List of countries by number of television broadcast stations
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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.