Television and radio broadcasting Radio In 1998 there were 663 radio broadcast stations: 219 on AM, 431 on FM and 3 on shortwave. There were 84.5 million radio receiver sets (1997). Today there are around 600 licensed radio stations in the UK. Television In 1997 there were 30.5 million households with television sets. Analogue television broadcasts ceased in the UK in 2012, replaced by the Digital Terrestrial Service Freeview which operates via the DVB-T and DVB-T2 (for HD broadcasts) standards. Digital Satellite is provided by BSkyB (subscription and free services) and Freesat (free to air services only) from services at 28.2° East. Digital cable is primarily provided by Virgin Media. Internet The country code top-level domain for United Kingdom web pages is .uk. Nominet UK is the .uk. Network Information Centre and second-level domains must be used. At the end of 2004, 52% of households (12.6 million) were reported to have access to the internet (Source: Office for National Statistics Omnibus Survey). broadband connections accounted for 50.7% of all internet connections in July 2005, with one broadband connection being created every ten seconds. Broadband connections grew by nearly 80% in 2004. In 1999, there were 364 Internet service providers (ISPs). Public libraries also provide access to the internet, sometimes for a fee. In 2017, 90% of households were reported to have access to an internet connection. This percentage shows an increase in internet access from 80% in 2012 and 61% in 2007. Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies Telecommunications in Anguilla Telecommunications in Antarctica (including the British Antarctic Territory) Telecommunications in Bermuda Telecommunications in the British Indian Ocean Territory Telecommunications in the British Virgin Islands Telecommunications in the Cayman Islands Telecommunications in the Falkland Islands Telecommunications in Gibraltar Telecommunications in Guernsey Telecommunications in the Isle of Man Telecommunications in Jersey Telecommunications in Montserrat Telecommunications in the Pitcairn Islands Telecommunications in Saint Helena, Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha Telecommunications in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Telecommunications in the Turks and Caicos Islands See also BBC British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company British Telegraph Company BT Group, formerly British Telecom Electric Telegraph Company Electrical telegraphy in the United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) List of dialling codes in the United Kingdom List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom (about 120) List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom (about 2900) List of telephone operating companies London District Telegraph Company