Terrestrial high-definition television
Terrestrial high-definition television is a form of broadcast high-definition television that is received via the terrestrial airwaves using either a VHF television aerial or a UHF television aerial. Depending on the country, the high definition television channels are broadcasts using either ATSC, ISDB-T, DVB-T or DVB-T2.
Countries that have terrestrial high-definition television
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Countries with terrestrial HDTV using ATSC
Countries with terrestrial HDTV using DVB-T and/or DVB-T2
Countries with terrestrial HDTV using ISDB-T
Countries without any form of terrestrial HDTV
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America
United States using ATSC
Canada using ATSC
Brazil using ISDB-T
Europe
United Kingdom using DVB-T2 under the name Freeview HD
Ireland using DVB-T MPEG-4 under the name Saorview
France using DVB-T MPEG-4 under the name Télévision Numérique Terrestre
Norway using DVB-T MPEG-4
Sweden using DVB-T2
Finland using DVB-T2
Denmark using DVB-T MPEG-4
Italy using DVB-T2 under the name Europa 7 HD
Cyprus using DVB-T MPEG-4
Slovenia using DVB-T MPEG-4
Austria using DVB-T2 under the name simpliTV
Croatia using DVB-T2 under the name evotv
Hungary using DVB-T MPEG-4
Slovakia using DVB-T MPEG-4 under the name Towercom
Africa
Asia
Oceania
Australia using DVB-T MPEG-2 under the name Freeview
New Zealand using DVB-T MPEG-4 under the name Freeview
Countries without terrestrial high-definition television
Some countries such as Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium may only broadcasts their channels in standard definition via the terrestrial airwaves. This is largely because the uptake of cable television may be higher than that of terrestrial television, thus giving broadcasters very little incentive to provide their high-definition services via the terrestrial airwaves.