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Revision as of 05:06, 29 August 2008

This is a list of when the first color television broadcasts were transmitted to the general public. Non-public field tests and closed circuit demonstrations are not included.

Countries and territories which never had black and white television (i.e. the first broadcasts were in color), such as Zanzibar, Brunei, South Africa, Macau, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Bhutan and Malawi are not included in this list.

Country Date Network or Channel Color System Notes
 Alaska 1966 KENI-TV, now KTUU NTSC First colorcast was the premiere episode of That Girl.
 Albania 1979 RTSh SECAM Color broadcasts had been available from Italy and Yugoslavia since 1971.
 Algeria 1979 RTA SECAM
 American Samoa 1969 KVZK-2 NTSC
 Argentina 1978 LS82-TV PAL Introduced for the 1978 FIFA World Cup (local transmission in color since 1978/80). In 1969 Canal 13 made experimental transmissions in NTSC, but eventually did but not received government approval, so the project was cancelled.
 Australia 1967 (experimental) ATV10, then ATV0. PAL Full-time color transmissions since March 1, 1975.
 Austria 1969 ORF PAL
 Bangladesh 1980 BTV PAL
 Belgium 1971 RTB/BRT PAL Color broadcasts from France (SECAM), Germany and Netherlands (PAL) were available since 1967, 1967 and 1968, respectively. Early receivers were very costly due to multiple standards: PAL/SECAM/625 lines and monochrome/819 lines
 Bermuda 1968 ZBM-TV NTSC
 Bolivia 1979 Televisión Boliviana NTSC
 Brazil 1972 Bandeirantes/Globo PAL-M Tests were conducted earlier, first official transmission being the coverage of the 12th Caxias do Sul Grape Festival in February 1972. Full-time color transmissions since 1978.
 Bulgaria 1970 БNT SECAM
 Cambodia (Kampuchea) 1980 NTK PAL Color broadcasts from Vietnam had been available since 1978.
 Canada 1966 CBC, also CTV NTSC Color broadcasts from the United States were available since 1953.
United Kingdom Channel Islands 1976 BBC/ITV PAL
 Chile 1972 TVN NTSC First show transmitted was Festival de la Cancion de Viña del Mar. Full-time color transmissions since 1978.
 China 1977 CCTV PAL
 Colombia 1973 Inravisión Cadena 1 NTSC
 Congo (Brazzaville) 1975 TeleCongo SECAM
 Costa Rica 1973 TICA-TV NTSC
 Cuba 1958 Tele-Color, S.A. NTSC Ended in 1959; returned in 1975.
 Cyprus 1976 CyBC SECAM
 Czechoslovakia 1973 ČST SECAM
 Denmark 1969 Danmarks Radio PAL
 Djibouti 1975 RTD SECAM
 Dominican Republic 1969 Color Vision NTSC
 Ecuador 1974 Ecuavisa/Teleamazonas NTSC
 Egypt 1973 ETV SECAM
 Equatorial Guinea 1976 RNGE SECAM
 El Salvador 1973 YSU-TV NTSC
 Ethiopia 1979 ETV PAL
 Finland 1969 YLE/MTV PAL
 France 1967 ORTF SECAM Introduced on La Deuxième Chaîne at 2:15pm (14:15) on October 1, 1967.
 French Polynesia 1971 RFO Polynesia SECAM
 French Guiana 1974 RFO Guyane SECAM
 Gabon 1973 RTG SECAM
 East Germany 1969 DFF SECAM Introduced on October 3, 1969 on the new 2nd television channel launched for that purpose on behalf of the 20th anniversary of the GDR on October 7. The television tower in East Berlin was also opened that day.
 West Germany 1967 ARD/ZDF PAL Introduced on both channels simultaneously at 9:30am on August 25, 1967 with a symbolic launch button pressed by Willy Brandt on the International Radio and Television Fair in West Berlin.
 Gibraltar 1969 GBC PAL
