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Department for Culture Media and Sport

digital switchover

In the next few years, television is going completely digital. The digital switchover will take place between 2008 and 2012, ITV region by ITV region.

By the time the process is complete the whole of the UK will be receiving television in digital form, whether by terrestrial broadcasts, satellite, cable or broadband.

A map detailing planned regional switchover dates can be found on the digital television website.

We are co-managing the switchover process with the Department of Trade and Industry  (DTI), the Office of Communications (Ofcom) and Digital UK. We have developed the Digital Switchover Programme to co-ordinate our activities, together with other key stakeholders, until the process of digital switchover is complete.

You can find out more about digital switchover and digital broadcasting, including answers to frequently asked questions, in the "digital broadcasting" section of this site.