NTSC
National Television Standards
Committee: Developed in 1954
in the USA. 525 line, 60hz
Antarctica (7 Nations)
Asia
- Burma (UK 1948)
- Diego Garcia (UK)
- Japan
- Korea (South) (Japan 1945)
- Phi;ippines (Spain 1898)
- Taiwan (China)
Caribbean
- Anguilla (UK Territory)
- Antigua & Barbuda ( UK 1981)
- Antilles (Netherlands)
- Aruba (Netherlands)
- Bahamas (UK 1973)
- Barbados ( UK 1966)
- Bermuda (UK)
- Cayman (UK)
- Cuba (Spain 1898)
- Curacao (Netherlands)
- Dominica (UK 1978)
- Dominican Republic (Haiti 1844)
- Grenada (UK 1974)
- Haiti (France 1804)
- Jamaica (UK 1962)
- Monserrat (UK)
- Puerto Rico (US)
- St. Croix
- St. Kitts
(1983 UK)
- St. Lucia (1979 UK)
- St. Pierre & Miquelon (France)
- Trinidad & Tobago (UK 1965)
- Turks & Caicos Islands (UK)
- Virgin Islands (USA)
North America
- Canada (UK 1867)
- Mexico (Spain 1810)
- USA (Great Britain 1776)
Central America
- Belize ( British Honduras)
- Costa Rica (Spain 1821)
- El Salvador (Spain 1821)
- Guatemala (Spain 1821)
- Honduras (Spain 1821)
- Nicaragua (Spain 1821)
South America
- Bolivia ( Spain 1825)
- Chile (Spain 1810)
- Colombia (Spain 1810)
- Ecuador (Spain 1822)
- Guyana (UK 1966)
- Peru (Spain 1821)
- Suriname (Netherlands 1975)
- Venezuela (Spain 1811)
Pacific
- Belau - Palau ( US 1978)
- Fiji (UK 1970)
- Guam (US)
- Marshall Islands (UN 1986)
- Micronesia (UN 1986)
- Medway (US)
- Okinawa
- Samoa East (New Zealand 1962
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PAL
Phase Alternating Lins:
625 line, 50hz developed by
Telefunken of Germany in 1963,
first use in 1967. Different types
use different video bandwidth and
audio carrier specs generally not
compatable. Types G, G, H - less
common are D, I, K, M
Africa
- Algeria ( France 1962)
- Angola ( Portugal 1975)
- Bophutatswana
- Botswana (UK 1966)
- Cameroon (France 1961)
- Cape Verde (Portugal 1975)
- Egypt (UK 1922)
- Equatorial Guinea (Spain 1968)
- Eritrea (Ethiopia 1993)
- Ethiopia (2000 years)
- Gambia (UK 1965)
- Ghana (UK 1957)
- Guinea-Bissau (Portugal 1974)
- Kenya (UK 1963)
- Lesotho (UK 1966)
- Liberia (1847)
- Libya (Italy 1951)
- Madagascar (France 1960)
- Malawi (UK 1964)
- Mozambique (Portugal 1975)
- Namibia (S. Africian 1990)
- Nigeria (UK 1960)
- Sierra Leone (1961 UK)
- Somalia (1960 UK/Italy)
- South Africa (1910 UK)
- Sudan (1956 Egypt/UK)
- Swaziland (1968 UK)
- Tanzania (1964 UK)
- Transkei
- Uganda (1962 UK)
- Zambia (UK 1964)
- Zimbabwe (UK 1980)
Asia
- Afghanistan ( UK 1919)
- Bangladesh (Pakistan 1971)
- Bhutan (India 1949)
- Brunei (UK 1984)
- Cambodia (France 1953)
- China
- Ciskei
- Hong Kong (China)
- India (UK 1947)
- Indonesia (Netherlands 1945)
- Korea (North) - (Japan 1945)
- Laos (France 1949)
- Macau (China)
- Malayasia (UK 1957)
- Maldives (UK 1965)
- Nepal
(1768)
- Pakistan (UK 1947)
- Russia (Soviet Union 1991)
- Singapore (UK 1961)
- Sri Lanka (UK 1948)
- Tibet (China)
- Vietnam (France 1945)
Atlantic
- Canary Islands (Spain)
- Faroe Islands (Denmark)
- Greenland (Denmark)
- Iceland (Denmark 1944)
- St. Helena (UK)
Australia (UK 1901)
- New Zealand (UK 1907)
- Papua New Guinea (UN 1975)
Europe
- Andorra (France/Spain)
- Austria (1156 Duchy of Austria)
- Belgium (Netherlands 1830)
