How many authorised television services were operating in Ghana

Single-channel satellite services led both counts

Free-to-air single-channel satellite authorisations fell from 105 in Q2 2025 to 96 in Q2 2026. Services in operation fell from 70 to 62. The 2026 group accounted for 34 of 46 authorised services reported as inactive. Source 1 Source 2

Nationwide terrestrial channel operation fell by three

There were 36 nationwide free-to-air terrestrial programme channels operating in Q2 2026, compared with 39 a year earlier. All seven authorised regional terrestrial channels were operating in both quarters. Source 1 Source 2

The totals include several types of authorisation

A television programme channel, a network-only authorisation and a satellite bouquet represent different roles in reaching an audience. The table gives the regulator’s counts by category so these roles can be viewed separately. Source 1 Source 3

Operation status measures availability at the reporting date

An operational count gives the scale of the regulator’s active inventory. Audience reach, hours of programming and expenditure on films require other records. The published categories also distinguish services offered as a bouquet from single channels. Source 1 Source 2

Sources

• Ghana National Communications Authority, authorised TV broadcasting stations Q2 2026, summary
• Ghana National Communications Authority, Q2 2025 statistical bulletin, table 34
• Ghana National Communications Authority, television register and archive