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Historical Values
Year Value
1995 broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA radios: NA
1995 broadcast stations: NA televisions: NA
1996 AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA; note - there is at least one state-owned radio broadcast station of NA type
1996 NA
1997 1 state-owned radio broadcast station of NA type
1997 1 state-run
1998 1 state-owned radio broadcast station of NA type
1998 1 state-run
1999 1 state-owned radio broadcast station of NA type
1999 3 (much programming relayed from Russia and Turkey) (1997)
2000 AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
2000 3 (much programming relayed from Russia and Turkey) (1997)
2001 AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
2001 3 (much programming relayed from Russia and Turkey) (1997)
2002 AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
2002 3 (much programming relayed from Russia and Turkey) (1997)
2003 AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
2003 3 (much programming relayed from Russia and Turkey) (1997)
2004 AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
2004 4 (government owned and programmed) (2004)
2005 AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
2005 4 (government owned and programmed) (2004)
2006 AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
2006 4 (government owned and programmed) (2004)
2007 AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
2007 4 (government-owned and programmed) (2004)
2008 AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
2008 4 (government-owned and programmed) (2004)
2009 AM 16, FM 8, shortwave 2 (1998)
2009 4 (government-owned and programmed) (2004)
2010 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 4 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by seizing satellite dishes (2007)
2011 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 4 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by seizing satellite dishes (2007)
2012 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes (2007)
2013 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes (2007)
2014 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes (2007)
2015 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes (2007)
2015 AM 12, FM 9, shortwave 2 (2008)
2015 4 (government-owned and programmed) (2008)
2016 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes (2007)
2017 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes (2007)
2018 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes (2007)
2019 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes
2020 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes
2021 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes
2022 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes
2023 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes
2024 broadcast media is government controlled and censored; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes and programming provide an alternative to the state-run media; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes
2025 state-controlled broadcast media; 7 state-owned TV and 4 state-owned radio networks; satellite dishes available for other broadcasts; officials sometimes limit access to satellite TV by removing satellite dishes