001) |
6.478 million (1997) |
|
|
Korea, Demokratische Volksrepublik |
4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003) |
1.2 million (1997) |
|
|
Korea, Republik |
43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (2005) |
15.9 million (1997) |
|
|
Kroatien |
36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995) |
1.22 million (1997) |
|
|
Kuba |
58 (1997) |
2.64 million (1997) |
|
|
Kuwait |
13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997) |
875,000 (1997) |
|
|
Laos |
7 (includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi) (2006) |
52,000 (1997) |
|
|
Lesotho |
1 (2000) |
NA |
|
|
Lettland |
44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995) |
1.22 million (1997) |
|
|
Libanon |
15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995) |
1.18 million (1997) |
|
|
Liberia |
1 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001) |
70,000 (1997) |
|
|
Libyen |
12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999) |
730,000 (1997) |
|
|
Liechtenstein |
NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997) |
12,000 (1997) |
|
|
Litauen |
27 (may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations) (2001) |
1.7 million (1997) |
|
|
Luxemburg |
5 (1999) |
285,000 (1998 est.) |
|
|
Macau |
1 (2006) |
49,000 (1997) |
|
|
Madagaskar |
1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001) |
325,000 (1997) |
|
|
Malawi |
1 (2001) |
NA |
|
|
Malaysia |
88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006) |
10.8 million (1999) |
|
|
Malediven |
1 (2006) |
10,000 (1999) |
|
|
Mali |
1 (plus repeaters) (2001) |
45,000 (1997) |
|
|
Malta |
5 (2006) |
280,000 (1997) |
|
|
Marokko |
35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995) |
3.1 million (1997) |
|
|
Marshallinseln |
2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro) (2005) |
NA |
|
|
Mauretanien |
1 (2002) |
98,000 (2001) |
|
|
Mauritius |
2 (plus several repeaters) (1997) |
258,000 (1997) |
|
|
Mayotte |
3 (2001) |
3,500 (1994) |
|
|
Mazedonien |
31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995) |
510,000 (1997) |
|
|
Mexiko |
236 (plus repeaters) (1997) |
25.6 million (1997) |
|
|
Mikronesien |
3 (cable TV also available) (2004) |
2,800 (1999) |
|
|
Moldau |
40 (2006) |
1.26 million (1997) |
|
|
Monaco |
5 (1998) |
25,000 (1997) |
|
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Mongolei |
456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006) |
168,800 (1999) |
|
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Montenegro |
13 (2004) |
|
|
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Montserrat |
1 (1997) |
3,000 (1997) |
|
|
Mosambik |
1 (2000) |
67,600 (2000) |
|
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Myanmar |
2 (2004) |
320,000 (2000) |
|
|
Namibia |
8 (plus about 20 repeaters) (1997) |
60,000 (1997) |
|
|
Nauru |
1 (1997) |
500 (1997) |
|
|
Nepal |
1 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998) |
130,000 (1997) |
|
|
Neukaledonien |
6 (plus 25 repeaters) (1997) |
52,000 (1997) |
|
|
Neuseeland |
41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997) |
1.926 million (1997) |
|
|
Nicaragua |
3 (plus 7 repeaters) (1997) |
320,000 (1997) |
|
|
Niederlande |
21 (plus 26 repeaters) (1995) |
8.1 million (1997) |
|
|
Niederländische Antillen |
3 (there is also a cable service, which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and 4 Venezuelan channels) (2003) |
69,000 (1997) |
|
|
Niger |
3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2002) |
125,000 (1997) |
|
|
Nigeria |
3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001) |
6.9 million (1997) |
|
|
Niue |
1 (1997) |
NA |
|
|
Nördliche Marianen |
1 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006) |
NA |
|
|
Norfolkinsel |
1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005) |
1,200 (1996) |
|
|
Norwegen |
360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995) |
2.03 million (1997) |
|
|
Oman |
13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999) |
1.6 million (1997) |
|
|
Österreich |
10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001) |
4.25 million (1997) |
|
|
Pakistan |
20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) |
3.1 million (1997) |
