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Introduction.
The big digital switchover is now approaching its completion and will affect anyone
who relies on an aerial to pick up their TV programmes. It does not affect people who currently get their programmes
exclusively from satellite, cable or BT Vision. As those of us
who have already switched can testify, it will involve all of us in
some expense and inconvenience, whether we want to watch the extra
digital channels or not. Having said that, since the process began in 2008,
many people will have replaced their ageing TVs for a modern flat screen
model anyway, especially as they're so much cheaper now than
they were just a few years ago, and these
new models all have Freeview tuners built in. Similarly twin tuner recorders
have exploded on to the market, so the market for video/DVD recorders
as a means of recording TV transmissions has all but disappeared.
What's all this analogue and digital stuff anyway?
The old-style analogue transmissions are in the form of variable
radio waves. Imagine you're standing at the side of a street watching
an emergency vehicle approaching with its siren going. As it passes
you the pitch of the siren drops. This is because on approach the
waves are being compressed (so the frequency is higher) and as the
vehicle travels away the waves are being stretched (so the frequency
is lower). If the vehicle accelerates, the effect will be increased
and the pitch will drop further. So in a television signal, by varying
the frequency of the wave form, the signal can be made to convey
patterns that inside a receiver are converted into a picture. That's
analogue in a nutshell.
Digital transmissions on the other hand are sent as a rapid stream
of zeros and ones. Again, a suitable receiver can process those into a
picture. An approximate analogy is morse code where patterns of long
and short pulses equate to alphabetic characters, forming a message.
Digital signals have been around for many years; CDs and DVDs all use
digital technology for example. The big advantage for TV transmissions
is that for any given bandwidth, far more digital channels can be
carried than analogue and therefore it's far more efficient. It also
offers the opportunity (not always taken up by the broadcasters) of
much higher picture and sound quality, but the main advantage for the
Government is that once the analogue signals have been switched off,
it can sell off huge chunks of the existing bandwidth to buyers such
as mobile phone companies who have an insatiable appetite for it and
are prepared to pay handsomely to get it.
Background.
Over
a period of
4 years from late 2008 to 2012, the traditional analogue TV
signals are being switched off. They're being switched off region by region, with
the full schedule shown towards the bottom of this page. When that
happens, virtually all older TVs and video recorders will cease to
work by themselves, and each one will need to be replaced or equipped
with a separate digital set top box (STB). Your
television remote control will be more or less redundant except for
turning it on and off and adjusting the volume, and all channel settings
will be done using the STB. Those people already equipped with
satellite or Freeview equipment will be familiar with that and better
placed to cope.
What will it mean for householders?
Those people with Sky+ (or freesat+ or for that matter Freeview+)
already have a head start. They will probably be far more likely than
the rest of the population to use digital signals exclusively, and
they won't be bothered about setting timed recordings in the
traditional way. Everyone else will have to change the way in which
they watch, and especially record, TV programmes. Currently, a single
aerial will feed any number of separate receivers (subject to signal
strength), so video recorders and TVs can be daisy-chained together
using the RF loop-through sockets.
All that will change. Each standard STB, whether it be a Sky digibox or
a Freeview receiver, can only pick up one frequency at a time. This means
a separate receiver will be needed for each and every analogue TV and
video in the house. Not only that but each one will require its own
connection to a power point. You also need to be careful about buying
more than 1 of a specific make if they're to be used in the same room.
The remote controls, especially with cheaper models, might affect both
STBs with irritating results.
In some parts of the country, Freeview receivers will work quite
happily with existing aerials but not everywhere. Except in areas
where the digital switchover has already happened, digital terrestrial
TV signals (DTT) are currently
transmitted at relatively low power. Therefore in all but the
strongest signal areas, it might be necessary to upgrade your aerial,
adding further expense.
