Abstract: A television system, the composite color television signal (E.sub.M (t)) whereof is generated using reflected modulated signals (E.sub.3 (t)), wherein at the transmitting side video signals (E.sub.1-1 (t), E.sub.1-2 (t)) are used to quadrature modulate subcarriers at the zero and .+-.(.pi./2) phases, thereby generating folded-band signals (E.sub.3 (t)) at subcarrier frequencies selected such as to provide the required phase shifts of the subcarriers in adjacent lines of one frame and in identically numbered lines of adjacent frames. The thus generated folded-band signals are transmitted during time intervals allocated for them in the composite color television signal (E.sub.M (t)). At the receiving side, separating messages of folded-band signals (E.sub.3 (t)) out of the received composite color television signal (E.sub.M (t)) and delaying these messages in delay units (11) for time intervals constituting multiples of the television scan.