Digital switchover dates in the United Kingdom
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The digital switchover is the name given to the process by which analogue terrestrial television in the United Kingdom was replaced with digital terrestrial television. It is sometimes referred to as the "analogue switch off".
In the United Kingdom, the terrestrial switchover started on 17 October 2007 and was completed on 24 October 2012. Each group of transmitters within each TV region had its analogue broadcasts switched off at a certain point between those dates. The process was co-ordinated by an independent body, Digital UK.
Switchover guide
Stage 1 – Analogue BBC Two and low power digital Multiplex 1 switched off. High power Multiplex 1 switched on.
Stage 2 – All remaining analogue channels and low power digital multiplexes switched off. Remaining high power digital multiplexes switched on.
Switchover dates
These are the dates at which switchover took place in each TV region, as published by Digital UK.
Technical trial
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | BBC One, ITV1, S4C switched off† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferryside | Ferryside and Llansteffan communities in Wales (approx 1200 people in around 500 properties) | 30 March 2005 | |
| ^† BBC Two was not switched off until 19 August 2009 in conjunction with stage 1 of Ferryside's parent transmitter, Preseli. In addition, the digital multiplexes did not adopt their final transmission modes until switchover at Preseli in 2009. | |||
Border
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eskdale Green, Gosforth and Whitehaven‡ | Copeland | 17 October 2007 | 14 November 2007 |
| Selkirk[1] <templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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Scottish Borders | 6 November 2008 | 20 November 2008 |
| Caldbeck[2]<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
England:
Scotland:
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North and Mid-Cumbria, and Dumfries & Galloway | 18 June 2009 | 24 June 2009 |
| ^‡ Digital multiplexes from these three transmitters did not adopt their final transmission modes until switchover at their parent transmitter, Caldbeck. | |||
Westcountry
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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South Devon | 8 April 2009 | 22 April 2009 |
| Stockland Hill<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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South-west Somerset, parts of west Dorset and south-east Devon, including Exeter | 6 May 2009 | 20 May 2009 |
| Huntshaw Cross<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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North Devon | 1 July 2009 | 29 July 2009 |
| Redruth<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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East Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly | 8 July 2009 | 5 August 2009 |
| Caradon Hill<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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Cornwall and Devon, including Plymouth | 12 August 2009 | 9 September 2009 |
Wales
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, S4C, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilvey Hill[3]<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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Swansea | 12 August 2009 | 9 September 2009 |
| Preseli<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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|
West Wales | 19 August 2009 | 16 September 2009 |
| Carmel<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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South and central Wales | 26 August 2009 | 23 September 2009 |
| Llanddona<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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North-west Wales, including Anglesey | 21 October 2009 | 18 November 2009 |
| Moel-y-Parc<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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North-east Wales | 28 October 2009 | 25 November 2009 |
| Long Mountain<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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East-central Wales | 4 November 2009 | 3 December 2009 |
| Blaenplwyf<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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Central and mid Wales | 10 February 2010 | 10 March 2010 |
| Wenvoe<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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South-east Wales, including Cardiff | 3 March 2010 | 31 March 2010 |
Granada
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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Isle of Man | 18 June 2009 | 24 July 2009 |
| Winter Hill<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and South Cumbria | 4 November 2009 | 2 December 2009 |
West of England
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendip<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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Bristol, parts of Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Southern Gloucestershire | 24 March 2010 | 7 April 2010 |
| Ridge Hill (West) | North Gloucestershire | 6 April 2011 | 20 April 2011 |
STV North
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, STV, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bressay<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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Red banners on lampposts in Baltasound remind residents about the digital switchover in The Shetland Islands
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5 May 2010 | 19 May 2010 |
| Keelylang Hill<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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The Orkney Islands | 12 May 2010 | 26 May 2010 |
| Rumster Forest<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> | Caithness | 2 June 2010 | 16 June 2010 |
| Eitshal<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> | Lewis, Wester Ross, North West Sutherland and parts of Harris and Skye | 7 July 2010 | 21 July 2010 |
| Skriaig<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> | Skye, Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and parts of Barra | 14 July 2010 | 28 July 2010 |
| Angus<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
|
Angus, Dundee, Perth and parts of Fife | 4 August 2010 | 18 August 2010 |
| Durris<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> | Aberdeenshire | 1 September 2010 | 15 September 2010 |
| Knockmore<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> | Moray, Strathspey and parts of Easter Ross | 8 September 2010 | 22 September 2010 |
| Rosemarkie<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> | Inverness and the Great Glen | 6 October 2010 | 20 October 2010 |
Channel Islands
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, Channel 4 switched off | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frémont Point<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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The Channel Islands | 17 November 2010 | |
The Channel Islands' transmitters carry three of the DTT multiplexes – BBCA, D3&4 and BBCB. BBCA carries the BBC SD channels as elsewhere, the D3&4 mux carries ITV3 (which is on the SDN mux elsewhere) as of February 2012 in place of ITV1 +1 (which is not available on the islands), and BBCB carries BBC HD, BBC One HD and Channel 4 HD (ITV1 HD is not available on the islands).
