Geographical usage of television is a description of where and how television is to be found.

North American networks and stations

Canadian networks and stations

Main article: Television in Canada

In Canada, there are a number of national networks, including three main networks for English Canada. One, CBC Television, is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a government-funded Crown corporation. The other two, CTV and Global, are privately run. The private networks usually use most of their primetime hours to rebroadcast U.S. shows, while the CBC airs more Canadian programming. Private systems - essentially networks whose stations have a somewhat enhanced local focus and which do not reach all of Canada - are Citytv, CH, and A-Channel. This article concerns television in Canada, including its history, programming and business. ... English Canada is a term used to describe one of the following: English Canadians, a term usually meaning English-speaking or anglophone Canadians, the official language majority in the country except New-Brunswick and Quebec as well. ... CBC Television is a Canadian English language television network. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. ... In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ... CTV is a TLA that may stand for: CTV Television Network - a Canadian English language television network Channel Television - the main television broadcaster in the Channel Islands Chukyo TV. Broadcasting - a Japanese TV station in Nagoya This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Global Television and Global TV redirect here. ... A television system is a Canadian term for a group of television stations which shares common ownership, branding and programming, but is not considered a full television network. ... Citytv is a Canadian English language privately owned television system owned by CHUM Limited. ... CH is a Canadian English language privately owned television system owned by CanWest MediaWorks Inc. ... A-Channel, previously known as the NewNet, is a Canadian English language privately owned television system owned by CTVglobemedia. ...

In French Canada, particularly Quebec, the main networks are the CBC-owned Télévision de Radio-Canada, and private networks TVA and TQS. These networks tend to air substantially more domestic programming in primetime than their English counterparts. There are also the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, multiethnic broadcaster OMNI Television, provincial educational networks, and a limited number of niche-interest or independent stations. Radio-Canada broadcasts across Canada, while TVA and TQS only broadcast terrestrial signals in Quebec. TVA, however, is available across Canada on cable. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595... Télévision de Radio-Canada[1] is a Canadian French language television network. ... TVA is a private commercial Canadian French-language television network based in Quebec. ... TQS is a Canadian French language commercial television network in Quebec. ... Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, or APTN, is a Canadian television network which airs and produces programming made by, for, and about Aboriginal peoples in Canada. ... OMNI Television is a Canadian television brand owned and operated by Rogers Communications. ...

Additional premium television or specialty channels are also available in both languages through cable and satellite television. Notable examples include CBC Newsworld, TSN, MuchMusic, Showcase, and The Movie Network. Premium television (sometimes pay television in North America) generally refers to a class of commercial-free television services which are available for subscription through cable and satellite television for fees much higher than traditional, packaged cable networks or specialty services. ... A specialty channel or specialty service is a television channel, generally not available through conventional broadcast television, which consists of programming focused on a single type or targeted at a specific demographic. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... CBC Newsworld is a Canadian 24-hour cable news television channel operated by the CBC. It broadcasts into over 10 million homes nation-wide, as well as into some northern states in the U.S. It is the worlds third-oldest television service of this nature, after CNN in... The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel and is Canadas leading English language sports television channel. ... MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian cable television specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia dedicated to music and music-related programs. ... Showcase Television, often known as Showcase, is a Canadian cable television specialty channel owned by Alliance Atlantis Communications. ... The Movie Network is a general-interest premium television service available in Canada, specifically east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories. ...

The CRTC requires all television services in Canada to broadcast a minimum percentage of Canadian production, both during the day and during primetime. (See Canadian content for more) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, in French Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes) was established in 1968 by the Canadian Parliament to replace the Board of Broadcast Governors. ... Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that radio and television broadcasters (including cable/satellite specialty channels) must air a certain percentage of content that was at least partly written, produced, presented, or otherwise contributed to by persons from Canada. ...

