The SwitchHelp Site was designed for the 2012 Switchover. The Switchover is not complete, so this site is no longer maintained. We keep it live as it still may contain some useful historical information. See SwitchHelp Index for a list of all pages. |
The UK Digital Switchover is complete. On the 24th of October 2012, BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 were no longer broadcast on standard analogue TV in the UK.
To continue to watch TV, you need to have a digital set-top box or a TV set that has a built-in digital TV receiver.
Need some digital switchover help? You’ve come to the right place
On this site, we offer some practical help and advice about digital TV, and we answer your digital switchover questions.
We also look at services like Freeview, Freesat, Sky, BT Vision and Virgin Media to see what’s right for you.
List of Switchover Pages:
- Analogue TV after the Digital Switchover
- BT Vision and the UK Digital TV Switchover
- Cable TV Signals after the Switchover
- Converting a TV and Video Recorder for Freeview
- Digital Switchover – An Alternative Opinion
- Digital Switchover Checklist – How Ready Are You?
- Digital Switchover Help – Digital TV Explained
- Digital Switchover Help – Satellite TV Options
- Digital TV Accessibility Issues – Digital Switchover FAQ
- Digital TV in Other Rooms – Your Questions Answered
- Digital TV Switchover Help for the Elderly
- Digital TV Switchover Timetable
- Do I need a new TV for the Digital Switchover?
- Don’t watch TV? How does the Switchover affect you?
- FM and AM Radio and the Digital Switchover
- Freeview and the Digital TV Switchover
- Freeview Boosters and Splitters – Digital Switchover FAQ
- Freeview Coverage Checkers – Digital Switchover FAQ
- Freeview Questions Answered in our Digital Switchover FAQ
- Freeview Signal – Digital Switchover Help and Advice
- Freeview with an Indoor Aerial. Digital Switchover Help
- High Definition TV and the Digital Switchover
- How do I get a Digital TV aerial for Freeview?
- How much does it cost to Go Digital?
- How to connect to a TV or recorder with no SCART socket
- How to get HD High Definition TV
- Portable TV sets and the Digital TV Switchover
- Recording TV after the Digital Switchover – Your Questions Answered
- Satellite TV and Sky Digital – Digital Switchover Advice
- Sky Digital and the UK Digital Switchover
- Teletext and Ceefax after the Digital Switchover
- The Digital Switchover – How Do I Switch?
- The UK Digital Switchover Explained
- TV Aerials and the Digital Switchover
- TV Licence Questions – Digital Switchover FAQ
- TV SCART Connection – Help and Advice
- Video Recorders and the Digital Switchover
- VideoPlus and the Digital Switchover
- Virgin Media and the Digital TV Switchover
- What Happens On Digital TV Switchover Day?
- Why do we have to make the Digital Switchover
- Your Digital TV Switchover Questions Answered