Linha do tempo da introdução da televisão colorida em países

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Country/TerritoryYearNetwork or channelColor systemNotes

Alaska1966/1972KENI-TV (now KTUU)NTSCFirst program in color, on Monday, September 19, 1966, was the premiere episode of That Girl, an ABC show. KENI was a primary affiliate of both NBC and ABC. Transitioned to full color service by 1972.

Albania1981RTSHPALColor broadcasts had been available from Yugoslavia since 1971 and Italy since 1977. Frequencies have been occasionally jammed due to censorship of some programs in Albania in that time.

Algeria1973RTAPALRTA was transmitted in the older French 819-line standard System E, until 1973 when it started broadcasting in 625-line standard System B.

American Samoa1969KVZK-2NTSCKVZK-2 was a National Educational Television affiliate.

Angola1983TPAPAL

Argentina1978/1980LS 82 Canal 7PAL-NIntroduced for the 1978 FIFA World Cup by A78TV (Argentina 78 TV), a purpose-built system that took over the signals of channels 7 and 13 for the telecast of the Cup's games, even though only the finals and several second-round matches were broadcast in color for the domestic market. LS 82 Canal 7 became ATC (Argentina Televisora Color) on May 3, 1979, with sporadic color telecasts, which were officially authorized to begin at midnight on Thursday, May 1, 1980. on both ATC and LS 85 Canal 13, the latter of which had carried out late-night tests for several months beforehand, and previously undertook non-public experimental transmissions under the NTSC system in 1969, but the project was cancelled due to lack of government approval. Full-time color transmissions by late 1980-early 1981.

Armenian SSR1973/1978Armenia 1SECAM, PALFirst transmission was the 1973 May Day Parade in Yerevan. Full-time color transmissions since December 24, 1978 (Christmas Eve).

Australia1974/1975ATV-0 (now ATV-10).PALPermanent colour telecasts since Saturday, 1 March 1975. First colour test broadcast on Thursday, 15 June 1967, with live coverage of the Pakenham races. Many television shows were produced and broadcast in colour between 1972 and 1974, with limited colour telecasts from mid-1974 on.

Austria1969/1975ORFPALFirst transmission was the Eurovision broadcast of New Year Concert from Vienna on Wednesday, January 1, 1969. Full-time color transmissions since January 15, 1975.

Azerbaijan SSR1973/1978AzTVSECAM, PALFirst color broadcasts in Azerbaijan started in 1973 using the SECAM standard. Full color service started in 1978.

Bahamas1983ZNS-TVNTSCColour transmissions had been available from Miami since 1954 (WTVJ) and West Palm Beach since the late-1950s

Bahrain1972Bahrain TVPAL

Bangladesh1980BTVPAL

Barbados1971CBCNTSC

Byelorussian SSR1974BelteleradioSECAMFull-time color service came around 1974 with SECAM.

Belize1984Channel 7NTSCColor broadcasts have been available from Mexico since 1967.

Benin1982OTRBPAL

Belgium1971RTB, BRTPALColor broadcasts from France (SECAM), Germany and The Netherlands (PAL) were available since 1967. Early receivers were very costly owing to multiple standards: PAL/SECAM/625 lines and monochrome/819 lines

Bermuda1968ZBM-TVNTSCZBM was an affiliate of the U.S. network CBS.

Bolivia1978/1980TV BolivianaNTSCExperimental color broadcasts began in 1977. Full-time color arrived in 1980. Color broadcasts have been available from Brazil since 1972, but were PAL.

SR Bosnia and Herzegovina1972/1973Radiotelevizija Sarajevo (now BHT 1)PALFirst color transmission came from Belgrade in 1971, local service began in 1972 and in 1973.

Brazil1972/1978Bandeirantes, Globo, RecordNTSC, PAL-MFirst transmissions (unofficial and just for specific programs) were made between 1962 and 1963 in the city of São Paulo by Rede Tupi and also by Rede Excelsior, both using NTSC. Tests for the regular transmissions began in 1970 with the Mexico's FIFA World Cup, and the first official transmission was the coverage of the 12th Caxias do Sul Grape Festival on February 19, 1972. Limited color transmissions from 1973 to 1978. Full-time color transmissions since 1978.

Bulgaria1970/1977BNTSECAMFull color transmissions achieved by 1977.