All new TVs available for sale are now capable
of receiving Freeview, but unfortunately they still have to have analogue tuners
as well, which makes them a bit more
expensive than they'd otherwise need to be. Eventually, twin analogue/digital sets will
disappear altogether, as happened with twin 405/625 line TVs in the late
60s, and prices will then drop further. Hard drive recorders are also now
available with Freeview built in, capable of recording more than 1 channel
at a time.
The good news is that DTT will give you many more free channels than
the 5 available on analogue. Whether you will choose to watch any of
them is a moot point but then lots of people said the same thing when
the original 2 channels became 3 with the launch of BBC2 in the early
60s! (And there were even some people such as my parents who 10 years
earlier thought that BBC television was quite enough thank you very
much and could see no good reason for ITV to begin broadcasting! It
simply lowered standards!)
And
finally, apropos the above comments, in 2011
I saw this item posted on a satellite forum. I couldn't have
put it better myself!
Ok, just
to clear up once and for all, here are the different ways of
receiving your TV programmes :-
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Freeview - A large collection of free to air
channels, most of which nobody wants or needs.
-
Freesat - A slightly different large
collection of free to air channels, most of which nobody wants or needs.
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Sky, Virgin, BT Vision - An even larger
collection of pointless channels that you pay a subscription for, only
to spend most of the time watching the same free channels as everyone
else.
-
Analogue - A small collection of 5 channels
that is being phased out, forcing everyone to choose one of the other
options, so they can spend most of the time watching the same 5 channels
that they used to watch on analogue.
Have I missed anything ?
What will it mean for caravanners?
All of the above points apply equally at home or away but there are
some additional issues for caravanners. The first is that most modern
caravans are fitted with omni-directional TV aerials such as the
Status 315. These are easy to use as they require no aiming - they
pick up signals from any direction. However because DTT signals are
far weaker than analogue ones, at least until after switchover, a
basic Status aerial will have difficulty pulling in any kind of usable
signal. Moreover, weak analogue signals provide a picture which though
'snowy' might still be watchable; digital signals don't: the picture
is either perfect or non-existent. The Status 530 steerable aerial
will give better results but will still not be as good as an aerial
mounted on the roof of a house.
After switchover, the digital signals will be boosted and reception
should then be at least as good as the analogue signals were before
the switchover. In any case, caravanners who visit different parts of
the country will still need to use analogue equipment or an aerial
capable of dealing with weaker digital signals.
To complicate matters, steerable aerials such as
the Status 530 have another problem, which is that there is no easy way to
establish with a digital receiver which direction the local transmitter
lies. With analogue, you can establish the direction by trial and error
but that doesn't work with Freeview. You need to know before you start
which way to aim the aerial. Fortunately, just as with satellite TV, you
can buy signal meters which will tell you when your aerial is pointing the
right way. Places like Maplins sell them at prices starting at around £15,
or just put aerial signal meter into Google. This might save you
a few £s over the Maplins price but make sure that delivery costs don't
wipe out any potential savings. One word of caution - many meters use satellite-style
F connectors so you might need to buy a couple of F-to-coax adapters
as well.
The other thing to remember is that terrestrial
signals are polarised either horizontally (for main transmitters) or
vertically (for relay masts). With any kind of steerable aerial such
as the Status 530 already mentioned, you'll need to turn it through
90º to match the incoming signal. So whilst you can do that on site
by simple trial and error, you might want to look for roof-mounted aerials on nearby
houses on your way to the campsite to see which way they
are aligned.
Another issue is that of booster circuits on some caravan sites in weak
signal areas. Many of the sites operated by the Caravan Club and the
Camping & Caravanning Club for example are equipped with piped TV
signals terminating at the mains hook-up bollards. My understanding is
that the clubs are upgrading their systems on a site-by-site basis as
each region is changed over, and you should visit their respective
websites for further information.
Finally, people who currently just have an old TV in the caravan
will in future have to remember to take a STB as well (which will of
course need its own separate power socket adjacent to the TV). If you
also take a video recorder with you, that will also need its own
separate STB! Caravan manufacturers will be delighted - we'll all need
bigger caravans .
