HC Deb 13 June 1972 vol 838 cc290-3W
Mr. Denzil Davies

asked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications which countries and organisations are members of the European Broadcasting Union; and what are the qualifications for membership.

Sir J. Eden

No country is a member of the EBU, which is a union of broadcasting organisations. The names of members are given below.

In order to qualify for membership a broadcasting organisation must operate within the European broadcasting area as defined in the ITU radio regulations.

Norway Norsk Rikskringkasting
Portugal Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao
RTP—Radiotelevisao Portuguesa S.A.R.L.
Spain Dirección General de Radiodifusión y Televisión
Sweden Sveriges Radio
Switzerland SociétéSuisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision
Tunisia Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tunisienne
Turkey Türkiye Radio-Televizyon Kurumu
United Kingdom British Broadcasting Corporation
Independent Television Authority and Independent Television Companies Association Ltd.
Vatican State Radio Vaticana
Yugoslavia Jugoslovenska Radiotelevizija, comprising:
Radiotelevizija Beograd Radiotelevizija Sarajevo
Radiotelevizija Ljubljana Radiotelevizija Skopje
Radio Novi-Sad Radiotelevizija Titograd
Radio Pristina Radiotelevizija Zagreb

Associate Members
Argentina LS 82 TV Canal 7
Rio de la Plata T.V., S.A.
Australia Australian Broadcasting Commission
Federation of Australian Commercial Television Stations
Barbados Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
Brazil Associaçao Brasileira de Emissoras de Radio et Televisao
Diarlos Associados Ltda.
TV Globo Ltda.
Canada Canadian Broadcasting Corporation—La Société Radio Canada
CTV Television Network Ltd.
Ceylon Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation
Chad Radiodiffusion-Télévision Tchadienne
Chile Television Nacional de Chile Ltda (TV Chile)
Universidad Catolica de Chile TV (Canal 13)
Colombia Instituto National de Radio y Television-Inravision
Congo (Kinshasa) Radiodiffusion-Télévision Nationale Congolaise
Dahomey Radiodiffusion du Dahomey
Gabon Radiodiffusion-Télévision Gabonaise
Ghana Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Iran National Iranian Television
Radio Iran
Ivory Coast Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirlenne
Jamaica Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
Japan Fuji Telecasting Company Ltd.
Mainichi Broadcasting System Inc.
National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan
Nippon Educational Television Company, Ltd.
Nippon Hoso Kyokal
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc.
Kenya The Voice of Kenya
Kuwait Kuwait Broadcasting and Television Service
Liberia Liberian Broadcasting Corporation
Libya Libyan Broadcasting Service and Libyan Television Service
Malagasy Republic Radiodiffusion-Télévision de Madagascar
Malawi Malawi Broadcasting Corporation
Malaysia Radio and Television Malaysia
Mexico Tele-Cadena Mexicana, S.A.
Telesistema Mexicana S.A.
Television Independiente de Mexico
New Zealand New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Niger Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Niger
Nigeria Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation
Pakistan Pakistan Television Corporation Ltd.
Radio Pakistan
Peru Compania Peruana de Radiodifusion S.A.
Panamericana Television S.A.
Rhodesia Rhodesia Broadcasting Corporation
South Africa South African Broadcasting Corporation
Tanzania Radio Tanzania

United States American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Public Broadcasting Service National Public Radio
Educational Broadcasting Corporation
National Association of Educational Broadcasters
National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
US Information Agency
Upper Volta Radiodiffusion-Télévision Voltaique
Uruguay Sociedad Televisora Larranaga S.A. (Tele 12)