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Country
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Television broadcast stations
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Afghanistan
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at least 10 (one government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in nine of the 34 provinces; the regional stations operate on a reduced schedule; also, in 1997, there was a station in Mazar-e-Sharif reaching four northern Afghanistan provinces) (1998)
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Akrotiri
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British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
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Albania
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65 (3 national, 62 local); note - 2 cable networks (2005)
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Algeria
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46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)
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American Samoa
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1 (Low Power TV); note - one cable TV station (2006)
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Andorra
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0 (1997)
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Angola
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6 (2000)
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Anguilla
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1 (1997)
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Antarctica
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1 (cable system with six channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo)
note: information for US bases only (2002)
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Antigua and Barbuda
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2 (1997)
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Argentina
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42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997)
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Armenia
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3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters) (1998)
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Aruba
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1 (1997)
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Australia
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104 (1997)
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Austria
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10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001)
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Azerbaijan
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2 (1997)
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Bahamas, The
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2 (2006)
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Bahrain
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4 (1997)
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Bangladesh
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15 (1999)
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Barbados
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1 (plus two cable channels) (2004)
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Belarus
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47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
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Belgium
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25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997)
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Belize
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2 (1997)
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Benin
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1 (2001)
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Bermuda
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3 (2005)
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Bhutan
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1 (2006)
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Bolivia
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48 (1997)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995)
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Botswana
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1 (2001)
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Brazil
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138 (1997)
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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1 (1997)
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British Virgin Islands
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1 (plus one cable company) (1997)
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Brunei
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4; note - including two UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service (2006)
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Bulgaria
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39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001)
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Burkina Faso
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1 (2002)
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Burma
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2 (2004)
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Burundi
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1 (2001)
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Cambodia
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11 (including two TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); 12 regional low power TV stations (2006)
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Cameroon
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1 (2002)
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Canada
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80 (plus many repeaters) (1997)
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Cape Verde
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1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002)
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Cayman Islands
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4 with cable system (2004)
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Central African Republic
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1 (2001)
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Chad
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1 (2002)
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Chile
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63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997)
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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)
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Christmas Island
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0; note - TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia (2006)
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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NA
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Colombia
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60 (includes seven low-power stations) (1997)
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Comoros
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NA
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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4 (2001)
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Congo, Republic of the
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1 (2002)
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Cook Islands
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1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)
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Costa Rica
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20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002)
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Cote d'Ivoire
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14 (1999)
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Croatia
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36 (plus 321 repeaters) (September 1995)
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Cuba
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58 (1997)
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Cyprus
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Republic of Cyprus: 8
north Cyprus: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)
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Czech Republic
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150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000)
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Denmark
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26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998)
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Dhekelia
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British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
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Djibouti
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1 (2002)
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Dominica
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1 (2004)
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Dominican Republic
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25 (2003)
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East Timor
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NA
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Ecuador
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7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2001)
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Egypt
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98 (September 1995)
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El Salvador
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5 (1997)
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Equatorial Guinea
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1 (2002)
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Eritrea
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1 (2000)
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Estonia
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3 (2001)
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Ethiopia
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1 plus 24 repeaters (2002)
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European Union
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2,791 (1995); note - does not include repeaters; sum of individual country television broadcast stations; there is also a European-wide station (Eurovision)
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
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2 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as islanders)
note: cable television is available in Stanley (2006)
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Faroe Islands
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3 (plus 43 low-power repeaters) (September 1995)
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Fiji
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NA
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Finland
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120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999)
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France
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584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995)
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French Guiana
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3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)
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French Polynesia
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7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)
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Gabon
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4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)
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Gambia, The
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1 (government-owned) (1997)
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Gaza Strip
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1 (2005)
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Georgia
|
12 (plus repeaters) (1998)
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Germany
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373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995)
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Ghana
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10 (2001)
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Gibraltar
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1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997)
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Greece
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36 (plus 1,341 low-power repeaters); also two stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (1995)
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Greenland
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1 publicly-owned station, some local low-power stations, and three AFRTS (US Air Force) stations (1997)
