Timeline of the introduction of television in countries

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A map showing when television was introduced in each country:
  1939 and before
  1940s
  1950s
  1960s
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  1980s
  1990s
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This is a list of when the first publicly announced television broadcasts occurred in the mentioned countries. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included.

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This list should not be interpreted to mean the whole of a country had television service by the specified date. For example, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the former Soviet Union all had operational television stations and a limited number of viewers by 1939. Very few cities in each country had television service. Television broadcasts were not yet available in most places.

History

1920s and 1930s

YearCountries and territories
1924Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (pre-experimental)
1926 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Germany (pre-experimental), Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (pre-experimental)
1927Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (pre-experimental), Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (pre-experimental)
1928Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (pre-experimental), Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada (pre-experimental), Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (mechanical television, experimental – W2XCW) [1] [2] [3] [4]
1929Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (mechanical, experimental), [5] Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Germany (mechanical, experimental), [6] [7] Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (mechanical, experimental, after hours on two existing Melbourne radio stations - 3UZ and 3DB), [8] [9] [10] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (mechanical, experimental in Scheveningen), [11] Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (pre-experimental), Flag of Thailand.svg Siam (pre-experimental)
1930Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg Soviet Union (pre-experimental in Moscow wired in 1929)
1931 Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (mechanical, experimental), Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada (mechanical, experimental – VE9EC), Flag of the Soviet Union (1924-1936).svg Soviet Union (mechanical, experimental – МТЦ), Flag of Thailand.svg Siam (mechanical, experimental, cancelled because of the revolution)
1932Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (mechanical, experimental), [12] Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Japan (pre-experimental)
1934Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (electronic television, experimental, Brisbane), [13] Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (pre-experimental)
1935Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany (intermediate film; semi-electronic), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (electronic – PTT Radio Vision), Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (electronic, experimental in Eindhoven by Philips), [11] Flag of Italy.svg Italy (pre-experimental)
1936Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (electronic – BBC Television Service), Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany (electronic television - Deutscher Fernseh Rundfunk), [14] [15]
1937Flag of the Free City of Danzig.svg Free City of Danzig (electronic, experimental), [a] Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland (mechanical, experimental), (Doświadczalna Stacja Telewizyjna), [16] Flag of Peru.svg Peru (pre-experimental), Flag of Chile.svg Chile (pre-experimental)
1938Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union (electronic, experimental - CT USSR), Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (electronic, experimental), Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (pre-experimental)
1939Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (electronic, experimental), Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (electronic, experimental), Flag of Chile.svg Chile (electronic, experimental), Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Japan (electronic, experimental - J2PQ), [17] [b] Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg Italy (electronic, experimental - EIAR Trasmissioni Sperimentali Radiovisione), [18] Flag of Peru (1884-1950).svg Peru (electronic, experimental), [19] Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland (electronic, experimental), [16] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (electronic; experimental and non-commercial until 1941 - NBC)

1940s

YearCountries and territories
1941Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (Flag of New York (1909-2020).svg New York, Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware, Flag of New Jersey (1896-1965).png New Jersey, Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut, regular commercial telecasts (WNBT)), Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania (WPTZ))
1942Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico (pre-experimental)
1943Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany ( War ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg Occupied France (Fernsehsender Paris)), Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (pre-experimental), Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (electronic, experimental) [20]
1944 Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (returned, RDF Télévision française), Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (pre-experimental)
1945Flag of the Soviet Union (1936 - 1955).svg Soviet Union (returned, CT USSR), [c] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (Flag of Washington, D.C.svg Washington, D.C., experimental (W3XWT))
1946{ Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (pre-experimental), Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (pre-experimental), Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico (experimental), [21] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States ( Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (experimental, BEC)), Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (returned, BBC), [d] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg Illinois (WBKB), Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa, experimental (KRNT), Flag of Washington, D.C.svg Washington, D.C. (WTTG))
1947Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (Flag of California.svg California (KTLA), Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland (WMAR-TV), Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan (WWDT), Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri (KSD-TV), Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio (WEWS-TV), Flag of Wisconsin (1913-1981).svg Wisconsin (WTMJ-TV))
1948Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (experimental, Rede Tupi), Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada (experimental), Flag of Cuba (1902-1906).svg Cuba (pre-experimental), Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (experimental), [e] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (pre-experimental), Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (Flag of Kentucky (1918-1962).png Kentucky (WAVE-TV), Flag of Louisiana (1912-2006).svg Louisiana (WDSU-TV), Flag of Massachusetts (1908-1971).svg Massachusetts (WBZ-TV), Flag of Minnesota (1893-1957).svg Minnesota (KSTP-TV), Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico (KOB-TV), Flag of San Francisco, California.svg San Francisco (KPIX-TV), Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee (WMCT), Flag of Texas.svg Texas (WBAP-TV), Flag of Utah (1922-2011).svg Utah (KDYL-TV), Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia (WTVR-TV), Flag of Washington (1923-1967).png Washington (KRSC-TV))
1949Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (experimental), Flag of Italy.svg Italy (experimental), Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama (WAFM-TV), Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona (KPHO-TV), Flag of Florida (1900-1985).svg Florida (WTVJ), Flag of the State of Georgia (1920-1956).svg Georgia (WSB-TV), Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa (WOC-TV), Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana (WFBM-TV), Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri (WDAF-TV), Flag of North Carolina (1885-1991).svg North Carolina (WBTV), Flag of Oklahoma (1941-1988).svg Oklahoma (WKY-TV), Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island (WJAR)), Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City (pre-experimental), Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (pre-experimental)