United States networks and stations

Main article: Television in the United States

In the U.S., the three traditional commercial television networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) provide prime-time programs for their affiliate stations to air from 8pm–11pm Monday-Saturday and 7pm–11pm on Sunday. (7pm to 10pm, 6pm to 10pm respectively in the Central and Mountain time zones). Most stations procure other programming, often syndicated, off prime time. The FOX Network does not provide programming for the last hour of prime time; as a result, many FOX affiliates air a local news program at that time. Three newer broadcasting networks, The CW, i, and My Network TV also do not provide the same amount of network programming as so-called traditional networks. Sinclair Broadcast Group operates the largest network of local television stations, reaching about 24% of U.S. households. Trinity Broadcast Network, or TBN, runs the world's largest Christian television network, and owns twenty-three U.S. full-power television stations as well as 252 low-power stations serving smaller cities and rural areas. This article is about television in the United States, specifically its history, art, business and government regulation. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... An affiliate is a commercial entity with a relationship with a peer or a larger entity. ... Prime time is the block of programming on television during the middle of the evening. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... “The CW” redirects here. ... . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions. ... My Network TV (sometimes written MyNetworkTV, and unofficially abbreviated MNT or MNTV) is an upcoming television network in the United States, owned by News Corporation, which is scheduled to launch on September 5, 2006. ... The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) NASDAQ: SBGI is the operator of the largest number of local television stations in the United States with a total of 59 stations across the country in 38 primarily small and medium markets, many of which are located in the South and the Midwest. ... The Trinity Broadcasting Network, or TBN, is the worlds largest Christian television network, with a larger U.S. viewership than its three main competitor networks combined. ...

Over the past thirty years, cable and satellite television have come to provide most homes with dozens or even hundreds of television services. Cable television was originally created to allow residents of weak-signal areas to benefit from a large, well-located common antenna. In the 1970s, Premium Services such as HBO, Showtime, and The Movie Channel used satellites to deliver movies to cable head-ends, who would re-distribute it to customers for an added charge. During the same period, it has seen the emergence of numerous specialty cable networks, such as CBN (now ABC Family), CNN, ESPN (sports), Lifetime (women's programming), The Learning Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon (children's shows), VH-1, The Weather Channel, and others. The advent of digital compression technology in the 1990s, along with the rapidly growing popularity of direct-to-home satellite television allowed for content providers to pack more channels into a single satellite slot, and a number of new networks, especially those fulfilling certain niches, aimed at digital cable and satellite systems were established. Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... For other uses, see HBO (disambiguation). ... Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ... The Movie Channel (TMC) is an American premium cable television network owned by Showtime Networks, Inc. ... U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications using radio at microwave frequencies. ... CBN may refer to: Canadian Bank Note (CBN), a Canadian company that designs various identification systems Cannabinol, a cannabinoid from Cannabis sativa (hemp) CBN (AM), the CBC Radio One station in St. ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... TLC Network is a cable TV network in the US that carries a variety of informational and reality-based programming. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... VH1 (which stands for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985. ... The Weather Channel (TWC) is a cable and satellite television network that broadcasts weather and weather-related news 24 hours a day. ...

Latin American networks and stations

Television has reached a great expansion in all the Latin American scope. Currently, there exist more than 500 television stations in all Latin America, according to the number of apparatuses by homes (more than 60 million), of more than two hundred million people. Because of the financial and political troubles that occurred between the mid-1970s and the early 1990s, television networks in some countries of this region had a development more irregular than the North American and European networks. In countries like Mexico or Brazil, one or two networks claim almost all the audience. In other countries like Colombia, television broadcasting has historically been state dominated until the 1990s. In countries like Nicaragua or Peru, television had a troubled history. Some prominent Latin American Television Networks are: The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ...

Mexican networks

• Once TV
• Canal 22
• Multivision
• Televisa
• TV Azteca
• CNI

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Bolivian networks

• Televisión Boliviana
• Red Uno
• Unitel
• ATB
• Bolivisión
• PAT
• SITEL
• Televisión Católica

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Brazilian networks

• Rede Globo
• TV Record
• SBT
• TV Bandeirantes
• CNT (television station)
• TV Cultura
• Rede TV!

