UK: Ofcom announce 3 HD terrestrial channels by 2009

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UK: Ofcom announce 3 HD terrestrial channels by 2009

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Ofcom has announced that it is going to be overseeing the conversion of terrestrial broadcast systems from analogue to digital - and is promising that three HD channels will be available as soon as the gradual digital switchover begins in the Granada region in 2009.

Apparently a fourth HD channel will also become available once the switch over is complete in 2012.
Read on: http://www.homecinemachoice.com/cgi-bin ... hp?id=9526

Humax are planning to release a Satellite Digi-box that can pick up the FTA HD Channels this year. It's not known if this will include be a PVR too.

I'd be interested in a one off cost to be able to pick up HD Broadcast TV.
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Granada region first? that's me :)
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I guess it doesn't interest you but I've been keeping an eye on it for ages. The South West is 2010.

Which will be 13 years after I got Digital TV and stopped using Analogue :D. The switch over has already become though. Is Granada The Borders? As I thought they were first. I'm sure they originally were.
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Post by saltysam »

Granada is basically the north west of england, merseyside,lancashire etc. i always thought Border was Newcastle,north-east but could well be wrong.
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