Switchhelp: UK Digital TV Switchover Timetable

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The UK Digital TV Switchover Timetable

By October 2012, the old analogue TV service will be gone, as the Government’s Digital Switchover draws to a close. The switchover happened region-by-region across Britain.

When did my region switch?

Here is an overview of the UK digital switchover timetable:

Oct 2007	Whitehaven in Cumbria becomes the first town to “go digital”.
Nov 2008	Border TV Region began the switch, starting with the Selkirk transmitter (Carlisle & Dumfries) in November 2008.
2009	The following TV regions started the switch: Granada, West Country and Wales. Caradon Hill transmitter (serving Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall) switched on 12 August North East and North West Wales switched in late October Winter Hill transmitter (serving Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire) switched on 4th November Long Mountain – East and Central Wales – 4 November
2010	The following TV regions started the switch: West, Grampian and Scottish. Wales (Blaenplwyf and Wenvoe) switched 10 Feb Wales (Wenvoe) switched 3 March Mendip (Bristol area) switched 24 March Scotland STV North switched between May and Oct Scotland STV Central, started the switch in October Channel Islands switched in November
2011	The following TV regions started to switch: Central, from March 2011 Anglia, from March 2011 Yorkshire, from August 2011
2012	The following TV regions start to switch: London (Crystal Palace), April 2012 Meridian region, from February 2012 Tyne Tees Ulster UTV

More information

How do I switch?
Digital Switchover Checklist
What happens on Switchover day?
Freeview Reception help: Radio and Telly Freeview Advice

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The UK Digital TV Switchover Timetable

When did my region switch?

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