This is a list of countries by number of television broadcast stations.
List Rank Country/region Number of television broadcast stations Note Date of information 16,700 201724,900of which 209 are operated by China Central Television, 31 are provincial TV stations, and nearly 4,000 are local city stations2017 - 7,581sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters.201732,761 20174868 201851,822 plus 7,902 repeaters20116647 20067635 plus 2,934 repeaters19958584 plus 9,676 repeaters19959575 plus 5,169 repeaters200810556 plus 144 network repeaters199711456 including provincial and low-power repeaters200612384 200913489 EE plus 8,042 repeaters202014458 plus 4,728 repeaters199515350 plus 1,501 CATV networks200716236 plus repeaters1997171,780 plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 24 television broadcast stations and 128 repeaters in the Canary Islands201118291 plus 7,341 repeaters; in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services199919252 200820172 200821150 plus 1,434 repeaters200022278 plus many repeaters200723140 plus 431 repeaters; on 1 September 2007, Finland became one of the first countries in the world to broadcast all television signals digitally1999241277 state-run channels and 110 privately owned satellite channels200825117 199726115 201327115 plus 1,919 repeaters199528137 200629105 plus 493 repeaters199930253 19973198 199532262mainland Malaysia 168, Sabah 21, and Sarawak 73200633130 national broadcasting 21, regional 10, local 67200434400 5 national and 73 other (37 local) TV stations20173586 56 digital and 30 analog200736145 includes 63 relay, provincial, city TV, and district stations (Da Lat, Bao Loc, Phu Quoc, Con Dao, Do Luong)20223785 15 national201038144 plus 2,729 repeaters20083978 Consisting of 29 national, 12 international; 35 provincial and 2 Internet TV stations (plus 450 repeaters) (IRIB plans to launch more networks soon) 20144066 plus 45 repeaters199741144 3 national, 56 local; 83 cable networks20054263 plus 121 repeaters19974362 20054462 plus 166 repeaters; includes Azores and Madeira Islands19954560 19974658 19974787 plus 103 cable operators and 119 relay cable operators20084855 2 TV networks, each broadcasting on 2 channels200749146 92 local TV stations; 54 national TV networks; each with its group of local transmitters20185052 20075150 plus 9 repeaters20155248 20205248 19975396 plus 27 repeaters20225446 plus 216 repeaters19955544 plus 17 repeaters19955644 plus 31 repeaters19955792 plus 444 repeaters19975841 plus about 700 repeaters199759200 20156040 20066186 plus 1,242 repeaters20016238 including repeaters199863150 plus 1,341 repeaters; also 2 stations in the US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service199564205 plus 321 repeaters20126535 plus 66 repeaters199566390 plus 161 repeaters199567152 Terrestrial: 46 channels; Cable: 106 channels 20166832 20066973 20067031 20087128 includes 1 cable rebroadcaster in Tashkent and approximately 20 stations in regional capitals20067261 may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations20017326 plus 76 repeaters19957426 plus 27 repeaters19977525 20037689 plus 10 repeaters19977722 200778394 plus 26 repeaters19957921 20048020 plus 43 repeaters20028147 20218217 plus 36 repeaters1995831 20198435 20048515 plus 5 repeaters 19958634 20068751 plus 156 repeaters19978814 19988913 plus 25 repeaters19999017 20049113 plus several satellite channels19979212 includes 7 relay stations20049312 plus 1 repeater19999432 plus 9 repeaters19989598 plus repeaters20079611 plus 17 repeaters19979730 area under government control: 8; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2, plus 4 relay20049856 20019954 plus more than 1,000 repeaters20011009 20011019 including 2 TV relay stations with French and Vietnamese broadcasts; excludes 18 regional relay stations20061028 plus 1 repeater20011038 2 countrywide and 6 regional stations, state-owned; there are about 20 private TV stations, most of which rebroadcast other channels200710475 FTA 20181057 includes 1 station relaying Vietnam Television from Hanoi20061067 19971077 20071087 plus 17 repeaters199710968 plus 14 repeaters20001106 20051116 20061126 plus 25 repeaters19971136 20011146 20071156 20001165 200611746 20071185 200711921 199812012 200612180 20081225 19971235 20061244 government-owned and programmed20041254 2 in Mogadishu and 2 in Hargeisa20011264 20071274 plus 4 repeaters20071284 includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, , and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea200312975 many repeaters20011304 plus 4 repeaters20011314 Two Main Free-to-air stations being Fiji One and Mai TV 20081324 20011334 20071344 with cable system20041354 20081364 includes 2 UHF stations broadcasting a subscription service20061374 19971383 including one Egypt-based station that broadcasts in Yemen; plus several repeaters20071393 Tonga has no principal official television broadcasters20041403 plus 2 repeaters19971413 19991423 plus 7 repeaters20001433 19971443 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 planned20041453 the government controls 2 of the broadcasting stations and 15 repeater stations20011463 plus 7 repeaters19971473 there is also a cable service that supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and 4 Venezuelan channels20031483 cable TV also available20041493 20011503 1 public station; 2 private stations which relay US satellite services19971513 20061523 plus 43 repeaters19951533 1 national, 2 privateNA1543 20051552 20001562 19991572 plus 9 repeaters19971582 20011592 20021602 1 commercial broadcast station and 1 community antenna television or CATV channel20031612 20041622 20071632 plus several repeaters19971642 both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro20051652 plus repeaters20071662 19971672 plus a cable TV service19971682 19971692 British Forces Broadcasting Service provides multi-channel satellite service to members of UK Forces as well as islanders; cable television is available in Stanley20061702 20061712 1 state-owned, 1 privateNA1722 20061732 19971741 20041751 Timor-Leste has one national public broadcaster NA 1761 broadcasting on six channels; additional reception of numerous UHF and VHF signals originating in Malaysia and Indonesia20061771 San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy19971781 plus 3 repeaters20041791 plus 3 repeaters200318015 plus 3 repeaters20011811 cable20051821 on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks20061831 local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite20051841 19971861 19971871 20001881 19971891 20021901 20061911 20011921 plus 36 repeaters20011931 20061941 20001951 possibly inactive20021961 20051971 19971981 plus some local low-power stations, and 3 Armed Forces Radio and Television Service stations19971991 plus 3 repeaters19972001 government-owned199720192 plus 152 repeaters20192021 20012031 20042041 20012051 outer islands receive satellite broadcasts20042061 20012074 (+5 local stations) 20202081 20012091 plus 7 repeaters20012101 20012114 TV Nationale, Renaissance TV, Heritage TV,& Television Salama 20122121 plus 1 cable company19972131 19972141 20072151 plus 2 cable channels20042161 19972171 cable system with 6 channels; American Forces Antarctic Network-McMurdo - information for US bases only20022181 19972191 20062200 20052211 20242220 broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks20032230 20032240 2 repeaters rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US19972253 3 television channels are received via satellite and distributed by UHF20052260 receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite1999227 Akrotiri and Dhekelia0 British Forces Broadcasting Service provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia20062280 TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia20062291 RTVA 19972303 N/A2311 20052321 1FLTV1997233N/A N/A2341 TV station in Tindouf, the Refugee Camps' capital NA
References
Sources The World Factbook, accessed in February 2024.