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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave 0 radios: 3.14 million (5,615,000 with multiple speaker systems for program diffusion)
1995 broadcast stations: NA televisions: 3.538 million
1996 AM 35, FM 18, shortwave 0
1996 2 (one national and one private; the license of the private station was suspended during the parliamentary elections of 1994)
1997 AM 35, FM 18, shortwave 0
1997 2 (one national and one private; the license of the private station was suspended during the parliamentary elections of 1994)
1998 AM 35, FM 18, shortwave 0
1998 2 (one national and one private; the license of the private station was suspended during the parliamentary elections of 1994)
1999 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11
1999 17 (1997); note--Belarus has a state-run television broadcasting network; independent local television stations exist
2000 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2000 17 (1997)
2001 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2001 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
2002 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2002 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
2003 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2003 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
2004 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2004 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
2005 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2005 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
2006 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2006 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
2007 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2007 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
2008 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2008 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
2009 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2009 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
2010 4 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 3 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2007)
2011 4 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 3 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2007)
2012 4 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 3 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2007)
2013 4 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 3 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2007)
2014 4 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 3 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2007)
2015 4 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 3 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2007)
2015 AM 28, FM 37, shortwave 11 (1998)
2015 47 (plus 27 repeaters) (1995)
2016 4 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 3 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2007)
2017 7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2017)
2018 7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2017)
2019 7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2019)
2020 7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2019)
2021 7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2019)
2022 7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2019)
2023 7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2019)
2024 7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2019)
2025 7 state-controlled national TV channels; Polish and Russian TV broadcasts are available in some areas; state-run Belarusian Radio operates 5 national networks and an external service; Russian and Polish radio broadcasts are available (2019)