This is a list of countries by number of television broadcast stations mostly based on The World Factbook accessed in June 2008.
Rank | Country/Region | Number of television broadcast stations |
Note | Date of Information |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Russia | 7,306 | 1998 | |
2 | 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 |
- | European Union | 2,700 | sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters. | 1995 |
3 | United States | 2,218 | 2006 | |
4 | India | 1,400 | 2009 | |
5 | Ukraine | 647 | 2006 | |
6 | Turkey | 635 | plus 2,934 repeaters | 1995 |
7 | France | 584 | plus 9,676 repeaters | 1995 |
8 | Romania | 575 | plus 5,169 repeaters | 2008 |
9 | South Africa | 556 | plus 144 network repeaters | 1997 |
10 | Mongolia | 456 | including provincial and low-power repeaters | 2006 |
11 | Brazil | 384 | 2009 | |
12 | Germany | 373 | plus 8,042 repeaters | 1995 |
13 | Italy | 358 | plus 4,728 repeaters | 1995 |
14 | Philippines | 250 | plus 1,501 CATV networks | 2007 |
15 | Mexico | 236 | plus repeaters | 1997 |
16 | United Kingdom | 228 | plus 3,523 repeaters | 1995 |
17 | Spain | 224 | plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands | 1995 |
18 | Japan | 211 | plus 7,341 repeaters; in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services | 1999 |
19 | Sweden | 252 | 2008 | |
20 | Denmark | 172 | 2008 | |
21 | Czech Republic | 150 | plus 1,434 repeaters | 2000 |
22 | Canada | 148 | plus many repeaters | 2007 |
23 | Finland | 120 | plus 431 repeaters; on 1 September 2007, Finland became one of the first countries in the world to broadcast all television signals digitally | 1999 |
24 | Pakistan | 117 | 7 state-run channels and 110 privately owned satellite channels | 2008 |
25 | Saudi Arabia | 117 | 1997 | |
26 | Switzerland | 115 | plus 1,919 repeaters | 1995 |
27 | Thailand | 111 | 2006 | |
28 | Peru | 105 | plus 493 repeaters | 1999 |
29 | Australia | 104 | 1997 | |
30 | Egypt | 98 | 1995 | |
31 | Malaysia | 88 | mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21 | 2006 |
32 | Slovakia | 80 | national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67 | 2004 |
33 | Taiwan | 76 | 46 digital and 30 analog | 2007 |
34 | Afghanistan | 70 | 2 national | 2010 |
35 | Norway | 68 | plus 2,729 repeaters | 2008 |
36 | Vietnam | 67 | includes 61 relay, provincial, and city TV stations | 2006 |
37 | Venezuela | 66 | plus 45 repeaters | 1997 |
38 | Albania | 65 | 3 national, 62 local; 2 cable networks | 2005 |
39 | Chile | 63 | plus 121 repeaters | 1997 |
40 | Iran | 62 | plus 450 repeaters | 2012 |
41 | Uruguay | 62 | 2005 | |
42 | Portugal | 62 | plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands | 1995 |
43 | Colombia | 60 | 1997 | |
44 | Cuba | 58 | 1997 | |
55 | Korea, South | 57 | plus 103 cable operators and 119 relay cable operators | 2008 |
46 | Hong Kong | 55 | 2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels | 2007 |
47 | Indonesia | 54 | 54 local TV stations; 11 national TV networks; each with its group of local transmitters | 2006 |
48 | Macedonia | 52 | 2007 | |
49 | Bolivia | 48 | 1997 | |
50 | Belarus | 47 | plus 27 repeaters | 1995 |
51 | Algeria | 46 | plus 216 repeaters | 1995 |
52 | Syria | 44 | plus 17 repeaters | 1995 |
53 | Latvia | 44 | plus 31 repeaters | 1995 |
54 | Argentina | 42 | plus 444 repeaters | 1997 |
55 | New Zealand | 41 | plus about 700 repeaters | 1997 |
56 | Poland | 40 | 2006 | |
57 | Moldova | 40 | 2006 | |
58 | Bulgaria | 39 | plus 1,242 repeaters | 2001 |
59 | Panama | 38 | including repeaters | 1998 |
60 | Greece | 36 | plus 1,341 repeaters; also 2 stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service | 1995 |
61 | Croatia | 36 | plus 321 repeaters | 1995 |
62 | Morocco | 35 | plus 66 repeaters | 1995 |
63 | Hungary | 35 | plus 161 repeaters | 1995 |
64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 | plus 277 repeaters | 1995 |
65 | Puerto Rico | 32 | 2006 | |
66 | Slovenia | 31 | 2006 | |
67 | West Bank | 30 | 2008 | |
68 | Uzbekistan | 28 | includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent and approximately 20 stations in regional capitals | 2006 |
69 | Lithuania | 27 | may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations | 2001 |
70 | Tunisia | 26 | plus 76 repeaters | 1995 |
71 | Guatemala | 26 | plus 27 repeaters | 1997 |
72 | Dominican Republic | 25 | 2003 | |
73 | Belgium | 25 | plus 10 repeaters | 1997 |
