The Great Digital Switchover Schedule

The great digital TV switchover schedule starts in 2008 with the Borders TV region.  The switchover continues by ITV region and is scheduled to finish with London in time for the Olympics in 2012.

 ITV Region

Scheduled
Switchover

Borders

2008 - 2nd half

West Country

2009 - 1st half

HTV Wales, Granada

 2009 - 2nd half

HTV West, Grampian

 2010 - 1st half

Scottish Television

 2010 - 2nd half

Yorkshire, Anglia, Central

 2011 - 1st half

Meridian, Carlton/LWT(London),

 2012 - 1st half

Tyne Tees, Ulster

 2012 - 2nd half

This regional order has been determined by technical criteria determined by the Broadcasters and Ofcom. The regional order will follow ITV regions. This ensures that the impact on ITV regional advertising markets is minimised.

Postcode Database

The digital broadcasters have established a database to predict the reception of Digital Terrestrial Television according to individual consumers' Post Codes. This can be accessed through the Digital Television Group (DTG) website: www.dtg.org.uk/retailer/coverage.html

Further information:
Operators