Digital Switchover in Whitehaven
By the end of November this year we will see the first area completely changed over to digital only television.
Whitehaven in Cumbria will start the switch over to digital tv in mid October this year and the process will take around 4 weeks to complete.
The first channel to go digital will be BBC2 which will be replaced by a new digital multiplex of BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, News24 and CBBC. The remaining digital channels will go live within a few weeks and replace analogue BBC1, ITV and Channel 4. Five will become available for the first time for homes with terrestrial only aerials in July and will be a digital transmission.
Viewers in the Whitehaven area will be made aware the switch over by press and radio awareness campaigns, help and advice letters, and reminders inbetween regular Tv programmes. The process will be closely co-ordinated by Digital UK, ensuring the smoothest possible transition.
Other Borders regions and HTV West will be the next on the digital switch over roll-out plan. Dates and further information is expected later this year.
Further information about Digital Switch Over is available from Digital Uk.