Burma1980BBSPAL, NTSCColor broadcasts began on November 1, 1980

Burundi1983RTNBSECAM

Kampuchea1981/1986National Television of KampucheaSECAM, PALFull-time color transmissions started in 1986, switched to PAL from 1991. Last country in Southeast Asia to receive color television.

Canada1966/1974(CBC, SRC), CTVNTSCOfficially launched in both English and French at 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 1966, at the beginning of Canada's 100th year as a nation. Colour broadcasts from the United States had been available since the mid-1950s. A mandatory transition to colour for all transmitters took place between 1969 and 1976 on all English and French channels. CBC began full-time colour broadcasts in 1974. Full-time colour officially achieved between 1976 and 1977.

Central African Republic1982RTCSECAM

Chad1982Télé TchadSECAM

Chile1978/1979TVN, Televisión Universidad Católica de Chile (TVUC) now Canal 13NTSCFirst transmission in color was in the 13th Viña del Mar Festival, but only for export until the 19th edition. Several games from the 1974 FIFA World Cup were broadcast in color through closed-circuit systems. First nationwide color show transmitted was Esta noche fiesta of Canal 13 on Monday, April 10, 1978. First news report in color was shown at Teletrece on April 12, 1978. Full-time color transmissions since mid 1979.

People's Republic of China1972/1984CCTVNTSC, PALFull-time color transmissions since 1984. Color broadcasts from Hong Kong (PAL) had been available since 1967, and from Taiwan (NTSC) since 1969.

Republic of China1969/1975CTVPAL, NTSCFull-time color transmissions since 1975. Color broadcasts from Hong Kong had been available since 1967, but were PAL.

Colombia1979/1981Cenpro Televisión, InravisiónNTSCTest broadcasts in SECAM were held in 1966. Test for the regular transmissions began in 1971 with the coverage of that year's Pan American Games held in Cali. In October 1973, the programadora Cenpro Televisión made a colour broadcast during an education seminar with Japanese-made equipment. Color broadcasts from Panama had been available since 1972, while telecasts from Venezuela and Ecuador had been available beginning in 1973. In 1974, the inauguration of West Germany's FIFA World Cup was shown in color in closed circuit at two colosseums in Bogota and Cali. Regular color transmissions since Saturday, December 1, 1979. Full-time color transmissions since 1981.

Congo (Brazzaville)1975Télé CongoSECAM

Costa Rica1974Televictoria, Telecentro, TICA-TVNTSCFirst experimental color broadcasts since 1969. Full-time color broadcasts since 1974.

SR Croatia1971Radiotelevizija Zagreb (now HRT 1)PALColor broadcasts from Belgrade had been available since 1971.

Cuba1958/1975Tele-Color, S.A., Tele Rebelde (1975)NTSCStarted in 1958 as second country in the world on Tele-Color. Ended in 1959 as a result of the Cuban Revolution under Fidel Castro; returned in 1975 this time starting with Tele Rebelde.

Cyprus1976CyBCSECAM

Czech SR1973ČSTSECAM, PALRegular colour broadcasts started on May 9, 1973, on second channel and on May 9, 1975, on first channel. Full color transition in late 1970s, switched to PAL broadcasting in 1993. ČST started color experiments in the late 1960s for PAL. After the Soviet invasion in 1968, SECAM was chosen for broadcasting, but not for production. Television studios worked in PAL and than it was transcoded for SECAM broadcasting till 1993. Color telecasts from East Germany were available since 1969.

Denmark1968/1970Danmarks RadioPALFirst introduced for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. The national broadcaster's programming transitioned to color throughout 1969 and "color tests" were officially ended on Wednesday, April 1, 1970. Color broadcasts had been available from West Germany since 1967.

Djibouti1974RTDSECAM

Dominican Republic1969Color VisiónNTSC

Ecuador1973/1974/1980Ecuavisa, TeleamazonasNTSCTeleamazonas was founded in 1973, broadcasting several color programs from its start. However, these would only be officially authorized in 1980, when full-time transmission began.

Egypt1973ETVPAL

Equatorial Guinea1976RNGESECAM

El Salvador1973Canal 6 (TCS)NTSCColor broadcasts began on April 6, 1973, with a return of Canal 6 as YSLA-TV with a NTSC format. Full-time color transmissions started in the late 1970s as the other Salvadoran channels adopted the system.

Estonian SSR1967/1972ETVSECAM, PALFirst color broadcasts came from Moscow; first local color program was transmitted on Saturday, December 30, 1972. Transitioned from SECAM to PAL 1992–1999.

