Less than 50 days to go: Regional Queensland is on the countdown to switchover!
In less than 50 days regional Queensland will make the historic transition to digital-only free-to-air television.
News
October 2011
Southern and Central NSW, ACT and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area next to switch
On 9 September the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, announced analog signals across Southern and Central New South Wales, ACT and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area will be switched off on 5 June 2012.
Early switchover in some towns in Southern and Central NSW, ACT and the MIA
Although the majority of towns in Southern and Central New South Wales, ACT and the MIA will be switching off their analog TV signals on 5 June some towns across the region will be making the switchover even earlier.
Rugby league legend David Peachey declares digital TV a knockout
The Head of the Digital Switchover Taskforce, Nerida O’Loughlin has welcomed the support of rugby league legend David Peachey, who attended the Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout in Bathurst on Saturday 1 October to promote the switch to digital TV in Southern and Central New South Wales, the ACT and MIA.
50,000 households helped with the Household Assistance Scheme
On 1 September the Digital Switchover Taskforce completed the 50,000th Household Assistance Scheme (HAS) installation at the home of Sidney and Yvonne Sanderson in Rockhampton. The milestone event was attended by the local MP and Member for Capricornia, Kirsten Livermore, and the head of the Digital Switchover Taskforce, Nerida O’Loughlin.
Eight in ten Queensland households ready for digital TV
Eight out of ten households in regional Queensland have converted to digital TV according to the latest Digital Tracker Survey results released on 1 September.