 Greece 1976 EPT SECAM
 Ghana 1980 GBC PAL
 Greenland 1970 KNR PAL
 Guadeloupe 1972 RFO Guadeloupe SECAM
 Guatemala 1970 RTG NTSC First Central American country to introduce color television.
 Guam 1967 KUAM-TV NTSC
 Haiti 1975 Télévision Nationale d'Haiti NTSC
 Hawaii 1965 KONA-TV, now KHON; KHVH-TV, now KITV; KGMB NTSC
 Honduras 1973 Canal 3 Honduras NTSC
 Hong Kong 1970 TVB PAL
 Hungary 1969 Magyar Televízió SECAM
 Iceland 1973 RÚV (Sjónvarpið) PAL
 India 1979 All India Radio PAL Full-time color broadcasts since 1982.
 Indonesia 1977 (estimated) TVRI PAL
 Iran 1973 IRIB SECAM
 Iraq 1968 RTI SECAM
 Ireland 1971 RTÉ PAL Introduced for the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 in Dublin on April 3, 1971; color broadcasts from United Kingdom available since 1967–69.
 Israel 1977 IBA PAL Introduced gradually from 1977 to 1983. First production in colour was the coverage of the Egyptian president's visit to Israel in November 1977, the second being the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in Jerusalem on March 31, 1979. The use of Black and White equipment stopped in February 1983. Colour broadcasts from Jordan and Egypt were available since 1974.
 Italy 1971 RAI PAL Introduction temporarily stalled due to political turmoil. Color broadcasts from France (SECAM) were available since 1967, and from Austria (PAL) since 1969. Privately operated transmitter chains made these signals available as far as Rome. Full-time color transmissions started on February 1, 1977.
 Ivory Coast 1970 RTI SECAM
 Jamaica 1975 JBC-TV NTSC
 Japan 1960 NHK, and commercial interests NTSC-J
 Jordan 1974 JTV PAL
 Kenya 1978 KBC PAL
 North Korea 1974 KCTV PAL
 South Korea 1975 KBS NTSC
 Kuwait 1974 KTV PAL
 Lebanon 1975 Tele Liban PAL
 Liberia 1975 LBS PAL
 Libya 1976 Al-Libyah TV PAL
 Luxembourg 1972 Compangnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion PAL / SECAM The then only channel for audiences in Luxembourg, France and Belgium originally used the French/Belgian 819-line B&W standard. After Belgium and France opted for different color systems, Luxembourg broadcast two versions of the same channel. All later RTL channels aimed at French, German and Dutch speaking audiences in Europe adopted the standards of their target markets.
 Madagascar 1977 MBS SECAM
 Malaysia 1972 RTM PAL
 Malta 1978 TVM PAL Color broadcasts from Italy had been available since 1971.
 Martinique 1969 ORTF SECAM
 Mauritius 1973 MBC SECAM Color television arrived on a full-time schedule in 1978.
 Mexico 1963 XHGC-TV NTSC Full-time color broadcasts started in the late 1960s.
 Monaco 1970 TMC PAL / SECAM Color broadcasts from France were available since 1967.
 Mongolia 1975 MNB SECAM
 Morocco 1973 RTM SECAM Introduced for the test transmission in 1972.
 Netherlands 1968 NTS PAL
 Netherlands Antilles 1973 Televisie Curacao PAL
 New Caledonia 1971 ORTF SECAM
 New Zealand 1974 NZBC PAL Introduced for the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, held in Christchurch.
 Nicaragua 1973 Televicentro Canal 2 NTSC
 Nigeria 1974 WNTV PAL
 Norway 1970 NRK PAL
 Pakistan 1976 PTV PAL Full-time colorcasting arrived in 1982.
 Panama 1972 NTP NTSC
 Paraguay 1981 TV Cerro Corra PAL
 Peru 1972 Televisión del Estado NTSC Full-time color broadcasts since 1980.
 Philippines 1966 ABS-CBN NTSC Full-time color broadcasts since 1971, one year before the Martial Law.