74 | Jordan | 22 | 2007 | |
75 | Netherlands | 21 | plus 26 repeaters | 1995 |
76 | Iraq | 21 | 2004 | |
77 | Costa Rica | 20 | plus 43 repeaters | 2002 |
78 | Azerbaijan | 19 | 2008 | |
79 | Israel | 17 | plus 36 repeaters | 1995 |
80 | Zimbabwe | 16 | 1997 | |
81 | United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2004 | |
82 | Lebanon | 15 | plus 5 repeaters | 1995 |
83 | Bangladesh | 15 | 1999 | |
84 | Sri Lanka | 14 | 2006 | |
85 | Iceland | 14 | plus 156 repeaters | 1997 |
86 | Côte d'Ivoire | 14 | 1998 | |
87 | Oman | 13 | plus 25 repeaters | 1999 |
88 | Montenegro | 13 | 2004 | |
89 | Kuwait | 13 | plus several satellite channels | 1997 |
90 | Swaziland | 12 | includes 7 relay stations | 2004 |
91 | Libya | 12 | plus 1 repeater | 1999 |
92 | Kazakhstan | 12 | plus 9 repeaters | 1998 |
93 | Georgia | 12 | plus repeaters | 1998 |
94 | Honduras | 11 | plus 17 repeaters | 1997 |
95 | Cyprus | 10 | area under government control: 8; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2, plus 4 relay | 2004 |
96 | Estonia | 10 | 2001 | |
97 | Austria | 10 | plus more than 1,000 repeaters | 2001 |
98 | Zambia | 9 | 2001 | |
99 | Cambodia | 9 | including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts; excludes 18 regional relay stations | 2006 |
100 | Uganda | 8 | plus 1 repeater | 2001 |
101 | Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 2 countrywide and 6 regional stations, state-owned; there are about 20 private TV stations, most of which rebroadcast other channels | 2007 |
102 | Kenya | 8 | 2001 | |
103 | Laos | 7 | includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi | 2006 |
104 | Jamaica | 7 | 1997 | |
105 | Ghana | 7 | 2007 | |
106 | French Polynesia | 7 | plus 17 repeaters | 1997 |
107 | Ecuador | 7 | plus 14 repeaters | 2000 |
108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 2005 | |
109 | Tajikistan | 6 | 2006 | |
110 | New Caledonia | 6 | plus 25 repeaters | 1997 |
111 | Guinea | 6 | 2001 | |
112 | Benin | 6 | 2007 | |
113 | Angola | 6 | 2000 | |
114 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 5 | 2006 | |
115 | Paraguay | 5 | 2007 | |
116 | Niger | 5 | 2007 | |
117 | Monaco | 5 | 1998 | |
118 | Malta | 8 | 2006 | |
119 | Luxembourg | 5 | 1999 | |
120 | El Salvador | 5 | 1997 | |
121 | Belize | 5 | 2006 | |
122 | Turkmenistan | 4 | government-owned and programmed | 2004 |
123 | Somalia | 4 | 2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa | 2001 |
124 | Senegal | 4 | 2007 | |
125 | Liberia | 4 | plus 4 repeaters | 2007 |
126 | Korea, North | 4 | includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea | 2003 |
127 | Ireland | 4 | many repeaters | 2001 |
128 | Gabon | 4 | plus 4 repeaters | 2001 |
230 | Fiji | 4 | Two Main Free-to-air stations being Fiji One and Mai TV | 2008 |
129 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4 | 2001 | |
130 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 4 | 2007 | |
131 | Cayman Islands | 4 | with cable system | 2004 |
132 | Burma | 4 | 2008 | |
133 | Brunei | 4 | includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service | 2006 |
134 | Bahrain | 4 | 1997 | |
135 | Yemen | 3 | including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen; plus several repeaters | 2007 |
136 | Tonga | 3 | 2004 | |
137 | Togo | 3 | plus 2 repeaters | 1997 |
138 | Tanzania | 3 | 1999 | |
139 | Suriname | 3 | plus 7 repeaters | 2000 |
140 | Sudan | 3 | 1997 | |
141 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | One TV station is a fully owned subsidiary of Fiji TV. All in the Port Moresby area; stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned | 2004 |
142 | Nigeria | 3 | the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations | 2001 |
143 | Nicaragua | 3 | plus 7 repeaters | 1997 |
144 | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | there is also a cable service that supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and 4 Venezuelan channels | 2003 |
145 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 3 | cable TV also available | 2004 |
146 | Mayotte | 3 | 2001 | |
147 | Guyana | 3 | 1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services | 1997 |
148 | Guam | 3 | 2006 | |
149 | Faroe Islands | 3 | plus 43 repeaters | 1995 |
150 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 national, 2 pr | ivate |
151 | Bermuda | 3 | 2005 | |
152 | Wallis and Futuna | 2 | 2000 | |
153 | Sierra Leone | 2 | 1999 | |
