BY THE NUMBERS
Comparing Television in the United States and Iraq
UNITED STATES IRAQ Number of TV Households 93.1 Million 1 Million VCR Penetration 69.8% 37% Cable Penetration 58.9% None Broadcasting Stations 1,452 19 Population 244.6 Million 17.6 Million
Note: Programming in Iraq is 50% local and foreign (from the United States and Britain). In the U.S., 11.8% of programming on the Public Broadcasting Service is foreign; other networks’ foreign programming is negligible. SOURCES: U.N. World Media Handbook, TV Business International, Europa World Book, Nielsen
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