SECAM - Migration From SECAM To PAL

Migration From SECAM To PAL

Europe

  • Azerbaijan (migrated in 2001)
  • Bulgaria (migrated 1994–1996)
  • Czech Republic (migrated 1992–1994)
  • Estonia (migrated 1992–1999)
  • East Germany (switchover on December 14, 1990 because of German reunification)
  • Georgia (migrated in 2000s)
  • Greece (migrated in c. 1992)
  • Hungary (migrated 1995–1996)
  • Latvia (migrated 1997–1999)
  • Lithuania (migrated 1997–1999)
  • Poland (migrated 1993–1995)
  • Slovakia (migrated 1992–1994)

Asia

  • Cambodia (Kampuchea) (migrated 1991-1992 from SECAM-M to PAL-B/G)
  • Iran (migrated in 1998 to PAL-B/G)
  • Iraq (migrated in 2005 to PAL-B)
  • Mongolia (migrated in 1983–1987 to PAL-D)

Africa

  • Egypt (for a few years before was simulcast. Ceased in 1992 for PAL-B/G)
  • Libya (Simulcast ceased in 1991-1992 for PAL-B/G)

The Slovakia, Hungary and the Baltic countries also changed their underlying sound carrier standard from D/K to B/G which is used in most of Western Europe, to facilitate use of imported broadcast equipment. This required viewers to purchase multistandard receivers though. The other countries mentioned kept their existing standards (B/G in the cases of East Germany and Greece, D/K for the rest).

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