1950s

YearCountries and territories
1950Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (Bandeira do estado de Sao Paulo.svg São Paulo (Rede Tupi, now defunct)), [f] Flag of Cuba (1902-1906).svg Cuba (CMQ-TV), Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (pre-experimental), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (Flag placeholder.svg Nord (Télé-Lille)), Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (Northwest Germany, experimental, NWDR)), Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (pre-experimental), Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (pre-experimental), Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (returned, electronic, experimental, NHK), Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico (official, XHTV-TV), Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco (pre-experimental), Flag of Morocco.svg French Morocco (pre-experimental), Flag of Norway.svg Norway (pre-experimental), Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania (pre-experimental), Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg Saudi Arabia (pre-experimental), Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea (pre-experimental), Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Flag of Latvian SSR.svg Latvian SSR (pre-experimental), Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (experimental), Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States ( Flag of Iowa.svg Des Moines (WOI-TV), Flag of Tennessee.svg Nashville (WSM-TV))
1951Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Bandera de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.svg Buenos Aires (LR3 TV)), Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (Bandeira do estado do Rio de Janeiro.svg Rio de Janeiro (Rede Tupi, now defunct [g] )), Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (pre-experimental), Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (DR), [22] Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico (XEW-TV, Flag of Tamaulipas.svg Tamaulipas (XELD-TV), now defunct), [h] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NTS), [11] Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal (pre-experimental), Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Estonian SSR (pre-experimental))
1952Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (pre-experimental), Flag of Chile.svg Chile (sporadically until 1959), Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada (Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec (CBFT), Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Ontario (CBLT)), Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (La Voz Dominicana), Flag of Finland.svg Finland (pre-experimental), Flag of Germany.svg East Germany (experimental and regular programming, DFF), Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (Northwest Germany, full service, NWDR-Fernsehen)), Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (pre-experimental), Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq (pre-experimental), Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (pre-experimental), Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico (XHGC-TV, Flag of Puebla.svg Puebla (XEQ-TV) [i] ), Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg Poland (returned, TV Polska), Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain (pre-experimental), Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (experimental), [23] Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (İTÜ TV, now defunct), [j] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (BBC TV Service Scotland)), Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (Flag of Colorado (1911-1964).svg Colorado (KBTV), Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii (KGMB), Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon (KPTV), Flag of Spokane, Washington (1912-1958).svg Spokane (KHQ-TV)), Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Venezuela (YVKA-TV, now defunct)
1953Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska (KATV, now defunct), Flag of Austria.svg Austria (pre-experimental), Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Flag of Wallonia.svg Wallonia (INR Télé Expérimentale Belge), Flag of Flanders.svg Flanders (NIR Belgische Televisie)), [k] Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada (Flag of Ottawa (1902-1987).svg Ottawa (CBOT), Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia (CBUT)), Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (experimental), Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador (pre-experimental), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (Flag of Basse-Alsace.svg Bas-Rhin (Télé-Strasbourg)), Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (experimental), Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (returned, NHK), [l] Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Lithuanian SSR (pre-experimental), Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg Malta (pre-experimental), Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico (Flag of Baja California.svg Baja California (XETV)), [m] Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua (pre-experimental), Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (thru ABS (DZAQ-TV), now ABS-CBN Corporation), Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (pre-experimental), Flag of Saar (1947-1956).svg Saar (Telesaar), [n] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Armenian SSR (pre-experimental), Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Azerbaijan SSR (pre-experimental), Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Byelorussian SSR (pre-experimental), Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Georgian SSR (pre-experimental), Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Ukrainian SSR (pre-experimental), Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg Uzbek SSR (pre-experimental)), Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (pre-experimental), Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (German television, SRG), Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey, Flag of Jersey (pre 1981).svg Jersey (pre-experimental), Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland, (BBC TV Service NI) [o] ), Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (Flag of Arkansas (1924-2011).svg Arkansas (KRTV), Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina (WCOS-TV), Flag of California.svg Fresno (KMJ-TV), Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho (KFXD-TV), Flag of Nevada (1929-1991).svg Nevada (KLAS-TV), Flag of Kansas (1927-1961).svg Kansas (KTVH), Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota (KCJB-TV), Flag of South Dakota (1909-1963).svg South Dakota (KELO-TV), Flag of Maine.svg Maine (WABI-TV), Flag of Montana (1905-1981).svg Montana (KXLF-TV)), Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City (experimental, HVJ), Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg SR Croatia (pre-experimental)
