National Television System Committee (NTSC)

The National Television System Committee (NTSC) is a U.S. organization established in the 1950s that developed a standard for color television broadcasting. It set technical specifications for transmitting TV signals, including frame rate, resolution, and color encoding, ensuring compatibility across devices. NTSC's system allowed color television images to be broadcast and received consistently, revolutionizing home entertainment. Although largely replaced by newer standards like ATSC for digital TV, NTSC was foundational in the transition from black-and-white to color broadcasting, shaping how television content is delivered and viewed in the United States for decades.