Television Standards By Country.
Alphabetical list of transmission standards, this is helpful when you want to understand what format recording may be on old analogue tapes.
| COUNTRY | SIGNAL TYPE |
|---|---|
| AFGHANISTAN | PAL B, SECAM B |
| ALBANIA | PAL B/G |
| ALGERIA | PAL B/G |
| ANGOLA | PAL I |
| ANTARCTICA | NTSC M |
| ANTIGUA & BARBUDA | NTSC M |
| ARGENTINA | PAL N |
| ARMENIA | SECAM D/K |
| ARUBA | NTSC M |
| AUSTRALIA | PAL B/G |
| AUSTRIA | PAL B/G |
| AZERBAIJAN | SECAM D/K |
| AZORES | PAL B |
| BAHAMAS | NTSC M |
| BAHRAIN | PAL B/G |
| BANGLADESH | PAL B |
| BARBADOS | NTSC M |
| BELARUS | SECAM D/K |
| BELGIUM | PAL B/H |
| BELGIUM (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) | NTSC M |
| BELIZE | NTSC M |
| BENIN | SECAM K |
| BERMUDA | NTSC M |
| BOLIVIA | NTSC M |
| BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA | PAL B/H |
| BOTSWANA | SECAM K, PAL I |
| BRAZIL | PAL M |
| BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY | NTSC M |
| (AF DIEGO GARCIA TV – AFRTS) | |
| BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | PAL B |
| BULGARIA | PAL |
| BURKINA FASO | SECAM K |
| BURUNDI | SECAM K |
| CAMBODIA | PAL B/G, NTSC M |
| CAMEROON | PAL B/G |
| CANADA | NTSC M |
| CANARY ISLANDS | PAL B/G |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | SECAM K |
| CHAD | SECAM D |
| CHILE | NTSC M |
| CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC) | PAL D |
| COLOMBIA | NTSC M |
| CONGO (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC) | SECAM K |
| CONGO, DEM. REP. (ZAIRE) | SECAM K |
| COOK ISLANDS | PAL B |
| COSTA RICA | NTSC M |
| COTE D’IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) | SECAM K/D |
| CROATIA | PAL B/H |
| CUBA | NTSC M |
| CYPRUS | PAL B/G |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | PAL B/G (cable), PAL D/K (broadcast) |
| DENMARK | PAL B/G |
| DIEGO GARCIA | NTSC M |
| DJIBOUTI | SECAM K |
| DOMINICA | NTSC M |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | NTSC M |
| EAST TIMOR | PAL B |
| EASTER ISLAND | PAL B |
| ECUADOR | NTSC M |
| EGYPT | PAL B/G, SECAM B/G |
| EL SALVADOR | NTSC M |
| EQUITORIAL GUINEA | SECAM B |
| ESTONIA | PAL B/G |
| ETHIOPIA | PAL B |
| FALKLAND ISLANDS (LAS MALVINAS) | PAL I |
| FIJI | NTSC M |
| FINLAND | PAL B/G |
| FRANCE | SECAM L |
| FRANCE (FRENCH FORCES TV) | SECAM G |
| GABON | SECAM K |
| GALAPAGOS ISLANDS | NTSC M |
| GAMBIA | PAL B |
| GEORGIA | SECAM D/K |
| GERMANY | PAL B/G |
| GERMANY (ARMED FORCES TV GERMANY) | NTSC M |
| GHANA | PAL B/G |
| GIBRALTAR | PAL B/G |
| GREECE | PAL B/G |
| GREENLAND | PAL B |
| GRENADA | NTSC M |
| GUAM | NTSC M |
| GUADELOUPE | SECAM K |
| GUATEMALA | NTSC M |
| GUIANA (FRENCH) | SECAM K |
| GUINEA | PAL K |
| GUYANA | NTSC M |
| HAITI | SECAM |
| HONDURAS | NTSC M |
| HONG KONG | PAL I |
| HUNGARY | PAL K/K |
| ICELAND | PAL B/G |
| INDIA | PAL B |
| INDONESIA | PAL B |
| IRAN | SECAM B/G |
| IRAQ | PAL |
| IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF | PAL I |
| ISLE OF MAN | PAL |
| ISRAEL | PAL B/G |
| ITALY | PAL B/G |
| JAMAICA | NTSC M |
| JAPAN | NTSC M |
| JOHNSTONE ISLAND | NTSC M |
