NOTE 1: 8 sign language user communities (Andorran, Finland-Swedish SL, German SL in Belgium, German SL in Luxembourg, Liechteinstein, Monaco, Italian SL in San Marino and Russian) had no access to sign language to sign language on public television during data collection (May 2022), so the actual number of communities covered was 43.

NOTE 2: all DURATIONS presented on this website (and in my dissertation) are weekly. All PERCENTAGES refer to weekly duration of all SL TV programmes broadcast for a single sign language user community.

Sign Language on Public Television in Europe in May 2022

1.Portuguese Sign Language76:12
2.Polish Sign Language47:40
3.Czech Sign Language23:14
4.Norwegian Sign Language18:02
5.Spanish Sign Language15:15
6.Danish Sign Language12:27
7.Croatian Sign Language11:59
8.Catalan Sign Language10:50
9.British Sign Language10:08
10.Romanian Sign Language10:05
11.Lithuanian Sign Language9:56
12.Irish Sign Language9:26
13.Latvian Sign Language9:12
14.Dutch Sign Language9:11
15.Cyprus Sign Language8:59
16.Swiss-German Sign Language8:05
17.Slovene Sign Language8:05
18.Slovak Sign Language6:52
19.Swedish Sign Language6:51
20.Flemish Sign Language6:07
21.Austrian Sign Language5:25
22.French Sign Language (in Switzerland)5:20
23.Bulgarian Sign Language4:50
24.French Sign Language (in France)4:49
25.Belgian-French Sign Language4:35
26.German Sign Language (in Germany)3:50
27.Ukrainian Sign Language3:45
28.Serbian Sign Language3:38
29.Italian Sign Language (in Switzerland)3:30
30.Sign Language in Moldova3:00
31.Icelandic Sign Language2:57
32.Italian Sign Language (in Italy)2:43
33.Sign Language in Bosnia and Herzegovina2:15
34.Sign Language in Montenegro2:10
35.Macedonian Sign Language1:48
36.Kosovar Sign Language1:46
37.Maltese Sign Language1:45
38.Albanian Sign Language1:15
39.Hungarian Sign Language0:50
40.Greek Sign Language0:50
41.Estonian Sign Language0:49
42.Finnish Sign Language0:45
43.Belarusian Sign Language0:25