Alphabetical list of transmission standards, this is helpful when you want to understand what format recording may be on old analogue tapes. Television Standards by Country list can help determine which standard a tape may be recorded in.
| 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 |
