|
 |
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) |
|
 |
American Virgin Islands |
5 (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) |
|
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Bahrain |
4 (1997) |
|
 |
Bangladesh |
15 (1999) |
|
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Barbados |
1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004) |
|
 |
Belarus |
47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995) |
|
 |
Belgium |
25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997) |
|
 |
Belize |
5 (2006) |
|
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Benin |
1 (2001) |
|
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Bermuda |
3 (2005) |
|
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Bhutan |
1 (2006) |
|
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Bolivia |
48 (1997) |
|
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995) |
|
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Botswana |
1 (2001) |
|
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Brazil |
138 (1997) |
|
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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) |
|
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Bulgaria |
39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001) |
|
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Burkina Faso |
1 (2002) |
|
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Burma |
2 (2004) |
|
|
Burma |
2 (2004) |
|
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Burundi |
1 (2001) |
|
 |
Cambodia |
9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006) |
|
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Cameroon |
1 (2001) |
|
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Canada |
80 (plus many repeaters) (1997) |
|
 |
Cape Verde |
1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001) |
|
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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 |
NA |
|
 |
Colombia |
60 (1997) |
|
 |
Comoros |
NA |
|
 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
4 (2001) |
|
 |
Congo, Republic of the |
1 (2001) |
|
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Cook Islands |
1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004) |
|
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Costa Rica |
20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002) |
|
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Cote d'Ivoire |
14 (1998) |
|
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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 |
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) |
|
 |
Dominica |
1 (2004) |
|
 |
Dominican Republic |
25 (2003) |
|
 |
Ecuador |
7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000) |
|
 |
Egypt |
98 (September 1995) |
|
 |
El Salvador |
5 (1997) |
|
 |
Equatorial Guinea |
1 (2001) |
|
 |
Eritrea |
2 (2006) |
|
 |
Estonia |
3 (2001) |
|
 |
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) |
|
 |
France |
584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995) |
|
 |
French Guiana |
3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997) |
|
 |
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) |
|
 |
Guadeloupe |
5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (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 (2001) |
|
 |
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) |
|
 |
Martinique |
11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997) |
|
 |
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 (2006) |
|
 |
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 (2000) |
|
 |
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) (2003) |
|
 |
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) (2001) |
|
 |
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) |
|
 |
Pitcairn Islands |
0 (1997) |
|
 |
Poland |
40 (2006) |
|
 |
Portugal |
62 (plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands) (1995) |
|
 |
Puerto Rico |
32 (2006) |
|
 |
Qatar |
1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001) |
|
 |
Reunion |
35 (plus 18 low-power 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) (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 |
