The World Factbook. 2008.
Television broadcast stations
| Country | Television broadcast stations |
| Afghanistan | at least 7 (1 government-run central television station in Kabul and regional stations in 6 of the 34 provinces) (2006) |
| Akrotiri | 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) |
| Albania | 65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005) |
| Algeria | 46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995) |
| American Samoa | 1 (2006) |
| Andorra | 0 (1997) |
| Angola | 6 (2000) |
| Anguilla | 1 (1997) |
| Antarctica | 1 (cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo – information for US bases only) (2002) |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 2 (1997) |
| Argentina | 42 (plus 444 repeaters) (1997) |
| Armenia | 48 (private television stations alongside 2 public networks; major Russian channels widely available) (2006) |
| Aruba | 1 (1997) |
| Australia | 104 (1997) |
| Austria | 10 (plus more than 1,000 repeaters) (2001) |
| Azerbaijan | 2 (1997) |
| Bahamas, The | 2 (2006) |
| Bahrain | 4 (1997) |
| Bangladesh | 15 (1999) |
| Barbados | 1 (plus 2 cable channels) (2004) |
| Belarus | 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995) |
| Belgium | 25 (plus 10 repeaters) (1997) |
| Belize | 5 (2006) |
| Benin | 6 (2007) |
| Bermuda | 3 (2005) |
| Bhutan | 1 (2007) |
| Bolivia | 48 (1997) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 (plus 277 repeaters) (September 1995) |
| Botswana | 2 (1 state-owned, 1 private) |
| Brazil | 138 (1997) |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 (1997) |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 (plus 1 cable company) (1997) |
| Brunei | 4 (includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service) (2006) |
| Bulgaria | 39 (plus 1,242 repeaters) (2001) |
| Burkina Faso | 3 (1 national, 2 private) |
| Burma | 4 (2008) |
| Burundi | 1 (2001) |
| Cambodia | 9 (including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts); excludes 18 regional relay stations (2006) |
| Cameroon | 1 (2001) |
| Canada | 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997) |
| Cape Verde | 1 (plus 7 repeaters) (2001) |
| Cayman Islands | 4 with cable system (2004) |
| Central African Republic | 1 (2001) |
| Chad | 1 (2001) |
| Chile | 63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997) |
| 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) |
| Christmas Island | 0 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006) |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | NA |
| Colombia | 60 (1997) |
| Comoros | NA |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4 (2001) |
| Congo, Republic of the | 1 (2001) |
| Cook Islands | 1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004) |
| Costa Rica | 20 (plus 43 repeaters) (2002) |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 14 (1998) |
| Croatia | 36 (plus 321 repeaters) (1995) |
| Cuba | 58 (1997) |
| Cyprus | area under government control: 8 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004) |
| Czech Republic | 150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000) |
| Denmark | 26 (plus 51 repeaters) (1998) |
| Dhekelia | 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) |
| Djibouti | 1 (2001) |
| Dominica | 1 (2004) |
| Dominican Republic | 25 (2003) |
| Ecuador | 7 (plus 14 repeaters) (2000) |
| Egypt | 98 (September 1995) |
| El Salvador | 5 (1997) |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 (2001) |
| Eritrea | 2 (2006) |
| Estonia | 3 (2001) |
| Ethiopia | 1 (plus 24 repeaters) (2001) |
| European Union | 2,700 (1995); note – sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters; there is also a European-wide station (Eurovision) |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as islanders); cable television is available in Stanley (2006) |
| Faroe Islands | 3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995) |
| Fiji | NA |
| Finland | 120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999) |
| France | 584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995) |
| French Polynesia | 7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997) |
| Gabon | 4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2001) |
| Gambia, The | 1 (government-owned) (1997) |
| Gaza Strip | 1 (2008) |
| Georgia | 12 (plus repeaters) (1998) |
| Germany | 373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995) |
| Ghana | 7 (2007) |
| Gibraltar | 1 (plus 3 repeaters) (1997) |
| Greece | 36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); also 2 stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (1995) |
| Greenland | 1 (plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) stations (1997) |
| Grenada | 2 (1997) |
| Guam | 3 (2006) |
| Guatemala | 26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997) |
| Guernsey | 1 (1997) |
| Guinea | 6 (2001) |
| Guinea-Bissau | NA (2005) |
| Guyana | 3 (1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services) (1997) |
| Haiti | 2 (plus a cable TV service) (1997) |
| Holy See (Vatican City) | 1 (2005) |
| Honduras | 11 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997) |
| Hong Kong | 55 (2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels) (2007) |
| Hungary | 35 (plus 161 repeaters) (1995) |
| Iceland | 14 (plus 156 repeaters) (1997) |
| India | 562 (1997) |
| Indonesia | 54 local TV stations (11 national TV networks; each with their own group of local transmitters) (2006) |
| Iran | 28 (plus 450 repeaters) (1997) |
| Iraq | 21 (2004) |
| Ireland | 4 (many repeaters) (2001) |
| Isle of Man | 0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999) |
| Israel | 17 (plus 36 repeaters) (1995) |
| Italy | 358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995) |
| Jamaica | 7 (1997) |
| Japan | 211 (plus 7,341 repeaters); in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999) |
