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System
Country/Area VHF UHF colour channel
A
Afganistan B G PAL CCIR
Albania B G PAL IT*
Algeria B (G) PAL CCIR
Angola I PAL ANGOLA
Antigua M NTSC US
Argentina N PAL US
Australia B B PAL AUSTRALIA
Austria B G PAL CCIR
Azores Is. B PAL CCIR, US
B
Bahamas M NTSC US*
Bahrain B PAL CCIR
Bangladesh B PAL CCIR
Barbados N NTSC US
Belgium B N PAL CCIR
Benin KI SECAM F.O.T.*
Bermuda M NTSC US
Bolivia M, N PAL US
Botswana I PAL UK
Brazil M M PAL US
Brunei B PAL CCIR
Bulgaria D K SECAM OIRT
Burkina Faso K1 SECAM OIRT
Burundi K1 SECAM ?
C
Cambodia M NTSC US
Cameroon
(United Rep. of) B PAL ?
Canada M M NTSC US
Canary Is. B G PAL CCIR
Centr. Afr. Rep. B CCIR
Chad D SECAM ?
Chile M NTSC US
China D D PAL CHINA
C.I.S. D K SECAM/
PAL OIRT
Colombia M NTSC US*
Congo D SECAM F.O.T*
Costa Rica M NTSC US
Cuba M NTSC US*
Cyprus B, B H, G PAL CCIR
CzechRepublic D K SECAM/
PAL OIRT
D
Denmark B G PAL CCIR
Diego Garcia M NTSC US
Djibouti K1 SECAM F.O.T
Dominica (Com-
mon wealth of) M NTSC ?
Dominican Rep. M M NTSC US
System
Country/Area VHF UHF colour channel
E
Ecuador M NTSC US*
Egypt B PAL CCIR
El Salvador M NTSC US*
Equatorial
Guinea B ? CCIR
Ethopia B PAL CCIR
F
Finland B G PAL CCIR
France E L SECAM FRENCH
G
Gabon K1 SECAM F.O.T
Galapagos Is. M NTSC US
Gambia (K1) (F.O.T)
Germany B G PAL CCIR
Ghana B PAL CCIR
Gibraltar B PAL CCIR
Greece B H SECAM CCIR
Greenland B PAL US
Guadeloupe K1 SECAM F.O.T
Guam M NTSC US
Guatemala M NTSC US
Guiana (French) K1 SECAM F.O.T
Guinea K1 PAL ?
Guyana K1 SECAM F.O.T
H
Haiti M NTSC US*
Hawaii M NTSC US
Honduras M NTSC US
Hong Kong A I P AL UK
Hungary D K SECAM/
PAL OIRT
I
Iceland B G PAL CCIR
India B PAL CCIR
Indonesia B G PAL IN
Iran (Islamic Rep. of) B SECAM CCIR
Iraq B SECAM CCIR
Ireland A,I A, I PAL IR
Italy B G PAL IT
Ivory Coast K1 SECAM IC
J
Jamaica M NTSC US
Japan M M NTSC JAPAN
Johnstone Is.
(American) M NTSC US
Jordan B PAL CCIR
K
Kenya B PAL CCIR
Korea
(Dem. People’s Rep.) D PAL OIRT
Korea (Rep. of) M M NTSC US
Kuwait B PAL CCIR
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System
Country/Area VHF UHF colour channel
L
Laos M PAL
Lebanon B SECAM CCIR
Lesotho I PAL ?
Liberia B PAL CCIR
Libya B SECAM CCIR
Luxembourg G L, C SECAM/
PAL CCIR*
M
Macao I PAL ?
Madagascar K1 SECAM F.O.T.
Madeira Is. B P AL CCIR
Malaysia B PAL CCIR
Maldives B PAL CCIR*
Mali K1 SECAM ?
Malta B H PAL CCIR
Martinique K1 SECAM F.O.T.
Maruitania B SECAM ?
Maruitius B SECAM CCIR
Mexico M M NTSC US
Micronesia M NTSC US
Midway Is. (Ameri-
can) M NTSC US
Monaco E L, G SECAM/
PAL CCIR
Mongolia D SECAM OIRT
Morocco B SECAM MO
Mozambique B PAL ?
Myarma M NTSC US*
N
Nambia I PAL ?
Nepal PAL
Netherlands B G PAL CCIR
Neth. Antilles B G PAL US
New Caledonia K1 SECAM F.O.T.
New Zealand B P AL NZ
Nicaragua M NTSC US
Niger K1 SECAM F.O.T.*
Nigeria B G SECAM CCIR*
Norfolk Is. B PAL ?
Norway B G PAL CCIR
O
Oman B G PAL CCIR
P
Pakistan B PAL CCIR
Panama M NTSC US
Papua New Ginea BGPAL ?
Paraguay N PAL US*
Peru M NTSC US
Philippines M M NTSC US
Poland D K SECAM/
PAL OIRT
Polynesia K1 SECAM F.O.T.
