Digital switchover is the name given to the process in which analogue broadcast television in an area is converted to digital television. A name ( Etymology: from OE nama akin to OHG namo, Latin Nomen, and Greek όνομα ( Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by It is also sometimes referred to as analogue switchoff. The motivation behind the switch is the improved quality of digital broadcasts over analogue ones and the freeing up of valuable spectrum space for other services (and bidders).

The scale of digital switchover can vary: at one extreme, a small, low-power transmitter can be converted to digital. This is what happened at Ferryside and Llansteffan in the UK, and is normally conducted as a trial, although it can be a permanent change. Ferryside ( Glan y Fferi) is a seaside village in Carmarthenshire, Wales. Llansteffan ( English: church of Stephen) is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales. At the other extreme, a whole country can be converted from analogue to digital television.

In many countries, a simulcast service is operated where a broadcast is made available to viewers in both analog and digital at the same time. Simulcast is a Portmanteau of " simul taneous broad' cast' " and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one As digital becomes more popular it is likely that the existing analogue services will be removed. In some cases this has already happened where a broadcaster has offered incentives to viewers to encourage them to switch to digital or simply switched their service regardless of whether they want to switch. In other cases government policies have been introduced to encourage the switch-over process, especially with regard to terrestrial broadcasts.

Government intervention usually involves providing some funding for broadcasters and, in some cases, monetary relief to viewers, to enable a switch-over to happen by a given deadline.

The facility with which digital switchover can be achieved depends not only on the size of the area and number of transmitters to be converted, but also on the number of viewers who rely on the analogue signal as their primary or only means of TV reception. In Berlin, for example, most residents were using cable television, so only a small number of households needed the new equipment necessary for digital reception. On the other hand, around 60% of UK households had access to multi-channel television as of Summer 2005 [1]. This left around 10 million households who would be forced to convert to another means of receiving television by the time digital switchover reaches their area.

Around the world

Switch-off completed

Notice on Finnish analog TV, telling people about the shutdown.

•  Luxembourg was the first country to complete the move to digital broadcasting on 1 September 2006. Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
•  Netherlands moved to digital broadcasting on 11 December, 2006. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office The switch-off was helped greatly by the fact that about 90% of the households have cable that continues to use analog distribution.
•  Finland ceased analogue terrestrial transmissions nationwide at 4am, September 1, 2007^[1] (switch-off was previously planned for the midnight after August 31 but a few extra hours were added for technical reasons). Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Cable TV viewers continued to receive analogue broadcasts until the end of February 2008.
•  Andorra completed its switch-off on September 25, 2007. Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra ( Catalan: Principat d'Andorra) is a small Landlocked country in western Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[2]
•  Sweden: The switch-off of the analogue terrestrial network progressed region–by–region. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. It started on the island of Gotland on 15 September 2005, and was completed on 15 October 2007, when the last analogue SVT1 transmitters in Scania and Blekinge were shut down. is a county, province and municipality of Sweden and the largest Island in the Baltic Sea. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden. Scania ( in Swedish and Danish) is a geographical region on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a traditional province ( is a one of the Provinces of Sweden ( landskap) situated in the south of the country ^[3] Cable distributors are allowed to continue broadcasting analogue television.
•  Switzerland began with the switch-off on 24 July, 2006 in Ticino and continued with Engadin on 13 November, 2006. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Canton Ticino or Ticino ( Italian: tiˈtʃiːno French and German: Tessin and) is the southernmost canton of Etymology In Romansch which is the indigenous language of the region the "Engadin" literally translates as the garden of the Inn River (Romansch En Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St The switch-off was completed on 26 November, 2007. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus"

