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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.

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! Rank !! Country/region !! Number of television
broadcast stations !! Note !! Date of
information

1{{flag|Russia}}align="right"|6,700align="right"|2017
2{{flag|China}}align="right"|4,900of which 209 are operated by China Central Television, 31 are provincial TV stations, and nearly 4,000 are local city stationsalign="right"|2017
-{{flag|European Union}}align="right"|3,700sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters.align="right"|1995
3{{flag|United States}}align="right"|2,761align="right"|2017
4{{flag|India}}align="right"|868{{Cite web|url=https://mib.gov.in/sites/default/files/Master%20List%20of%20Permitted%20Private%20%20statellite%20TV%20Channels%20as%20on%20%2031.07.2018.pdf|title=Ministry of Information and BroadCasting}}align="right"|2018
5{{flag|United Kingdom}}align="right"|1,822plus 7,902 repeatersalign="right"|2011
6{{flag|Ukraine}}align="right"|647align="right"|2006
7{{flag|Turkey}}align="right"|635plus 2,934 repeatersalign="right"|1995
8{{flag|France}}align="right"|584plus 9,676 repeatersalign="right"|1995
9{{flag|Romania}}align="right"|575plus 5,169 repeatersalign="right"|2008
10{{flag|South Africa}}align="right"|556plus 144 network repeatersalign="right"|1997
11{{flag|Mongolia}}align="right"|456including provincial and low-power repeatersalign="right"|2006
12{{flag|Brazil}}align="right"|384align="right"|2009
13{{flag|Germany}}align="right"|489 EEplus 8,042 repeatersalign="right"|2020
14{{flag|Italy}}align="right"|458plus 4,728 repeatersalign="right"|1995
15{{flag|Philippines}}align="right"|350plus 1,501 CATV networksalign="right"|2007
16{{flag|Mexico}}align="right"|236plus repeatersalign="right"|1997
17{{flag|Spain}}align="right"|1780plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 24 television broadcast stations and 128 repeaters in the Canary Islandsalign="right"|2011
18{{flag|Japan}}align="right"|291plus 7,341 repeaters; in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable servicesalign="right"|1999
19{{flag|Sweden}}align="right"|252align="right"|2008
20{{flag|Denmark}}align="right"|172align="right"|2008
21{{flag|Czech Republic}}align="right"|150plus 1,434 repeatersalign="right"|2000
22{{flag|Canada}}align="right"|278plus many repeatersalign="right"|2007
23{{flag|Finland}}align="right"|140plus 431 repeaters; on 1 September 2007, Finland became one of the first countries in the world to broadcast all television signals digitallyalign="right"|1999
24{{flag|Pakistan}}align="right"|1277 state-run channels and 110 privately owned satellite channelsalign="right"|2008
25{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}align="right"|117align="right"|1997
26{{flag|Bangladesh}}align="right"|115align="right"|2013
27{{flag|Switzerland}}align="right"|115plus 1,919 repeatersalign="right"|1995
28{{flag|Thailand}}align="right"|137align="right"|2006
29{{flag|Peru}}align="right"|105plus 493 repeatersalign="right"|1999
30{{flag|Australia}}align="right"|253align="right"|1997
31{{flag|Egypt}}align="right"|98align="right"|1995
32{{flag|Malaysia}}align="right"|262mainland Malaysia 168, Sabah 21, and Sarawak 73align="right"|2006
33{{flag|Slovakia}}align="right"|130national broadcasting 21, regional 10, local 67align="right"|2004
34{{flag|Serbia}}align="right"|4005 national and 73 other (37 local) TV stationsalign="right"|2017
35{{flag|Taiwan}}align="right"|8656 digital and 30 analogalign="right"|2007
36{{flag|Vietnam}}align="right"|145includes 63 relay, provincial, city TV, and district stations (Da Lat, Bao Loc, Phu Quoc, Con Dao, Do Luong)align="right"|2022
37{{flag|Afghanistan}}align="right"|8515 nationalalign="right"|2010
38{{flag|Norway}}align="right"|144plus 2,729 repeatersalign="right"|2008
39{{flag|Iran}}align="right"|78Consisting of 29 national, 12 international; 35 provincial and 2 Internet TV stations (plus 450 repeaters) (IRIB plans to launch more networks soon)align="right"|2014
