# CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Television broadcast stations

| Field Listing - Television broadcast stations

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Country | Television broadcast stations
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)
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)
Bahrain | 4 (1997)
Bangladesh | 15 (1999)
Barbados | 1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004)
Belarus | 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
Belgium | 25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
Belize | 5 (2006)
Benin | 6 (2007)
Bermuda | 3 (2005)
Bhutan | 1 (2007)
Bolivia | 48 (1997)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995)
Botswana | 2 (1 state-owned, 1 private)
Brazil | 138 (1997)
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)
Bulgaria | 39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)
Burkina Faso | 3 (1 national, 2 private)
Burma | 4 (2008)
Burundi | 1 (2001)
Cambodia | 9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006)
Cameroon | 1 (2001)
Canada | 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)
Cape Verde | 1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001)
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 | 4 (2007)
Colombia | 60 (1997)
Comoros | NA
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4 (2001)
Congo, Republic of the | 1 (2001)
Cook Islands | 1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)
Costa Rica | 20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)
Cote d'Ivoire | 14 (1998)
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); note - On 1 September 2007, Finland became one of the first countries in the world to broadcast all television signals digitally
France | 584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
French Polynesia | 7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)
Gabon | 4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001)
Gambia, The | 1 (government-owned) (1997)
Gaza Strip | 1 (2008)
Georgia | 12 (plus repeaters) (1998)
Germany | 373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995)
Ghana | 7 (2007)
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)
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) (2007)
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 its 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 | 22 (2007)
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 | 8 (2 countrywide and 6 regional stations; state-owned); note - there are about 20 private TV stations, most of which rebroadcast other channels (2007)
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 | 4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2007)
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 | 52 (2007)
Madagascar | 1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)
Malawi | 1 (2001)
Malaysia | 88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006)
Maldives | 1 (2006)
Mali | 2 (plus repeaters) (2007)
Malta | 5 (2006)
Marshall Islands | 2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro) (2005)
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 | 2 (2007)
Nauru | 1 (1997)
Nepal | 1 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
Netherlands | 21 (plus 26 repeaters) (1995)
Netherlands Antilles | 3 (there is also a cable service that 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 | 5 (2007)
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 (2007)
Peru | 13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)
Philippines | 250 (plus 1,501 CATV networks) (2007)
Poland | 40 (2006)
Portugal | 62 (plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands) (1995)
Puerto Rico | 32 (2006)
Qatar | 1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001)
Romania | 623 (plus 200 repeaters) (2006)
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 | 1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997)
Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2001)
Saudi Arabia | 117 (1997)
Senegal | 4 (2007)
Seychelles | 2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997)
Sierra Leone | 2 (1999)
Singapore | 1 (broadcasting on six channels); additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia (2006)
Slovakia | 80 (national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67) (2004)
Slovenia | 31 (2006)
Somalia | 4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa) (2001)
South Africa | 556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 (2003)
Spain | 224 (plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands) (1995)
Sri Lanka | 14 (2006)
Sudan | 3 (1997)
Suriname | 3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000)
Svalbard | NA
Swaziland | 12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)
Sweden | 169 (plus 1,299 repeaters) (1995)
Switzerland | 115 (plus 1,919 repeaters) (1995)
Syria | 44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995)
Taiwan | 76 (46 digital and 30 analog) (2007)
Tajikistan | 6 (2006)
Tanzania | 3 (1999)
Thailand | 111 (2006)
Timor-Leste | 1 (Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster)
Togo | 3 (plus 2 repeaters) (1997)
Tonga | 3 (2004)
Trinidad and Tobago | 6 (2005)
Tunisia | 26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995)
Turkey | 635 (plus 2,934 repeaters) (1995)
Turkmenistan | 4 (government-owned and programmed) (2004)
Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 (broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003)
Tuvalu | 0 (2004)
Uganda | 8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)
Ukraine | 647 (2006)
United Arab Emirates | 15 (2004)
United Kingdom | 228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)
United States | 2,218 (2006)
Uruguay | 62 (2005)
Uzbekistan | 28 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent and approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006)
Vanuatu | 1 (2004)
Venezuela | 66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997)
Vietnam | 67 (includes 61 relay, provincial, and city TV stations) (2006)
Virgin Islands | 5 (2006)
Wake Island | 0 (2005)
Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2000)
West Bank | 30 (2008)
Western Sahara | NA
World | NA
Yemen | 3 (including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen); plus several repeaters (2007)
Zambia | 9 (2001)
Zimbabwe | 16 (1997)

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