INTERNATIONALE TV NORMEN
COUNTRY VHF STANDARD UHF STANDARD
AFGANISTAN PAL/SECAM B
ALBANIA PAL B PAL G
ALGERIA PAL B PAL G
ANGOLA PAL I
ARGENTINA PAL N PAL N
AUSTRALIA PAL B PAL G
AUSTRIA PAL B PAL G
AZORES PAL B
BAHAMAS NTSC M
BAHRAIN PAL B PAL G
BANGLADESH PAL B
BARBADOS NTSC M
BELGIUM PAL B PAL H
BERMUDA NTSC M
BOLIVIA NTSC M
BOTSWANA PAL I
BOURKINA FASO SECAM K1
BRAZIL PAL M PAL M
BRUNEI PAL B
BULGARIA SECAM D SECAM K
BURMA NTSC M
BURUNDI SECAM K1
CAMBODIA NTSC M
CAMEROON PAL B PAL G
CANADA NTSC M NTSC M
CANARY ISLANDS PAL B
CHAD SECAM K1
CHILE NTSC M NTSC M
CHINA PAL D
COLOMBIA NTSC M NTSC M
COSTA RICA NTSC M NTSC M
CUBA NTSC M NTSC M
CYPRUS PAL G PAL G
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: now
CZECH REPUBLIC PAL PAL
SLOVAK REPUBLIC PAL PAL
DAHOMEY SECAM K1
DENMARK PAL B PAL G
DJIBHOUTI SECAM B SECAM G
DOMINICAN REP NTSC M NTSC M
ECUADOR NTSC M NTSC M
EGYPT SECAM B SECAM G
EL SALVADOR NTSC M NTSC M
EQUATORIAL GUINEA PAL B
ETHIOPIA PAL B PAL G
FIJI PAL B
FINLAND PAL B PAL G
FRANCE SECAM L SECAM L
FRENCH POLYNESIA K1
GABON SECAM K1
GAMBIA PAL I
GERMANY PAL B PAL G
GHANA PAL B PAL G
GIBRALTAR PAL B PAL H
GREECE SECAM/PAL B SECAM/PAL G
GREENLAND NTSC M/PAL B
GUADELOUPE SECAM K1
GUAM NTSC M
GUATEMALA NTSC M NTSC M
GUANA (FRENCH) SECAM K1
GUINEA PAL K
HONDURAS NTSC M NTSC M
HONG KONG PAL I
HUNGARY SECAM D/PAL SECAM K/PAL
ICELAND PAL B PAL G
INDIA PAL B
INDONESIA PAL B PAL G
IRAN SECAM B SECAM G
IRAQ SECAM B
IRELAND PAL I PAL I
ISRAEL PAL B PAL G
ITALY PAL B PAL G
IVORY COAST SECAM K1
JAMAICA NTSC M
JAPAN NTSC M NTSC M
JORDAN PAL B PAL G
KENYA PAL B PAL G
KOREA NORTH SECAM D
KOREA SOUTH NTSC M NTSC M
KUWAIT PAL B
LEBANON SECAM B SECAM G
LIBERIA PAL B PAL H
LIBYA SECAM B SECAM G
LUXEMBOURG PAL B PAL G/SECAM L
MADAGASCAR SECAM K1
MADEIRA PAL B
MALAGASY SECAM K1
MALAWI PAL B PAL G
MALAYSIA PAL B
MALI SECAM K1
MALTA PAL B PAL H
MARTINIQUE SECAM K1
MAURITANIA SECAM B
MAURITIUS SECAM B
MEXICO NTSC M NTSC M
MONACO SECAM L
MONGOLIA SECAM D
MOROCCO SECAM B
MOZAMBIQUE PAL B
NAMIBIA PAL I
NEPAL PAL B
NETHERLANDS PAL B PAL G
NETH. ANTILLES NTSC M NTSC M
NEW CALEDONIA SECAM K1
NEW GUINEA PAL B PAL G
NEW ZEALAND PAL B PAL G
NICARAGUA NTSC M NTSC M
NIGER SECAM K1
NIGERIA PAL B PAL G
NORWAY PAL B PAL G
OMAN PAL B PAL G
PAKISTAN PAL B
PANAMA NTSC M NTSC M
PARAGUAY PAL N
PERU NTSC M NTSC M
PHILIPPINES NTSC M NTSC M
