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WORLDWIDE POWER & BROADCASTING INFORMATION
The lists below give voltages, frequencies, broadcasting systems and other basic information for many places around the world. This is a rough guide.
If in doubt, please seek professional advice from an electrical store.
|  Europe  |  Oceania  |  Asia & Middle East  |
|  North America  |  South America  |  Africa  |
 


Europe
A
B
B3
BF
C

SE



Voltage
(V)
Frequency
(Hz)
Color TVs
Plugs
Radio
Color
system
Broad-casting
system
LW
MW
SW
FM
 Austria  220 230
50
PAL
B/G
 C SE
 Belgium  127 220  230
50
PAL
B/H
 C SE
 Denmark  220 230
50
PAL
B/G
 C
 Finland  220 230
50
PAL
B/G
 C
 France  127 220 230
50
SECAM
L
 C SE
 Germany  220 230
50
PAL
B/G
 C SE
 Greece  220 230
50
SECAM
B/G
 C SE
 Israel  220 230
50
PAL
B/G
 BF C O
 Italy  220
50
PAL
B/G
 C SE
 Netherlands  220 230
50
PAL
B/G
 C SE
 Norway  230
50
PAL
B/G
 C
 Poland  220
50
SECAM
D/K
 C B B3
 Portugal  220 230
50
PAL
B/G
 C B3
 Russia  127 220
50
SECAM
D/K
 A B C
 Spain  127 220 230
50
PAL
B/G
 A C SE
 Sweden  220 230
50
PAL
B/G
 C SE
 Switzerland  220 230
50
PAL
B/G
 B B3 BF C
SE
 Turkey  220
50/60
PAL
B
 A B C
 UK  240
50
PAL
I
 B B3 BF C

FM radio frequencies: 66 to 73 MHz, 76 to 90 MHz, 87.5 to 108 MHz

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Oceania
A
B
B3
C
O


Voltage
(V)
Frequency
(Hz)
Color TVs
Plugs
Radio
Color
system
Broad-casting
system
LW
MW
SW
FM
 Australia  240 250
50
PAL
B/G
 O
 Fiji  120 240
50
NTSC
M
 A B C O
 Guam  110 120
60
NTSC
M
 A
 New Caledonia  220 230
50
SECAM
K1
 C B B3 O
 New Zealand  220 240
50
PAL
B
 O

FM radio frequencies: 66 to 73 MHz, 76 to 90 MHz, 87.5 to 108 MHz

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Asia & Middle East
A
B
B3
BF
C
SE
O

 
Voltage
(V)
Frequency
(Hz)
Color TVs
Plugs
Radio
Color
system
Broad-casting
system
LW
MW
SW
FM
 China  110 220
50
PAL
D
 A B B3 BF
 C SE O
 Hong Kong
 China		  200 220
50
PAL
I
 B B3 BF
 India  220 230 240
50
PAL
B
 B3 BF C
 Indonesia  127 220 230
50
PAL
B
 A B B3 BF C
 Iran  220 230
50
SECAM
B
 C BF
 Iraq  220
50
SECAM
B
 B B3 BF C
 Japan  100
50/60
NTSC
M
 A
 Malaysia  240
50
PAL
B
 B3 BF C
 Myanmar  230
50
NTSC
M
 B B3 C
 North Korea  100 200 220
50
PAL
D
 A C
 Pakistan  220 230
50
PAL
B
 B B3 C
 Philippines  110 220 230
 240
60
NTSC
M
 A C B3 O
 Saudi Arabia  127 220
50/60
SECAM
B/G
 A B B3 BF C
 Singapore  110 230
50
PAL
B
 B3 BF
 South Korea  110 220
60
NTSC
M
 A C
 Sri Lanka  230
50
PAL
B
 C B B3
 Taiwan  110 220
60
NTSC
M
 A O
 Thailand  220 240
50
PAL
B
 A B B3 BF C
 Vietnam  110 220
50
PAL
D
 A C

FM radio frequencies: 66 to 73 MHz, 76 to 90 MHz, 87.5 to 108 MHz

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North America
A
BF

 
Voltage
(V)
Frequency
(Hz)
Color TVs
Plugs
Radio
Color
system
Broad-casting
system
LW
MW
SW
FM
 Canada  120 240
60
NTSC
M
 A BF
 Hawaii  110 120
60
NTSC
M
 A
 Mexico  110 120 220
60
NTSC
M
 A
 USA  120
60
NTSC
M
 A

FM radio frequencies: 66 to 73 MHz, 76 to 90 MHz, 87.5 to 108 MHz

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South America
A
B3
BF
C
O


 
Voltage
(V)
Frequency
(Hz)
Color TVs
Plugs
Radio
Color
system
Broad-casting
system
LW
MW
SW
FM
 Argentina  220
50
PAL
N
 C BF O
 Brazil  220
60
PAL
M
 A C
 Chile  220
50
NTSC
M
 C B3
 Colombia  110 120 150
50
NTSC
M
 A
 Peru  220
60
NTSC
M
 A C

FM radio frequencies: 66 to 73 MHz, 76 to 90 MHz, 87.5 to 108 MHz

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Africa
B
B3
BF
C

 
Voltage
(V)
Frequency
(Hz)
Color TVs
Plugs
Radio
Color
system
Broad-casting
system
LW
MW
SW
FM
 Egypt  220
50
PAL
B/G
 B3 BF C
 Kenya  240
50
PAL
B
 C B3 BF
 South Africa  220 230 250
50
PAL
I
 C B B3 BF

FM radio frequencies: 66 to 73 MHz, 76 to 90 MHz, 87.5 to 108 MHz

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Notes:
 You may find places where voltage or plug types differ from those listed here. SANYO accepts no responsibility for errors and/or omissions in these pages.

 O type sockets will accept two-pin plugs. However there is the risk that the appliance will not work unless all three pins are connected.
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