- Bosnia (Yugoslavia (1992)
- Corsica (France)
- Crete (Greece)
- Croatia (Yugoslavia 1991)
- Cyprus (Turkey)
- Denmark
- Finland (Russia 1917)
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar (UK)
- Hungary (K/K)
- Ireland (UK 1921)
- Italy (1861)
- Liechtenstein (Holy Roman Empire 1719)
- Lithuania (Soviet Union 1991)
- Luxembourg (Netherlands 1839)
- Macedona (Yugoslavia 1991)
- Moldova (Soviet Union 1991)
- Monico
- Netherlands (1579)
- Norway
- Poland (1918)
- Portugal (1143)
- Romania (Ottoman Empire 1877)
- San Marino (301 AD)
- Serbia (Yugoslavia 1992)
- Slovakia (Czechoslovakia 1992
- Slovenia (Yugoslavia
1991)
- Spain
- Sweden (1523)
- Switzerland (1291)
- Turkey (Ottoman Empire 1923)
- United Kingdom
Middle East
- Bahrain (UK 1971)
- Dubai
- Gaza & The West Bank
- Israel (UN 1948)
- Jordan (League of Nations 1946)
- Kuwait (UK 1961)
- Lebanon (League Nations 1943)
- Oman (Portugal 1650)
- Qatar (UK 1971)
- Saudi Arabia (1932)
- United Arab Emirates (UK 1971)
- Yemen (Ottoman Empire 1918)
Pacific
- Cook Islands (New Zealand)
- Kiribati (UK 1979)
- Samoa, West (New Zealand 1962
- Solomon Islands (UK 1978)
- Tonga (UK 1970)
- Vanatu (France/UK 1980)
Central America
- Panama
(Colombia 1903)
South America
- Argentina ( Spain 1816)
- Brazil (Portugal 1822)
- Paraguay (Spain 1811)
- Uruguay (Brazil 1825)
United Arab Emirates
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SECAM
System Electronique pour
Couleur avec Memoire:
Developed in France, introduced in
1967. 625 lins, 50hz. Different types
use different video bandwidth and
audio carrier specs generally not
compatable. Types B & D for VHF.
G, H, K for UHF - I, N, M, K1, L for
both VHF/UHF
Africa
- Benin (France 1960)
- Burkina Faso (France 1960)
- Burundi(UN trusteeship 1962)
- CentAfricanRepublic (France 60)
- Chad (France 1960)
- Congo (Belgium 1960)
- Cote d'lvoire (Ivory Coast/France)
- Djibouti (France 1977)
- French Guiana (France)
- Gabon (France 1960)
- Mali (France 1960)
- Mauritius (UK 1968)
- Mayotte (France)
- Morocco (France 1956)
- Niger (France 1960)
- Reunion (France)
- Rwanda (Belgium 1965)
- Sao Tome and Principe (Portugal
- Senegal (France 1960)
- Togo (UN/France 1960)
- Tunisia (France 1956)
Asia
- Armenia (Soviet Union 1991)
- Azerbaijan (Soviet Union 1991)
- Comoros (France 1975)
- Georgia (Soviet Union 1991)
- Kazakhstan (Soviet Union 1991)
- Kyrgyzstan (Soviet Union 1991)
- Mongolia (China 1921)
- Tajikistan (Soviet Union 1991)
- Thailand (was Siam)
- Turkmenistan (Soviet Union 1991)
- Uzbekistan (Soviet Union 1991)
Atlantic
- Ascension Island (UK)
- Azores (Portugal)
Caribbean
- Guadeloupe (France)
- Martinique (France)
Europe
- Albania (Ottoman Empire 1912)
- Belarus (Soviet Union 1991)
- Bulgaria (Ottoman Empire (1908)
- Cyprus (Greece)
- Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia)
- Estonia (Soviet Union (1991)
- Greece (Ottoman Empire 1829)
- Latvia (Soviet Union 1991)
- Ukraine (Soviet Union 1991)
Middle East
- Iran (was Persia)
- Iraq (Ottoman Empire/UK 1932)
- Syria (1946
Pacific
- French Polynesia (France)
- New caledonia (France)
South America
- French Guiana (France)
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