Analogue TV Goes - limited Digital service
Analogue TV Goes - limited Digital service


The second phase of the digital switchover for the Sandy Heath transmitter took place on Wednesday the 13th of April. Those of us who's aerials point west lost the last of the analogue channels.

Alas that is not the full story. Because some channels are broadcast with a weaker signal than others we don't yet have the full set of Freeview channels.

No 5*,5USA,Film4 or Yesterday to name but a few.

It's my understanding that the signals will be boosted o ver time with the final switch occuring 27 June 2012.

Here are the details

NOTE: The commercial multiplexes at Sandy Heath will remain on their pre-switchover channels and powers for a period after digital switchover. SDN will then temporarily move to channel 31 (at 20kW ERP) on 31 Aug 2011, before adopting its final allocation of channel 51 on 18th April 2012. Arqiva A will adopt its final allocation of channel 52 on 23 Nov 2011. Arqiva B will temporarily move to channel 67 (at 20kW ERP) at switchover and then it will adopt its final allocation of channel 48 on 14 Sept 2011.NOTE: D3&4 and HD use transitional S1 antenna until 27 June 2012.



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