Ethiopia1984ETVPAL

Finland1969YLEPALThe first broadcast in color was the President Urho Kekkonen's New Year speech in 1969, and color television licenses were introduced the same year. Color was introduced gradually; most programs were in color by the end of the 1970s. Some news broadcasts remained in black-and-white until May 1979. MTV's first color broadcast was in 1970, with color production beginning in 1976.

France1967/1975/1983ORTFSECAMIntroduced on La deuxième chaîne at 2:15pm (14:15) on Sunday, October 1, 1967. The first channel (later TF1) remained in black and white for years due to being transmitted in the older 819-line standard: its transition to color 625-line began on Thursday, January 1, 1975, and the full nationwide color coverage was only achieved in 1983.

French Polynesia1972RFO (Télé Tahiti, now Polynésie la Première)SECAM

French Guiana1974RFO (Guyane RFO TV)SECAM

Gabon1973RTGSECAM

The Gambia1973/1976/1979GTN, GRTS, Kerewan TVSECAMColour broadcasts from Guinea have been available since 1971. Test colour broadcasts began in 1972. Limited colour broadcasts from 1973 to 1976 and full time colour broadcasts from 1977 to 1979. GTN switched to PAL in 1996.

Georgian SSR1984GPBSECAMEarly color broadcasts came from Moscow since at least 1975 and 1976 during certain events. In 1984, Georgia became the last country to introduce color television during an episode of an unidentified program.

East Germany1969DFFSECAMIntroduced on Friday, October 3, 1969, on the new second television channel launched for that purpose with a symbolic launch button pressed by Walter Ulbricht on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic on Tuesday, October 7. The television tower in East Berlin was also opened that day. Switchover on December 31, 1991, because of German reunification. Color broadcasts from West Germany had been available since 1967.

West Germany1967ARD, ZDFPALFirst country in Europe to introduce color on two television channels simultaneously, at 9:30am on Friday, August 25, 1967, with a symbolic launch button pressed by Willy Brandt on the International Radio and Television Fair in West Berlin. Full-time color service began in 1970.

Ghana1980/1985GTVPAL

Gibraltar1969GBCPAL

Greece1976/1979ERTSECAM, PALTest color broadcasts began in 1976. Full color broadcasts started from 1977 to 1979. ERT switched to PAL in 1992.

Greenland1984/1987KNRNTSC, PALColor broadcasts from Canada had been available since 1966, but were NTSC. Private transmitters were built to receive television signals from Canada long before Greenland had their native television service which came into broadcast in 1982. Full-time color service came in 1984, remote areas continued to broadcast in black and white until c. 1987–1990.

Guadeloupe1972RFO (Guadeloupe 1ère)SECAM

Guinea1971RTGPALColor broadcasts from the Ivory Coast had been available since 1970, but were SECAM.

Guatemala1970RTGNTSCFirst Central American country to introduce color television; color broadcasts available from Mexico since 1967.

Guam1970KUAM-TVNTSCKUAM was a primary NBC affiliate that also carried some programming from ABC and CBS.

Haiti1971Télé Haïti SECAM

Hawaii1957KONA-TV (now KHON-TV), KHVH-TV (now KITV), KGMBNTSCKHVH-TV (independent) began color broadcasting on May 5, 1957. After purchasing the ABC affiliate station in July 1958, however, color shows stopped by the end of that year. KONA-TV (NBC) started test color shows in September 1961 and began regular color programming on October 1, 1961. KHVH-TV (ABC) returned to color after a nearly 4-year hiatus on July 14, 1962. The last American commercial network affiliate station in Hawaii, KGMB-TV (CBS), started its color showings on December 22, 1965.

Honduras1973Canal 3 HondurasNTSC

Hong Kong1967/1975TVB, RTVPALThe first country in Greater China to introduce colour television in 1967. Full-time colour broadcasts since 1975.

Hungary1971/1975Magyar TelevízióSECAM, PALFull color broadcasts introduced in 1975.

Iceland1974/1978RÚV (Sjónvarpið)PALFull-time color broadcasts since 1974 to 1978.

India1979/1982DoordarshanPALExperimental colour broadcasts began in 1978. Full colour broadcasts were introduced in 25 April 1982.

Indonesia1979/1982TVRIPALFull-time color broadcasts began on Tuesday, August 24, 1982.

Iran1973NIRTSECAM

Iraq1968RTISECAMFirst Muslim country to introduce color television.

