List of countries by number of television broadcast stations

This is a list of countries by number of television broadcast stations mostly based on The World Factbook accessed in June 2008.

Rank Country/Region Number of television
broadcast stations 		Note Date of
Information
1 Russia7,306 1998
2 China3,240 of which 209 are operated by China Central Television, 31 are provincial TV stations, and nearly 3,000 are local city stations1997
-  European Union2,700 sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters.1995
3 United States2,218 2006
4 India1,600 2009
5 United Kingdom704 plus 7,902 repeaters1995
6 Ukraine647 2006
7 Turkey635 plus 2,934 repeaters1995
8 France584 plus 9,676 repeaters1995
9 Romania575 plus 5,169 repeaters2008
10 South Africa556 plus 144 network repeaters1997
11 Mongolia456 including provincial and low-power repeaters2006
12 Brazil384 2009
13 Germany373 plus 8,042 repeaters1995
14 Italy358 plus 4,728 repeaters1995
15 Philippines250 plus 1,501 CATV networks2007
16 Mexico236 plus repeaters1997
17 Spain224 plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands1995
18 Japan211 plus 7,341 repeaters; in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services1999
19 Sweden252 2008
20 Denmark172 2008
21 Czech Republic150 plus 1,434 repeaters2000
22 Canada148 plus many repeaters2007
23 Finland120 plus 431 repeaters; on 1 September 2007, Finland became one of the first countries in the world to broadcast all television signals digitally1999
24 Pakistan1177 state-run channels and 110 privately owned satellite channels2008
25 Saudi Arabia117 1997
26 Bangladesh115 2013
27  Switzerland115 plus 1,919 repeaters1995
28 Thailand111 2006
29 Peru105 plus 493 repeaters1999
30 Australia104 1997
31 Egypt98 1995
32 Malaysia88 mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 212006
33 Slovakia80 national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 672004
34 Taiwan76 46 digital and 30 analog2007
35 Afghanistan70 2 national2010
36 Norway68 plus 2,729 repeaters2008
37 Iran67 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 Vietnam67 includes 61 relay, provincial, and city TV stations2006
39 Venezuela66 plus 45 repeaters1997
40 Albania65 3 national, 62 local; 2 cable networks2005
41 Chile63 plus 121 repeaters1997
42 Uruguay62 2005
43 Portugal62 plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands1995
44 Colombia60 1997
45 Cuba58 1997
46 Korea, South57 plus 103 cable operators and 119 relay cable operators2008
47 Hong Kong55 2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels2007
48 Indonesia54 54 local TV stations; 11 national TV networks; each with its group of local transmitters2006
49 Macedonia52 2007
50 Bolivia48 1997
51 Belarus47 plus 27 repeaters1995
52 Algeria46 plus 216 repeaters1995
53 Syria44 plus 17 repeaters1995
54 Latvia44 plus 31 repeaters1995
55 Argentina42 plus 444 repeaters1997
56 New Zealand41 plus about 700 repeaters1997
57 Poland200 2015
58 Moldova40 2006
59 Bulgaria39 plus 1,242 repeaters2001
60 Panama38 including repeaters1998
61 Greece36 plus 1,341 repeaters; also 2 stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service1995
62 Croatia36 plus 321 repeaters1995
63 Morocco35 plus 66 repeaters1995
64 Hungary35 plus 161 repeaters1995
65 Bosnia and Herzegovina152 Terestrial: 46 channels; Cable: 106 channels 2016
66 Puerto Rico32 2006
67 Slovenia31 2006
68 West Bank30 2008
69 Uzbekistan28 includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent and approximately 20 stations in regional capitals2006
70 Lithuania27 may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations2001
71 Tunisia26 plus 76 repeaters1995
72 Guatemala26 plus 27 repeaters1997
73 Dominican Republic25 2003
74 Belgium25 plus 10 repeaters1997
75 Jordan22 2007
76 Netherlands21 plus 26 repeaters1995
77 Iraq21 2004
78 Costa Rica20 plus 43 repeaters2002
79 Azerbaijan19 2008
80 Israel17 plus 36 repeaters1995
81 Zimbabwe16 1997
82 United Arab Emirates15 2004
83 Lebanon15 plus 5 repeaters1995
84 Sri Lanka14 2006
85 Iceland14 plus 156 repeaters1997
86 Côte d'Ivoire14 1998
87 Oman13 plus 25 repeaters1999
88 Montenegro13 2004
89 Kuwait13 plus several satellite channels1997
90 Swaziland12 includes 7 relay stations2004
91 Libya12 plus 1 repeater1999
92 Kazakhstan12 plus 9 repeaters1998
93 Georgia12 plus repeaters1998
94 Honduras11 plus 17 repeaters1997
95 Cyprus10 area under government control: 8; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2, plus 4 relay2004
96 Estonia10 2001
97 Austria10 plus more than 1,000 repeaters2001
98 Zambia9 2001
99 Cambodia9 including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts; excludes 18 regional relay stations2006
100 Uganda8 plus 1 repeater2001
101 Kyrgyzstan8 2 countrywide and 6 regional stations, state-owned; there are about 20 private TV stations, most of which rebroadcast other channels2007
102 Kenya8 2001
103 Laos7 includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi2006
104 Jamaica7 1997
105 Ghana7 2007
106 French Polynesia7 plus 17 repeaters1997
107 Ecuador7 plus 14 repeaters2000
108 Trinidad and Tobago6 2005
109 Tajikistan6 2006
110 New Caledonia6 plus 25 repeaters1997
111 Guinea6 2001
112 Benin6 2007