154 | Seychelles | 2 | plus 9 repeaters | 1997 |
155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 2001 | |
156 | Samoa | 2 | 2002 | |
157 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel | 2003 |
158 | Rwanda | 2 | 2004 | |
159 | Namibia | 2 | 2007 | |
160 | Mauritius | 2 | plus several repeaters | 1997 |
161 | Marshall Islands | 2 | both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro | 2005 |
162 | Mali | 2 | plus repeaters | 2007 |
163 | Jersey | 2 | 1997 | |
164 | Haiti | 2 | plus a cable TV service | 1997 |
165 | Grenada | 2 | 1997 | |
166 | Falkland Islands | 2 | British Forces Broadcasting Service provides multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as islanders; cable television is available in Stanley | 2006 |
167 | Eritrea | 2 | 2006 | |
168 | Botswana | 2 | 1 state-owned, 1 pr | ivate |
169 | Bahamas, The | 2 | 2006 | |
171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 1997 | |
172 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2004 | |
173 | Timor-Leste | 1 | Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster | NA |
174 | Singapore | 1 | broadcasting on six channels; additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia | 2006 |
175 | San Marino | 1 | San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy | 1997 |
176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | plus 3 repeaters | 2004 |
177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | plus 3 repeaters | 2003 |
178 | Qatar | 1 | plus 3 repeaters | 2001 |
179 | Palau | 1 | cable | 2005 |
180 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks | 2006 |
181 | Norfolk Island | 1 | local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite | 2005 |
182 | Niue | 1 | 1997 | |
183 | Nepal | 1 | plus 9 repeaters | 1998 |
184 | Nauru | 1 | 1997 | |
185 | Mozambique | 1 | 2000 | |
186 | Montserrat | 1 | 1997 | |
187 | Mauritania | 1 | 2002 | |
188 | Maldives | 1 | 2006 | |
189 | Malawi | 1 | 2001 | |
190 | Madagascar | 1 | plus 36 repeaters | 2001 |
191 | Macau | 1 | 2006 | |
192 | Lesotho | 1 | 2000 | |
193 | Kiribati | 1 | possibly inactive | 2002 |
194 | Vatican City | 1 | 2005 | |
195 | Guernsey | 1 | 1997 | |
196 | Greenland | 1 | plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service stations | 1997 |
197 | Gibraltar | 1 | plus 3 repeaters | 1997 |
198 | Gaza Strip | 1 | 2008 | |
199 | Gambia, The | 1 | government-owned | 1997 |
200 | Ethiopia | 4 | plus 24 repeaters | 2001 |
201 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2001 | |
202 | Dominica | 1 | 2004 | |
203 | Djibouti | 1 | 2001 | |
204 | Cook Islands | 1 | outer islands receive satellite broadcasts | 2004 |
205 | Congo, Republic of the | 1 | 2001 | |
206 | Chad | 1 | 2001 | |
207 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2001 | |
208 | Cape Verde | 1 | plus 7 repeaters | 2001 |
209 | Cameroon | 1 | 2001 | |
210 | Burundi | 4 | TV Nationale, Renaissance TV, Heritage TV,& Television Salama | 2012 |
211 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | plus 1 cable company | 1997 |
212 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 | 1997 | |
213 | Bhutan | 1 | 2007 | |
214 | Barbados | 1 | plus 2 cable channels | 2004 |
215 | Aruba | 1 | 1997 | |
216 | Antarctica | 1 | cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only | 2002 |
217 | Anguilla | 1 | 1997 | |
218 | American Samoa | 1 | 2006 | |
219 | Wake Island | 0 | 2005 | |
220 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2004 | |
221 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks | 2003 |
222 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 2003 | |
223 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US | 1997 |
224 | Saint Helena | 0 | 3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF | 2005 |
225 | Isle of Man | 0 | receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite | 1999 |
226 | Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 0 | British Forces Broadcasting Service provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia | 2006 |
227 | Christmas Island | 0 | TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia | 2006 |
228 | Andorra | 0 | 1997 | |
229 | Comoros | NA | NA | |
231 | Guinea-Bissau | NA | 2005 | |
226 | Liechtenstein | NA | linked to Swiss networks | 1997 |
227 | Svalbard | NA | NA | |
228 | Western Sahara | 1 | there's a TV station in Tindouf, the Refugee Camps' capital | NA |
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