| Rank | Country | | Television broadcast stations |
1 | Russia | 7,306 | 7,306 (1998) |
2 | China | 3,240 | 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) |
| European Union | 2,700 | 2,700 (1995); note - sum of individual country television broadcast stations excluding repeaters; there is also a European-wide station (Eurovision) |
3 | United States | 2,218 | 2,218 (2006) |
4 | Ukraine | 647 | 647 (2006) |
5 | Turkey | 635 | 635 (plus 2,934 repeaters) (1995) |
6 | Romania | 623 | 623 (plus 200 repeaters) (2006) |
7 | France | 584 | 584 (plus 9,676 repeaters) (1995) |
8 | India | 562 | 562 (1997) |
9 | South Africa | 556 | 556 (plus 144 network repeaters) (1997) |
10 | Mongolia | 456 | 456 (including provincial and low-power repeaters) (2006) |
11 | Germany | 373 | 373 (plus 8,042 repeaters) (1995) |
12 | Norway | 360 | 360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995) |
13 | Italy | 358 | 358 (plus 4,728 repeaters) (1995) |
14 | Philippines | 250 | 250 (plus 1,501 CATV networks) (2007) |
15 | Mexico | 236 | 236 (plus repeaters) (1997) |
16 | United Kingdom | 228 | 228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995) |
17 | Spain | 224 | 224 (plus 2,105 repeaters; includes 11 television broadcast stations and 88 repeaters in the Canary Islands) (1995) |
18 | Japan | 211 | 211 (plus 7,341 repeaters); in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV cable services (1999) |
19 | Sweden | 169 | 169 (plus 1,299 repeaters) (1995) |
20 | Czech Republic | 150 | 150 (plus 1,434 repeaters) (2000) |
21 | Brazil | 138 | 138 (1997) |
22 | Finland | 120 | 120 (plus 431 repeaters) (1999); note - On 1 September 2007, Finland became one of the first countries in the world to broadcast all television signals digitally |
23 | Saudi Arabia | 117 | 117 (1997) |
24 | Switzerland | 115 | 115 (plus 1,919 repeaters) (1995) |
25 | Thailand | 111 | 111 (2006) |
26 | Australia | 104 | 104 (1997) |
27 | Egypt | 98 | 98 (September 1995) |
28 | Malaysia | 88 | 88 (mainland Malaysia 51, Sabah 16, and Sarawak 21) (2006) |
29 | Canada | 80 | 80 (plus many repeaters) (1997) |
30 | Slovakia | 80 | 80 (national broadcasting 6, regional 7, local 67) (2004) |
31 | Taiwan | 76 | 76 (46 digital and 30 analog) (2007) |
32 | Vietnam | 67 | 67 (includes 61 relay, provincial, and city TV stations) (2006) |
33 | Venezuela | 66 | 66 (plus 45 repeaters) (1997) |
34 | Albania | 65 | 65 (3 national, 62 local); 2 cable networks (2005) |
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