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Chilean networks

• Canal 13
• TVN
• Mega
• Red Televisión
• Chilevisión
• UCV TV
• ABT

Corporación de Televisión de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UCTV), generally known by its broadcast frequency Canal 13, is the second oldest television station in Chile. ... Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) is Chiles national television station. ... Red Televisiva Megavisión or simply MEGA, is the first private TV channel of Chile. ... Compañía Chilena de Televisión, RED Televisión is a private TV channel in Chile. ... Chilevisión or CHV is the second oldest television channel in Chile. ... Corporación de Televisión de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, UCV TV, is the oldest TV channel of Chile. ... Óptima Televisión or its acronym TVO, is a private TV channel of Chile. ...

Colombian networks

• Caracol Televisión
• RCN Televisión
• Canal Uno
• Canal Institucional
• Señal Colombia
• Teleantioquia
• Canal 13
• Canal Capital
• Citytv Bogotá
• Caucavisión
• Telecaribe
• Telecafé
• Teleislas
• Canal TRO
• Telepacífico
• Telemedellín
• Canal U
• Enlace Piedemonte Canal 2

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Nicaraguan networks

• Canal 2
• Canal 4
• Telenica(Canal8)
• Canal 10
• Canal 12
• 100% Noticias
• CDNN 23

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Argentine networks

• América
• Canal 7
• Canal 9
• Telefé
• Canal 13
• TN
• Crónica TV
• Canal 26

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European networks and stations

National European networks

See also: British television

In much of Europe, television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. British television broadcasting has a range of different broadcasters, broadcasting multiple channels over a variety of distribution media. ...

In most countries, the public broadcasters were the only television services available until the 1980s. These were usually funded by the state or a television license, but many countries have eventually adopted advertising in the public channels.

The United Kingdom was an early adopter of private television, launching the ITV network in 1955. Italy followed in the 1970s. Most countries got commercial broadcasters in the 1980s and 1990s, either by allowing private broadcasters to broadcast terrestrially or from broadcasters located in other countries. Some countries made room for private television by closing down or selling one of the state channels. Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting...

Most countries had around two-six national broadcasters in the days of analogue television. Digital television has however allowed the number of terrestrial channels to multiply. Cable and satellite are also contributing to the increased number of channels, with hundreds of channels available to those willing to pay for it.

Every country has a public broadcaster and about one-four dominating commercial broadcasters (excluding smaller countries where local commercials broadcasters haven't been profitable), which are listed in the table below.

Country	Leading broadcasters
	Public	Private
Albania	RTSh	Top
Austria	ORF	ATV
Belarus	BRTC
Belgium	VRT, RTBF	SBS, RTL TVI
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHRT
Bulgaria	BNT	bTV, Nova Television
Croatia	HRT	RTL, Nova TV
Czech Republic	CT	TV Nova, TV Prima
Denmark	DR	TV2, MTG, SBS
Estonia	ETV	Kanal 2, TV3
Finland	YLE	MTV3, Nelonen
France	France Télévisions	TF1, M6
Germany	ARD, ZDF	RTL, ProSiebenSat.1
Greece	ERT	ANT1, Mega
Hungary	MT	TV2, RTL Klub
Iceland	Sjónvarpið	Stöð 2
Ireland	RTÉ	TV3
Italy	RAI	Mediaset
Latvia	LTV	LNT, TV3
Lithuania	LRT	LNK, TV3
Luxembourg
Republic of Macedonia	MRT
Malta	PBS
Moldova	TRM
Montenegro	TVCG
Netherlands	NPO	RTL Nederland, SBS
Norway	NRK	TV2, MTG, SBS
Poland	TVP	TVN, Polsat
Portugal	RTP	SIC, TVI
Romania	TVR	Pro TV, Antena 1
Russia	Channel One
Serbia	RTS
Slovakia	STV	Markíza, Joj TV
Slovenia	RTV Slovenija	POP, A, info
Spain	TVE	Telecinco, Antena 3
Sweden	SVT	TV4, MTG, SBS
Switzerland	TSR, TSI, SF
Turkey	TRT
Ukraine	UT-1	1+1, Inter
United Kingdom	BBC	ITV, Channel 4, Five, Sky