1954Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (pre-experimental), Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (experimental, ABC), [24] Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Bulgaria (experimental, MEI), Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada (Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba (CBWT), Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg Saskatchewan (CKCK-TV), Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg Alberta (CHCT-TV), Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg New Brunswick (CHSJ-TV), Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia (CJCB-TV)), Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (HJRN-TV), Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (ČST), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (Proposition de drapeau fr departement Bouches-du-Rhone.svg Bouches-du-Rhône (Télé Marseille), Flag of Rhone.svg Rhône (Télé-Lyon)), Flag of Guam.svg Guam (pre-experimental), Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (experimental) Flag of Italy.svg Italy (official, Programma Nazionale), Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico (Flag of Chihuahua.svg Chihuahua (XEJ-TV)), Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco (TMC - first microstate to have a native channel), Flag of Morocco.svg French Morocco (TELMA, went defunct shortly after), [25] Flag of Norway.svg Norway (experimental, NRK), Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal (Lajes Field (CSL-TV, first AFRTS television station)), [26] Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico (WKAQ-TV), Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Flag of Latvian SSR.svg Latvian SSR (Latvijas Televīzija)), Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (French television, Télévision Genevoise), Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire (WMUR-TV), Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont (WMVT), Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming (KFBC-TV)), Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (pre-experimental)
1955Flag of Austria.svg Austria (ORF Fernsehen), Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg Minas Gerais (TV Itacolomi, now defunct [p] )), Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (ZBK-TV), [q] Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newfoundland And Labrador (CJON-TV)), Flag of Finland.svg Finland (test programming, TV-kerho), [r] Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (TGW-TV, now defunct), Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (AFRTS Keflavik), Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (Télé-Luxembourg), Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg Saudi Arabia (Dhahran Airfield, experimental and regular programming, AJL-TV, now defunct), Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Estonian SSR (TTV)), Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (official, HSI-TV), [28] Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania (experimental), Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey, Flag of Jersey (pre 1981).svg Jersey (BBC))
1956Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales (TCN), Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria (HSV)), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France ( Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Algerian Departments (RTF Television Algiers)), [29] Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada (Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island (CFCY-TV)), Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador (YSEB-TV), [30] Flag of Finland.svg Finland (regular programming, TES-TV, now defunct), [r] Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (Flag of Guam.svg Guam (KUAM-TV)), Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg Iraq (BTV, now defunct and replaced by Al-Iraqiya TV), Flag of Nicaragua (1908-1971).svg Nicaragua (YNSA-TV), [31] Flag of the United States.svg United States (Flag of Panama Canal Zone.svg Panama Canal Zone (CFN)), [32] Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania (TVR), Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea (HLKZ-TV), Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Armenian SSR (Armenian Television), Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Azerbaijan SSR (Baku Television Studio), Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Byelorussian SSR (Belarusian Television), Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Georgian SSR (1TV), Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Ukrainian SSR (regular programming, Ukrainske Telebachennia), Flag of the Uzbek SSR.svg Uzbek SSR (Tashkent Television Studio)), Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain (TVE), Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal (experimental, RTP), Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden, (Radiotjänst TV), Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (SAETA), [33] Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg SR Croatia (RTV Zagreb)) [s]
1957Flag of Chile.svg Chile (UCV Televisión), Blue Ensign of Cyprus (1922).svg Cyprus (RIK), Flag of Hong Kong (1955-1959).svg Hong Kong (subscription, Rediffusion Television), [t] Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (MTV), Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Lithuanian SSR (TV Vilnius), [34] Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg Malta, [u] Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal (full service, RTP)
1958Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (ZBM-TV), Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (Peking Television), [v] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia (ČST Bratislava), State flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg Iran (TVI), [w] Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg Malaya (mechanical, experimental), Flag of Peru.svg Peru (OAD-TV), Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (DZXL-TV), CBN-9, now ABS-CBN Corporation), Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Flag of the Kazakh SSR.svg Kazakh SSR (Almaty Television Studio), Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Kaliningrad Oblast (Kaliningrad Television Studio  [ ru ]), Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg Moldavian SSR (TVM)), Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Italian television, TSI), Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg Wales, TWW), [x] Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (Flag of SR Serbia.svg SR Serbia (RTV Belgrade), Flag of Slovenia (1945-1991).svg SR Slovenia (RTV Ljubljana))
1959Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland (QTQ), Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia (NWS), Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia (TVW)), Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (Bandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Rio Grande do Sul (TV Piratini, now defunct [y] )), Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Bulgaria (Bulgarian Television), Flag of Chile.svg Chile (full service, Canal 2 UC), [z] Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg Ecuador (HCJB-TV, now defunct), [aa] Flag of Haiti (1820-1849, 1859-1964).svg Haiti (4VMR-TV), Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras (HRTG-TV), Flag of India.svg India (AIR-TV), [35] Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (CLT), Flag of Nigeria (1914-1952).svg Nigeria (WNTV), Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (DZTV-TV (Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation) (Test)), USCAR flag of the Ryukyu Islands, 1954 (unofficial).svg Ryukyu Islands (KSDW-TV), [ab] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Flag of the Crimean ASSR (1938).svg Crimean ASSR (Crimean Television  [ ru ]), Flag of Kyrgyz SSR.svg Kirghiz SSR (regular programming, KTRK), Flag of Tatar ASSR.svg Tatar ASSR (Kazan Television Studio  [ ru ]), Flag of Tajik SSR.svg Tajik SSR (Shabakai Yakum), Flag of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Turkmen SSR (Turkmen Television))

