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Digital Switchover

 

What is the digital switchover?

The digital TV switchover is the process of turning off the UK's analogue TV signal and replacing it with a digital signal.

 

Switchover starts from:

12 August 2009

 

Wales Digital Switchover: Digital Switchover starts from 12 August 2009

Why is it happening?

The digital TV switchover is Government policy. It will mean that almost everyone will be able to receive digital TV through an aerial (Freeview). Digital TV also uses less broadcast space which means that after switchover, there will be more room for new services such as wireless broadband, local TV and High Definition Television (HDTV).

To keep your TV service, you will need to convert your TVs to digital before your area’s switchover date.

Benefits of going digital Digital

TV offers new ways to enjoy your TV service:

 

  • Greater choice of TV channels 
  • New features such as on-screen listings, interactivity, audio description and subtitling for people with visual and audio impairments. 
  • Optional additional channels and services including premium channels(e.g movies, sports), broadband and telephony.

 

When will I switch?

There are eight transmitter groups in Wales that will switch from analogue to digital TV at different times. When you switch depends on which transmitter group you are watching.

You can download information about the switchover in Wales PDF (1Mb) from the Digital UK website

During preparations for switchover there may be interruptions to your television service due to planned engineering works

  Transmitter Group

  Serving

  Starts

Select the transmitter you are watching from the list below.
Kilvey Hill The Swansea area 12 August 2009
Preseli south west Wales 19 August 2009
Carmel Parts of south and central Wales 26 August 2009
Llanddona North west Wales 21 October 2009
Moel y Parc North east Wales 28 October 2009
Long Mountain Parts of east and central Wales 4 November 2009
Blaenplwyf Parts of west and central Wales 10 Feb 2010
Wenvoe Cardiff, Newport and south east Wales 3 March 2010

 

 

 

 

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