113 Angola6 2000
114 U.S. Virgin Islands5 2006
115 Paraguay5 2007
116 Niger5 2007
117 Monaco5 1998
118 Malta8 2006
119 Luxembourg5 1999
120 El Salvador5 1997
121 Belize5 2006
122 Turkmenistan4 government-owned and programmed2004
123 Somalia4 2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa2001
124 Senegal4 2007
125 Liberia4 plus 4 repeaters2007
126 Korea, North4 includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea2003
127 Ireland4 many repeaters2001
128 Gabon4 plus 4 repeaters2001
129 Fiji4 Two Main Free-to-air stations being Fiji One and Mai TV 2008
130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the4 2001
131 Cocos (Keeling) Islands4 2007
132 Cayman Islands4 with cable system2004
133 Myanmar4 2008
134 Brunei4 includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service2006
135 Bahrain4 1997
136 Yemen3 including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen; plus several repeaters2007
137 Tonga3 2004
138 Togo3 plus 2 repeaters1997
139 Tanzania3 1999
140 Suriname3 plus 7 repeaters2000
141 Sudan3 1997
142 Papua New Guinea3 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 planned2004
143 Nigeria3 the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations2001
144 Nicaragua3 plus 7 repeaters1997
145 Netherlands Antilles3 there is also a cable service that supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and 4 Venezuelan channels2003
146 Micronesia3 cable TV also available2004
147 Mayotte3 2001
148 Guyana3 1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services1997
149 Guam3 2006
150 Faroe Islands3 plus 43 repeaters1995
151 Burkina Faso3 1 national, 2 privateNA
152 Bermuda3 2005
153 Wallis and Futuna2 2000
154 Sierra Leone2 1999
155 Seychelles2 plus 9 repeaters1997
156 Sao Tome and Principe2 2001
157 Samoa2 2002
158 Saint Lucia2 1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel2003
159 Rwanda2 2004
160 Namibia2 2007
161 Mauritius2 plus several repeaters1997
162 Marshall Islands2 both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro2005
163 Mali2 plus repeaters2007
164 Jersey2 1997
165 Haiti2 plus a cable TV service1997
166 Grenada2 1997
167 Falkland Islands2 British Forces Broadcasting Service provides multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as islanders; cable television is available in Stanley2006
168 Eritrea2 2006
169 Botswana2 1 state-owned, 1 privateNA
170 Bahamas2 2006
171 Antigua and Barbuda2 1997
172 Vanuatu1 2004
173 Timor-Leste1 Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster NA
174 Singapore1 broadcasting on six channels; additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia2006
175 San Marino1 San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy1997
176 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 plus 3 repeaters2004
177 Saint Kitts and Nevis1 plus 3 repeaters2003
178 Qatar1 plus 3 repeaters2001
179 Palau1 cable2005
180 Northern Mariana Islands1 on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks2006
181 Norfolk Island1 local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite2005
182 Niue1 1997
183   Nepal1 plus 9 repeaters1998
184 Nauru1 1997
185 Mozambique1 2000
186 Montserrat1 1997
187 Mauritania1 2002
188 Maldives1 2006
189 Malawi1 2001
190 Madagascar1 plus 36 repeaters2001
191 Macau1 2006
192 Lesotho1 2000
193 Kiribati1 possibly inactive2002
194  Vatican City1 2005
195 Guernsey1 1997
196 Greenland1 plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service stations1997
197 Gibraltar1 plus 3 repeaters1997
198 Gaza Strip1 2008
199 Gambia1 government-owned1997
200 Ethiopia4 plus 24 repeaters2001
201 Equatorial Guinea1 2001
202 Dominica1 2004
203 Djibouti1 2001
204 Cook Islands1 outer islands receive satellite broadcasts2004
205 Congo, Republic of the1 2001
206 Chad1 2001
207 Central African Republic1 2001
208 Cape Verde1 plus 7 repeaters2001
209 Cameroon1 2001
210 Burundi4 TV Nationale, Renaissance TV, Heritage TV,& Television Salama 2012
211 British Virgin Islands1 plus 1 cable company1997
212 British Indian Ocean Territory1 1997
213 Bhutan1 2007
214 Barbados1 plus 2 cable channels2004
215 Aruba1 1997
216 Antarctica1 cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only2002
217 Anguilla1 1997
218 American Samoa1 2006
219 Wake Island0 2005
220 Tuvalu0 2004
221 Turks and Caicos Islands0 broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks2003
222 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands0 2003
223 Saint Pierre and Miquelon0 2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US1997
224 Saint Helena0 3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF2005
225 Isle of Man0 receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite1999
226United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia0 British Forces Broadcasting Service provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia2006
227 Christmas Island0 TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia2006
228 Andorra1 rtva 1997
229 ComorosNA NA
230 Guinea-BissauNA 2005
231 Liechtenstein1 1fltv1997
232 SvalbardNA NA
233 Western Sahara1 there's a TV station in Tindouf, the Refugee Camps' capital NA
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