| JORDAN | PAL B/G |
| KAZAKHSTAN | SECAM D/K |
| KENYA | PAL B/G |
| KOREA (NORTH) | SECAM D, PAL D/K |
| KOREA (SOUTH) | NTSC M |
| KUWAIT | PAL B/G |
| KYRGYZ REPUBLIC | SECAM D/K |
| LAOS | PAL B |
| LATVIA | PAL B/G, SECAM D/K |
| LEBANON | PAL B/G |
| LESOTHO | PAL K |
| LIBERIA | PAL B/H |
| LIBYA | PAL B/G |
| LIECHTENSTEIN | PAL B/G |
| LITHUANIA | PAL B/G, SECAM D/K |
| LUXEMBOURG | PAL B/G, SECAM L |
| MACAU | PAL I |
| MACEDONIA | PAL B/H |
| MADAGASCAR | SECAM K |
| MADEIRA | PAL B |
| MALAYSIA | PAL B |
| MALDIVES | PAL B |
| MALI | SECAM K |
| MALTA | PAL B |
| MARSHALL ISLANDS | NTSC M |
| MARTINIQUE | SECAM K |
| MAURITANIA | SECAM B |
| MAURITIUS | SECAM B |
| MAYOTTE | SECAM K |
| MEXICO | NTSC M |
| MICRONESIA | NTSC M |
| MIDWAY ISLAND | NTSC M |
| MOLDOVA (MOLDAVIA) | SECAM D/K |
| MONACO | SECAM L, PAL G |
| MONGOLIA | SECAM D |
| MONTSERRAT | NTSC M |
| MOROCCO | SECAM B |
| MOZAMBIQUE | PAL B |
| MYANMAR (BURMA) | NTSC M |
| NAMIBIA | PAL I |
| NEPAL | PAL B/G |
| NETHERLANDS | PAL B/G |
| NETHERLANDS (ARMED FORCES NETWORK) | NTSC M |
| NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | NTSC M |
| NEW CALEDONIA | SECAM K |
| NEW ZEALAND | PAL B/G |
| NICARAGUA | NTSC M |
| NIGER | SECAM K |
| NIGERIA | PAL B/G |
| NORFOLK ISLAND | PAL B |
| NORTH MARIANA ISLANDS | NTSC M |
| NORWAY | PAL B/G |
| OMAN | PAL B/G |
| PAKISTAN | PAL B |
| PALAU | NTSC M |
| PANAMA | NTSC M |
| PAPUA NEW GUINEA | PAL B/G |
| PARAGUAY | PAL N |
| PERU | NTSC M |
| PHILIPPINES | NTSC M |
| POLAND | PAL B/G |
| POLYNESIA (FRENCH) | SECAM K |
| PORTUGAL | PAL B/G |
| PUERTO RICO | NTSC M |
| QATAR | PAL B |
| REUNION | SECAM K |
| ROMANIA | PAL D/G |
| RUSSIA | SECAM D/K |
| ST. KITTS & NEVIS | NTSC M |
| ST. LUCIA | NTSC M |
| ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | SECAM K |
| ST. VINCENT | NTSC M |
| SAO TOMÉ E PRINCIPE | PAL B/G |
| SAMOA, AMERICAN | NTSC |
| SAUDI ARABIA | SECAM B/G, PAL B |
| SAMOA | NTSC M |
| SENEGAL | SECAM K |
| SEYCHELLES | PAL B/G |
| SIERRA LEONE | PAL B/G |
| SINGAPORE | PAL B/G |
| SLOVAKIA | PAL B/G |
| SLOVENIA | PAL B/H |
| SOMALIA | PAL B/G |
| SOUTH AFRICA | PAL I |
| SPAIN | PAL B/G |
| SRI LANKA | PAL |
| SUDAN | PAL B |
| SURINAME | NTSC M |
| SWAZILAND | PAL B/G |
| SWEDEN | PAL B/G |
| SWITZERLAND | PAL B/G |
| SYRIA | SECAM B, PAL G |
| TAHITI | SECAM |
| TAIWAN | NTSC |
| TAJIKISTAN | SECAM D/K |
| TANZANIA | PAL B |
| THAILAND | PAL B/M |
| TOGO | SECAM K |
| TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | NTSC M |
| TUNISIA | SECAM B/G |
| TURKEY | PAL B |
| TURKMENISTAN | SECAM D/K |
| TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS | NTSC M |
| UGANDA | PAL B/G |
| UKRAINE | SECAM D/K |
| URUGUAY | PAL N |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | PAL B/G |
| UNITED STATES | NTSC M |
| UNITED KINGDOM | PAL I |
| UZBEKISTAN | SECAM D/K |
| VENEZUELA | NTSC M |
| VIETNAM | NTSC M,SECAM D |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS (US & BRITISH) | NTSC M |
| WALLIS & FUTUNA | SECAM K |
| YEMEN | PAL B/NTSC M |
| YUGOSLAVIA | PAL B/G |
| ZAMBIA | PAL B/G |
| ZIMBABWE | PAL B/G |