List of countries by number of television broadcast stations
This is a list of countries by number of television broadcast stations.
List
Rank | Country/Region | Number of television broadcast stations | Note | Date of Information | |
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1 | 3,300 | 2017 | |||
2 | 3,000 | of which 209 are operated by China Central Television, 31 are provincial TV stations, and nearly 3,000 are local city stations | 2017 | ||
- | 2,700 | sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters. | 1995 | ||
3 | 1,761 | 2017 | |||
4 | 868[1] | 2018 | |||
5 | 704 | plus 7,902 repeaters | 1995 | ||
6 | 647 | 2006 | |||
7 | 635 | plus 2,934 repeaters | 1995 | ||
8 | 584 | plus 9,676 repeaters | 1995 | ||
9 | 575 | plus 5,169 repeaters | 2008 | ||
10 | 556 | plus 144 network repeaters | 1997 | ||
11 | 456 | including provincial and low-power repeaters | 2006 | ||
12 | 384 | 2009 | |||
13 | 373 | plus 8,042 repeaters | 1995 | ||
14 | 358 | plus 4,728 repeaters | 1995 | ||
15 | 250 | plus 1,501 CATV networks | 2007 | ||
16 | 236 | plus repeaters | 1997 | ||
17 | 224 | plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands | 1995 | ||
18 | 211 | plus 7,341 repeaters; in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services | 1999 | ||
19 | 252 | 2008 | |||
20 | 172 | 2008 | |||
21 | 150 | plus 1,434 repeaters | 2000 | ||
22 | 148 | plus many repeaters | 2007 | ||
23 | 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 | 117 | 7 state-run channels and 110 privately owned satellite channels | 2008 | ||
25 | 117 | 1997 | |||
26 | 115 | 2013 | |||
27 | 115 | plus 1,919 repeaters | 1995 | ||
28 | 111 | 2006 | |||
29 | 105 | plus 493 repeaters | 1999 | ||
30 | 104 | 1997 | |||
31 | 98 | 1995 | |||
32 | 88 | mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21 | 2006 | ||
33 | 80 | national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67 | 2004 | ||
34 | 78 | 5 national and 73 other (37 local) TV stations | 2008 | ||
35 | 76 | 46 digital and 30 analog | 2007 | ||
36 | 70 | 2 national | 2010 | ||
37 | 68 | plus 2,729 repeaters | 2008 | ||
38 | 67 | Consisting of 19 national, 12 international; 34 provincial and 2 Internet TV stations (plus 450 repeaters) (IRIB plans to launch more networks soon) | 2014 | ||
39 | 67 | includes 61 relay, provincial, and city TV stations | 2006 | ||
40 | 66 | plus 45 repeaters | 1997 | ||
41 | 65 | 3 national, 62 local; 2 cable networks | 2005 | ||
42 | 63 | plus 121 repeaters | 1997 | ||
43 | 62 | 2005 | |||
44 | 62 | plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands | 1995 | ||
45 | 60 | 1997 | |||
46 | 58 | 1997 | |||
47 | 57 | plus 103 cable operators and 119 relay cable operators | 2008 | ||
48 | 55 | 2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels | 2007 | ||
49 | 69 | 54 local TV stations; 15 national TV networks; each with its group of local transmitters | 2018 | ||
50 | 52 | 2007 | |||
51 | 48 | 2020 | |||
52 | 48 | 1997 | |||
53 | 47 | plus 27 repeaters | 1995 | ||
54 | 46 | plus 216 repeaters | 1995 | ||
55 | 44 | plus 17 repeaters | 1995 | ||
56 | 44 | plus 31 repeaters | 1995 | ||
57 | 42 | plus 444 repeaters | 1997 | ||
58 | 41 | plus about 700 repeaters | 1997 | ||
59 | 200 | 2015 | |||
60 | 40 | 2006 | |||
61 | 39 | plus 1,242 repeaters | 2001 | ||
62 | 38 | including repeaters | 1998 | ||
63 | 36 | plus 1,341 repeaters; also 2 stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service | 1995 | ||
64 | 36 | plus 321 repeaters | 1995 | ||
65 | 35 | plus 66 repeaters | 1995 | ||
66 | 35 | plus 161 repeaters | 1995 | ||
