Televison Broadcast Standards
Television Broadcast Standards
There are currently 3 main television standards used throughout the world:
NTSC - National Television Standards Committee. The oldest existing standard, developed in the USA.
SECAM - Système Électronique pour Couleur avec Mémoire. Developed in France.
PAL - Phase Alternating Line. Developed by German engineer Walter Bruch and the German electronic corporation Telefunken.
Note: If you are unsure of your country’s standard, please contact GMPTraining.com.
Television Standards by Country
COUNTRY | SIGNAL TYPE |
AFGHANISTAN | PAL, SECAM |
ALBANIA | PAL |
ALGERIA | PAL |
ANGOLA | PAL |
ANTARCTICA | NTSC |
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA | NTSC |
ARGENTINA | PAL N |
ARMENIA | SECAM |
ARUBA | NTSC |
AUSTRALIA | PAL |
AUSTRIA | PAL |
AZERBAIJAN | SECAM |
AZORES | PAL |
BAHAMAS | NTSC |
BAHRAIN | PAL |
BANGLADESH | PAL |
BARBADOS | NTSC |
BELARUS | SECAM |
BELGIUM | PAL |
BELGIUM (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) | NTSC |
BELIZE | NTSC |
BENIN | SEC |
BERMUDA | NTSC |
BOLIVIA | NTSC |
BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA | PAL |
BOTSWANA | SECAM, PAL |
BRAZIL | PAL |
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
(AF DIEGO GARCIA TV - AFRTS) | NTSC |
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | PAL |
BULGARIA | PAL |
BURKINA FASO | SECAM |
BURUNDI | SECAM |
CAMBODIA | PAL, NTSC |
CAMEROON | PAL |
CANADA | NTSC |
CANARY ISLANDS | PAL |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | SECAM |
CHAD | SECAM D |
CHILE | NTSC |
CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) | PAL |
COLOMBIA | NTSC |
CONGO (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) | SECAM |
CONGO, DEM. REP. (ZAIRE) | SECAM |
COOK ISLANDS | PAL |
COSTA RICA | NTSC |
COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) | SECAM |
CROATIA | PAL |
CUBA | NTSC |
CYPRUS | PAL |
CZECH REPUBLIC | PAL |
DENMARK | PAL |
DIEGO GARCIA | NTSC |
DJIBOUTI | SECAM |
DOMINICA | NTSC |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | NTSC |
EAST TIMOR | PAL |
EASTER ISLAND | PAL |
ECUADOR | NTSC |
EGYPT | PAL, SECAM |
EL SALVADOR | NTSC |
EQUITORIAL GUINEA | SECAM |
ESTONIA | PAL |
ETHIOPIA | PAL |
FALKLAND ISLANDS (LAS MALVINAS) | PAL |
FIJI | NTSC |
FINLAND | PAL |
FRANCE | SECAM |
FRANCE (FRENCH FORCES TV) | SECAM |
GABON | SECAM |
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS | NTSC |
GAMBIA | PAL |
GEORGIA | SECAM |
GERMANY | PAL |
GERMANY (ARMED FORCES TV GERMANY) | NTSC |
GHANA | PAL |
GIBRALTAR | PAL |
GREECE | PAL |
GREENLAND | PAL |
GRENADA | NTSC |
GUAM | NTSC |
GUADELOUPE | SECAM |
GUATEMALA | NTSC |
GUIANA (FRENCH) | SECAM |
GUINEA | PAL |
GUYANA | NTSC |
HAITI | SECAM |
HONDURAS | NTSC |
HONG KONG | PAL |
HUNGARY | PAL/K |
ICELAND | PAL |
INDIA | PAL |
INDONESIA | PAL |
IRAN | PAL |
IRAQ | PAL |