40{{flag|Venezuela}}align="right"|66plus 45 repeatersalign="right"|1997
41{{flag|Albania}}align="right"|1443 national, 56 local; 83 cable networksalign="right"|2005
42{{flag|Chile}}align="right"|63plus 121 repeatersalign="right"|1997
43{{flag|Uruguay}}align="right"|62align="right"|2005
44{{flag|Portugal}}align="right"|62plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islandsalign="right"|1995
45{{flag|Colombia}}align="right"|60align="right"|1997
46{{flag|Cuba}}align="right"|58align="right"|1997
47{{flag|Korea, South}}align="right"|87plus 103 cable operators and 119 relay cable operatorsalign="right"|2008
48{{flag|Hong Kong}}align="right"|552 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channelsalign="right"|2007
49{{flag|Indonesia}}align="right"|14692 local TV stations; 54 national TV networks; each with its group of local transmittersalign="right"|2018
50{{flag|North Macedonia}}align="right"|52align="right"|2007
51{{flag|Nepal}}align="right"|50plus 9 repeatersalign="right"|2015
52{{flag|Armenia}}align="right" |48align="right" |2020
52{{flag|Bolivia}}align="right"|48align="right"|1997
53{{flag|Belarus}}align="right"|96plus 27 repeatersalign="right"|2022
54{{flag|Algeria}}align="right"|46plus 216 repeatersalign="right"|1995
55{{flag|Syria}}align="right"|44plus 17 repeatersalign="right"|1995
56{{flag|Latvia}}align="right"|44plus 31 repeatersalign="right"|1995
57{{flag|Argentina}}align="right"|92plus 444 repeatersalign="right"|1997
58{{flag|New Zealand}}align="right"|41plus about 700 repeatersalign="right"|1997
59{{flag|Poland}}align="right"|200align="right"|2015
60{{flag|Moldova}}align="right"|40align="right"|2006
61{{flag|Bulgaria}}align="right"|86plus 1,242 repeatersalign="right"|2001
62{{flag|Panama}}align="right"|38including repeatersalign="right"|1998
63{{flag|Greece}}align="right"|150plus 1,341 repeaters; also 2 stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Servicealign="right"|1995
64{{flag|Croatia}}align="right"|205plus 321 repeatersalign="right"|2012
65{{flag|Morocco}}align="right"|35plus 66 repeatersalign="right"|1995
66{{flag|Hungary}}align="right"|390plus 161 repeatersalign="right"|1995
67{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}align="right"|152Terrestrial: 46 channels; Cable: 106 channelsalign="right"|2016
68{{flag|Puerto Rico}}align="right"|32align="right"|2006
69{{flag|Slovenia}}align="right"|73align="right"|2006
70{{flag|Palestine}}align="right"|31align="right"|2008
71{{flag|Uzbekistan}}align="right"|28includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent and approximately 20 stations in regional capitalsalign="right"|2006
72{{flag|Lithuania}}align="right"|61may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stationsalign="right"|2001
73{{flag|Tunisia}}align="right"|26plus 76 repeatersalign="right"|1995
74{{flag|Guatemala}}align="right"|26plus 27 repeatersalign="right"|1997
75{{flag|Dominican Republic}}align="right"|25align="right"|2003
76{{flag|Belgium}}align="right"|89plus 10 repeatersalign="right"|1997
77{{flag|Jordan}}align="right"|22align="right"|2007
78{{flag|Netherlands}}align="right"|394plus 26 repeatersalign="right"|1995
79{{flag|Iraq}}align="right"|21align="right"|2004
80{{flag|Costa Rica}}align="right"|20plus 43 repeatersalign="right"|2002
81{{flag|Azerbaijan}}align="right"|47align="right"|2021
82{{flag|Israel}}align="right"|17plus 36 repeatersalign="right" |1995
83{{flag|Zimbabwe}}align="right"|1align="right"|2019
84{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}align="right"|35align="right"|2004
85{{flag|Lebanon}}align="right"|15plus 5 repeatersalign="right" |1995
86{{flag|Sri Lanka}}align="right"|34align="right"|2006
87{{flag|Iceland}}align="right"|51plus 156 repeatersalign="right"|1997
88{{flag|Côte d'Ivoire}}align="right"|14align="right"|1998
89{{flag|Oman}}align="right"|13plus 25 repeatersalign="right"|1999
90{{flag|Montenegro}}align="right"|17align="right"|2004