Switch-off in progress

•  Austria began analogue switch-off on 5 March 2007, progressing from the west to the east. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
•  Brazil began free-to-air HD digital transmissions on, after a period of test broadcasts, on December 2, 2007^[4] in São Paulo, expanding in January 2008 to Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, and Belo Horizonte. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. São Paulo ( is the largest city in Brazil, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world Brasília (bɾaˈziliɐ is the Capital of Brazil. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country along a Plateau Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Belo Horizonte ( Portuguese for "beautiful horizon", (bɛloɾiˈzõtʃi) is the capital of Minas Gerais state located in the Digital broadcasts will be phased into the other 23 state capitals by the end of 2009, and to the remaining cities by December 31, 2013 ^[5]. Analogue and digital simulcasts will continue until June 29, 2016, when analogue will be discontinued. Simulcast is a Portmanteau of " simul taneous broad' cast' " and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one The main broadcasters (Globo, Record, Band, SBT and RedeTV!) are simulcasting in analogue and digital broadcast, in standard definition and 1080i high definition. Rede Globo ( English: Globo Network, better known as TV Globo, Globo TV or simply Globo) is a Brazilian television network Rede Record (in English, Record Network) is a Brazilian Television network. Rede Bandeirantes ( English: Bandeirantes Network) officially nicknamed Band, is a Television network from Brazil, RedeTV! or TV Ômega Ltda (Portuguese for TV!Network) is a Brazilian television network hosted in São Paulo Analog (or analogue) television encodes Television picture and sound information and transmits it as an Analog signal: one in which the Digital broadcasting is the practice of using digital data rather than analogue waveforms to carry broadcasts over television channels or assigned radio frequency bands High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition
•  Belgium: the situation is rather complex, as media regulations are under regional legislation. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Flemish region has announced that it will switch off analogue television on December 31, 2008, because coverage is already at 99 percent. Flemish (Vlaams in Dutch) is a popular informal term to refer to Belgian Dutch ( Belgisch-Nederlands in Dutch Dutch as spoken in Belgium Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Wallonian Region has not yet announced a date and is expected to follow the European dates because the geographic difficulties to cover the whole region. Walloons (Wallons Walons are a Romance people living in Belgium principally in Wallonia. In Wallonia there is already an 80 percent DTT coverage.
•  Czech Republic started the switch-off in September 2007 and should finish by September 2010. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, A broadcast law amendment which would change this is awaiting approval. The areas of Brno, Domažlice and Ústí nad Labem have already switched off. Brno ( IPA:; Brünn is the second-largest City in the Czech Republic. Domažlice (ˈdomaʒlɪtsɛ Taus is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Ústí nad Labem ( pronounced; Aussig is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region.
•  Denmark began digital transmission in March 2006 and the analogue network will be closed at the end of October 2009. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe ^[6][7]
•  France will have completed the switch-off in 2011. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 80% of the population will be able to see TNT in 2008. TNT (Télévision Numérique Terrestre is the national digital terrestrial service for France.
•  Germany started the switch-off in the Berlin area, beginning on 1 November 2002 and completing on 4 August 2003. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It has also been completed in Bremen and Hamburg. Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany "Simulcast" digital transmissions have started in other parts of the country, in an effort to prepare for a full switchover. Simulcast is a Portmanteau of " simul taneous broad' cast' " and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one The switch-off is planned to be completed by the end of 2008.
•  Norway: The switch-off started in late 2007 and will finish by 2009. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
•  United Kingdom: (see also Digital switchover in the United Kingdom). The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom is made up of over fifty primarily free-to-air television channels (including all the national analogue stations The first switchoff of analogue television was on 30 March 2005, in the villages of Llansteffan and Ferryside in Wales. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, it was partially unsuccessful as residents insisted that BBC Two Wales be left broadcasting in analogue as they felt that the digital replacement, BBC 2W, which opts out from BBC Two from 20:30 to 22:00 on weekdays, shows too much Welsh programming^[8] The switch-off of all analogue terrestrial TV broadcasts resumed again on October 17, 2007 with Whitehaven in Cumbria^[9] and will now proceed region by region. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the neighbourhood in Memphis Tennessee see Whitehaven Memphis. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy The last regions will be switched off in 2012. [2]. In the UK, the free-to-air digital broadcasts are branded as Freeview.
