Television Broadcast Station
Greenland has one publicly owned station, some local low-power stations, and three American Forces Network stations, operated by the United States Air Force.
The country owns 30,000 television sets as of 2002.
The state broadcaster is Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation) or KNR, which provides one television and one radio service nationwide. Both broadcast in Greenlandic and Danish. Administered by the Greenlandic government, KNR has a seven-person board and management committee. They employ 100 people and are funded publicly and by advertising.
An umbrella organization in Greenland, known as the STTK, operates local radio and TV stations throughout Greenland.
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