91{{flag|Kuwait}}align="right"|13plus several satellite channelsalign="right"|1997
92{{flag|Swaziland}}align="right"|12includes 7 relay stationsalign="right"|2004
93{{flag|Libya}}align="right"|12plus 1 repeateralign="right"|1999
94{{flag|Kazakhstan}}align="right"|32plus 9 repeatersalign="right"|1998
95{{flag|Georgia}}align="right"|98plus repeatersalign="right"|2007
96{{flag|Honduras}}align="right"|11plus 17 repeatersalign="right"|1997
97{{flag|Cyprus}}align="right"|30area under government control: 8; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2, plus 4 relayalign="right"|2004
98{{flag|Estonia}}align="right"|56align="right"|2001
99{{flag|Austria}}align="right"|54plus more than 1,000 repeatersalign="right"|2001
100{{flag|Zambia}}align="right"|9align="right"|2001
101{{flag|Cambodia}}align="right"|9including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts; excludes 18 regional relay stationsalign="right"|2006
102{{flag|Uganda}}align="right"|8plus 1 repeateralign="right"|2001
103{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}align="right"|82 countrywide and 6 regional stations, state-owned; there are about 20 private TV stations, most of which rebroadcast other channelsalign="right"|2007
104{{flag|Kenya}}align="right"|75 FTAalign="right"|2018
105{{flag|Laos}}align="right"|7includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoialign="right"|2006
106{{flag|Jamaica}}align="right"|7align="right"|1997
107{{flag|Ghana}}align="right"|7align="right"|2007
108{{flag|French Polynesia}}align="right"|7plus 17 repeatersalign="right"|1997
109{{flag|Ecuador}}align="right"|68plus 14 repeatersalign="right"|2000
110{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}align="right"|6align="right"|2005
111{{flag|Tajikistan}}align="right"|6align="right"|2006
112{{flag|New Caledonia}}align="right"|6plus 25 repeatersalign="right"|1997
113{{flag|Guinea}}align="right"|6align="right"|2001
114{{flag|Benin}}align="right"|6align="right"|2007
115{{flag|Angola}}align="right"|6align="right"|2000
116{{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}}align="right"|5align="right"|2006
117{{flag|Paraguay}}align="right"|46align="right"|2007
118{{flag|Nigeria}}align="right"|5align="right"|2007
119{{flag|Monaco}}align="right"|21align="right"|1998
120{{flag|Malta}}align="right"|12align="right"|2006
121{{flag|Luxembourg}}align="right"|80align="right"|2008
122{{flag|El Salvador}}align="right"|5align="right"|1997
123{{flag|Belize}}align="right"|5align="right"|2006
124{{flag|Turkmenistan}}align="right"|4government-owned and programmedalign="right"|2004
125{{flag|Somalia}}align="right"|42 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisaalign="right"|2001
126{{flag|Senegal}}align="right"|4align="right"|2007
127{{flag|Liberia}}align="right"|4plus 4 repeatersalign="right"|2007
128{{flag|Korea, North}}align="right"|4includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, {{ill|Korean Educational and Cultural Network|ko|조선교육문화텔레비죤}}, and Kaesong Television targeting South Koreaalign="right"|2003
129{{flag|Ireland}}align="right"|75many repeatersalign="right"|2001
130{{flag|Gabon}}align="right"|4plus 4 repeatersalign="right"|2001
131{{flag|Fiji}}align="right"|4Two Main Free-to-air stations being Fiji One and Mai TValign="right"|2008
132{{flag|Congo, Democratic Republic of the}}align="right"|4align="right"|2001
133{{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}align="right"|4align="right"|2007
134{{flag|Cayman Islands}}align="right"|4with cable systemalign="right"|2004
135{{flag|Burma}}align="right"|4align="right"|2008
136{{flag|Brunei}}align="right"|4includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription servicealign="right"|2006
137{{flag|Bahrain}}align="right"|4align="right"|1997
138{{flag|Yemen}}align="right"|3including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen; plus several repeatersalign="right"|2007
139{{flag|Tonga}}align="right"|3Tonga has no principal official television broadcastersalign="right"|2004