Ireland1968/1970/1972/1978RTÉPALFirst colour broadcast done in 1968, however, a mistake in standards conversion may have transmitted the 1968 Wimbledon Men's Finals in colour. First original colour produced program was John Hume's Derry shown under the 7 Days banner, first transmitted in 1969. First outside colour broadcast were the Eurovision Song Contest 1971 held in Dublin on Saturday, 3 April 1972. Colour broadcasts from the United Kingdom available since 1967. Full-time colour broadcasts began with RTE 2 launched on 1 November 1978.

Israel1977/1979/1984IBA, IETVPALIntroduced for the coverage of the Egyptian president's visit to Israel in November 1977, then reintroduced for the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in Jerusalem on Saturday, March 31, 1979. Gradual transition to full-time color transmissions from 1982 to 1984. Full-time color transmissions since February 1984. Color broadcasts from Jordan and Egypt had been available since 1974 and Lebanon since 1976. Since color TVs were considered more expensive, the government ordered removing the color signals, in the name of public equality. Engineers have managed to produce a device that extrapolates the colors from programs that were originally shot in color, and such devices were sold to the thousands. Major television networks in Israel have been filming programs in color for foreign audiences since at least 1974.

Italy1972/1977/1979RAIPALIntroduction temporarily stalled by political turmoil. Color broadcasts from France (SECAM) had been available since 1967, from Austria (PAL) since 1969, and from Yugoslavia (PAL) since 1971. Privately operated transmitter chains made these signals available as far as Rome. The first color test was in 1972 Summer Olympic Games. The Sanremo Music Festival began to be broadcast in color in 1973, as well as, in the same year, the Jeux Sans Frontières. Partial color transmissions started on Tuesday, February 1, 1977. Full time since 1979.

Ivory Coast1970RTISECAMFirst African country to introduce color television.

Jamaica1975JBCNTSCColour broadcasts have been available from Haiti since 1971.

Japan1960/1971Fuji TV, NHK, NTV, TBS, YTV, ABCNTSC-JThe first Asian country to introduce color television, beginning telecasts on Saturday, September 10, 1960, through the Fuji network, which had carried tests from 1959. Full-time color service introduced from 1968 to 1971.

Jordan1974JTVPAL

Kazakh SSR1977KazakhstanSECAM, PALFull color transmissions introduced in the 1980s.

Kenya1978KBCPAL

North Korea1974/1980KCTVPALFull color broadcasts were introduced from 1977 to 1980.

South Korea1980/1981KBS, MBCNTSCRegular test color broadcasts began in the late 1970s, with the first color TV sets being built in 1975. Regular color broadcasts began in 1980, with full-time color broadcasts beginning in 1981. Color broadcasts have been available from Japan since 1961 and North Korea since 1974.

Kuwait1974KTVPAL

Kirghiz SSR1981KTRKSECAMExperimental color broadcast for the 1980 Summer Olympics.

SAP Kosovo1982RTPPAL

Latvian SSR1968/1974LTVSECAM, PALFirst color broadcasts came from Moscow. First local color program was transmitted on Monday, January 28, 1974. Switched from SECAM to PAL on February 2, 1998.

Lebanon1967CLT/Télé LibanSECAMIn 1967, CLT became the third television station in the world after the Soviet Union and France to broadcast in color, utilizing the French SECAM technology.

Liberia1975LBSPAL

Libya1976Al-Libyah TVPAL

Lithuanian SSR1968LRTSECAM, PALUsed SECAM as part of the USSR frok 1968–1989 and again from 1990 to 1996. PAL has been in use since 1997.

Luxembourg1967/1972Compangnie Luxembourgeoise de TélédiffusionPAL, SECAMThe then only channel for audiences in Luxembourg, France and Belgium originally used the French/Belgian 819-line black and white 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. Full color telecasts began in 1972.

SR Macedonia1974Televizija Skopje (now MRT 1)PAL

Madagascar1977MBSSECAM

Malaysia1979/1982RTMPALIntroduced in Peninsular Malaysia on beginning 28 December 1978 and in full service by New Year's Day 1979, but was not introduced in Sabah and Sarawak until 31 August 1980 (23rd Merdeka Day). Colour broadcasts had been available from Southern Thailand since 1972 and Singapore since 1974. Full-time colour broadcasts began from 1979 to 1981 and became fully operational with effect from Friday, 1 January 1982 (New Year's Day).