| Jersey | 2 (1997) |
| Jordan | 22 (2007) |
| Kazakhstan | 12 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998) |
| Kenya | 8 (2001) |
| Kiribati | 1 (possibly inactive) (2002) |
| Korea, North | 4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003) |
| Korea, South | 43 (plus 59 cable operators and 190 relay cable operators) (2005) |
| Kuwait | 13 (plus several satellite channels) (1997) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 (1 countrywide and 6 regional stations) (2006) |
| Laos | 7 (includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi) (2006) |
| Latvia | 44 (plus 31 repeaters) (1995) |
| Lebanon | 15 (plus 5 repeaters) (1995) |
| Lesotho | 1 (2000) |
| Liberia | 4 (plus 4 repeaters) (2007) |
| Libya | 12 (plus 1 repeater) (1999) |
| Liechtenstein | NA (linked to Swiss networks) (1997) |
| Lithuania | 27 (may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations) (2001) |
| Luxembourg | 5 (1999) |
| Macau | 1 (2006) |
| Macedonia | 31 (plus 166 repeaters) (1995) |
| Madagascar | 1 (plus 36 repeaters) (2001) |
| Malawi | 1 (2001) |
| Malaysia | 88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006) |
| Maldives | 1 (2006) |
| Mali | 2 (plus repeaters) (2007) |
| Malta | 5 (2006) |
| Marshall Islands | 2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro) (2005) |
| Mauritania | 1 (2002) |
| Mauritius | 2 (plus several repeaters) (1997) |
| Mayotte | 3 (2001) |
| Mexico | 236 (plus repeaters) (1997) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | 3 (cable TV also available) (2004) |
| Moldova | 40 (2006) |
| Monaco | 5 (1998) |
| Mongolia | 456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006) |
| Montenegro | 13 (2004) |
| Montserrat | 1 (1997) |
| Morocco | 35 (plus 66 repeaters) (1995) |
| Mozambique | 1 (2000) |
| Namibia | 2 (2007) |
| Nauru | 1 (1997) |
| Nepal | 1 (plus 9 repeaters) (1998) |
| Netherlands | 21 (plus 26 repeaters) (1995) |
| Netherlands Antilles | 3 (there is also a cable service, which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and 4 Venezuelan channels) (2003) |
| New Caledonia | 6 (plus 25 repeaters) (1997) |
| New Zealand | 41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997) |
| Nicaragua | 3 (plus 7 repeaters) (1997) |
| Niger | 5 (2007) |
| Nigeria | 3 (the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations) (2001) |
| Niue | 1 (1997) |
| Norfolk Island | 1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005) |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006) |
| Norway | 360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995) |
| Oman | 13 (plus 25 repeaters) (1999) |
| Pakistan | 20 (5 state-run channels and 15 privately-owned satellite channels) (2006) |
| Palau | 1 (cable) (2005) |
| Panama | 38 (including repeaters) (1998) |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 (all in the Port Moresby area; stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned) (2004) |
| Paraguay | 5 (2007) |
| Peru | 13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997) |
| Philippines | 250 (plus 1,501 CATV networks) (2007) |
| Poland | 40 (2006) |
| Portugal | 62 (plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands) (1995) |
| Puerto Rico | 32 (2006) |
| Qatar | 1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2001) |
| Romania | 623 (plus 200 repeaters) (2006) |
| Russia | 7,306 (1998) |
| Rwanda | 2 (2004) |
| Saint Helena | 0 (3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF) (2005) |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2003) |
| Saint Lucia | 2 (1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel) (2003) |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 (2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 (plus 3 repeaters) (2004) |
| Samoa | 2 (2002) |
| San Marino | 1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997) |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 2 (2001) |
| Saudi Arabia | 117 (1997) |
| Senegal | 4 (2007) |
| 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 (2006) |
| Slovakia | 80 (national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67) (2004) |
| Slovenia | 31 (2006) |
| Somalia | 4 (2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa) (2001) |
| South Africa | 556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997) |
| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 (2003) |
| Spain | 224 (plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands) (1995) |
| Sri Lanka | 14 (2006) |
| Sudan | 3 (1997) |
| Suriname | 3 (plus 7 repeaters) (2000) |
| 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 | 76 (46 digital and 30 analog) |
| Tajikistan | 6 (2006) |
| Tanzania | 3 (1999) |
| Thailand | 111 (2006) |
| Timor-Leste | 1 (Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster) |
| Togo | 3 (plus 2 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 received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003) |
| Tuvalu | 0 (2004) |
| Uganda | 8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001) |
| Ukraine | 647 (2006) |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 (2004) |
| United Kingdom | 228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995) |
| United States | 2,218 (2006) |
| Uruguay | 62 (2005) |
| Uzbekistan | 8 (includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent; approximately 20 stations in regional capitals) (2006) |
| Vanuatu | 1 (2004) |
| Venezuela | 66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997) |
| Vietnam | 6 (plus 61 provincial TV stations) (2006) |
| Virgin Islands | 5 (2006) |
| Wake Island | 0 (2005) |
| Wallis and Futuna | 2 (2000) |
| West Bank | 30 (2008) |
| Western Sahara | NA |
| World | NA |
| Yemen | 3 (including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen); (plus several repeaters) (2007) |
| Zambia | 9 (2001) |
| Zimbabwe | 16 (1997) |