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
America
using ATSC
using ATSC
using ISDB-T
Europe
using DVB-T2 under the name Freeview HD
using DVB-T MPEG-4 under the name Saorview
using DVB-T MPEG-4 under the name Télévision Numérique Terrestre
using DVB-T MPEG-4
using DVB-T2
using DVB-T2
using DVB-T MPEG-4
using DVB-T2 under the name Europa 7 HD
using DVB-T MPEG-4
using DVB-T MPEG-4
using DVB-T2 under the name simpliTV
using DVB-T2 under the name evotv
using DVB-T MPEG-4
using DVB-T MPEG-4 under the name Towercom
Africa
using DVB-T MPEG-4
Asia
using ISDB-T
using ATSC
using DVB-T MPEG-4 under the name IDAN Plus
Oceania
using DVB-T MPEG-2 under the name Freeview
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.