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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 3,300 | 2017 | ||
| 2 |  China | 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 | |
| - |  European Union | 2,700 | sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters. | 1995 | |
| 3 |  United States | 1,761 | 2017 | ||
| 4 |  India | 868[1] | 2018 | ||
| 5 |  United Kingdom | 704 | plus 7,902 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 6 |  Ukraine | 647 | 2006 | ||
| 7 |  Turkey | 635 | plus 2,934 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 8 |  France | 584 | plus 9,676 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 9 |  Romania | 575 | plus 5,169 repeaters | 2008 | |
| 10 |  South Africa | 556 | plus 144 network repeaters | 1997 | |
| 11 |  Mongolia | 456 | including provincial and low-power repeaters | 2006 | |
| 12 |  Brazil | 384 | 2009 | ||
| 13 |  Germany | 373 | plus 8,042 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 14 |  Italy | 358 | plus 4,728 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 15 |  Philippines | 250 | plus 1,501 CATV networks | 2007 | |
| 16 |  Mexico | 236 | plus repeaters | 1997 | |
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |  Bangladesh | 115 | 2013 | ||
| 27 |  Switzerland | 115 | plus 1,919 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 28 |  Thailand | 111 | 2006 | ||
| 29 |  Peru | 105 | plus 493 repeaters | 1999 | |
| 30 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 104 | 1997 | ||
| 31 |  Egypt | 98 | 1995 | ||
| 32 |  Malaysia | 88 | mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21 | 2006 | |
| 33 |  Slovakia | 80 | national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67 | 2004 | |
| 34 |  Serbia | 78 | 5 national and 73 other (37 local) TV stations | 2008 | |
| 35 |  Taiwan | 76 | 46 digital and 30 analog | 2007 | |
| 36 |  Afghanistan | 70 | 2 national | 2010 | |
| 37 |  Norway | 68 | plus 2,729 repeaters | 2008 | |
| 38 |  Iran | 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 |  Vietnam | 67 | includes 61 relay, provincial, and city TV stations | 2006 | |
| 40 |  Venezuela | 66 | plus 45 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 41 |  Albania | 65 | 3 national, 62 local; 2 cable networks | 2005 | |
| 42 |  Chile | 63 | plus 121 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 43 |  Uruguay | 62 | 2005 | ||
| 44 |  Portugal | 62 | plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands | 1995 | |
| 45 |  Colombia | 60 | 1997 | ||
| 46 |  Cuba | 58 | 1997 | ||
| 47 |  Korea, South | 57 | plus 103 cable operators and 119 relay cable operators | 2008 | |
| 48 |  Hong Kong | 55 | 2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels | 2007 | |
| 49 |  Indonesia | 69 | 54 local TV stations; 15 national TV networks; each with its group of local transmitters | 2018 | |
| 50 |  Macedonia | 52 | 2007 | ||
| 51 |  Armenia | 48 | 2020 | ||
| 52 |  Bolivia | 48 | 1997 | ||
| 53 |  Belarus | 47 | plus 27 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 54 |  Algeria | 46 | plus 216 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 55 |  Syria | 44 | plus 17 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 56 |  Latvia | 44 | plus 31 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 57 |  Argentina | 42 | plus 444 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 58 |  New Zealand | 41 | plus about 700 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 59 |  Poland | 200 | 2015 | ||
| 60 |  Moldova | 40 | 2006 | ||
| 61 |  Bulgaria | 39 | plus 1,242 repeaters | 2001 | |
| 62 |  Panama | 38 | including repeaters | 1998 | |
| 63 |  Greece | 36 | plus 1,341 repeaters; also 2 stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service | 1995 | |
| 64 |  Croatia | 36 | plus 321 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 65 |  Morocco | 35 | plus 66 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 66 |  Hungary | 35 | plus 161 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 67 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 152 | Terrestrial: 46 channels; Cable: 106 channels | 2016 | |
