Asian television frequencies explained

VHF

Japan

System J 525 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	91.25	95.75
2	97.25	101.75
3	103.25	107.75
4	171.25	175.75
5	177.25	181.75
6	183.25	187.75
7	189.25	193.75
8	193.25	197.75
9	199.25	203.75
10	205.25	209.75
11	211.25	215.75
12	217.25	221.75

People's Republic of China

Original P.R.C. channel assignments

System D 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	49.75	56.25
2	57.75	64.25
3	65.75	72.25
4	77.25	83.75
5	85.25	91.75
6	93.25	99.75

Assignments since c.1975

System D 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	49.75	56.25
2	57.75	64.25
3	65.75	72.25
4	77.25	83.75
5	85.25	91.75
6	168.25	174.75
7	176.25	182.75
8	184.25	190.75
9	192.25	198.75
10	200.25	206.75
11	208.25	214.75
12	216.25	222.75

Republic of China (Taiwan)

System M 525 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
2	55.25	59.75
3	61.25	65.75
4	67.25	71.75
5	175.25	179.75
6	181.25	185.75
7	187.25	191.75
8	193.25	197.75
9	199.25	203.75
10	205.25	209.75
11	211.25	215.75
12	217.25	221.75

Indonesia

System B 625 lines

Channel	Video carrier (MHz)	Audio carrier (MHz)
1A	44.25	49.75
2	55.25	60.75
3	62.25	67.75
4	175.25	180.75
5	182.25	187.75
6	189.25	194.75
7	196.25	201.75
8	203.25	208.75
9	210.25	215.75
10	217.25	222.75
11	224.25	229.75

Kingdom of Thailand, other border of island

System B 625 lines!Channel!Lower Edge!Video (Mhz)!Audio (Mhz)!Upper Edge!Note

0	40	41.25	43.75	44
1	44	45.25	49.75	50	Identical to America Channel 1
2	54	55.25	59.75	60	Identical to America Channel 2
3	60	61.25	65.75	66	Identical to America Channel 3
4	66	67.25	71.75	72	Identical to America Channel 4
5	174	175.25	179.75	180	Identical to America Channel 7
6	180	181.25	185.75	186	Identical to America Channel 8
7	186	187.25	191.75	192	Identical to America Channel 9
8	192	193.25	197.75	198	Identical to America Channel 10
9	198	199.25	203.75	204	Identical to America Channel 11
10	204	205.25	209.75	210	Identical to America Channel 12
11	210	211.25	215.75	216	Identical to America Channel 13
12	216	217.25	222.75	223	Identical to Japan Channel 12
13	223	224.25	228.75	229

Similar to the television frequency in America and Japan; same sound carrier as System M / N that uses 4.5 MHz sound carrier

North Yala

625 line System Y!Ch!Video (Mhz)!Audio (Mhz)

1	45.25	50.75
2	55.25	59.75
3	61.25	65.75
4	67.25	72.25
5	77.25	83.75
6	86.25	92.75
7	175.25	179.75
8	181.25	185.75
9	187.25	191.75
10	193.25	197.75
11	199.25	203.75
12	205.25	209.75
13	211.25	215.75

Channels 2,3,7 to 13 uses 4.5 MHz sound carrier (System N), Channel 4 uses 5 MHz carrier (system Y), Channels 5 and 6 uses 6.5 MHz sound carrier (system D)

Russia,Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan,Azerbaijan,North Korea, Vietnam and most Central Asia

System D 625 lines

Channel	Video carrier (MHz)	Audio carrier (MHz)
1	49.75	56.25
2	59.25	65.75
3	77.25	83.75
4	85.25	91.75
5	93.25	99.75
6	175.25	181.75
7	183.25	189.75
8	191.25	197.75
9	199.25	205.75
10	207.25	213.75
11	215.25	221.75
12	223.25	229.75

UHF

Japan

System J 525 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
13	471.25	475.75
14	477.25	481.75
15	483.25	487.75
16	489.25	493.75
17	495.25	499.75
18	501.25	505.75
19	507.25	511.75
20	513.25	517.75
21	519.25	523.75
22	525.25	529.75
23	531.25	535.75
24	537.25	541.75
25	543.25	547.75
26	549.25	553.75
27	555.25	559.75
28	561.25	565.75
29	567.25	571.75
30	573.25	577.75
31	579.25	583.75
32	585.25	589.75
33	591.25	595.75
34	597.25	601.75
35	603.25	607.75
36	609.25	613.75
37	615.25	619.75
38	621.25	625.75
39	627.25	631.75
40	633.25	637.75
41	639.25	643.75
42	645.25	649.75
43	651.25	655.75
44	657.25	661.75
45	663.25	667.75
46	669.25	673.75
47	675.25	679.75
48	681.25	685.75
49	687.25	691.75
50	693.25	697.75
51	699.25	703.75
52	705.25	709.75
53	711.25	715.75
54	717.25	721.75
55	723.25	727.75
56	729.25	733.75
57	735.25	739.75
58	741.25	745.75
59	747.25	751.75
60	753.25	757.75
61	759.25	763.75
62	765.25	769.75

