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Timeline of the introduction of color television in countries

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
	1966	KENI-TV, now KTUU	NTSC	First colorcast was the premiere episode of That Girl.
	1981	RTSh	SECAM	Color broadcasts had been available from Italy and Yugoslavia since 1971.
	1979	RTA	SECAM
	1969	KVZK-2	NTSC
	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.
	1967 (experimental)	ATV10, then ATV0.	PAL	Full-time colorcasts since March 1, 1975.
	1969	ORF	PAL	First transmission was the Eurovision broadcast of New Year Concert from Vienna January 1, 1969.
	1980	BTV	PAL
	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 owing to multiple standards: PAL/SECAM/625 lines and monochrome/819 lines
	1968	ZBM-TV	NTSC
	1979	Televisión Boliviana	NTSC
	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.
	1970	БNT	SECAM
(Kampuchea)	1980	NTK	PAL	Color broadcasts from Vietnam had been available since 1978.
	1966	CBC, also CTV	NTSC	Color broadcasts from the United States had been available since 1953.
	1972	TVN	NTSC	First show transmitted was Festival de la Canción de Viña del Mar. Full-time color transmissions since 1978.
	1977	CCTV	PAL
	1973	Inravisión Cadena 1	NTSC
	1975	TeleCongo	SECAM
	1973	TICA-TV	NTSC
	1958	Tele-Color, S.A.	NTSC	Ended in 1959; returned in 1975.
	1976	CyBC	SECAM
	1973	ČST	SECAM
	1969	Danmarks Radio	PAL
	1975	RTD	SECAM
	1969	Color Visión	NTSC
	1974	Ecuavisa/Teleamazonas	NTSC
	1973	ETV	SECAM
	1976	RNGE	SECAM
	1973	YSU-TV	NTSC
	1979	ETV	PAL
	1969	YLE/MTV	PAL
	1967	ORTF	SECAM	Introduced on La Deuxième Chaîne at 2:15pm (14:15) on October 1, 1967.
	1971	SNRTFOM	SECAM
	1974	SNRTFOM	SECAM
	1973	RTG	SECAM
	1969	DFF	SECAM	Introduced on October 3, 1969 on the new 2nd television channel launched for that purpose with a symbolic launch button pressed by Walter Ulbricht on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the GDR on October 7. The television tower in East Berlin was also opened that day.
	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.
	1969	GBC	PAL
	1976	EPT	SECAM
	1980	GBC	PAL
	1970	KNR	PAL
	1972	SNRTFOM	SECAM
	1970	RTG	NTSC	First Central American country to introduce color television.
	1967	KUAM-TV	NTSC
	1975	Télévision Nationale d'Haïti	NTSC
	1965	KONA-TV, now KHON; KHVH-TV, now KITV; KGMB	NTSC
	1973	Canal 3 Honduras	NTSC
	1970	TVB	PAL
	1969	Magyar Televízió	SECAM
	1973	RÚV (Sjónvarpið)	PAL
	1979	Doordarshan	PAL	Full-time colorcasts since 1982.
	1977 (estimated)	TVRI	PAL
	1973	IRIB	SECAM
	1968	RTI	SECAM
	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.
	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 had been available since 1974.
	1977	RAI	PAL	Introduction temporarily stalled by political turmoil. Color broadcasts from France (SECAM) had been 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.
	1970	RTI	SECAM
	1975	JBC	NTSC
	1960	NHK, and commercial interests	NTSC-J
	1974	JTV	PAL
	1978	KBC	PAL
	1974	KCTV	PAL
	1975	KBS	NTSC
	1974	KTV	PAL
	1975	Télé Liban	PAL
	1975	LBS	PAL
	1976	Al-Libyah TV	PAL
	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.
	1977	MBS	SECAM
	1972	RTM	PAL
	1978	TVM	PAL	Color broadcasts from Italy had been available since 1971.
	1969	SNRTFOM	SECAM
	1973	MBC	SECAM	Color television arrived on a full-time schedule in 1978.
	1963	XHGC-TV	NTSC	Full-time colorcasts started with the 1968 Summer Olympic Games.
	1973	TMC	PAL / SECAM	Color broadcasts from France had been available since 1967.
	1975	MNB	SECAM
	1973	RTM	SECAM	Introduced for the test transmission in 1972.
	1968	NTS	PAL
	1973	Televisie Curaçao	PAL
	1971	SNRTFOM	SECAM
		NZBC	PAL	Introduced especially for the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, held in Christchurch in February 1974. Full-time colorcasts began with the Eurovision Song Contest 1979.
	1973	Televicentro Canal 2	NTSC
	1974	WNTV	PAL
	1972	NRK	PAL
	1976	PTV	PAL	Full-time colorcasting arrived in 1982.
	1972	NTP	NTSC
	1981	TV Cerro Corra	PAL
	1972	Televisión del Estado	NTSC	Full-time colorcasts since 1980.
	1966	ABS-CBN	NTSC	Full-time color broadcasts since 1987.
	1971	TVP	SECAM
	1979	RTP	PAL	Introduced for the Portuguese version of Jeux Sans Frontières on September 5, 1979; color broadcasts from Spain available since 1972. Full-color transmissions started on March 10, 1980.
	1974	QBS	PAL	Color broadcasts from Bahrain had been available since 1973.
	1972	SNRTFOM	SECAM
	1983	RTVR	PAL	Color broadcasts from Hungary had been available since 1969. In 1983 RTVR began transmitting some programs in color. The color system was PAL as opposed to SECAM in other East Bloc countries. Since 1990 all programs (except old black and white movies) have been in color.
	1971	SNRTFOM	SECAM	Colorcasts had been available from Newfoundland since 1967, but were NTSC.
	1973	SAGTS	SECAM
	1975	RTS	SECAM
	1978	SLBS	PAL
	1974	RTS	PAL
	1972	RTVE	PAL	Full-time color emanations since 1978.
	1976	Sudan TV	PAL
	1977	STF	NTSC
	1970	Sveriges Radio TV	PAL	Test transmissions started in the autumn 1966. Regular colour service and colour licence fee introduced April 1, 1970.
	1968	SBC	PAL
	1980	STV	PAL
	1969	CTV	NTSC
	1973	BBTV Channel 7	PAL
	1969	TTT	NTSC
	1976	Tunis 7	PAL
		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 had been available since 1976.
	1975	UTV	PAL
	1974	UAE-TV	PAL
	1967	BBC	PAL	Introduced on BBC Two for Wimbledon coverage on July 1, 1967. BBC One and ITV started colorcasting November 15, 1969.
	1950	CBS	CBS	Field sequential color system; ended 1951.
	1953	NBC/CBS	NTSC	Dot sequential system. The United States gradually transitioned from black and white to color television between 1953 and 1969.
	1968	RTO	SECAM
	1976	Volta Vision	SECAM
	1980	CXB-10	PAL	Introduced for the 1980 Mundialito.
	1973	RCTV	NTSC	Color television arrived on a full-time schedule in 1980.
	1978	VTV	NTSC
	1968	WBNB-TV	NTSC	This station was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989.
	1979	NYRTC	PAL
	1981	SYRTC	PAL
	1971	JRT	PAL
	1980	OZRT	SECAM
	1979	ZNBC	PAL
	1984	ZBC	PAL