Portugal B G PAL CCIR*
Puerto Rico M M NTSC US
System
CountryArea VHF UHF colour channel
Q
Qatar B G PAL CCIR
R
Reunion K1 SECAM F.O.T.
Romania D K PAL OIRT
S
St. Kitts & Nevis M NTSC US
Saint Lucia M NTSC US*
St Pierre et
Miquelon K1 SECAM F.O.T.
St. Vincent M NTSC ?
Samoa (American) M NTSC US
Samoa (Western) (M) (NTSC) (US)
San Marino B G PAL IT
Saudi Arabia B G SECAM CCIR
Senegal K1 SECAM F.O.T.
Seychelles B PAL ?
Sierra Leone B PAL CCIR
Singapore B PAL CCIR
Slovak Republic D K SECAM/
PAL OIRT
Somalia B PAL ?
South Africa I I P AL SA
Spain B G PAL CCIR
Sri Lanka B PAL CCIR
Sudan B PAL CCIR
Surinam M NTSC US
Swaziland G PAL CCIR
Sweden B G PAL CCIR
Switzerland B G PAL CCIR
Syrian Arab Rep. B SECAM CCIR
T
Tahiti K1 SECAM F.O.T.
Taiwan M NTSC TAIWAN
Tanzania B I PAL CCIR
Thailand B PAL CCIR
Togo Rep. K1 SECAM F.O.T.*
T rinidad &
Tobago M M NTSC US
Tunisia B SECAM CCIR
Turkey B G PAL CCIR
Turks &
Caicos Is. M NTSC US
U
Uganda B PAL CCIR
United Arab
Emirates B G PAL CCIR
United Kingdom A I PAL UK
United States of
America M M NTSC US
Uruguay N PAL US
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System
Country VHF UHF colour channel
V
Vatican City
State NTSC US
Venezuela M SECAM/
NTSC
Vietnam D, M NTSC US
Virguin Is. (Ameri-
can) M NTSC US
Virguin Is. (British) M
Y
Yemen B H PAL CCIR
Yugoslavia B PAL CCIR
Z
Zaire K SECAM F.O.T.
Zambia B PAL CCIR
Zimbabwe B PAL CCIR
Notes:
Abbreviations used in the Channel section are shown i the
following table:
F.O.T. French Overseas Territories
IC Ivory Coast
IR Ireland
IT Italy
OIRT Organisation International de Radiodiffusion et
Television
MO Morocco
NZ New Zealand
SA South Africa
UK United Kingdom
* Indefinite.
( ) No broadcase originating in this country;
but one can listen to a broadcast from the
neighboring country.
? Details not available.
blank No broadcast station.
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BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF VIDEO AND SYNCHRONIZING SIGNALS
CCIR system designation
Characteristics A M N C B,G H I D,K K1 L E
Number of lines per frame 405 525 625 625 625 625 625 625 625 625 819
Number of fields per
second 50 60
(59.94) 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50
Line frequency
f
H
, Hz, and
tolerances
10,125 15,750
15,734
(±0.0003%)
15,625
±0.15% 15,625
±0.02% 15,625
±0.02%
(±0.0001%)
15,625
±0.02%
〈±0.0001%)
15,625
(±0.0001%) 15,625
±0.02%
(±0.0001%)
15,625
±0.02%
(±0.0001%)
15,625
±0.02%
(±0.0001%)
20,475
Interlace ratio 2/1 2/1 2/1 2/1 2/1 2/1 2/1 2/1 2/1 2/1 2/1
Aspect ratio 4/3 4/3 4/3 4/3 4/3 4/3 4/3 4/3 4/3 4/3 4/3
Blanking level, IRE units 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peak-white level 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Sync-pulse level –43 –40 –40 –43 –43 –43 –43 –43 –43 –43 –43
Picture-black level to
blanking level (setup) 0 7.5
±2.5 7.5
±2.5 0 0 0 0 0–7 0 color
0–7 mono 0 color
0–7 mono 0–5
Nominal video bandwidth,
MHz 3 4.2 4.2 5 5 5 5.5 6 6 6 10
Assumed display gamma 2.8 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8
Notes: (1) Systems A, C, and E are not recommended by CCIR for adoption by countries setting up a new television service. (2) Values of horizontal line rate tolerances in parentheses
are for color television. (3) In the systems using an assumed display gamma of 2.8, an overall system of gamma of 1.2 is assumed. All other systems assumed an overall transfer function
of unity.
CCIR COLOR SYSTEMS CHARACTERISTICS (II)
Item M/NTSC M/PAL B,G,H,PAL I/PAL B,D,G,H,K,K1,L/SECAM
Subcarrier frequency, MHz 3.579545 ± 10 3.575611.49 ± 10 4.433618.75 ± 5 4.433618.75 ± 1
f
OR = 4.406250 ± 2000
f
OB = 4.250000 ± 2000
f
SC multiple of
f
H
fSC 455
2fHfSC 909
4fHfSC 1135
41
25 fH
f
OR = 282
f
H
f
OB = 272
f
H
