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Digital TV switchover
Between
2008 and 2012, television services across the UK will go completely digital.
The switchover will happen region by region until the analogue broadcast
signal is completely replaced by a digital one.
The Adur District is set to switch to digital in 2012 (switchover will start in the Meridian TV region in 2011).
For full details on Digital TV and how to make the switch please refer to the following external websites :
- UK Government Digital Television website (www.digitaltelevision.gov.uk)
- Digital UK website (including postcode finder) (www.digitaluk.co.uk)
- BBC website - digital TV (www.bbc.co.uk/digital)
- ITV website - digital switchover (www.itv.com/help/digitalswitchoverhelp/default.html)
- Channel 4 website - get set for digital (www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/D/Digital_TV/)
- Channel 5 website - digital switchover (http://about.five.tv/customer-services/how-to-get-five/digital-switchover)
- Switchover help scheme (www.helpscheme.co.uk/en/home)
Digital radio (DAB) switchover
Radio is also getting set for a switchover from analogue to digital in the UK, but there are no fixed dates for this yet. In the meantime an increased number of digital radio stations and services are becoming more widely available.
For more information about digital radio please refer to the following external websites :
- Ofcom website - digital radio (www.ofcom.org.uk/consumeradvice/radio/infodab/)
- Digital radio now website (www.getdigitalradio.com)
- BBC website - digital radio (www.bbc.co.uk/digital/radio/index.shtml)
Interesting news releases about digital radio switchover on the Guardian website :
- Guardian website 23-06-2008 : Digital radio switchover could be completed by 2020 (www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/23/digitaltvradio.radio)
- Guardian website 10-07-2007 : Ofcom refuses to fix radio switchover date (www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/jul/10/ofcom.radio)
