Rank | Country/Region | Number of television broadcast stations | Note | Date of Information |
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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] | 2016 |
5 | United Kingdom}} | 480 | 2017 |
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 | 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 | 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 | Taiwan}} | 76 | 46 digital and 30 analog | 2007 |
35 | Afghanistan}} | 70 | 2 national | 2010 |
36 | Norway}} | 68 | plus 2,729 repeaters | 2008 |
37 | 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 |
38 | Vietnam}} | 67 | includes 61 relay, provincial, and city TV stations | 2006 |
39 | Venezuela}} | 66 | plus 45 repeaters | 1997 |
40 | Albania}} | 65 | 3 national, 62 local; 2 cable networks | 2005 |
41 | Chile}} | 63 | plus 121 repeaters | 1997 |
42 | Uruguay}} | 62 | 2005 |
43 | Portugal}} | 62 | plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands | 1995 |
44 | Colombia}} | 60 | 1997 |
45 | Cuba}} | 58 | 1997 |
46 | Korea, South}} | 57 | plus 103 cable operators and 119 relay cable operators | 2008 |
47 | Hong Kong}} | 55 | 2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels | 2007 |
48 | Indonesia}} | 69 | 54 local TV stations; 15 national TV networks; each with its group of local transmitters | 2018 |
49 | Macedonia}} | 52 | 2007 |
50 | Bolivia}} | 48 | 1997 |
51 | Belarus}} | 47 | plus 27 repeaters | 1995 |
52 | Algeria}} | 46 | plus 216 repeaters | 1995 |
53 | Syria}} | 44 | plus 17 repeaters | 1995 |
54 | Latvia}} | 44 | plus 31 repeaters | 1995 |
55 | Argentina}} | 42 | plus 444 repeaters | 1997 |
56 | New Zealand}} | 41 | plus about 700 repeaters | 1997 |
57 | Poland}} | 200 | 2015 |
58 | Moldova}} | 40 | 2006 |
59 | Bulgaria}} | 39 | plus 1,242 repeaters | 2001 |
60 | Panama}} | 38 | including repeaters | 1998 |
61 | Greece}} | 36 | plus 1,341 repeaters; also 2 stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service | 1995 |
62 | Croatia}} | 36 | plus 321 repeaters | 1995 |
63 | Morocco}} | 35 | plus 66 repeaters | 1995 |
64 | Hungary}} | 35 | plus 161 repeaters | 1995 |
65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina}} | 152 | Terrestrial: 46 channels; Cable: 106 channels | 2016 |
66 | Puerto Rico}} | 32 | 2006 |
67 | Slovenia}} | 31 | 2006 |
68 | Palestine}} | 31 | 2008 |
69 | Uzbekistan}} | 28 | includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent and approximately 20 stations in regional capitals | 2006 |
70 | Lithuania}} | 27 | may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations | 2001 |
71 | Tunisia}} | 26 | plus 76 repeaters | 1995 |
72 | Guatemala}} | 26 | plus 27 repeaters | 1997 |
73 | Dominican Republic}} | 25 | 2003 |
74 | Belgium}} | 25 | plus 10 repeaters | 1997 |
75 | Jordan}} | 22 | 2007 |
76 | Netherlands}} | 21 | plus 26 repeaters | 1995 |
77 | Iraq}} | 21 | 2004 |
78 | Costa Rica}} | 20 | plus 43 repeaters | 2002 |
79 | Azerbaijan}} | 19 | 2008 |
80 | Israel}} | 17 | plus 36 repeaters | 1995 |
81 | Zimbabwe}} | 16 | 1997 |
82 | United Arab Emirates}} | 15 | 2004 |
83 | Lebanon}} | 15 | plus 5 repeaters | 1995 |
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 | Korean Educational and Cultural Network|ko|조선교육문화텔레비죤}}, 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 | 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 | 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}} | 4 | plus 24 repeaters | 2001 |
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}} | 1 | 2001 |
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 | 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 | UK}} 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 |
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