| 68 |  Puerto Rico | 32 | 2006 | ||
| 69 |  Slovenia | 31 | 2006 | ||
| 70 |  Palestine | 31 | 2008 | ||
| 71 |  Uzbekistan | 28 | includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent and approximately 20 stations in regional capitals | 2006 | |
| 72 |  Lithuania | 27 | may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations | 2001 | |
| 73 |  Tunisia | 26 | plus 76 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 74 |  Guatemala | 26 | plus 27 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 75 |  Dominican Republic | 25 | 2003 | ||
| 76 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 25 | plus 10 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 77 |  Jordan | 22 | 2007 | ||
| 78 |  Netherlands | 21 | plus 26 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 79 |  Iraq | 21 | 2004 | ||
| 80 |  Costa Rica | 20 | plus 43 repeaters | 2002 | |
| 81 |  Azerbaijan | 19 | 2008 | ||
| 82 |  Israel | 17 | plus 36 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 83 |  Zimbabwe | 1 | 2019 | ||
| 84 |  United Arab Emirates | 15 | 2004 | ||
| 85 |  Lebanon | 15 | plus 5 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 86 |  Sri Lanka | 14 | 2006 | ||
| 87 |  Iceland | 14 | plus 156 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 88 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 14 | 1998 | ||
| 89 |  Oman | 13 | plus 25 repeaters | 1999 | |
| 90 |  Montenegro | 13 | 2004 | ||
| 91 |  Kuwait | 13 | plus several satellite channels | 1997 | |
| 92 |  Swaziland | 12 | includes 7 relay stations | 2004 | |
| 93 |  Libya | 12 | plus 1 repeater | 1999 | |
| 94 |  Kazakhstan | 12 | plus 9 repeaters | 1998 | |
| 95 |  Georgia | 12 | plus repeaters | 1998 | |
| 96 |  Honduras | 11 | plus 17 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 97 |  Cyprus | 10 | area under government control: 8; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2, plus 4 relay | 2004 | |
| 98 |  Estonia | 10 | 2001 | ||
| 99 |  Austria | 10 | plus more than 1,000 repeaters | 2001 | |
| 100 |  Zambia | 9 | 2001 | ||
| 101 |  Cambodia | 9 | including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts; excludes 18 regional relay stations | 2006 | |
| 102 |  Uganda | 8 | plus 1 repeater | 2001 | |
| 103 |  Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 2 countrywide and 6 regional stations, state-owned; there are about 20 private TV stations, most of which rebroadcast other channels | 2007 | |
| 104 |  Kenya | 75 FTA | 2018 | ||
| 105 |  Laos | 7 | includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi | 2006 | |
| 106 |  Jamaica | 7 | 1997 | ||
| 107 |  Ghana | 7 | 2007 | ||
| 108 |  French Polynesia | 7 | plus 17 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 109 |  Ecuador | 7 | plus 14 repeaters | 2000 | |
| 110 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 2005 | ||
| 111 |  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 | |
| 129 |  Fiji | 4 | Two Main Free-to-air stations being Fiji One and Mai TV | 2008 | |
| 130 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4 | 2001 | ||
| 131 | _Islands.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 4 | 2007 | ||
| 132 |  Cayman Islands | 4 | with cable system | 2004 | |
| 133 |  Burma | 4 | 2008 | ||
| 134 |  Brunei | 4 | includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service | 2006 | |
| 135 |  Bahrain | 4 | 1997 | ||
| 136 |  Yemen | 3 | including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen; plus several repeaters | 2007 | |
| 137 |  Tonga | 3 | Tonga has no principal official television broadcasters | 2004 | |
| 138 |  Togo | 3 | plus 2 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 139 |  Tanzania | 3 | 1999 | ||
| 140 |  Suriname | 3 | plus 7 repeaters | 2000 | |
| 141 |  Sudan | 3 | 1997 | ||
| 142 |  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 | |
