[CMA TV] Digital switchover to start with BBC2 in Whitehaven

[Editor, Airflash Magazine]

Digital switchover to start with BBC2 in Whitehaven
Jessica Rogers
12:00pm


The switch from analogue to digital television will kick off on  
October 17 with the switch off of the BBC 2 analogue signal in the  
Cumbrian town of Whitehaven.

The remaining three analogue channels, BBC 1, ITV1 and Channel 4,  
will be switched off four weeks later on November 14. This two-stage  
process will then be repeated region by region across the UK until  
switchover completes in 2012.

Digital UK, the body set up to oversee the switchover, announced the  
news today along with the launch of a marketing campaign designed to  
educate the 25,000 households in Whitehaven about the switch.

Broadcast minister Shaun Woodward said: "The countdown to a digital  
future has begun. In October, Whitehaven will start the process of  
digital switchover. Residents will be able to reap the benefits of a  
greater choice of TV channels and better quality pictures and sound.

"Arrangements are in place to ensure Whitehaven residents get the  
help and support they need. This will help to ensure the UK switch to  
digital is as smooth as possible."

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Source: Broadcastnow
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcastnowarticle.aspx?intStoryID=167898




Michelle McGuire
Editor, Airflash Magazine

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