Abstract: A compatible stereophonic television sound transmission system for transmitting left and right audio signals in conjunction with a television broadcast wherein video information is conveyed on an amplitude-modulated carrier in a frequency channel having defined frequency limits. The system includes at a transmitter location a multiplex generator for generating a composite signal having a first component representative of the sum of the audio signals, a second component comprising an amplitude-modulated suppressed carrier subcarrier signal representative of the difference between the audio signals, and a pilot component representative of the phase and frequency of the suppressed carrier. The composite signal is utilized to frequency-modulate a sound carrier to develop an RF signal component which is added to the television channel at a discrete frequency spacing from the video carrier.

Abstract: A compatable stereophonic television sound transmission system for transmitting left and right audio signals in conjunction with a television broadcast wherein video information is conveyed on an amplitude-modulated carrier in a frequency channel having defined frequency limits. The system includes at a transmitter location a multiplex generator for generating a composite signal having a first component representative of the sum of the audio signals, a second component comprising an amplitude-modulated suppressed carrier subcarrier signal representative of the difference between the audio signals, and a pilot component representative of the phase and frequency of the suppressed carrier. The composite signal is utilized to frequency-modulate a sound carrier to develop an RF signal component which is added to the television channel at a discrete frequency spacing from the video carrier.