Maldives1984TVMPALColor had been available from India since 1982.

Mali1984ORTMSECAM

Malta1978/1981TVMPALColour broadcasts from Italy had been available since 1978, regular test transmissions from Wednesday, 1 January 1975. Full-time colour transmissions began in 1981.

Martinique1969RFO (Martinique 1ère)SECAM

Mauritania1984TV de MauritanieSECAM

Mauritius1975MBCSECAMColor television arrived on a full-time schedule in 1978.

Mexico1963/1968/1970Canal 5 Telesistema Mexicano (now Televisa)NTSCLaunched Friday, February 8, 1963, with the program Paraiso Infantil. Color had been available previously in a few border cities from the United States, on a limited basis. Regular color transmissions started with the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, with full service by late 1970. Curiously, Mexico had its own system of color television, invented by Guillermo González, prior to NTSC adoption, which would be used for the 1964 Summer Olympic Games.

Moldavian SSR1978TeleRadio-MoldovaSECAM, PAL

Monaco1973TMCPAL, SECAMColor broadcasts from France had been available since 1967.

Mongolia1975MNBSECAM, PAL

SR Montenegro1974Radiotelevizija Titograd (now TVCG 1)PAL

Morocco1972RTMSECAMFirst test transmission was in 1972.

Mozambique1984TVMPAL

Netherlands1967NPOPALIntroduced on both national channels (Nederland 1 and Nederland 2) on Thursday, September 21, 1967.

Netherlands Antilles1973TeleCuraçaoNTSC

New Caledonia1972RFO (France Ô - Nouvelle Calédonie)SECAMNew Caledonia began to broadcast in color for the 1972 Summer Olympic Games, full color broadcasts became official in 1978.[citation needed]

New Zealand1973/1975NZBCPALIntroduced in November 1973, as part of preparations for the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, held in Christchurch in February 1974. Full-time colour was achieved by December 1975.

Nicaragua1973Televicentro Canal 2NTSC

Niger1979Télé SahelSECAMColour broadcasts had been available from Nigeria from 1974, but were PAL.

Nigeria1974WNTV (now called the NTA)PAL

Norway1972/1975NRKPALExperimental color broadcasts introduced for the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. Regular test transmissions from Saturday, January 1, 1972. Full-time color broadcasts since Wednesday, January 1, 1975. Color broadcasts had been available from Sweden since 1970, in parts of Norway and Finland since 1969.

Oman1974Oman TVPAL

Pakistan1976/1982PTVPALFull-time color transmissions since 1982.

Panama1972 TVN (Panamanian TV network)NTSC

Paraguay1979TV Cerro CoráPAL-N

Peru1978/1980TV Perú, América Televisión, Panamericana TelevisiónNTSCFirst color test transmission was done in 1967 by Panamericana Televisión for a soap opera but for economic and political reasons the project was canceled. Color broadcasts from Ecuador had been available since 1973. Channel 7 made test broadcasts with their own content since 1974, using the three existing standards (NTSC, PAL and SECAM), later mostly using NTSC since late-1976/1977. In Thursday January 17, 1978, the Peruvian government approved the NTSC color television standard and official broadcasts were authorised. The first official color broadcast was the 20th anniversary of Lima's Channel 7 on January 17, 1978, the same day the Peruvian government approved color broadcasts. The coverage of the 1978 election was probably the first official color broadcast broadcast in the 2 main networks (América Televisión and Panamericana Televisión). América Televisión and Panamericana Televisión began their regular color broadcasting with the broadcast of the 1978 Argentina's FIFA World Cup; however, most of their main programming was still in Black and White until April 1980, after announcing their new full-color programming in February 1980. Color receivers were not widely available before late-1979 due to import restrictions. Transition completed on October 1, 1980.

Philippines1966/1969/1971ABS-CBN, Kanlaon Broadcasting System (later RPN)NTSCFirst color test transmission was in 1963. Commercial launch in June 12, 1966 using RCA color from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. News was broadcast in color for Neil Armstrong landing on moon. full-time color transmissions began in 1971 when color sets became more widespread in the Manila area and suburbs within RBS 7 and ABC 5. KBS-9 was the first Philippine TV station to launch in color (1969), funded in part by ABS-CBN. It was the second in asia to broadcast in color.

