Get ready for the Digital Switchover
The UK’s TV network is switching to digital. With BT Vision you’ll be ready for the Digital Switchover when it hits your part of the UK.
Between now and 2012, the UK’s old television broadcast signal (known as “analogue”) is being switched off and replaced with a “digital” signal. This will be done systematically by TV region and is called “Digital Switchover”.
View the switchover timetable >
View the switchover map >
After switchover, all television programming in the UK will be digitally transmitted and any TV set, or video recorder, that’s not converted to digital when the switchover takes place will no longer receive TV programmes. You do not need to replace your existing television sets to receive digital services. But, you will need to get some additional equipment that will.
BT Vision is fully digital compliant and will convert the TV set you connect it to, to a digital signal — bringing you all the usual TV channels and lots, lots more!
Why go digital with BT Vision?
With BT Vision, as well as 70 digital TV and radio channels, you can record up to 80 hours of your favourite shows without tapes — and pause and rewind live TV at the touch of a button.
You also get access to a huge selection of on demand entertainment — it’s like an instant-access DVD library in your living room. Watch what you want, when you want from over 6000 hours of the latest film blockbusters, the best of US and UK TV, hot music videos, great kids’ TV and more. See what’s on now >
For more information about Digital Switchover, visit www.digitaluk.co.uk >
| By TV region: | Starting in: |
| Whitehaven | 2007 (October) |
| Border | 2008/09 |
| West Country | 2009 |
| Granada | 2009 |
| Wales | 2009/10 |
| STV North | 2010 |
| STV Central | 2010/11 |
| West | 2010/11 |
| Central | 2011 |
| Yorkshire | 2011 |
| Anglia | 2011 |
| Meridian | 2011/12 |
| London | 2012 |
| Tyne Tees | 2012 |
| Ulster | 2012 |
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