Polish TV set "Fala"

[DVtyro]

Originally Posted by DVtyro

I saw an article on the web, but cannot now find it, that at first when GDR started broadcasting, they use System D, then at some point, I think sometime in 1960s, they switched to System B, but now I cannot find this link

BTW, System D was the original 625-line system. System B came about because Germany wanted to fit three channels into a 21 MHz band.

So East Germany started broadcasts in Berlin in 1952 in System D, but switched to System B in 1957, fully harmonizing its frequency bands with the Western standards in 1960. I wonder why did they do it. Was it a quid pro quo for West Germany accepting the 625-line standard introduced by the Soviets, for the reason that West Germany could not completely split away from East Germany, so choosing the same standard (if only just a little different, 7-MHz instead of 8-MHz) was imperative.