Digital UK has announced analogue TV and the digital switchover will end on 24 October 2012.
Northern Ireland will be the final region to switch. On 10 October 2012 analogue BBC Two will be turned off across the region with the remaining analogue channels to be switched off permanently on 24 October and replaced by a stronger Freeview signal that will reach virtually all Northern Ireland households.
Announcing the end-date for analogue TV and switchover, David Scott, Digital UK Chief Executive, said: “The analogue era was a defining period for TV but the fully digital age will be even better, with a greater choice of channels for viewers everywhere. I’m looking forward to October next year when we will have brought the benefits of digital to every corner of the country.”
The UK’s switchover programme started in 2008. At its conclusion in 2012, more than 15 million new viewers will have been brought into coverage for Freeview services.