How many tv channels are there in 2012?

Answer 1

The question has many answers. Here are a few.

Consider the major channels broadcast across cable and satellite to the US and the number will be between one and two hundred.

Add the minor cable channels, regional and local channels and the number will rise to perhaps five hundred or so.

Then look further afield, to other countries and the count rises to several thousands.

Finally, delve into the internet based channels and the search will bring up several thousand more channels.

Worldwide, expect to find anything up to 10,000 channels across all platforms.