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International TV Stations and Sets
The overall picture of overseas television in 1959 shows rapid and undiminished growth. At the end of the year, 56 overseas countries, seven wore than in 1958, had TV. The number of transmitting stations abroad, including TV centers, relay and experimental stations, increased by about 47 per cent from 739 to 1,088. The growth in the number of television receiver sets in use also kept pace with the extension of transmitting facilities. There was an increase of almost 9,250,000 sets, 40 per cent, compared with 6,500,000 in 1958, and 3,500,000 in 1957.
Of the more than 32,000,000 sets in use at the end of the year, the Free World accounted for about 26,800,000, an increase of 7,200,000 sets over 1958, and the SinoSoviet Bloc had about 5,300,000 of which 2,000,000 were acquired in 1959. In the Free World, Western Europe had 19,900,000 sets; the Far East more than 5,000,000; Latin America about 2,500,000; and the Near East, South Asia and Africa area somewhat less than 100,000. The United Kingdom with 10,000,000 sets led the Free World, followed by Japan, West Germany, Italy and France. In the Bloc, the Soviet Union reportedly had 4,000,000 sets in use, with East Germany and Czechoslovakia credited with 5,000,000 each.
TRANSMITTING COUNTRIES STATIONS RECEIVERS
WESTERN EUROPE
Jan. 1 Dec. 31
1959 1959
Austria 12 15
Belgium 5 5
Denmark 6 8
Finland 8 13
France 32 52
West Germany 91 152
Ireland* — —
Italy 252 343
Luxembourg 1 1
Malta** — —
Monaco 1 1
Netherlands 6 6
Norway 1 1
Portugal 5 5
Spain 1 4
Sweden 14 25
Switzerland 7 13
United Kingdom 27 34
Yugoslavia 3 5
TOTAL 472 683
• These sets tune in to UJK. stations. There is n-o TV in Ireland. •♦ These sets tune in to Italian stations. There is no TV in Malta. SOURCE: U9IA.
1083
In Use
In Use
Jan. 1, 1959
Dec. 31, 1959
60,000
111,000
300,000
350,000
200,000
359,400
10,000
43,000
1,000,000
1,400,000
2,000,000
3,500,000
30,000
60,000
1,070,000
1,666,400
3,500
4,000
4,000
7,000
11,000
11,000
370,000
593,800
1,000
6,500
20,000
35,000
35,000
150,000
200,000
678,100
48,200
78,700
9,313,800
10,000,000
7,500
15,000
14,684,000
19,068,900