STV Central
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, STV, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torosay<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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South west Highlands and Islands | 13 October 2010 | 27 October 2010 |
| Darvel<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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Parts of central Scotland, Argyll and Bute | 11 May 2011 | 25 May 2011 |
| Rosneath HP | Rosneath | ||
| Rosneath VP<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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| Craigkelly<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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Lothian, parts of Edinburgh and parts of Fife | 1 June 2011 | 15 June 2011 |
| Black Hill<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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Glasgow, central Scotland and parts of Edinburgh | 8 June 2011 | 22 June 2011 |
Anglia
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Heath<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire | 30 March 2011 | 13 April 2011 |
| Sudbury<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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Parts of Suffolk and Essex | 6 July 2011 | 20 July 2011 |
| Tacolneston<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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Norfolk and north Suffolk | 9 November 2011 | 23 November 2011 |
Central
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | The Nottingham area | 30 March 2011 | 13 April 2011 |
| Bromsgrove | The Bromsgrove area | 6 April 2011 | 20 April 2011 |
| Lark Stoke | Stratford upon Avon area | ||
| Ridge Hill (Central)<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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Herefordshire and south Shropshire | ||
| The Wrekin<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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North Shropshire and south Cheshire | ||
| Waltham<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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Parts of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and south Nottinghamshire | 17 August 2011 | 31 August 2011 |
| Fenton | Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme | 7 September 2011 | 21 September 2011 |
| Sutton Coldfield<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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much of the West Midlands | ||
| Oxford<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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Oxfordshire, parts of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire | 14 September 2011 | 28 September 2011 |
Yorkshire
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
|
Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire | 3 August 2011 | 17 August 2011 |
| Oliver's Mount<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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The Scarborough area | ||
| Chesterfield<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> | The Chesterfield area | 10 August 2011 | 24 August 2011 |
| Sheffield<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
|
The Sheffield area | ||
| Emley Moor<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
|
Most of Yorkshire | 7 September 2011 | 21 September 2011 |
Meridian
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannington<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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Parts of Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey | 8 February 2012 | 22 February 2012 |
| Midhurst<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> | Much of West Sussex | 29 February 2012 | 14 March 2012 |
| Rowridge<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
|
Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, parts of Dorset and West Sussex | 7 March 2012 | 21 March 2012 |
| Whitehawk Hill | The Brighton area | ||
| Hastings | The Hastings area | 30 May 2012 | 13 June 2012 |
| Heathfield | East Sussex | ||
| Tunbridge Wells | The Tunbridge Wells area | ||
| Bluebell Hill | North Kent and south Essex | 13 June 2012 | 27 June 2012 |
| Dover | South and east Kent |
London
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | Greater London and parts of the Home Counties | 4 April 2012 | 18 April 2012 |
Tyne Tees
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilsdale<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
|
Teesside, County Durham and much of North Yorkshire | 12 September 2012 | 26 September 2012 |
| Chatton<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
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|
North Northumberland | ||
| Pontop Pike<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
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Tyne and Wear and County Durham |
UTV
| Transmitter(s) | Area served | Stage 1 date (BBC Two switched off) |
Stage 2 date (BBC One, UTV, Channel 4, Channel 5 switched off) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brougher Mountain<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
|
South West Northern Ireland | 10 October 2012 | 24 October 2012 |
| Divis<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> | Belfast and the surrounding area | ||
| Limavady<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Relay transmitters
|
North West Northern Ireland |
Northern Ireland was scheduled to complete the digital switchover on the same day as the Republic of Ireland, but the Republic of Ireland switched off analogue signals on the following day (25 October 2012). Viewers in some areas will be able to receive an additional Multiplex of channels carrying RTÉ One, RTÉ Two and TG4. These will be broadcast as DVB-T2, and hence, whilst not in HD will require a Freeview HD TV or box to receive them. Viewers in much of Northern Ireland will be able to receive these and other Irish channels directly from Saorview transmitters based in the Republic.
See also
References
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- Digital UK
- Digital Switchover UK
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