1960s

YearCountries and territories
1960 Flag of Albania (1946-1992).svg Albania (experimental and regular programming, RTSH), Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Bandera de la Provincia de Cordoba 2014.svg Córdoba (LU1-H TV)), Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (Flag of Tasmania.svg Tasmania (TVT)), Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (Bandeira do Distrito Federal (Brasil).svg Distrito Federal (TV Brasília), Bandeira do Parana.svg Paraná (TV Paranaense), Bandeira Bauru.jpg Bauru (TV Bauru), Bandeira da Bahia.svg Bahia (TV Itapoan), Bandeira de Pernambuco.svg Pernambuco (TV Jornal do Commercio), Bandeira do Ceara.svg Ceará (TV Ceará , now defunct [ac] )), Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (Teletica), Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece (experimental, PPC), Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg Netherlands Antilles (PJC-TV), Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (NZBC TV), Flag of Norway.svg Norway (full service, NRK), Flag of Panama.svg Panama (RPC), Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (DZKB-TV (KBS-9 [ad] ) and DZTV-TV (Inter-Island Broadcasting Corporation-13 (full service)), Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg Southern Rhodesia (RTV), Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union ( Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Sakhalin Oblast (Sakhalin  [ ru ])), Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg United Arab Republic ((Egyptian Television Network), Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria (Channel 1)) [ae]
1961Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg Mendoza (LV 89 TV)), Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (Flag of Goias.svg Goiás (TV Rádio Clube (TV Goyá)), Bandeira do Espirito Santo.svg Espírito Santo (TV Vitória), Bandeira do Para.svg Pará (TV Marajoara, now defunct [af] )), Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia (experimental, NEC), [36] [37] Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (Telefís Éireann), [ag] Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait (Kuwait Television), Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (DZBB-TV RBS-7 and DZFM-TV (Presidential Broadcast Service Channel 10), Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands (WBNB-TV, now defunct), Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946-1992).svg SR Bosnia (RTV Sarajevo)), Flag of Northern Rhodesia (1939-1964).svg Northern Rhodesia (RTV), Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Flag of Sardinia.svg Sardinia (Rai Sardinia)
1962Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory (CTC)), Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo-Brazzaville (RTC), Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopia (ETV), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (Flag of Gironde.svg Gironde (Télé-Bordeaux Aquitaine), Drapeau non-officiel fr departement Haute-Garonne.svg Haute-Garonne (Télé Toulouse-Pyrénées)), Government Ensign of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar (GBC), [ah] Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (experimental and regular programming, Jajasan TVRI), [ai] [38] Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Kenya (VOK), Flag of Malta (1943-1964).svg Malta (MTV), [aj] Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (DZTM-TV ABC-5), Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan (Sudan Television Service), Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan (TTV), [ak] Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago (TTT)
1963Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (Bandeira do Maranhao.svg Maranhão (TV Difusora)), Flag of Upper Volta.svg Upper Volta (VoltaVision), Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon (RTG), Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast (RTI), Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (JBC, now defunct), Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (Televisyen Malaysia), [al] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba (Telearuba)), Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg North Korea (CTBS-DPRK), Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone (SLTV), [39] Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (TV Singapura Channel 5), Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (Flag of Nakhichevan ASSR.svg Nakhichevan ASSR (Nakhchivan TV)), [40] Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (experimental), Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (UTV)
1964Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa (KVZK-TV), Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Flag of the San Juan Province.svg San Juan (LV 82 TV), Bandera de la Provincia de Santa Fe.svg Santa Fe (LT 84 TV)), Flag of Barbados (1870-1966).svg Barbados (CBC-TV), Flag of Pakistan.svg East Pakistan (Pilot Television Dhaka), Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain (Canary Islands (TVE Canarias) [am] ), Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopia (regular programming, ETV), Flag of the Federation of South Arabia.svg Federation of South Arabia (Flag of the State of Aden 1963-1967.svg Aden (Aden TV)), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (Flag of the County of Nice.svg Alpes-Maritimes (Télé Marseille-Provence), Flag of Calvados.svg Calvados, Drapeau fr departement Cher.svg Cher & Proposed flag for Seine-Maritime.svg Seine-Maritime (Télé Paris Normandie Centre), Drapeau non-officiel fr departement Ille-et-Vilaine.svg Ille-et-Vilaine (Télé-Bretagne), Drapeau fr departement Loire-Atlantique.svg Loire-Atlantique (Télé Loire-Océan  [ fr ]), Drapeau propose pour le departement Puy-de-Dome.svg Puy-de-Dôme (Télé Auvergne  [ fr ]), Drapeau fr departement Sarthe.svg Sarthe (Télé Maine-Anjou-Touraine-Perche  [ fr ])), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Guadeloupe (ORTF Guadeloupe  [ fr ]), Flag of Karakalpak ASSR.svg Karakalpak ASSR (Karakalpak Television), [41] Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia (LBC), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Martinique (ORTF Martinique  [ fr ]), Flag of Mauritius (1923-1968).svg Mauritius (MBC 1), Flag of Niger.svg Niger (Télévision Scolaire du Niger), Flag of Pakistan.svg West Pakistan (PTV), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Réunion (ORTF La Réunion), Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (Flag of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.svg SR Macedonia (RTV Skopje), Flag of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro.svg SR Montenegro (RTV Titograd)) Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (Turkish Radio and Television Corporation), Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Flag of Sicily (revised).svg Sicily (Rai Sicilia)
1965Flag of Antigua and Barbuda (1956-1962).svg Antigua and Barbuda (ZAL-TV), [42] Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Bandera de la Provincia del Neuquen.svg Neuquén (LU 84 TV), Flag of Santiago del Estero.svg Santiago del Estero (LW 81 TV)), Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (Bandeira de Mato Grosso.svg Mato Grosso (TV Morena)), [an] Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (Drapeau non-officiel fr departement Cote-d'Or.svg Côte-d'Or (Télé Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), Drapeau fr departement Haute-Vienne.svg Haute-Vienne (Télé-Limoges-Centre-Ouest  [ fr ])), Drapeau fr departement Meurthe-et-Moselle.svg Meurthe-et-Moselle & Drapeau fr departement Marne.svg Marne (Télé Lorraine-Champagne  [ fr ])) Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg French Polynesia (ORTF Télé Tahiti), Ghana flag 1964.svg Ghana (GTV), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg New Caledonia (ORTF Télé Nouméa  [ fr ]), Flag of Paraguay (1954-1988).svg Paraguay (TV Cerro Cora), Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg Saudi Arabia (Al Saudiya, state-owned), Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal (RTS), Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg Suriname (trial and regular programming, STVS), Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg Tunisia (experimental), Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom (Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man (Border Television)), [ao] Flag of India.svg India (AIR-TV, regular programming) [35]
1966Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Bandera de la Provincia de Jujuy.svg Jujuy (LW 80 TV), Bandera de la Provincia de Salta.svg Salta (LW 82 TV), Bandera de la Provincia de Tucuman.svg Tucumán (LW 83 TV)), Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil ( Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Amazonas (TV Manauara  [ pt ], now defunct), Bandeira da Paraiba.svg Paraíba (TV Borborema)), [ap] Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia (TVRK, regular), Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg Congo-Kinshasa (RTNC), Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece (EIR), Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (Sjónvarpið), Flag of Israel.svg Israel (IETV, went defunct and replaced by Kan Educational), [aq] Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (RTT), [aj] Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam (THVN), [ar] Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg North Yemen (SABS-TV), [43] Flag of South Yemen.svg South Yemen (SYBS-TV), [39] Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg Zambia (ZNBC), [as] Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Flag of Veneto.svg Veneto (Rai Veneto)
1967Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories (CFYK-TV)), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg French Somaliland (RTD), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg French Guiana (ORTF Guyane), Flag of Hong Kong (1955-1959).svg Hong Kong (free-to-air, TVB), Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar (RTM), Flag of the People's Republic of Mongolia (1945-1992).svg Mongolia (experimental and regular programming, MNTV), Flag of Saint Lucia (1939-1967).svg Saint Lucia (SLTV), [at] [44] Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg Saint Pierre and Miquelon (ORTF Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon  [ fr ]) Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (Drapeau fr departement Somme.svg Somme (Télé-Lille Amiens), Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Flag of Tuscany.svg Tuscany (Rai Tuscany)
1968Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon (CFWH-TV, now defunct)), Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea (TVE Guinea Ecuatorial), [am] Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan (JTV), Flag of Libya (1951-1969).svg Libya (Libyan Television Service) [45] Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (TRT 1), Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Flag of Calabria.svg Calabria (Rai Calabria)
1969Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia (Televisión Boliviana), Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil (Bandeira de Santa Catarina.svg Santa Catarina (TV Coligadas)), [au] Flag of the Trucial States (1968-1971).svg Trucial States (Flag of Abu Dhabi.svg Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi TV)), Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.svg Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Saipan, [av] WSZE-TV, now defunct), Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Flag of Umbria.svg Umbria (Rai Umbria)