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Eesti Televisioon or ETV is the national public television station of Estonia. ... Kanal 2 is an Estonian television station whose names translates into English as Channel 2. First broadcasts were aired on October 1, 1993. ... TV3 is a private television channel in Estonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... YLE (Yleisradio Oy) is Finlands National Broadcasting Company, founded in 1926. ... MTV3 is a Finnish commercial television station owned by Bonnier and Proventus. ... Nelonen or (Fyran in Swedish) is a Finnish commercial TV channel. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Logo France télévisions headquarters in Paris France Télévisions is the French public national television broadcaster. ... TF1 is a private French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. ... Métropole 6, known popularly as simply M6, is a French television service owned by a company called Métropole Télévision. ... 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Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV, was the first corporate-owned channel to launch on the Greek airwaves. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Magyar Televízió (or Hungarian Television) is a Hungarian national public service television company, which operates two channels, called M1, M2. ... TV2 is a Hungarian commercial television channel operating since 1997, providing a large variety of programming. ... RTL Klub is a television station (M-RTL Zrt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iceland. ... Sjónvarpið (English: The Television) is the television channel of the National Icelandic Broadcasting Service (RÚV), launched in 1966. ... Stöð 2 (English: Channel 2) is an Icelandic television channel of 365 ljósvakamiðlar founded in 1986. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Radio Telefís Éireann[1] (RTÉ; IPA: ,  ) is the Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland. ... TV3 Ireland is the sole commercial terrestrial television channel in the Republic of Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mediaset is an Italian commercial television network. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Latvia. ... TV3 Is a television channel targeted at a Latvian language audience owned by Modern Times Group (MTG). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Lithuania. ... Lithuanian National Radio and Television (Lithuanian:  ) is the national public broadcasting company of Lithuania. ... LNK TV, also known as Laisvas ir Nepriklausomas Kanalas (Free and Independent Channel) is one of the major commercial TV channels in Lithuania. ... TV3 Is a television channel targeted at a Lithuanian language audience owned by Modern Times Group (MTG). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Luxembourg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... 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Pro TV, reaching around 82% of households, operates under the PRO TV SA license owned by Central European Media Enterprises managed by the controversial businessman Ronald Lauder, which includes Acasa TV (reaching 73,3% of households), Pro TV InternaÅ£ional and Pro Cinema TV channels. ... Antena 1 is a Romanian television network, and one of the three top networks in the country with a market share of about 20%. It covers most of the country and it is owned by Dan Voiculescu, who is also the president of the Conservative Party, a minor party in... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Channel One (Russian: , Pervy Kanal) is one of Russias most poorly rated TV channels with the smallest reception area. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 812   -  Kingdom established 1217   -  Empire established 1346   -  Independence lost to... Radio Television of Serbia (Serbian: (PTC) or ) is the public broadcaster in Serbia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... The STV Tower: Slovak TVs headquarters in Bratislava Slovak Television (STV; Slovenská televízia in Slovak) is a state-owned public television network in Slovakia. ... The current logo of the station. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Radiotelevizija Slovenija or RTV Slovenija (English: Radio-Television Slovenia) is the national broadcasting corporation of Slovenia. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Kanal A is Slovenias first private television network, commencing broadcasts in November 1990, shortly after the dissolution of Communist-ruled Yugoslavia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Current Televisión Española logo. ... Gestevisión Telecinco, S.A., (IBEX-35:TL5) is a Spanish television station, one of the leading Spanish private TV companies, created by Silvio Berlusconi. ... Antena 3 Televisión is a Spanish television station. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Sveriges Television (SVT) is a national publicly-funded television broadcaster based in Sweden. ... TV4 AB (previously known as Nordisk Television AB) is a Swedish media company that owns the largest commercial television channel in Sweden, TV4. ... Modern Times Group (MTG) is a Swedish media company. ... Scandinavian Broadcasting System Broadcasting Group (normally referred to as just SBS) is one of Europe’s leading broadcasting groups, operating commercial television, premium pay channels, radio stations and related print businesses in Western and Central and Eastern Europe. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... TSR 1 and TSR 2 are French-language TV channels in Switzerland, part of SRG SSR idée suisse. ... Radiotelevisione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana (RTSI) is a swiss broascater (part of SRG SSR idée suisse) for radio and television operating in italian. ... SRG SSR idée suisse is the business name of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation -- in German: Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (SRG), in Romansh Societad svizra da radio e televisiun (SSR), in Italian: Società svizzera di radiotelevisione (SSR), in French: Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision (SSR). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... TRT Headquarters in Ankara TRT, the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (Türkiye Radyo ve Televizyon Kurumu), was founded in 1964, it is the national public broadcaster of Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Natsionalna Telekompaniya Ukrayiny (English: National Television Company of Ukraine) is the national television broadcaster in Ukraine. ... 1+1 (in Ukraine: один плюс один, liter. ... Inter (Ukrainian: ) is a Ukrainian national TV channel owned by Ukrainian independent TV-corporation. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Independent Television (generally known as ITV, but also as ITV Network) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990 and the Broadcasting... This article is about the British television station. ... Five (often referred as five, as per the logo), formerly, and more commonly known as Channel 5, is the British fifth and final national analogue terrestrial TV channel. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... RTL Group (LuxSE: RTL) is Europes largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. ... ProSiebenSat. ... 1211 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), where News Corporation is based News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS, NYSE: NWSa, ASX: NWS, LSE: NCRA) is one of the worlds largest Media conglomerates. ... Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is a Bermuda-based company specialising in broadcast operations in Central and Eastern Europe. ... Modern Times Group (MTG) is a Swedish media company. ...