Poland1971TVPSECAM, PALFirst time color program was broadcast on March 16, 1971 & regular broadcasting began on December 6, 1971, for 6th PUWP congress. The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich used color in SECAM. Transitioned to PAL on January 1, 1994, for all TVP channels except for TVP1 which transitioned on January 1, 1995.

Portugal1979/1980RTPPALFirst experimental broadcasts for the coverage of the 1976 election and the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. Introduced for the Portuguese-language version of Jeux Sans Frontières on Wednesday, September 5, 1979; color broadcasts from Spain available since 1972. Full-color transmissions started March 7, 1980.

Qatar1973QBSPALColor broadcasts from Bahrain had been available since 1972.

Réunion1972RFO (1ère Réunion)SECAMIntroduced for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

Romania1983/1990TVRPALIntroduced for the 39th anniversary of King Michael's Coup in 1983. Unlike the other Warsaw Pact countries, Romania chose to adopt PAL rather than SECAM. Full-time color broadcasts introduced between 1984 and 1990.

Rwanda1982ORINFORSECAM

Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Anguilla1972ZIZ-TVNTSCThis former British colony is the current Saint Kitts and Nevis. Colour broadcasts have been available from Guadeloupe since 1972, but were SECAM.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon1967RFO (1eré SPM TV; Previously known as ORTF)SECAMColor transmissions had been available from Newfoundland and Labrador since 1967, but were NTSC. There are transmitters in SPM that can carry a signal from Newfoundland and Labrador which converts it to SECAM from NTSC and in some cases, In Fortune, Newfoundland, 1eré is converted to NTSC by a transmitter that is placed there.

Saudi Arabia1973SAGTSSECAM

Senegal1975RTSSECAM

Sierra Leone1978SLBSPAL

Singapore1975/1976/1977Radio Television Singapore (RTS)PALTest transmissions began for the 1974 Asian Games and officially introduced on July 8 for the 1974 World Cup Final. Full-time color broadcasts began on November 1, 1975, and from 1976 to 1977.

Slovak SR1970ČSTSECAM, PALFirst color transmission in 1970 during World Ski Championship which was broadcast in PAL. Adopted SECAM in 1973 with full color transition in the late 1970s. Switched to PAL from 1993.

SR Slovenia1976/1977Radiotelevizija Ljubljana (now TV Slovenija 1)PALBegan in 1976 for the 1976 Summer Olympics (in Montreal, Canada) with full-time color transition in 1977.

Russian SFSR1967/1975Soviet Central Television (now Channel One)SECAMTest color broadcasting started in Moscow as early as January 1960 using the OSKM system (based on the NTSC system, which was adapted to the European 625 lines standard, using a 4.43 MHz color subcarrier) from the Moscow Experimental TV Studio at Shabolovka street, but lasted only a few months as this system was rejected. Only about 4000 television sets were built for this system (Raduga, Temp 22, Izumrud 201/203). SECAM broadcasting was introduced specifically for the 50th Golden Jubilee Anniversary of the October Revolution in 1967. Full-time colorcasts began with the Revolution's 58th anniversary, in 1975. Some parts of the USSR received color from Alaska since 1966 in some circumstances when signals were not jammed in some parts and was received by contraband receivers to pick up signals[citation needed].

Spain1972/1978RTVESECAM, PALColour broadcasts had been available from France since 1967, but were SECAM. The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 in Madrid was produced in colour, but it was televised in black and white to the local audience. First color tests were carried out in 1972. Regular color broadcasts were introduced between 1973 and 1977, although monochrome commercials continued to be made until 1978.

Sudan1976Sudan TVPAL

Suriname1977STVSNTSC

Sweden1970Sveriges Radio TVPALTest transmissions started on Wednesday, December 14, 1966. Regular color service and color license fee introduced on Wednesday, April 1, 1970.

Switzerland1968SBCPALSwitzerland used PAL to broadcast the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, color transmissions had been available from France and West Germany since 1967.

Syria1976/1980STVPAL

Tajik SSR1982TVTSECAMExperimental color broadcast for the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Thailand1967/1975Channel 7PALAlthough television in Thailand originally employed a 525-line screen (System M, US standard at the time), the country opted for PAL color, which necessitated a conversion to system B (625 lines), starting with Channel 7 in November 1967. Regional stations converted between 1972 and 1975.

Togo1979TVTSECAM

Trinidad and Tobago1977TTTNTSC

Tunisia1972RTTSECAMColor broadcasts have been available from Italy since 1977 and Malta since at least 1975.