1970s

YearCountries and territories
1970Flag of Qatar (1949-1971).svg Qatar (QTV), Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1975).svg North Vietnam (Independent Television System), Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Flag of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.svg Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Rai Friuli-Venezia)
1971Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Flag of La Rioja province in Argentina.svg La Rioja (LV 91 TV)), Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia ( Flag of Australia (converted).svg Northern Territory (ABD)), Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil (Bandeira de Sergipe.svg Sergipe (TV Sergipe)), Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (Flag of Sabah (1963-1982).svg Sabah (TV Malaysia Sabah))
1972Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Bandera de la Provincia de La Pampa.svg La Pampa (LU 89 TV), Bandera de la Provincia de Misiones.svg Misiones (LT 85 TV)), Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil (Bandeira do Rio Grande do Norte.svg Rio Grande do Norte (TVU RN), Bandeira do Piaui.svg Piauí (TV Clube)), Flag of Portugal (official).svg Madeira (RTP Madeira), Flag of St Christopher Nevis Anguilla.svg Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (ZIZ)
1973Flag of the Antarctic Treaty.svg Antarctica ( Flag of the United States.svg McMurdo Station (AFAN-TV)), [aw] [46] Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg Bahrain (Bahrain TV), Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands (ZBTV) [ax] Flag of Hong Kong (1955-1959).svg Hong Kong (free-to-air broadcasting service, RTV), Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo (RTNM)
1974Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil ( Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Acre ((Rede Amazônica Rio Branco), Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Rondônia ((TV Rondônia)), Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic (RTC), Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada (ZBF-TV), Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (DWGT-TV Government Television Channel 4), Old Flag of Oman.svg Oman (Oman TV), Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania (Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar (TVZ)), Flag of Timor Timur.svg East Timor (experimental), Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (Flag of the Socialist Republic of Serbia.svg SAP Kosovo, (Televizioni i Prishtinës  [ sq ]))
1975Flag of Angola.svg Angola (experimental and regular programming, RPA), Flag of Portugal (official).svg Azores (RTP Açores), Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil (Bandeira de Alagoas.svg Alagoas (TV Gazeta de Alagoas), Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Amapá (TV Amapá)), Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei (RTB), Flag of Burundi (1967-1982).svg Burundi (RTNB), Flag of Chile.svg Chile (Flag of Rapa Nui, Chile.svg Easter Island (TVN)) [47] Flag of Dominica (1965-1978).svg Dominica (Cable & Wireless Dominica), [ay] Flag of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1937-1976).svg Gilbert and Ellice Islands (foreign-owned launching), Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (Flag of the Socialist Republic of Serbia.svg SAP Vojvodina (RTV Novi Sad))
1976 Flag of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg Abkhaz ASSR (National Television of Abkhaz ASSR), Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas (experimental), [48] Flag of Turkey.svg Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (BRT 1), [az] Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.svg Palau (WALU-TV, now defunct), Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa (SABC TV)
1977Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas (ZNS-TV), [ba] Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea (RTG), Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.svg Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Flag of Pohnpei.svg Pohnpei (KPON-TV))
1978 Flag of Afghanistan (1978-1980).svg Afghanistan (Afghanistan National Television), Flag of Benin (1975-1990).svg Benin (ORTB), Flag of Timor Timur.svg East Timor (TVRI Dili), [bb] Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland (Swazi TV), Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives (TV Maldives), [49]
1979Flag of Chad.svg Chad (mechanical, experimental), Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea (returned, TVGE), [bc] Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia (Flag of Yap.svg Yap (WAAB-TV)), Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands (MBC), [bd] Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Burma (test programming), [be] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (ITN Sri Lanka), [bf]

