Get Ready for Digital Switchover
The Anglia and Central regions are preparing to swicth to digital TV starting from 30th March 2011 and finishing on 23rd November 2011 dependant on which transmitter you are receiving your signal from.
Stage One of the process sees the signal for analogue BBC 2 being swicthed off. At the same time BBC digital channels will be available to all areas for the first time.
Stage Two happens two weeks after stage one, when the remaining analogue channels will be swicthed off. All remaining digital channels will be available to all areas. HD TV channels will become available.
At each stage of the process you will need to re-tune your equipment to ensure you receive all available channels.
Schedule for switchover in the Anglia Region:
Sandy Heath transmitter - Cambridge, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire
Stage One: 30th March 2011
Stage Two: 13th April 2011
Sudbury - Parts of Suffolk and Essex
Stage One: 6th July 2011
Stage Two: 20th July 2011
Tacolneston - Norfolk and north Suffolk
Stage One: 9th November 2011
Stage Two: 23rd November 2011
Schedule for switchover in the Central Region:
Nottingham - The Nottingham area
Stage One: 30th March 2011
Stage Two: 13th April 2011
Lark Stoke - The Stratford-upon-Avon area
Stage One: 6th April 2011
Stage Two: 20th April 2011
Bromsgrove - The Bromsgrove area
Stage One: 6th April 2011
Stage Two: 20th April 2011
Ridge Hill - Herefordshire, south Shropshire, parts of Gloucester
Stage One: 6th April 2011
Stage Two: 20th April 2011
The Wrekin - North Shropshire and South Cheshire
Stage One: 6th April 2011
Stage Two: 20th April 2011
Waltham - Much of the East Midlands
Stage One: 17th August 2011
Stage Two: 31st August 2011
Sutton Coldfield - Much of the West Midlands
Stage One: 7th September 2011
Stage Two: 21st September 2011
Fenton - Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme
Stage One: 7th September 2011
Stage Two: 21st September 2011
Oxford - Oxfordshire, parts of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire
Stage One: 14th September 2011
Stage Two: 28th September 2011
Once Stage Two is complete you will no longer be able to receive analogue TV and will need to either upgrade your TV to one including a Freeview or Freesat Tuner, subscribe to SKY, Virgin Media or other subscription services, or purchase a stand alone Freeview or Freesat box which you can plug into your aerial. Analogue radio will not be affected, but you will be able to receive digital radio through your Freeview Box.
If you do not have a wide band aerial you will need to upgrade. to find a qualified engineer please visit Digital TV's list of registered aerial installers by clicking here
How electricshop.com can help
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