we had CCIR-B TV broadcasts in Italy indeed
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCIR_System_B
depending on the area and power company, we had 110, 125, 160 and 220v power here in Italy until the nationalisation of all power companies into the Enel state power company in 1962,
but some rural areas continued to use these oddball voltages up to the early 70s until all old utility transformers were replaced, some remote areas even had DC power from small hydro plants
also the line voltage was quite unstable back then so most people had to use saturated core reactors to power their TVs.