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Television in the UK is going digital, bringing us all more choice and new services.
Starting in late 2007 and ending in 2012, television services in the UK will go
completely digital, TV region by TV region.
Please see page 91 to find out when your area switches to digital.
Digital UK is the independent, non-profit organisation leading the process of
digital TV switchover in the UK. Digital UK provides impartial information on what
people need to do to prepare for the move to digital, and when they need to do it.
How the switchover affects your
TV equipment:
Your new TV has a digital tuner built in, which means it is ready to receive the
Freeview signal by simply plugging it into your aerial socket (check if you can get
digital TV through your aerial now, or whether you’ll have to wait until switchover,
at
www.digitaluk.co.uk
).
When the TV switchover happens in your area, there are at least two occasions
when you will need to re-tune your TV in order to continue receiving your existing
TV channels, and also to pick up new ones. Digital UK, the body leading the digital
TV switchover, will advise you when you need to re-tune during the switchover.
If you choose to connect your TV to satellite or cable with a digital box then it will
not be affected by switchover, and you won’t need to re-tune.
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