Europe-wide networks

As Europe is a linguistical and culturally varied continent, the dominating broadcasters are either national or are operating in countries that share a language. Pan-European broadcasters exist, but they tend to adapt their content for different markets by providing different audio streams or completely separate channels with the same name. Channels available to all of Europe include Euronews and Eurosport. EuroNews is a multilingual and pan-European television news channel launched on January 1, 1993. ... Eurosport is the largest European sports satellite and cable network available in 54 countries and broadcasting in 18 different languages. ...

Asian networks and stations

In Asia, television has traditionally been state-controlled, although the number of private stations is increasing, as is competition from satellite television. Japan's NHK is a non-commercial network similar to the BBC, funded by a television license fee, and has more editorial independence over news and current affairs than broadcasters like India's state-run Doordarshan or China's China Central Television. From 2000 onwards India also encouraged new Private Stations. Star TV based in Hong Kong has expanded to other areas recently. Number of private broadcasters are indeed increasing in some countries (2004) for example: Indonesia's 10 privatenational stations compare to only 1 in 1989. For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... NHK Broadcasting Center in Shibuya, Tokyo NHK (, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai), or the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japans public broadcaster. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... A television licence is an official licence required in some countries for all owners of a television receiver. ... Freedom of the press (or press freedom) is the guarantee by a government of free public press for its citizens and their associations, extended to members of news gathering organizations, and their published reporting. ... Doordarshan (sometimes DoorDarshan; ) is a Public broadcast Terrestrial television channel run by Prasar Bharati, a board nominated by the Government of India. ... China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV (Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is the major broadcast television network in Mainland China. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ...

Middle East networks and stations

Similarly in the Middle East, television has been heavily state-controlled, with considerable censorship of both news coverage and entertainment, particularly that imported from the West. This control of the medium has been eroded by the increasing availability of satellite TV, and the number of satellite channels in Arabic is second only to the number of satellite channels in English, the best known of which being the Qatar-based news service Al Jazeera. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Al Jazeera logo Al Jazeera (&#1575;&#1604;&#1580;&#1586;&#1610;&#1585;&#1577;), meaning The Island or The (Arabian) Peninsula (whence also Algiers) is an Arabic television channel based in Qatar. ...