Turkey1981/1984TRTPALTest transmissions started with the New Year's Eve celebrations on Thursday, December 31, 1981, and Friday, January 1, 1982; full color television did not start until Thursday, March 16, 1984. Color broadcasts from Greece had been available since 1976 and Bulgaria since at least 1971.

Turkmen SSR1970Turkmen TelevisionSECAMFirst Central Asian country to introduce color television. Introduced on Saturday, October 31, 1970, in preparation for the start of Ramadan.

Uganda1975UTVPAL

Ukrainian SSR1967UT-1SECAM, PALFirst transmission came from Moscow in 1967, Ukraine uses SECAM in for the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. Local color broadcasts began in 1967 and from 1969 to 1975.

United Arab Emirates1974UAE-TVPAL

United Kingdom1967/1969/1976BBC2 (1967), BBC1 and ITV (1969)PALFirst experimental 405 line broadcasts using a variation of the NTSC system in 1955 and later showcased during the 1961 National Radio Show at Earls Court as an experiment. In early 1966, the PAL system was adopted and introduced on BBC2 for Wimbledon coverage on Saturday, July 1, 1967. The launch of the BBC2 "full" colour service took place on December 2, 1967. Some British television programmes, however, had been produced in colour even before the introduction of colour television in 1967, for the purpose of sales to American, Canadian, and Filipino networks. Full-time colour broadcasts on BBC and the ITV network started November 15, 1969. Full nationwide colour broadcasting achieved in 1976, when BBC East (Norwich) became the last region to adopt colour for regional broadcasts and locally produced programmes.

United States1950CBSCBSField-sequential color system; experimental; ended 1951. The first country with black and white transmission to introduce color television.

United States1953/1972NBC, CBSNTSCDot sequential system. The US began a gradual transition to color in late 1953. The first color TV sets were very expensive and the audience for color was accordingly very small, so only specials and a handful of regularly scheduled shows aired in color during the 1950s. Market penetration slowly increased as more affordable sets and more color programming became available. A tipping point came in 1965, when the commercial networks first aired the majority of their prime-time shows in color. By the end of 1966, prime-time was all-color, but an ever-dwindling number of daytime, local and educational programs continued in black-and-white for a few more years.

Upper Volta1976Volta VisionSECAMThis country is now known as Burkina Faso since 1984.

Uruguay1980/1981CXB-10PAL-NIntroduced for the 1980 Mundialito but locally broadcast in black and white. Local color broadcasting started in 1981.

Uzbek SSR1984MTRKSECAMExperimental color broadcast for the 1980 Summer Olympics. The last Central Asian country to introduce color television in 1984.

Venezuela1973/1979/1980RCTV, VenevisionNTSCThe first test color telecasts were sporting events, among them the 1970 FIFA World Cup in México and the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany. Regular broadcasts began on Monday, January 1, 1973, and several soap operas from 1974 on were taped in color for foreign broadcasts. After almost a decade of illegal color broadcasts, color television was authorized beginning on Saturday, December 1, 1979, by TVN5. Transition completed on Sunday, June 1, 1980.

Vietnam1977/1980VTVSECAM, PALThe first color television program aired on Tết. Color televisions were available only in big cities until the late 1980s. Switched to PAL from 1990.

U.S. Virgin Islands1968WBNB-TVNTSCWBNB was a CBS affiliate whose first color broadcasts took place during the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. This station was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo on September 18, 1989.

North Yemen1979NYRTCPAL

South Yemen1979SYRTCPALColor broadcasts had been available from North Yemen since 1979.

SR Serbia1971/1979Televizija Beograd (now RTS1)PALIntroduced on the launch of the second TVB channel (TVB 2), as it was the first Yugoslav channel to start in color. From the late 1970s, TVB 1 switches to color, thus making all channels broadcast in color. (both TVB 1 and TVB 2, as they were only the channels available in that time) Full-time color broadcasts in SR Serbia began on May 25, 1979.

Zaire1980OZRTSECAM

Zambia1977ZNBCPAL

Zimbabwe1984ZBCPALZBC announced in 1982, after independence, that colour television would start in 1984. Color broadcasts have been available from Zambia since 1977 and South Africa since 1976.

Lista de territórios que nunca tiveram televisão em preto e branco

Países e territórios que nunca tiveram televisão em preto e branco (ou seja, suas primeiras transmissões estavam em cores) não estão incluídas na tabela acima.