High definition transmissions
Many people are now latching on to the idea of
high definition TV, encouraged by TVs marked in the shops as 'HD Ready'.
So let's examine what it means. First, it runs alongside the current
digital transmissions - it doesn't replace them. So existing digital
equipment will not be rendered obsolete
and it's up to each household whether to
invest in HD or not. Secondly, TVs advertised as 'HD-ready' won't pick
up HD transmissions by themselves; they're simply able to
handle the higher screen resolution. In order to receive HD signals,
all TVs must either be linked to an HD set top box, or be
equipped with an integrated HD tuner. Such integrated TVs are now becoming
more widely available, with most manufacturers building Freeview HD
models, and in some cases Freesat HD models. Indeed Panasonic is
building a range of Viera TVs fitted with both types of tuner. No TV
manufacturer has any current plans to build Sky or cable integrated
models.
In the case of separate set top boxes, both Sky
and Freesat also have HD recorders but there is a £10 per month charge for
using a Sky HD box. Meanwhile, Freeview HD recorders were late coming to
market but are now available.
One other thing to note is that 'HD Ready' doesn't
necessarily mean the same thing for all TVs. If a TV is marked as HD
Ready, it probably means it's only capable of 720p HD - not the highest
resolution. To get the highest, you need to look for 'Full HD' or 'HD
Ready 1080p'. For small TVs in a caravan, you might not need HD at
all and certainly not full 1080 resolution but it could matter
in the home, especially with larger screen sizes.
Smart TVs Smart TVs are now appearing widely in the shops
and national press adverts. So what are they? In simple terms, they are
TVs capable of connecting to the internet, either by wi-fi or hardwired
ethernet. They can then connect directly to online facilities such as
Facebook or YouTube, or to catch-up services like the BBC iPlayer, providing much higher screen quality
than is normally available on a computer monitor. Many are also being
combined with 3D capability (though the 2 technologies are separate
and you don't necessarily have to have both in the one TV).
I have to say it's unlikely you'd derive much benefit from having a
smart TV in a caravan! On the other hand, some years
down the line smart TVs might become the de facto standard, so that you'll get the
new technology by default whether you decide to use it or not.
Freeview Lite
I said above
that the digital signals from the terrestrial transmitters will be boosted after the digital switchover but that's
not the whole story. Even after switchover, not everyone
will be able to receive the full set of Freeview channels.
The reason is technical and I don't understand it myself. However it's to
do with the way that frequencies are arranged so that they don't cause
interference (between adjacent transmitters presumably). The Channel Islands are one such
group and maybe it's their proximity to
France that is the problem, but most relay transmitters elsewhere in the
country are similarly affected. The end result is that not all transmitters will
carry the full complement of Freeview channels (though they will all
carry the 5 main channels), and this is what's known as Freeview Lite.
If you're affected and any of the missing channels are important to
you, you'll have to consider going for a satellite solution.
Switchover schedule
With each switchover, the schedule will be that at about midnight of
the commencement date, analogue BBC2 will be switched off permanently
at the main transmitter, and its relays if any. The other analogue
channels may be subject to periods of shutdown as well, but most
should be OK again by about 6.00am. Any transmitters not already
carrying Freeview signals will have those switched on. On the
scheduled completion date, all remaining analogue channels will be
switched off and the digital signals will begin transmitting at full
strength. It is likely that you will need to retune any existing
Freeview equipment at both stages.