 Poland 1971 TVP SECAM
 Portugal 1979 RTP PAL Introduced for the Portuguese version of Jeux Sans Frontieres on September 5, 1979; color broadcasts from Spain available since 1972. Full-color transmissions started on March 10, 1980.
 Qatar 1974 QBS PAL Color broadcasts from Bahrain had been available since 1973.
 Réunion 1972 RFO Reunion SECAM
 Romania 1983 RTVR PAL Color broadcasts from Hungary were available since 1969. In 1983 RTVR began transmitting some programs in color. The color system was PAL as opposite to SECAM for the rest of socialist countries. Since 1990 all programs (except old black and white movies) have been in color.
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1971 ORTF SECAM
 Saudi Arabia 1973 SAGTS SECAM
 Senegal 1975 RTS SECAM
 Sierra Leone 1978 SLBS PAL
 Singapore 1974 RTS PAL
 Spain 1972 RTVE PAL Full-time color transmissions since 1978.
 Sudan 1976 Sudan TV PAL
 Suriname 1977 STF NTSC
 Sweden 1970 Sveriges Radio TV PAL
  Switzerland 1968 SSR PAL / SECAM
 Syria 1980 STV PAL
 Taiwan 1969 CTV NTSC
 Thailand 1973 BBTV Channel 7 PAL
 Trinidad and Tobago 1969 TTT NTSC
 Tunisia 1976 Tunis 7 PAL
 Turkey 1981[1] TRT PAL Test transmissions started with the New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 1981; full color television did not start until March 15, 1984. Color broadcasts from Greece were available since 1976.
 Uganda 1975 UTV PAL
 United Arab Emirates 1974 UAE-TV PAL
 United Kingdom 1967 BBC PAL Introduced on BBC Two for Wimbledon coverage on July 1, 1967. BBC One and ITV changed in 1969
 United States 1950 CBS CBS Field sequential color system; ended 1951.[2]
 United States 1953 NBC/CBS NTSC Dot sequential system.[3] The United States gradually transitioned from black and white to color television between 1953 and 1969.
 Soviet Union 1968 RTO SECAM
Template:Country data Republic of Upper Volta 1976 Volta Vision SECAM
 Uruguay 1980 STV-10 PAL Introduced for the 1980 Mundialito.
 Venezuela 1973 RCTV NTSC Color television arrived on a full-time schedule in 1980.
 Vietnam 1978 VTV NTSC
 U.S. Virgin Islands 1968 WBNB-TV NTSC This station was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
 North Yemen 1979 NYRTC PAL
 South Yemen 1981 SYRTC PAL
 Yugoslavia 1971 JRT PAL
 Zaire 1980 OZRT SECAM
 Zambia 1979 ZNBC PAL
 Zimbabwe 1984 ZBC PAL

References

  1. ^ HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING IN TURKEY
  2. ^ "Color Television Enchants Viewers at Its Public Debut," The Washington Post, Jan. 13, 1950, p. B2. "CBS Color Television To Make Public Debut In N.Y. Next Week," The Wall Street Journal, Nov. 9, 1950, p. 18. "CBS Color Preview Seen By 2,000 in Philadelphia," The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 16, 1950, p. 10. "Commercial Color TV To Have Its 'Premiere' Over CBS Monday," The Wall Street Journal, June 22, 1951, p. 14. "All Color TV Put on Shelf Indefinitely," The Washington Post, Oct. 20, 1951, p. 1.
  3. ^ "NBC Launches First Publicly-Announced Color Television Show," The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 31, 1953, p. 4. "First Home Reception of Color TV Proves Effective in Operatic Field," The New York Times, Nov. 1, 1953, p. 1. "Radio-TV Notes," The New York Times, Nov. 20, 1953, p. 32. "F.C.C. Rules Color TV Can Go on Air at Once," The New York Times, Dec. 19, 1953, p. 1.
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