67 | 152 | Terrestrial: 46 channels; Cable: 106 channels | 2016 | ||
68 | 32 | 2006 | |||
69 | 31 | 2006 | |||
70 | 31 | 2008 | |||
71 | 28 | includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent and approximately 20 stations in regional capitals | 2006 | ||
72 | 27 | may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations | 2001 | ||
73 | 26 | plus 76 repeaters | 1995 | ||
74 | 26 | plus 27 repeaters | 1997 | ||
75 | 25 | 2003 | |||
76 | 25 | plus 10 repeaters | 1997 | ||
77 | 22 | 2007 | |||
78 | 21 | plus 26 repeaters | 1995 | ||
79 | 21 | 2004 | |||
80 | 20 | plus 43 repeaters | 2002 | ||
81 | 19 | 2008 | |||
82 | 17 | plus 36 repeaters | 1995 | ||
83 | 1 | 2019 | |||
84 | 15 | 2004 | |||
85 | 15 | plus 5 repeaters | 1995 | ||
86 | 14 | 2006 | |||
87 | 14 | plus 156 repeaters | 1997 | ||
88 | 14 | 1998 | |||
89 | 13 | plus 25 repeaters | 1999 | ||
90 | 13 | 2004 | |||
91 | 13 | plus several satellite channels | 1997 | ||
92 | 12 | includes 7 relay stations | 2004 | ||
93 | 12 | plus 1 repeater | 1999 | ||
94 | 12 | plus 9 repeaters | 1998 | ||
95 | 12 | plus repeaters | 1998 | ||
96 | 11 | plus 17 repeaters | 1997 | ||
97 | 10 | area under government control: 8; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2, plus 4 relay | 2004 | ||
98 | 10 | 2001 | |||
99 | 10 | plus more than 1,000 repeaters | 2001 | ||
100 | 9 | 2001 | |||
101 | 9 | including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts; excludes 18 regional relay stations | 2006 | ||
102 | 8 | plus 1 repeater | 2001 | ||
103 | 8 | 2 countrywide and 6 regional stations, state-owned; there are about 20 private TV stations, most of which rebroadcast other channels | 2007 | ||
104 | 75 FTA | 2018 | |||
105 | 7 | includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi | 2006 | ||
106 | 7 | 1997 | |||
107 | 7 | 2007 | |||
108 | 7 | plus 17 repeaters | 1997 | ||
109 | 7 | plus 14 repeaters | 2000 | ||
110 | 6 | 2005 | |||
111 | 6 | 2006 | |||
110 | 6 | plus 25 repeaters | 1997 | ||
111 | 6 | 2001 | |||
112 | 6 | 2007 | |||
113 | 6 | 2000 | |||
114 | 5 | 2006 | |||
115 | 5 | 2007 | |||
116 | 5 | 2007 | |||
117 | 5 | 1998 | |||
118 | 8 | 2006 | |||
119 | 5 | 1999 | |||
120 | 5 | 1997 | |||
121 | 5 | 2006 | |||
122 | 4 | government-owned and programmed | 2004 | ||
123 | 4 | 2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa | 2001 | ||
124 | 4 | 2007 | |||
125 | 4 | plus 4 repeaters | 2007 | ||
126 | 4 | includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea | 2003 | ||
127 | 4 | many repeaters | 2001 | ||
128 | 4 | plus 4 repeaters | 2001 | ||
129 | 4 | Two Main Free-to-air stations being Fiji One and Mai TV | 2008 | ||
130 | 4 | 2001 | |||
131 | 4 | 2007 | |||
132 | 4 | with cable system | 2004 | ||
133 | 4 | 2008 | |||
134 | 4 | includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service | 2006 | ||
135 | 4 | 1997 | |||
136 | 3 | including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen; plus several repeaters | 2007 | ||
137 | 3 | Tonga has no principal official television broadcasters | 2004 | ||
138 | 3 | plus 2 repeaters | 1997 | ||
139 | 3 | 1999 | |||
140 | 3 | plus 7 repeaters | 2000 | ||
141 | 3 | 1997 | |||
142 | 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 | ||
143 | 3 | the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations | 2001 | ||
144 | 3 | plus 7 repeaters | 1997 | ||
145 | 3 | there is also a cable service that supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and 4 Venezuelan channels | 2003 | ||
146 | 3 | cable TV also available | 2004 | ||
147 | 3 | 2001 | |||