•  Australia: The Australian government originally planned a switch-off in 2008. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This has now been delayed to 2009 for metro areas and to 2013 for the regions. ^{[10] [11]} Until that time, free-to-air stations will be simulcast, along with digital only channels like ABC2. Simulcast is a Portmanteau of " simul taneous broad' cast' " and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia Launched on 7 March 2005 it is the responsibility of the ABC 's television division Since 1999, legislation has required all locally made free-to-air television transmissions to be in 16:9 widescreen format. The aspect ratio of an Image is its width divided by its height A widescreen image is a film computer or television image with a wider and shorter aspect ratio than the standard Academy frame developed during the Classical Cable television networks began simulcasting in 2004 and analog cable services were switched off in April 2007.
•  Bulgaria will complete its analog switch-off in December 2012. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
•  Canada: The main FTA broadcasters (CBC, CTV, and Global) have launched HD streams of their programming in limited markets such as Toronto and Vancouver. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia Global Television Network (more commonly called Global TV or just Global) is a Canadian English language privately owned Television network Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal Originally, unlike in the other countries, Canada was allowing the market to determine when the analogue switch-off begins. As a result, currently analogue and digital broadcasts co-exist, with virtually the only way to receive Canadian digital TV in most areas being via cable or satellite TV. In Toronto it is possible to pick up DTV over the air; in Montréal, Ottawa and Quebec City a partial set of channels (most often CBC only) are offered - primarily as a vehicle for limited HDTV deployments. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Digital Terrestrial Television ( DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Much of Canada has some over-the-air access to US border stations, most of which offer ATSC DTV. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Signal strength and quality varies widely. New TV's and DVD recorders often include ATSC tuners but basic converters for existing NTSC TV's typically are not readily available locally. A DVD recorder (also known as a DVDR mainly outside of the UK and Ireland is an Optical disc recorder that records video onto blank writeable DVD media A digital television adapter, (DTA or digital-to-analog converter (box is a device that receives by means of an antenna, a Digital television (DTV transmission As of May 2007 there are fewer than 20 digital television stations in Canada. May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. On May 17, 2007, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC, Canada's broadcasting authority) ruled that television stations would be forced to switch to ATSC digital broadcasting by 31 August 2011, with minor exceptions in remote areas where analogue transmissions will not cause interference. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. CRTC may also stand for Cathode Ray Tube Controller. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ( CRTC, in French Conseil Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[12] (Wikinews)
•  China: The switch-off is scheduled to be in 2015. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
•  Greece: the switch-off will complete after the end of 2010. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία [3].
•  Hong Kong's analogue broadcasting is planned to be switched off by 2012. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders ^[13]
•  Hungary is scheduled to switch off analogue broadcasting between 2010 and 2013. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic
•  Ireland's broadcaster RTE plans to make digital television available to most of the population by 2010 [4], and the switchoff is planned to be complete by 2012[5]. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.
•  Italy's government aims to complete the digital switchover by 2012. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
•  Japan: Japan is also running an intense nationwide campaign announcing the planned switchover to digital on July 24, 2011. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. 2011 ( MMXI) will be a Common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Many television stations around the country are already broadcasting simultaneously in digital, or are planning to start digital broadcasts by 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
•  Kenya's Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK) announced that the country will start digital broadcasting in 2008 following preliminary work by the government. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Kenya will be among the first countries in Africa to implement digital broadcasting. ^[14].
•  Mexico has a 20-year plan to switch, with the target year of 2022 for the analogue shut-off. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
•  Malaysia: Information Ministry was planning to shut down the country's analogue television system in phases beginning from 2009 and set to convert to full digital TV in 2015. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and