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Grenada
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2 (1997)
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Guadeloupe
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5 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)
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Guam
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3; 6 (Low Power TV) (2006)
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Guatemala
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26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997)
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Guernsey
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1 (1997)
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Guinea
|
6 low-power stations (2001)
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Guinea-Bissau
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NA (2005)
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Guyana
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3 (one public station; two private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997)
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Haiti
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2 (plus a cable TV service) (1997)
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Holy See (Vatican City)
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1 (2005)
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Honduras
|
11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)
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Hong Kong
|
55 low power stations
note: two TV networks, each one broadcasting on two channels (2006)
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Hungary
|
35 (plus 161 low-power repeaters) (1995)
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Iceland
|
14 (plus 156 low-power repeaters) (1997)
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India
|
562 (of which 82 stations have 1 kW or greater power and 480 stations have less than 1 kW of power) (1997)
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Indonesia
|
54 local TV stations
note: 11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local, often low power, transmitters (2006)
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Iran
|
28 (plus 450 low-power repeaters) (1997)
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Iraq
|
21 (2004)
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Ireland
|
4 (many low-power repeaters) (2001)
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Isle of Man
|
0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
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Israel
|
17 (plus 36 low-power repeaters) (1995)
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Italy
|
358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995)
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Jamaica
|
7 (1997)
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Japan
|
211 plus 7,341 repeaters
note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999)
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|
Jersey
|
2 (1997)
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Jordan
|
20 (plus 96 repeaters) (1995)
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Kazakhstan
|
12 (plus nine repeaters) (1998)
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Kenya
|
8 (2002)
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Kiribati
|
1 (not reported to be active) (2002)
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Korea, North
|
4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003)
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Korea, South
|
terrestrial stations 43; cable operators 59; relay cable operators 190 (2005)
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Kuwait
|
13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997)
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Kyrgyzstan
|
NA (repeater stations throughout the country relay programs from Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Turkey) (1997)
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Laos
|
7; note - including one station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi (2006)
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Latvia
|
44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995)
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Lebanon
|
15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995)
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Lesotho
|
1 (2000)
|
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Liberia
|
1 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)
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Libya
|
12 (plus one low-power repeater) (1999)
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Liechtenstein
|
NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997)
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Lithuania
|
27
note: Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001)
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Luxembourg
|
5 (1999)
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|
Macau
|
1 (2006)
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|
Macedonia
|
31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995)
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Madagascar
|
1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001)
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Malawi
|
1 (2001)
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Malaysia
|
mainland Malaysia 51; Sabah 16; Sarawak 21; note - many are low power stations (2006)
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Maldives
|
1 (2006)
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Mali
|
1 (plus repeaters) (2001)
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Malta
|
6 (2000)
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Marshall Islands
|
2 (both are US military stations)
note: Marshalls Broadcasting Service (cable company) operates on Majuro (2005)
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Martinique
|
11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)
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Mauritania
|
1 (2002)
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Mauritius
|
2 (plus several repeaters) (1997)
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Mayotte
|
3 (2001)
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Mexico
|
236 (plus repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
3; note - cable TV also available (2004)
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Moldova
|
1 (plus 30 repeaters) (1995)
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Monaco
|
5 (1998)
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Mongolia
|
52 (plus 21 provincial repeaters and many low power repeaters) (2004)
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Montserrat
|
1 (1997)
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|
Morocco
|
35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995)
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Mozambique
|
1 (2001)
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Namibia
|
8 (plus about 20 low-power repeaters) (1997)
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Nauru
|
1 (1997)
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Nepal
|
1 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998)
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Netherlands
|
21 (plus 26 repeaters) (1995)
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Netherlands Antilles
|
3 (there is also a cable service, which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and four Venezuelan channels) (2004)
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New Caledonia
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6 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1997)
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New Zealand
|
41 (plus 52 medium-power repeaters and over 650 low-power repeaters) (1997)
|
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Nicaragua
|
3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)
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|
Niger
|
3 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2002)
|
|
Nigeria
|
3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2002)
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|
Niue
|
1 (1997)
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|
Norfolk Island
|
1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
|
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
1 (Low Power TV on Saipan; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006)
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Norway
|
360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995)
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Oman
|
13 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1999)
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Pakistan
|
22 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Palau
|
1 (cable) (2005)
|
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Panama
|
38 (including repeaters) (1998)
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
3 (all in the Port Moresby area)
note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2004)
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|
Paraguay
|
5 (2003)
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|
Peru
|
13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)
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Philippines
|
225; note - 1373 CATV networks (2004)
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Poland
|
179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)
|
|
Portugal
|
62 (plus 166 repeaters)
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995)
|
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Puerto Rico
|
32 (2006)
|
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Qatar
|
1 (plus three repeaters) (2001)
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Reunion
|
35 (plus 18 low-power repeaters) (2001)
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|
Romania
|
48 (plus 392 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
Russia
|
7,306 (1998)
|
|
Rwanda
|
2 (2004)
|
|
Saint Helena
|
0
note: three television channels are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by UHF (2005)
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
2 (of which one is a commercial broadcast station and one is a community antenna television or CATV channel) (2004)
|
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997)
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)
|
|
Samoa
|
2 (2002)
|
|
San Marino
|
1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997)
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
2 (2002)
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
117 (1997)
|
|
Senegal
|
1 (1997)
|
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
more than 771 (including 86 strong stations and 685 low-power stations, plus 20 repeaters in the principal networks; also numerous local or private stations in Serbia and Vojvodina) (1997)
|
|
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; note - digital TV for reception in public spaces and transportation is transmitted from 10 sites (2006)
|
|
Slovakia
|
6 national broadcasting, 7 regional, 67 local (2004)
|
|
Slovenia
|
48 (2001)
|
|
Somalia
|
4; note - two in Mogadishu; two in Hargeisa (2001)
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|
South Africa
|
556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997)
|
|
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
|
0 (2003)
|
|
Spain
|
224 (plus 2,105 repeaters)
note: these figures include 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands (1995)
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|
Sri Lanka
|
21 (1997)
|
|
Sudan
|
3 (1997)
|
|
Suriname
|
3 (plus seven repeaters) (2000)
|
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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
|
29 (plus two repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Tajikistan
|
13 (2001)
|
|
Tanzania
|
3 (1999)
|
|
Thailand
|
111 (2006)
|
|
Togo
|
3 (plus two 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 from The Bahamas are received; 2 cable television networks) (2004)
|
|
Tuvalu
|
0 (2004)
|
|
Uganda
|
8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001)
|
|
Ukraine
|
at least 33 (plus 21 repeaters that relay broadcasts from Russia) (1997)
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
15 (2004)
|
|
United Kingdom
|
228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)
|
|
United States
|
2,218 (2006)
|
|
Uruguay
|
62 (2005)
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
4 (plus two repeaters that relay Russian programs), 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals (2003)
|
|
Vanuatu
|
1 (2004)
|
|
Venezuela
|
66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Vietnam
|
6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006)
|
|
Virgin Islands
|
5 (2006)
|
|
Wake Island
|
0
note: Armed Forces Radio/Television Service (AFRTS) radio service provided by satellite (2005)
|
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
2 (2000)
|
|
West Bank
|
8 (2005)
|
|
Western Sahara
|
NA
|
|
World
|
NA
|
|
Yemen
|
7 (plus several low-power repeaters) (1997)
|
|
Zambia
|
9 (2002)
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Zimbabwe
|
16 (1997)
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