Belonging to a centralised State

It may come as a surprise some readers that Spain can be regarded in many ways as a highly centralised country, despite its "autonomous communities" system of decentralised regional government.

One example is in the composition of the European Broadcasting Union.

The United Kingdom has the following active members of the Union:

· British Broadcasting Corporation
· United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting, comprising: Independent Television: The
Network Centre, grouping:
- ITV Anglia Television
- ITV Border Television
- ITV Central Television
- Channel Television
- ITV Granada Television
- Grampian TV
- ITV Wales Television
- ITV West Television
- ITV London Television
- ITV Meridian Television
- Scottish TV
- ITV Tyne Tees Television
- Ulster Television
- ITV Westcountry Television
- ITV Yorkshire Television
· Channel 4
· Sianel 4 Cymru
The Netherlands have the following:

· Nederlandse Publieke Omroep, comprising:
- Algemene Omroepvereniging AVRO - Omroepvereniging BNN - Vereniging De Evangelische Omroep
- Katholieke Radio Omroep
- Nederlandse Christelijke Radio Vereniging
- Nederlandse Omroep Stichting
- Nederlandse Programma Stichting
- Omroepvereniging VARA
- Omroepvereniging VPRO
- TROS

So, any guess as to the number of active members from Spain??

· Radio Popular SA COPE
· Radiotelevisión Española
· Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión

I believe that Radiotelevisión Española has vetoed the membership of the Corporació Catalana de Ràdio i Televisió (CCRTV) . Not even FORTA (Federación de Organismos de Radio y Televisión Autonómicos), of which CCRTV is a founder member, belongs.