Digital switchover is the process of turning off the UK’s analogue television broadcasting to digital format. Households can access digital television in the UK through a satellite (digital satellite), cable (digital cable) or aerial (digital terrestrial) or thorough their telephone line (broadband).
Digital switchover will involve changing the current television broadcasting infrastructure and network to digital, as well as ensuring that consumers have suitable TV and recording equipment to receive digital television.
Digital switchover will happen between 2008 and 2012 by ITV region in the following order:
2008 – Border
2009 – West Country, HTV Wales, Granada
2010 – HTV West, Grampian, Scottish Television
2011 – Yorkshire, Anglia, Central
2012 – Meridian, Carlton/LWT (London), Tyne Tees, Ulster
The Government wants all UK households to benefit from digital TV. Key to this is ensuring that everyone has a choice of digital TV options that they can afford. This can only be achieved through a universal switchover from analogue to digital signals.
Region Year Regional Start Date
When your home switches to digital will depend on where you live in the UK. All households with a Freeview TV or box will need to re-tune at both stages of switchover and from time to time to keep receiving channels and services
Timetable: Digital switchover will take place between 2008 and 2012 based on the following order of ITV regions agreed by broadcasters and Ofcom:
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Border 2008 2nd Half -
West Country 2009 1st Half
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HTV Wales 2009 2nd Half
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Granada 2009 2nd Half
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HTV West 2010 1st Half
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Grampian 2010 1st Half
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Scottish Television 2010 2nd Half
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Yorkshire 2011 1st Half
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Anglia 2011 1st Half
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Central 2011 1st Half
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Meridian 2012 1st Half
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Carlton / LWT (London) 2012 1st Half
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Tyne Tees 2012 2nd Half
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Ulster 2012 2nd Half
This regional order has been determined by technical criteria determined by the Broadcasters and Ofcom. The regional order will follow ITV regions. This ensures that the impact on ITV regional advertising markets is minimised.
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