| 143 |  Nigeria | 3 | the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations | 2001 | |
| 144 |  Nicaragua | 3 | plus 7 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 145 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles | 3 | there is also a cable service that supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and 4 Venezuelan channels | 2003 | |
| 146 |  Micronesia, Federated States of | 3 | cable TV also available | 2004 | |
| 147 | Mayotte | 3 | 2001 | ||
| 148 |  Guyana | 3 | 1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services | 1997 | |
| 149 |  Guam | 3 | 2006 | ||
| 150 |  Faroe Islands | 3 | plus 43 repeaters | 1995 | |
| 151 |  Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 national, 2 private | NA | |
| 152 |  Bermuda | 3 | 2005 | ||
| 153 | Wallis and Futuna | 2 | 2000 | ||
| 154 |  Sierra Leone | 2 | 1999 | ||
| 155 |  Seychelles | 2 | plus 9 repeaters | 1997 | |
| 156 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 2001 | ||
| 157 |  Samoa | 2 | 2002 | ||
| 158 |  Saint Lucia | 2 | 1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel | 2003 | |
| 159 |  Rwanda | 2 | 2004 | ||
| 160 |  Namibia | 2 | 2007 | ||
| 161 |  Mauritius | 2 | plus several repeaters | 1997 | |
| 162 |  Marshall Islands | 2 | both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro | 2005 | |
| 163 |  Mali | 2 | plus repeaters | 2007 | |
| 164 |  Jersey | 2 | 1997 | ||
| 165 |  Haiti | 2 | plus a cable TV service | 1997 | |
| 166 |  Grenada | 2 | 1997 | ||
| 167 |  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 | |
| 168 |  Eritrea | 2 | 2006 | ||
| 169 |  Botswana | 2 | 1 state-owned, 1 private | NA | |
| 170 |  Bahamas | 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 | 50 | plus 9 repeaters | 2015 | |
| 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 |  Gambia, The | 1 | government-owned | 1997 | |
| 199 |  Ethiopia | 92 | plus 152 repeaters | 2019 | |
| 200 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2001 | ||
| 201 |  Dominica | 1 | 2004 | ||
| 202 |  Djibouti | 1 | 2001 | ||
| 203 |  Cook Islands | 1 | outer islands receive satellite broadcasts | 2004 | |
| 204 |  Congo | 1 | 2001 | ||
| 205 |  Chad | 4 | 2020 | + 5 local stations | |
| 206 |  Central African Republic | 1 | 2001 | ||
| 207 |  Cape Verde | 1 | plus 7 repeaters | 2001 | |
| 208 |  Cameroon | 1 | 2001 | ||
| 209 |  Burundi | 4 | TV Nationale, Renaissance TV, Heritage TV,& Television Salama | 2012 | |
| 210 |  British Virgin Islands | 1 | plus 1 cable company | 1997 | |
| 211 |  British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 | 1997 | ||
| 212 |  Bhutan | 1 | 2007 | ||
| 213 |  Barbados | 1 | plus 2 cable channels | 2004 | |
| 214 |  Aruba | 1 | 1997 | ||
| 215 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Antarctica | 1 | cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only | 2002 | |
| 216 |  Anguilla | 1 | 1997 | ||
| 217 |  American Samoa | 1 | 2006 | ||
| 218 | Wake Island | 0 | 2005 | ||
| 219 |  Tuvalu | 0 | 2004 | ||
| 220 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks | 2003 | |
| 221 |  South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 | 2003 | ||
| 222 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US | 1997 | |
| 223 |  Saint Helena | 0 | 3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF | 2005 | |
| 224 |  Isle of Man | 0 | receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite | 1999 | |
| 225 | Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 0 | British Forces Broadcasting Service provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia | 2006 | |
| 226 |  Christmas Island | 0 | TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia | 2006 | |
| 227 |  Andorra | 1 | rtva | 1997 | |
| 228 |  Comoros | N/A | N/A | ||
| 229 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2005 | ||
| 230 |  Liechtenstein | 1 | 1fltv | 1997 | |
| 231 | Svalbard | N/A | N/A | ||
| 232 |  Western Sahara | 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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