1980s

YearCountries and territories
1980Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (Batam, TVRI), [bg] [50] [51] Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg Mauritania (experimental), Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg Burma (BBS, regular programming), Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1979-1985).svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG-TV), Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana (Vieira Communications Television), Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.svg Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Flag of Chuuk.svg Chuuk (WTKK-TV))
1981Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg Belize (Channel 7), Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg Mozambique (TEM), Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South West Africa (SWABC) [bh]
1982Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil (Fernando de Noronha (TV Nacional Fernando de Noronha)), Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg France (Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica ((FR3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corse  [ fr ])), Flag of Denmark.svg Greenland (KNR), Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg Mauritania (TV de Mauritanie), [52] Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe (Televisão Experimental RDSTP, experimental), Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (Rupavahini, national)
1983Flag of Bophuthatswana (1972-1994).svg Bophuthatswana (Bop TV), [bi] Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg Kampuchea (re-established, TVK), Flag of Laos.svg Laos (LNTV) [bj] Flag of Mali.svg Mali (ORTM), Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg Seychelles (RTS), [53] Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia (Telefishanka J. D. Soomaaliya), [54] [bk] Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (VAP-TV18, now defunct), [bl] Flag of Vatican City (2023-present).svg Vatican City (Centro Televisivo Vaticano), [bm] Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia (HTS, local)
1984Flag of Aland.svg Åland (TV Åland), [55] Flag of Cape Verde (1975-1992).svg Cape Verde (TEVEC), Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands (SvF), Flag of Portugal (official).svg Macau (TDM), Flag of Tristan da Cunha.svg Tristan da Cunha (taped service), [56]
1985Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal (NTV), Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon (CTV), Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Norfolk Island (relays from mainland Australia) [57] Forces Libanaises Flag.svg Lebanese Forces (LBCI)
1986Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands (SSVC Television Falkland Islands), [bn] Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Mayotte (RFO Mayotte  [ fr ]), Flag of Niue.svg Niue (Bliss Cablevision), [bo] Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Wallis and Futuna (RFO Wallis-et-Futuna  [ fr ])
1987Flag of Chad.svg Chad (Télé Tchad), Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (EM TV, Niugini Television Network), Flag Ceuta.svg Ceuta (La 1 Ceuta), Flag of Melilla.svg Melilla (La 1 Melilla)
1988Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (GBC TV, in Gaborone), [58] Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg Lesotho (Lesotho Television), [59] Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1956-1991).svg Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (Artsakh Public TV)
1989Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands (Cook Islands Television), Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau (TEGB), [60] [61] Flag of Moldavian SSR.svg Gagauz ASSR (Comrat Television  [ gag ])

1990s

YearCountries and territories
1991Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SSVC TV Cyprus), [62] Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands (Cayman 27, now defunct), Flag of the Falkland Islands (1948-1999).svg Falkland Islands (FITV), [bp] Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (FijiTV), [bq] Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru (NTV)
1992Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg  Republika Srpska (RTV Krajina Banja Luka), Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe (TVS, regular), Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands (TTV), Flag of South Ossetia.svg South Ossetia (Ir), [63] Flag of Transnistria (state).svg Transnistria (PMR TV), Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu (TBV, experimental), Flag of Rwanda (1961-2001).svg Rwanda (TVR)
1993Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea (Eri-TV), Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg San Marino (San Marino RTV), Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu (TBV), Flag of Samoa.svg Western Samoa (SBC Television 1)
1995Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra (ATV), [br] Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia (Gambia Radio & Television Service), Saint Helena (Sure South Atlantic Ltd), Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1968-1999).svg Turks and Caicos Islands (WIV Channel 4)
1996Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine (PBC)
1997Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat (Peoples Television), [bs] [64] Flag of Somaliland.svg Somaliland (Somaliland Television) [65]
1999Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Flag of the German Community in Belgium.svg German-speaking Community (KA3)), [bt] Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan (BBS), [66] Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi (TVM), [67] Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu (limited service) [68]