POLAND SECAM D/PAL SECAM K/PAL
PORTUGAL PAL B PAL G
PUERTO RICO NTSC M NTSC M
QATAR PAL B
REUNION SECAM K1
RUMANIA PAL D PAL K
RUSSIA SECAM D SECAM K
RWANDA SECAM K1
SABAH/SARAWAK PAL B
ST. KITTS NTSC M NTSC M
SAMOA NTSC M
SAUDI ARABIA SECAM B/PAL B SECAM G
SENEGAL SECAM K1
SEYCHELLES PAL B PAL G
SIERRA LEONE PAL B PAL G
SINGAPORE PAL B PAL G
SOMALIA PAL B PAL G
SOUTH AFRICA PAL I PAL I
SPAIN PAL B PAL G
SRI LANKA PAL B
SUDAN PAL B PAL G
SURINAM NTSC M NTSC M
SWAZILAND PAL B PAL G
SWEDEN PAL B PAL G
SWITZERLAND PAL B PAL G
SYRIA SECAM B
TAHITI SECAM K1
TAIWAN NTSC M NTSC M
TANZANIA PAL B PAL B
THAILAND PAL B
TOGO SECAM K
TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO NTSC M NTSC M
TUNISIA SECAM B
TURKEY PAL B PAL G
UGANDA PAL B PAL G
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES PAL B PAL G
UNITED KINGDOM PAL I
UPPER VOLTA SECAM K1
URUGUAY PAL N PAL N
USA NTSC M NTSC M
VENEZUELA NTSC M NTSC M
VIETNAM PAL B PAL G
YEMEN PAL B
YUGOSLAVIA PAL B PAL G
ZAIRE SECAM K1
ZAMBIA PAL B PAL G
ZIMBABWE PAL B PAL G
Note: Before unification in 1990, German Dem Rep was SECAM B/G.
NTSC (National Television System Committee): developed in the US, it
was the world's first color TV system. Broadcast started in 1954.
Basic Parameters: NTSC M
line/field 525/60
horizontal frequency 15.734 KHz
vertical frequency 60 Hz
color subcarrier freq 3.579545 MHz
video bandwith 4.2 MHz
sound carrier 4.5 MHz (FM)
PAL (Phase Alternation Line): developed in Germany. Based in the NTSC
system, it was modified to avoid color distortion. Broadcast started
in 1967.
Basic Parameters: PAL B,G,H PAL I PAL D PAL N PAL M
line/field 625/50 > > > 525/60
horizontal frequency 15.625 KHz > > > 15.750
vertical frequency 50 Hz > > > 60 Hz
color subcarrier freq 4.433618 MHz > > 3.582056 3.575611
video bandwith 5.0 MHz 5.5 6.0 4.2 4.2
sound carrier 5.5 MHz (FM) 6.0 6.5 4.5 4.5
(">" means same as previous column)
SECAM (Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire): developed in France. Broadcast
started in 1967.
Basic Parameters: SECAM B,G,H SECAM D,K,K1,L
line/field 625/50 >
horizontal frequency 15.625 KHz >
vertical frequency 50 Hz >
video bandwith 5.0 MHz 6.0 MHz
sound carrier 5.5 MHz (AM) 6.5 MHz (AM)
In general, these subsystems are used for broadcast in:
B VHF
G UHF
H UHF
I VHF/UHF
D VHF
N VHF/UHF
M VHF/UHF
K UHF
K1 VHF/UHF
L VHF/UHF