140{{flag|Togo}}align="right"|3plus 2 repeatersalign="right"|1997
141{{flag|Tanzania}}align="right"|3align="right"|1999
142{{flag|Suriname}}align="right"|3plus 7 repeatersalign="right"|2000
143{{flag|Sudan}}align="right"|3align="right"|1997
144{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}align="right"|3One 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 plannedalign="right"|2004
145{{flag|Nigeria}}align="right"|3the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stationsalign="right"|2001
146{{flag|Nicaragua}}align="right"|3plus 7 repeatersalign="right"|1997
147{{flag|Netherlands Antilles}}align="right"|3there is also a cable service that supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and 4 Venezuelan channelsalign="right"|2003
148{{flag|Micronesia, Federated States of}}align="right"|3cable TV also availablealign="right"|2004
149{{flag|Mayotte}}align="right"|3align="right"|2001
150{{flag|Guyana}}align="right"|31 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite servicesalign="right"|1997
151{{flag|Guam}}align="right"|3align="right"|2006
152{{flag|Faroe Islands}}align="right"|3plus 43 repeatersalign="right"|1995
153{{flag|Burkina Faso}}align="right"|31 national, 2 privatealign="right"|NA
154{{flag|Bermuda}}align="right"|3align="right"|2005
155{{flag|Wallis and Futuna}}align="right"|2align="right"|2000
156{{flag|Sierra Leone}}align="right"|2align="right"|1999
157{{flag|Seychelles}}align="right"|2plus 9 repeatersalign="right"|1997
158{{flag|Sao Tome and Principe}}align="right"|2align="right"|2001
159{{flag|Samoa}}align="right"|2align="right"|2002
160{{flag|Saint Lucia}}align="right"|21 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channelalign="right"|2003
161{{flag|Rwanda}}align="right"|2align="right"|2004
162{{flag|Namibia}}align="right"|2align="right"|2007
163{{flag|Mauritius}}align="right"|2plus several repeatersalign="right"|1997
164{{flag|Marshall Islands}}align="right"|2both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuroalign="right"|2005
165{{flag|Mali}}align="right"|2plus repeatersalign="right"|2007
166{{flag|Jersey}}align="right"|2align="right"|1997
167{{flag|Haiti}}align="right"|2plus a cable TV servicealign="right"|1997
168{{flag|Grenada}}align="right"|2align="right"|1997
169{{flag|Falkland Islands}}align="right"|2British Forces Broadcasting Service provides multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as islanders; cable television is available in Stanleyalign="right"|2006
170{{flag|Eritrea}}align="right"|2align="right"|2006
171{{flag|Botswana}}align="right"|21 state-owned, 1 privatealign="right"|NA
172{{flag|Bahamas}}align="right"|2align="right"|2006
173{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}align="right"|2align="right"|1997
174{{flag|Vanuatu}}align="right"|1align="right"|2004
175{{flag|Timor-Leste}}align="right"|1Timor-Leste has one national public broadcasteralign="right"| NA
176{{flag|Singapore}}align="right"|1broadcasting on six channels; additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesiaalign="right"|2006
177{{flag|San Marino}}align="right"|1San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italyalign="right"|1997
178{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}align="right"|1plus 3 repeatersalign="right"|2004
179{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}align="right"|1plus 3 repeatersalign="right"|2003
180{{flag|Qatar}}align="right"|15plus 3 repeatersalign="right"|2001
181{{flag|Palau}}align="right"|1cablealign="right"|2005
182{{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}align="right"|1on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networksalign="right"|2006
183{{flag|Norfolk Island}}align="right"|1local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellitealign="right"|2005
184{{flag|Niue}}align="right"|1align="right"|1997
186{{flag|Nauru}}align="right"|1align="right"|1997
187{{flag|Mozambique}}align="right"|1align="right"|2000