2000s and onwards

YearCountries and territories
2000Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (BTV, national), Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (TV Tonga, national), Flag of Saba.svg Saba Department (STN)
2001Flag of Tokelau.svg Tokelau (foreign channels, no local service), [69] Flag of Tristan da Cunha.svg Tristan da Cunha (BFBS, live service)
2002Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati (TV Kiribati, native, but suspended from 2013 to 2018)
2006Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros (ORTC), Flag of Palau.svg Palau (OTV, returned), [bu] Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg Pitcairn Islands, [70] Flag of al-Qassam Brigades.svg Gaza Strip (Al-Aqsa TV)
2008Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein (1 FL TV), [bv] Flag of Bonaire.svg Bonaire (NOSTV Bonaire)) [71]
2009Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (RASD TV) [bw] [72]
2010Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten (TV-CARIB)), [73] Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan (South Sudan Television) [bx]
2011Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Norfolk Island (TVNI, local)
2013Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg Sint Eustatius (NOSTV Sint Eustatius)
2014Flag of Donetsk People's Republic.svg Donetsk People's Republic (Novorossiya TV), [by] Flag of Lugansk People's Republic.svg Luhansk People's Republic (Luhansk 24) [74] [by]
2018Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati (Kiri 1 TV, returned) [75]
2019Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu (returned, Tuvalu.TV) [76]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Although 180-line cathode ray tube receivers were manufactured in France in 1936, a mechanical scanning camera was still used at the transmitter in Paris until 1937.
  2. ↑ Off from 1940 to 1950 due to Japan's entry in the World War II and subsequent US occupation.
  3. ↑ Off from 1939 to 1945 during World War II. The service reached the entirety of the Russian SSR alone by the late 1960s.
  4. ↑ Off from 1939 to 1946 during World War II.
  5. ↑ Czechoslovakia became two separate states, namely the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.
  6. ↑ License auctioned to Silvio Santos and became SBT São Paulo in 1981.
  7. ↑ License auctioned to Organizações Bloch in 1983 and became TV Manchete Rio de Janeiro, now RedeTV! Rio.
  8. ↑ Station broadcast in English from its launch to shutdown in 1954, as a consequence of the FCC freeze, which was lifted at the time of closure.
  9. ↑ Licensed to Altzomoni, in the neighboring State of Mexico.
  10. ↑ Limited to Istanbul. Ankara got television in 1968 when TRT started its television service. In 1971, ITU TV shut down and TRT started a station in Istanbul. From then on, a slow process to start a national service began.
  11. ↑ Dutch-language BRT used the Belgian 625-line standard and French-language RTB used the Belgian 819-line standard (abandoned in 1963). Early Belgian sets were very expensive because they could receive four different standards: Belgian 625, European 625, Belgian 819, French 819. Later a fifth standard was added with the French 625-line standard.
  12. ↑ Rollout for NHK started in 1953 in Kanto, 1954 in Tokai and Kansai and between 1956 and 1958 for the rest of Japan. For commercial TV, limited to Kanto from 1953 to 1955 (NTV and KRT) and spread between 1956 and 1963 to the rest of the country. Saga Prefecture only gained television (NHK and commercial) in 1969 due to overspill from neighboring prefectures and usage of UHF as the preferred band.
  13. ↑ English-language station affiliated to American networks (with an independent phase) until 2015, when it became a Canal 5 affiliate.
  14. ↑ Telesaar went defunct in 1958 as it was ordered by the German authorities.
  15. ↑ First television broadcasts in the island of Ireland, eight years before the Republic. Local programmes started in 1955.
  16. ↑ License auctioned to Organizações Bloch in 1983 and became TV Manchete Minas, now RedeTV! Minas.
  17. ↑ Served only in Kindley Air Force Base.
  18. 1 2 The channel launched in 1956 as a continuation of a project that had aired a public broadcast in May 1955 as the first television broadcast in Finland. [27]
  19. ↑ The date refers to the launch of the television channel in republics and autonomous provinces of Yugoslavia, there were: RTV Zagreb in SR Croatia (1956), RTV Ljubljana in SR Slovenia (1958), RTV Belgrade in SR Serbia (1958), RTV Skopje in SR Macedonia (1964), RTV Sarajevo in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (1969), RTV Titograd (Podgorica) in SR Montenegro (1971), and in SAP Kosovo (RTV Priština) and SAP Vojvodina (RTV Novi Sad) was introduced in 1975.
  20. ↑ Television was introduced in Hong Kong when it was a British crown colony until 1997. The Rediffusion service was a cable network until 1973, when it converted to terrestrial television.
  21. ↑ Date where relays from Italy became available.
  22. ↑ This station was the first in the Chinese world to be strictly terrestrial from the outset.
  23. ↑ Originally limited to Tehran area, later to Abadan, and from 1969, expanded to the whole nation. Television of Iran was absorbed into National Iranian Television in 1969; since the main network of the NIRT used a different frequency from TVI (which used channel 3) in Tehran, it's likely that the former TVI frequency was turned off.
  24. ↑ Wales had received broadcasts from England since 1952.
  25. ↑ License auctioned to Silvio Santos in 1981 and became SBT RS.
  26. ↑ Until the launch of the first version of Telenorte in Antofagasta in 1966, television was limited to central Chile (Santiago and Valparaíso). The definitive roll-out of television outside of this region didn't start until late 1968, when TVN set up its first station in Arica months before it started definitive broadcasts, though in 1969, most of its network was concentrated in central Chile.
  27. ↑ Station shut down in 1972. The frequency was later occupied by Teleamazonas starting in 1974. RTS is often erroneously believed to be the first.