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | PAL |
ISLE OF MAN | PAL |
ISRAEL | PAL |
ITALY | PAL |
JAMAICA | NTSC |
JAPAN | NTSC |
JOHNSTONE ISLAND | NTSC |
JORDAN | PAL |
KAZAKHSTAN | SECAM |
KENYA | PAL |
KOREA (NORTH) | SECAM, PAL |
KOREA (SOUTH) | NTSC |
KUWAIT | PAL |
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC | SECAM |
LAOS | PAL |
LATVIA | PAL |
LEBANON | PAL |
LESOTHO | PAL |
LIBERIA | PAL |
LIBYA | PAL |
LIECHTENSTEIN | PAL |
LITHUANIA | PAL, SECAM |
LUXEMBOURG | PAL, SECAM |
MACAU | PAL |
MACEDONIA | PAL |
MADAGASCAR | SECAM |
MADEIRA | PAL |
MALAYSIA | PAL |
MALDIVES | PAL |
MALI | SECAM |
MALTA | PAL |
MARSHALL ISLANDS | NTSC |
MARTINIQUE | SECAM |
MAURITANIA | SECAM |
MAURITIUS | SECAM |
MAYOTTE | SECAM |
MEXICO | NTSC |
MICRONESIA | NTSC |
MIDWAY ISLAND | NTSC |
MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) | SECAM |
MONACO | SECAM, PAL |
MONGOLIA | SECAM D |
MONTENEGRO | PAL |
MONTSERRAT | NTSC |
MOROCCO | SECAM |
MOZAMBIQUE | PAL |
MYANMAR (BURMA) | NTSC |
NAMIBIA | PAL |
NEPAL | B |
NETHERLANDS | PAL |
NETHERLANDS (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) | NTSC |
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | NTSC |
NEW CALEDONIA | SECAM |
NEW ZEALAND | PAL |
NICARAGUA | NTSC |
NIGER | SECAM |
NIGERIA | PAL |
NORFOLK ISLAND | PAL |
NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS | NTSC |
NORWAY | PAL |
OMAN | PAL |
PAKISTAN | PAL |
PALAU | NTSC |
PANAMA | NTSC |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PAL |
PARAGUAY | PAL N |
PERU | NTSC |
PHILIPPINES | NTSC |
POLAND | PAL/K |
POLYNESIA (FRENCH) | SECAM |
PORTUGAL | PAL |
PUERTO RICO | NTSC |
QATAR | PAL |
REUNION | SECAM |
ROMANIA | PAL/G |
RUSSIA | SECAM |
ST. KITTS & NEVIS | NTSC |
ST. LUCIA | NTSC |
ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | SECAM |
ST. VINCENT | NTSC |
SAO TOMÉ E PRINCIPE | PAL |
SAMOA, AMERICAN | NTSC |
SAUDI ARABIA | SECAM, PAL |
SAMOA | NTSC |
SENEGAL | SECAM |
SERBIA | PAL |
SEYCHELLES | PAL |
SIERRA LEONE | PAL |
SINGAPORE | PAL |
SLOVAKIA | PAL |
SLOVENIA | PAL |
SOMALIA | PAL |
SOUTH AFRICA | PAL |
SPAIN | PAL |
SRI LANKA | PAL |
SUDAN | PAL |
SURINAME | NTSC |
SWAZILAND | PAL |
SWEDEN | PAL |
SWITZERLAND | PAL (GERMAN ZONE), SECAM (FRENCH ZONE) |
SYRIA | SECAM, PAL |
TAHITI | SECAM |
TAIWAN | NTSC |
TAJIKISTAN | SECAM |
TANZANIA | PAL |
THAILAND | PAL/M |
TOGO | SECAM |
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | NTSC |
TUNISIA | SECAM |
TURKEY | PAL |
TURKMENISTAN | SECAM |
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | NTSC |
UGANDA | PAL |
UKRAINE | SECAM |
URUGUAY | PAL |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | PAL |
UNITED STATES | NTSC |
UNITED KINGDOM | PAL |
UZBEKISTAN | SECAM |
VENEZUELA | NTSC |
VIETNAM | NTSC,SECAM |
VIRGIN ISLANDS (US & BRITISH) | NTSC |
WALLIS & FUTUNA | SECAM |
YEMEN | PAL/NTSC |
ZAMBIA | PAL |
ZIMBABWE | PAL |
