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Broadcast media Australia, in 31 editions.
The entry for Australia published Broadcast media in 31 editions of 36, from 1995 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Broadcast media in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1995
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Radio” (1995), “Television” (1995), “Radio broadcast stations” (1996 to 2015), “Television broadcast stations” (1996 to 2015) and “Broadcast media” (2010 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024Published as “Radio”
- broadcast stations:
- AM 258, FM 67, shortwave 0
- radios:
- NA
Published as “Television”
- broadcast stations:
- 134
- televisions:
- NA
broadcast stations: AM 258, FM 67, shortwave 0
radios: NA
broadcast stations: 134
televisions: NA
The same text in 3 editions, 1996 to 1998.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
AM 258, FM 67, shortwave 0
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
134 (1987 est.)
broadcast stations: AM 258, FM 67, shortwave 0radios: NA 134
broadcast stations:
televisions: NA
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (Australia's only shortwave station, Radio Australia, broadcasts to the world in seven languages, using 23 frequencies) (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
- 104 (64 of these stations are government-owned and 40 are commercial) (1997)
Rewritten: too little of the 1998 text remains to mark the changes.
AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1
(Australia's only shortwave station, Radio Australia, broadcasts to
the world in seven languages, using 23 frequencies) (1998)
104 (64 of these stations are
government-owned and 40 are commercial) (1997)
The same text in 10 editions, 2000 to 2009.
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
104 (1997)
Rewritten: too little of the 1999 text remains to mark the changes.
AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)
104 (1997)
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
- the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster;
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages;
- several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible;
- cable and satellite systems are available (2008)
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available (2008)
Published as “Broadcast media”
- the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster;
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages;
- several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible;
- cable and satellite systems are available (2008)
Published as “Radio broadcast stations”
- AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)
Published as “Television broadcast stations”
104 (1997)
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available (2008)
AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)
104 (1997)
- the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster;
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages;
- several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible;
- cable and satellite systems are available (2008)
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available (2008)
AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)
104 (1997)
The same text in 2017 and 2018.
- the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster;
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages;
- several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible;
- cable and satellite systems are available (2009)
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available (2008) (2009)
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster;
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages;
- several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible;
- cable and satellite systems are available
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available (2009)
The same text in 3 editions, 2022 to 2024.
- the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as ABC Australia, a TV service that broadcasts in the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster;
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages;
- several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible;
- cable and satellite systems are available (2022)
the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, ABC Australia, a TV service that broadcasts throughout in the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available (2022)
- tradition of public broadcasting, but privately owned TV and radio have the biggest audiences;
- ownership of print and broadcast media is concentrated;
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs national and local public radio and TV;
- other main public broadcaster is the multilingual Special Broadcasting Service (SBS);
- national commercial TV is dominated by three big free-to-air networks;
- broadcasters must carry a minimum percentage of Australian-made programs;
- pay TV via cable, satellite, and IPTV has a strong foothold (2023)
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
tradition of public broadcasting, but privately owned TV and radio have the biggest audiences; ownership of print and broadcast media is concentrated; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs national and local public radio and TV; other main public broadcaster is the multilingual Special Broadcasting Service (SBS); national commercial TV is dominated by three big free-to-air networks; broadcasters must carry a minimum percentage of Australian-made programs; pay TV via cable, satellite, and IPTV has a strong foothold (2023)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Australia: Broadcast media.” The World Factbook, 1995–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/australia/broadcast-media.