148 | 3 | 1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services | 1997 | ||
149 | 3 | 2006 | |||
150 | 3 | plus 43 repeaters | 1995 | ||
151 | 3 | 1 national, 2 private | NA | ||
152 | 3 | 2005 | |||
153 | 2 | 2000 | |||
154 | 2 | 1999 | |||
155 | 2 | plus 9 repeaters | 1997 | ||
156 | 2 | 2001 | |||
157 | 2 | 2002 | |||
158 | 2 | 1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel | 2003 | ||
159 | 2 | 2004 | |||
160 | 2 | 2007 | |||
161 | 2 | plus several repeaters | 1997 | ||
162 | 2 | both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro | 2005 | ||
163 | 2 | plus repeaters | 2007 | ||
164 | 2 | 1997 | |||
165 | 2 | plus a cable TV service | 1997 | ||
166 | 2 | 1997 | |||
167 | 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 | ||
168 | 2 | 2006 | |||
169 | 2 | 1 state-owned, 1 private | NA | ||
170 | 2 | 2006 | |||
171 | 2 | 1997 | |||
172 | 1 | 2004 | |||
173 | 1 | Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster | NA | ||
174 | 1 | broadcasting on six channels; additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia | 2006 | ||
175 | 1 | San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy | 1997 | ||
176 | 1 | plus 3 repeaters | 2004 | ||
177 | 1 | plus 3 repeaters | 2003 | ||
178 | 1 | plus 3 repeaters | 2001 | ||
179 | 1 | cable | 2005 | ||
180 | 1 | on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks | 2006 | ||
181 | 1 | local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite | 2005 | ||
182 | 1 | 1997 | |||
183 | 50 | plus 9 repeaters | 2015 | ||
184 | 1 | 1997 | |||
185 | 1 | 2000 | |||
186 | 1 | 1997 | |||
187 | 1 | 2002 | |||
188 | 1 | 2006 | |||
189 | 1 | 2001 | |||
190 | 1 | plus 36 repeaters | 2001 | ||
191 | 1 | 2006 | |||
192 | 1 | 2000 | |||
193 | 1 | possibly inactive | 2002 | ||
194 | 1 | 2005 | |||
195 | 1 | 1997 | |||
196 | 1 | plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service stations | 1997 | ||
197 | 1 | plus 3 repeaters | 1997 | ||
198 | 1 | government-owned | 1997 | ||
199 | 92 | plus 152 repeaters | 2019 | ||
200 | 1 | 2001 | |||
201 | 1 | 2004 | |||
202 | 1 | 2001 | |||
203 | 1 | outer islands receive satellite broadcasts | 2004 | ||
204 | 1 | 2001 | |||
205 | 4 | 2020 | + 5 local stations | ||
206 | 1 | 2001 | |||
207 | 1 | plus 7 repeaters | 2001 | ||
208 | 1 | 2001 | |||
209 | 4 | TV Nationale, Renaissance TV, Heritage TV,& Television Salama | 2012 | ||
210 | 1 | plus 1 cable company | 1997 | ||
211 | 1 | 1997 | |||
212 | 1 | 2007 | |||
213 | 1 | plus 2 cable channels | 2004 | ||
214 | 1 | 1997 | |||
215 | 1 | cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only | 2002 | ||
216 | 1 | 1997 | |||
217 | 1 | 2006 | |||
218 | 0 | 2005 | |||
219 | 0 | 2004 | |||
220 | 0 | broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks | 2003 | ||
221 | 0 | 2003 | |||
222 | 0 | 2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US | 1997 | ||
223 | 0 | 3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF | 2005 | ||
224 | 0 | receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite | 1999 | ||
225 | 0 | British Forces Broadcasting Service provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia | 2006 | ||
226 | 0 | TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia | 2006 | ||
227 | 1 | rtva | 1997 | ||
228 | N/A | N/A | |||
229 | 1 | 2005 | |||
230 | 1 | 1fltv | 1997 | ||
231 | N/A | N/A | |||
232 | 1 | there's a TV station in Tindouf, the Refugee Camps' capital | NA | ||
See also
References
Sources
- The World Factbook, accessed in June 2008.
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