African networks and stations

Despite being the most economically advanced country on the continent, South Africa did not introduce TV until 1976, owing to opposition from the apartheid regime. Nigeria was one of the first countries in Africa to introduce television, in 1959, followed by Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) in 1961, while Zanzibar was the first in Africa to introduce colour television, in 1973. (Tanzania itself did not introduce television until 1994). The main satellite TV providers are the South African Multichoice DStv service, and the predominantly French language Canal Horizons, owned by France's Canal Plus. Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Southern Rhodesia, todays Zimbabwe. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is part of Tanzania Coordinates: , Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government  - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania  - President Amani Abeid Karume Area  - Both Islands  637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004)  - Both Islands 1,070... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... The title of this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

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Australasian networks and stations

Australian networks and stations

Main article: Australian television

Australian television began in 1956, just in time for the Melbourne Olympics. Australia has three nationwide metropolitan commercial networks (Seven, Nine and Ten) as well as the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), a government owned, commercial free network; and SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) a commercial-supported, multi-lingual, government-owned station. The Australian Broadcasting Authority has also issued licenses to community groups to establish "community television stations" in most capital cities on the UHF Ch 31 frequency (Channel 31). In regional and rural areas, numerous commercial stations are affiliated with one of the three metropolitan networks, and carry programming generally indistinguishable from their city cousins. Australian television Black and white television began in Australia in between 1955 and 1957, with colour television being introduced generally to the country in 1975 to 1976, in time for the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ... Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three commercial television networks, available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in Australia. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation or ABC is Australias national non-profit public broadcaster. ... The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) is one of two government funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ... Channel 31 is the frequency reserved for community television stations in Australian capital cities. ...

New Zealand networks and stations

Through a Crown Entity named Television New Zealand (TVNZ), the New Zealand government owns two television networks Television One and TV2. Although both networks are required to screen advertisements to pay for their operation, the One network receives additional funding to provide local content under a government broadcasting charter. A purely commercial network, TV3 is owned by CanWest, a Canadian media company, and also operate a music channel, C4. Another network called Prime Television is a subsidiary of pay television company, SKY Network Television, and carries programming from a number of sources including Austraslia's Nine Network. SKY Network Television operates a UHF terrestrial and digital satellite TV service. The New Zealand government also funds the controversial Māori Television Service with the aim of putting Māori language and culture on New Zealand television screens. This service is delivered via Sky's UHF and satellite services. Additionally there are a range of low-power UHF regional television channels operating independently throughout the country. A Crown entity is a type of organisation that forms part of New Zealands state sector. ... The TVNZ Television Centre in Central Auckland. ... TV3 is a commercial television station in New Zealand. ... CanWest Global Communications Corp. ... C4 is a music television station operating in New Zealand and owned by Canwest MediaWorks NZ, a company 70% owned by Canadian broadcasting conglomerate Canwest. ... Prime Television New Zealand is the sixth national free-to-air television station in New Zealand. ... Pay television, or pay-TV, usually refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly by digital terrestrial methods. ... SKY Network Television Limited (ASX: SKT; NZX: SKT), often trading as SKY, is New Zealands first pay television service and is at present, 2007, New Zealands largest pay television operator. ... The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ... SKY Network Television Limited (ASX: SKT; NZX: SKT), often trading as SKY, is New Zealands first pay television service and is at present, 2007, New Zealands largest pay television operator. ... This article is about the radio frequency. ... The Māori Television Service is a state sector organisation in New Zealand that was established on May 7, 2003 under the Māori Television Service (Te Aratuku Whakāta Irirangi Māori) Act 2003 to replace the Te Reo Māori Television Trust (Te Awhiorangi). ...

See also

• Oldest television station