Yearbook of radio and television (1960)

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COUNTRIES TRANSMITTING STATIONS RECEIVERS LATIN AMERICA Jan. 1 1959 Dec. 31 1959 In Use Jan. 1, 1959 In Use Dec. 31, 1959 Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic 1 7 9 23 3 1 10 2 9 24 4 2 2 1 1 19 1 1 5 1 11 250,000 850,000 150,000 350,000 7,500 7,000 20,000 450,000 2,000 8,000 5,000 15,000 200,000 2,314,500 350,000 850,000 150,000 365,000 13,000 El Salvador 2 15,000 Guatemala Haiti Honduras Mexico Nicaragua ..... 2 13 1 20,000 700 400 500,000 4,300 Panama Peru Uruguay Venezuela 2 1 11 8,000 33,200 15,000 200,000 TOTAL 75 94 2,524,600 COUNTRIES TRANSMITTING STATIONS RECEIVERS NEAR EAST, SOUTH ASIA AND AFRICA Jan. 1 1959 . Algeria 2 Cyprus 1 India 1 Iran 1 Iraq 1 Kuwait — Lebanon — Morocco 2* Nigeria — Saudi Arabia 1 Turkey 1 TOTAL 10 • Off the air. Dec. 31 In Use In Use 1959 Jan. 1, 1959 Dec. 31, 1959 3 20,000 38,100 1 1,000 3,000 1 100 300 2 1,500 21,400 1 6,000 9,000 — 600 600 2 — 8,000 2* 5,000 5,000 2 — 700 1 1,000 2,500 1 1,000 1,000 16 36,200 89,600 1084