188{{flag|Montserrat}}align="right"|1align="right"|1997
189{{flag|Mauritania}}align="right"|1align="right"|2002
190{{flag|Maldives}}align="right"|1align="right"|2006
191{{flag|Malawi}}align="right"|1align="right"|2001
192{{flag|Madagascar}}align="right"|1plus 36 repeatersalign="right"|2001
193{{flag|Macau}}align="right"|1align="right"|2006
194{{flag|Lesotho}}align="right"|1align="right"|2000
195{{flag|Kiribati}}align="right"|1possibly inactivealign="right"|2002
196{{flag|Vatican City}}align="right"|1align="right"|2005
197{{flag|Guernsey}}align="right"|1align="right"|1997
198{{flag|Greenland}}align="right"|1plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service stationsalign="right"|1997
199{{flag|Gibraltar}}align="right"|1plus 3 repeatersalign="right"|1997
200{{flag|Gambia, The}}align="right"|1government-ownedalign="right"|1997
201{{flag|Ethiopia}}align="right"|92plus 152 repeatersalign="right"|2019
202{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}align="right"|1align="right"|2001
203{{flag|Dominica}}align="right"|1align="right"|2004
204{{flag|Djibouti}}align="right"|1align="right"|2001
205{{flag|Cook Islands}}align="right"|1outer islands receive satellite broadcastsalign="right"|2004
206{{flag|Congo}}align="right"|1align="right"|2001
207{{flag|Chad}}align="right"|4 (+5 local stations)align="right"|2020
208{{flag|Central African Republic}}align="right"|1align="right"|2001
209{{flag|Cape Verde}}align="right"|1plus 7 repeatersalign="right"|2001
210{{flag|Cameroon}}align="right"|1align="right"|2001
211{{flag|Burundi}}align="right"|4TV Nationale, Renaissance TV, Heritage TV,& Television Salamaalign="right"|2012
212{{flag|British Virgin Islands}}align="right"|1plus 1 cable companyalign="right"|1997
213{{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}}align="right"|1align="right"|1997
214{{flag|Bhutan}}align="right"|1align="right"|2007
215{{flag|Barbados}}align="right"|1plus 2 cable channelsalign="right"|2004
216{{flag|Aruba}}align="right"|1align="right"|1997
217{{flag|Antarctica}}align="right"|1cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases onlyalign="right"|2002
218{{flag|Anguilla}}align="right"|1align="right"|1997
219{{flag|American Samoa}}align="right"|1align="right"|2006
220{{flag|Wake Island}}align="right"|0align="right"|2005
221{{flag|Tuvalu}}align="right"|1align="right"|2024
222{{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}align="right"|0broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networksalign="right"|2003
223{{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}align="right"|0align="right"|2003
224{{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon}}align="right"|02 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the USalign="right"|1997
225{{flag|Saint Helena}}align="right"|03 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHFalign="right"|2005
226{{flag|Isle of Man}}align="right"|0receives broadcasts from the UK and satellitealign="right"|1999
227{{flagicon|UK}} Akrotiri and Dhekeliaalign="right"|0British Forces Broadcasting Service provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosiaalign="right"|2006
228{{flag|Christmas Island}}align="right"|0TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australiaalign="right"|2006
229{{flag|Andorra}}align="right"|1RTVAalign="right"|1997
230{{flag|Comoros}}align="right"|3{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13229688|title=Comoros profile |work=BBC News |date=29 August 2017 }}align="right"|N/A
231{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}align="right"|1align="right"|2005
232{{flag|Liechtenstein}}align="right"|11FLTValign="right"|1997
233{{flag|Svalbard}}align="right"|N/Aalign="right"|N/A
234{{flag|Western Sahara}}align="right"|1TV station in Tindouf, the Refugee Camps' capitalalign="right"|NA

References

=Sources=

  • [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/ The World Factbook], accessed in February 2024.

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