People's Republic of China

System D 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
13	471.25	477.75
14	479.25	485.75
15	487.25	493.75
16	495.25	501.75
17	503.25	509.75
18	511.25	517.75
19	519.25	525.75
20	527.25	533.75
21	535.25	541.75
22	543.25	549.75
23	551.25	557.75
24	559.25	565.75
25	605.25	611.75
26	613.25	619.75
27	621.25	627.75
28	629.25	635.75
29	637.25	643.75
30	645.25	651.75
31	653.25	659.75
32	661.25	667.75
33	669.25	675.75
34	677.25	683.75
35	685.25	691.75
36	693.25	699.75
37	701.25	707.75
38	709.25	715.75
39	717.25	723.75
40	725.25	731.75
41	733.25	739.75
42	741.25	747.75
43	749.25	755.75
44	757.25	763.75
45	765.25	771.75
46	773.25	779.75
47	781.25	787.75
48	789.25	795.75
49	797.25	803.75
50	805.25	811.75
51	813.25	819.75
52	821.25	827.75
53	829.25	835.75
54	837.25	843.75
55	845.25	851.75
56	853.25	859.75
57	861.25	867.75
58	871.25	877.75
59	879.25	885.75
60	887.25	893.75
61	895.25	901.75
62	903.25	909.75

NOTE: The original assignments of Channels 25 to 57 were 2 MHz higher in frequency until c.1984. Channels 58 to 62 were deleted at this time.

Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and most of Asia and Middle East

System G 625 lines (8 MHz / channel)

+ UHF band
Channel	Video carrier (MHz)	Audio carrier (MHz)
21	471.25	476.75
22	479.25	484.75
23	487.25	492.75
24	495.25	500.75
25	503.25	508.75
26	511.25	516.75
27	519.25	524.75
28	527.25	532.75
29	535.25	540.75
30	543.25	548.75
31	551.25	556.75
32	559.25	564.75
33	567.25	572.75
34	575.25	580.75
35	583.25	588.75
36	591.25	596.75
37	599.25	604.75
38	607.25	612.75
39	615.25	620.75
40	623.25	628.75
41	631.25	636.75
42	639.25	644.75
43	647.25	652.75
44	655.25	660.75
45	663.25	668.75
46	671.25	676.75
47	679.25	684.75
48	687.25	692.75
49	695.25	700.75
50	703.25	708.75
51	711.25	716.75
52	719.25	724.75
53	727.25	732.75
54	735.25	740.75
55	743.25	748.75
56	751.25	756.75
57	759.25	764.75
58	767.25	772.75
59	775.25	780.75
60	783.25	788.75
61	791.25	796.75
62	799.25	804.75

NOTE:

• Channel 21 is not used for television broadcasting in Indonesia.
• Channels 22 to 48 are used for DVB-T2 digital TV broadcasting in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.

Hong Kong and Macau

System I 625 lines

Channel	Video carrier (MHz)	Audio carrier (MHz)
21	471.25	477.25
22	479.25	485.25
23	487.25	493.25
24	495.25	501.25
25	503.25	509.25
26	511.25	517.25
27	519.25	525.25
28	527.25	533.25
29	535.25	541.25
30	543.25	549.25
31	551.25	557.25
32	559.25	565.25
33	567.25	573.25
34	575.25	581.25
35	583.25	589.25
36	591.25	597.25
37	599.25	605.25
38	607.25	613.25
39	615.25	621.25
40	623.25	629.25
41	631.25	637.25
42	639.25	645.25
43	647.25	653.25
44	655.25	661.25
45	663.25	669.25
46	671.25	677.25
47	679.25	685.25
48	687.25	693.25
49	695.25	701.25
50	703.25	709.25
51	711.25	717.25
52	719.25	725.25
53	727.25	733.25
54	735.25	741.25
55	743.25	749.25
56	751.25	757.25
57	759.25	765.25
58	767.25	773.25
59	775.25	781.25
60	783.25	789.25
61	791.25	797.25
62	799.25	805.25
63	807.25	813.25
64	815.25	821.25
65	823.25	829.25
66	831.25	837.25
67	839.25	845.25
68	847.25	853.25
69	855.25	861.25

See also

• Broadcast television systems
  • ATSC (standards)
  • Multichannel television sound
  • NTSC
  • NTSC-J
  • PAL
  • RCA
  • SECAM
• Moving image formats
• Early television stations
• Knife-edge effect
  • Channel 37
• North American broadcast television frequencies
• North American cable television frequencies
• Australasian television frequencies

External links

• U.S. cable television channel frequencies
• TVTower.com - Commercial Television Frequencies