•  New Zealand: It was announced on the 29 November 2007 that the analogue TV broadcasts will end within the next 6 to 10 years and expect a switch off date to be announced by 2012. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Digital broadcast via Freeview become available late 2007. Freeview is a Non-profit organization providing Free-to-air Digital television and Digital radio to New Zealand.
•  Norway: The switch-off of the analog transmissions started in March 2008 and will the progress region-by-region. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The last analogue transmitters are scheduled to close down by the end of 2009.
•  Portugal's government aims to complete the digital switchover by 2012; digital broadcasts will start in 2008. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
•  Philippines: the National Telecommunications Commission will terminate all analogue television transmission on December 31, 2015. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2015 ( MMXV) will be a Common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar.
•  Russia has announced that the switch-off is to be completed in 2015^[15]. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
•  Spain: the switch-off will be completed on or before April 3, 2010^[16]. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two.
•  Ukraine: analogue transmissions will be terminated on 17 July 2015. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians 2015 ( MMXV) will be a Common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. [6]
•  Slovakia: the government aims to complete the digital switchover by 2012. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million
•  Slovenia: the switch-off will be completed in 2010. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west
•  South Africa will start switch-off in November 2008 in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and should be completed by mid 2011. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and
•  South Korea's analogue transmissions will be terminated nationwide on December 31, 2012. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2012 ( MMXII) will be a Leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
•  United States: By no later than February 17, 2009, all full-power ^[17] U. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and S. television broadcasts will be exclusively digital, and analogue transmissions will be terminated, by order of the Federal Communications Commission, with legislation setting this deadline signed into law in early 2006. ^[18] Furthermore, starting March 1, 2007, new television devices that receive signals over-the-air, including pocket sized portable televisions, personal computer video capture card tuners and DVD recorders, must include ATSC digital tuners. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated Video capture is the process of converting an Analog video signal—such as that produced by a video camera or DVD player—to digital form A DVD recorder (also known as a DVDR mainly outside of the UK and Ireland is an Optical disc recorder that records video onto blank writeable DVD media ^[19] Currently, most U. S. broadcasters are beaming their signals in both analog and digital formats; a few are digital-only. Citing the bandwidth efficiency of digital TV, after the analogue switch-off the FCC will auction off channels 52-69 (the lower half of the 700 MHz band) for other communications traffic^[20], completing the reallocation of broadcast channels 52–69 that began in the late 1990s. The United States 700 MHz FCC wireless Spectrum auction was started by the FCC on January 24, 2008 for the rights to operate the 700 To assist consumers through the conversion, the U. S. government will take requests from households for up to two $40 coupons for digital-to-analogue converter boxes^[21] beginning January 1, 2008 via a toll free number or a website. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[22][23] However, these government coupons are limited to an initial sum of $890 million (22,250,000 coupons) with the option to grow to $1. 34 billion (33,500,000 coupons) ^[24], which is far short of the estimated 112 million households in the United States. ^[25], Reports indicate that 1 in 2 households already has a digital TV. ^[26]
  • All of the major network stations in the Wilmington, North Carolina market, including low-power CBS affiliate WILM-LP (which has a digital signal), but excluding UNC-TV/PBS station WUNJ and the other low-power broadcasters in the area, will all turn off their analogue signals on September 8 and become the first market in the nation to go digital-only as part of a test by the FCC to iron out transition and reception concerns before the nationwide shutoff, and because the area's digital channel positions will remain unchanged after the transition ^[27]. Wilmington is a city in and the County seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. UNC-TV is a statewide Public television network in the US state of North Carolina. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the WUNJ will keep their analogue signal on as they are the official area conduit of emergency information in the area^[28].
  • For U. S. cable television, the FCC voted 5-0 on September 12, 2007 to require operators to make local broadcasts available to their users, even those with analogue television. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This requirement lasts until 2012, when the FCC will review the case again.

See also

• Digital UK
• List of digital television deployments by country
• Digital television

References

External links

• Digital UK (English Version)
• Digital UK (Welsh Version)