  28. ↑ Television was introduced in the Ryukyu Islands (now part of Japan), when they were under U.S. administration.
  29. ↑ License auctioned to Organizações Bloch in 1983 and became TV Manchete Ceará (signed on 1984), now RedeTV! Ceará.
  30. ↑ ABS-CBN vacated Channel 9 as CBN merged with ABS
  31. ↑ The United Arab Republic was a short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria. The union began in 1958 and existed until 1961, when Syria seceded from the union.
  32. ↑ License auctioned to Silvio Santos in 1981 and became SBT Pará.
  33. ↑ Ireland had received broadcasts from the United Kingdom since 1949.
  34. ↑ Gibraltar had previously received television broadcasts from Spain.
  35. ↑ Originally limited to Jakarta area, and from 1965, the island of Java as a whole. The first television station outside of the island, TVRI North Sumatera, opened in 1970, after receiving just overspill coming from West Malaysia.
  36. 1 2 Previously received television broadcasts from Italy.
  37. ↑ This is the year when television was introduced in territories under its administration. After the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the government of the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan and other islands, and Mainland China was controlled by the People's Republic of China.
  38. ↑ Originally limited to most areas of Peninsular Malaysia.
  39. 1 2 Station operated autonomously by the territorial production center of Televisión Española (TVE) in the region.
  40. ↑ Considering the current territory of the state, the first TV station is TV Centro América, founded in 1967. The area where TV Morena is became its own state, Mato Grosso do Sul, in 1979.
  41. ↑ Although the Isle of Man has received television signals since 1951, 1965 marked the first direct broadcast from a relay station built on the island. To date, no local television service has been set up and the island is served by BBC North West and ITV Granada (until 2009, ITV Border) with no local opt-outs.
  42. ↑ Experimental broadcasts started in 1963; the station claims 1966 to be its birth year, when broadcasts became regular.
  43. ↑ The Israeli Ministry of Education in co-operation with the Rothschild Fund started limited broadcasts to schools in March 1966. A public state-owned TV channel started broadcasting in May 1968. Broadcasts were black and white (with a few exceptions) until the early 1980s.
  44. ↑ now defunct and replaced by HTV.
  45. ↑ Successor of the prior RTV service in Lusaka, which started in 1961.
  46. ↑ SLTV relayed television broadcasts from Barbados.
  47. ↑ Excludes TV Florianópolis, a television station that existed between 1964 and 1965, and was shut down after four months on air by DENTEL on the grounds that it lacked a license.
  48. ↑ Corresponds to the current Northern Mariana Islands.
  49. ↑ Was replaced by a cable network with the normal AFN Televisions channels in the mid 90s.
  50. ↑ Converted from the former cable service.
  51. ↑ Cable service. Dominica never had a terrestrial television service. Its monopoly in the market was broken in the early 80s by Marpin Telecoms, which is currently Digicel Dominica.
  52. ↑ Current Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
  53. ↑ The Bahamas had previously received broadcasts from the United States.
  54. ↑ Now believed to be under the jurisdiction of Radio-Televisão Timor Leste following the formal independence of the country in 2002.
  55. ↑ Off from 1973 to 1979.
  56. ↑ Replaced a cable company set up in 1975 when it was still under the control of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and was shut down due to storm surges from a hurricane in 1979.
  57. ↑ Test service available only in Yangon in 1979, and formally launched in 1981.
  58. ↑ Available only in Colombo in the network's early years.
  59. ↑ Had received broadcasts from Singapore since 1963.
  60. ↑ Corresponds to the current country of Namibia.
  61. ↑ Only bantustan within Apartheid-era South Africa to have a local television service. After the dissolution of Bophuthatswana, the station was integrated into the SABC and later shut down.
  62. ↑ Television is available from Nong Khai city in Thailand since the mid-1970s.
  63. ↑ Off from 1991 to 2011 as the channel was suspended due to the civil war. During the interim, numerous private television stations appeared.
  64. ↑ Subscription service, shut down in 1987, during its existence it also faced competition from ASTL-TV3, itself a subscription service until the 1991 launch of the Oceania Broadcasting Network, ASTL-TV3 later shut down in 1996.
  65. ↑ Although the Vatican did not have a television service of its own until 1983, broadcasts from Italy had been received since 1954.
  66. ↑ A prior service existed during the brief Argentine takeover of the islands in the Falklands War in 1982, sustained by ATC.
  67. ↑ Assets sold to the government of Niue in 1989 and converted to a free-to-air terrestrial operation, TV Niue.
  68. ↑ Television broadcasts had also been received from Argentina.
  69. ↑ Television came to Fiji in part-time for the 1991 Rugby World Cup, and it arrived in full-time in 1994.
  70. ↑ ATV's origins trace back to the early 90s as an opt-out in the local relay of TVC's second channel, Canal 33.
  71. ↑ Previously relayed broadcasts from Antigua and Barbuda.
  72. ↑ Sporadic broadcasts in association with a local Francophone cable channel in 1993. Start of the German-language service. Excludes German TV received by overspill and cable and the adjacent services from RTBF in French.
  73. ↑ Excluding the cable network installed by the PNCC in 1990.
  74. ↑ Liechtenstein previously received television broadcasts from Switzerland.
  75. ↑ RASD TV was established in February 2004, but didn't broadcast its regular transmissions until 2009.
  76. ↑ Became the national broadcaster upon independence in 2011.
  77. 1 2 Excludes local stations that existed before and were confiscated by the new regimes. Suspilne still has channels for the occupied areas, which as of 2024 are "temporarily occupied" according to the official stance of the Ukrainian government.

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