European Broadcasting Area

The European Broadcasting Area (EBA) is a broadcasting region defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

The EBA includes some territory outside of Europe (e.g. Southern Mediterranean), while excluding certain areas that are part of the European continent (e.g. large swathes of European Russia). After the EBA was expanded by the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07), the only ITU member state with territory in Europe that remains outside the EBA is Kazakhstan.

The boundaries of the European Broadcasting Area have their origin in the regions served and linked by telegraphy cables in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The European Broadcasting Area plays a part in the definition of eligibility for active membership in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and thus participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. As of 2024, the EBU is made up of 123 member organisations from 56 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries.

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