On Tuesday 16 April, Perth became the third metropolitan area to switch off analog TV signals and broadcast free-to-air TV in digital-only. Perth residents are now enjoying their TV favourite shows in a clearer picture plus a greater variety of channels to choose from.
The Digital Switchover Taskforce would like to thank Tommy Adebayo, Perth Multicultural Switchover Ambassador, who worked hard to ensure that local multicultural communities made the switch to digital-only TV signals. Tommy’s contribution to the Digital…
Noeletta Lee’s family is delighted that digital TV has arrived in their Perth home. Since 16 April they have finally been able watch programs on NITV that focus on Aboriginal people.
People in some areas of Geelong will be making the switch to digital-only free-to-air TV on 30 May 2013 – earlier than the 10 December 2013 switchover in Melbourne. This will affect people receiving TV services from the transmission facility at Montpellier Service Basin in Highton.
The countdown is on for Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast residents, who have less than one month to get ready for the digital switchover on 28 May 2013. At 9am on Tuesday 28 May, analog TV signals will be switched off across the region and TV will be broadcast in digital-only so now is the time to get ready!
At 9am on 28 May 2013 the analog television signal will be switched off in areas of Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast. If you’re digital ready, it’s important to make sure that friends and family have also made the switch.
Regional and remote Western Australia will be switching to digital-only free-to-air TV at 9am on 25 June 2013. From that date onwards the whole of Western Australia will be watching digital-only TV – with Perth already making the switch on 16 April.
On 30 July 2013 analog TV signals will be switched off across metropolitan Darwin and surrounding areas and free-to-air TV will be broadcast in digital-only. This means there are less than three months to go before you need to be digital ready.
Yesterday marked an historic moment for television in Adelaide when the analog TV signals were permanently switched off. Residents are now enjoying a clearer picture and a greater variety of channels following the switch to digital-only free-to-air TV. It’s now time to sit back and enjoy the greater viewing pleasure of digital TV with friends and family!
The Digital Switchover Taskforce would like to extend its thanks to the Adelaide Multicultural Switchover Ambassadors.