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Transmitter and areas covered |
| By
end of 2011 |
At the end of 2011, most of Britain has
switched. The only remaining areas are London and the Meridian, Tyne Tees
and Ulster
TV regions. All completed regions have been archived
to the bottom of this page
(Go-->)
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| Commencing: |
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| 2012 (8 February) |
Hannington - Parts of Hampshire, Berkshire and
Surrey (switchover due for completion 22
February 2012) |
| 2012 (28 February) |
Midhurst - most of West Sussex
(switchover due for completion 14 March 2012) |
| 2012 (7 March) |
Rowridge - Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, parts of
Dorset and West Sussex (switchover due for
completion 21 March 2012) |
| 2012 (7 March) |
Whitehawk Hill - the Brighton area
(switchover due for completion 21 March 2012) |
| 2012 (4 April) |
Crystal Palace - Greater London
(switchover due for completion 18 April 2012) |
| 2012 (30 May) |
Heathfield - East Sussex (switchover due for completion 13
June 2012) |
| 2012 (30 May) |
Tunbridge Wells (switchover due for completion 13
June 2012) |
| 2012 (30 May) |
Hastings (switchover
due for completion 13 June 2012) |
| 2012 (13 June) |
Dover - south and east Kent (switchover due for completion 27 June
2012) |
| 2012 (13 June) |
Bluebell Hill - north and mid Kent (switchover due for completion 27
June 2012) |
| 2012 (12 September) |
Billsdale - Teeside and much of North
Yorkshire (switchover due for completion 26
September 2012) |
| 2012 (12 September) |
Chatton - north Northumberland (switchover due for completion 26 September
2012) |
| 2012 (12 September) |
Pontop Pike - Tyne and Wear and County
Durham (switchover due for completion 26
September 2012) |
| 2012 (10 October) |
Brougher Mountain - south west Northern
Ireland (switchover due for completion 24
October 2012)
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| 2012 (10 October) |
Divis - Belfast and the surrounding
area (switchover due for completion 24
October 2012)
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| 2012 (10 October) |
Limavady - north west Northern
Ireland (switchover due for completion 24
October 2012) |
Further information can be obtained from the Government's own
website, http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/.
Reception reports following switchover.
These are reports kindly supplied by people who have visited this
website. They are offered for your information.
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Location |
Switchover stage |
Type of aerial
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Reception |
| ENGLAND |
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Cambridgeshire
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November 2009
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St Neots CCC site,
Cambridgeshire |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
10km from Sandy Heath
relay transmitter (compass bearing 165 deg) - all Freeview channels
available. |
November 2009
|
Ferry Meadows CC site,
Peterborough |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
43km from Waltham
transmitter (compass bearing 307 deg) - some Freeview channels
available (no MUX C or D). |
November 2009
|
Houghton Mill CC site,
Huntingdon |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
24km from Sandy Heath
relay transmitter (compass bearing 198 deg) - all FV channels
available. |
November 2009
|
Cherry Hinton CC and
Cambridge CCC sites |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
27km from Sandy Heath
relay transmitter (compass bearing 259 deg) - all FV channels
available. |
| Cheshire |
|
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| April 2010 |
Delamere Forest CCC
site |
Complete |
Directional |
"Visited the site
twice this year. Was warned first time that we would not get TV
without a dish. How wrong! We have a steerable aerial, but without
any messing at all, got a quality signal. Second visit advised the
warden, who said it depended where you were. I was in a totally
different end to the first visit, and had the same result, quality
signal. I rather think that it may depend on your aerial and
wondered whether he was using a non-directional aerial. " |
| Cornwall |
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| November 2009 |
Trevedra Farm CC site,
Sennan |
Complete |
Directional |
No need to aim the dish
- perfect Freeview reception in all directions! |
| Cumbria |
|
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| August 2009 |
Park Coppice CC site,
Coniston |
Complete |
Omni-directional |
"Probably 5/6 good
channels but the majority had varying levels of break-up. A
directional aerial might have given better results." |
| September 2009 |
Englethwaite Hall CC
Site,
Carlisle
OS map 86, 487504 |
Complete |
Omni-directional |
80% signal strength,
100% quality - 83 TV channels & 25 radio. |
| October 2009 |
Dockray Meadow CC site,
Lamplugh |
Complete |
Site booster circuit |
Full service from site
bollards but no reception using the Status. |
| November 2009 |
Caravan Club CL site at
Stainton near Penrith |
Complete |
Omni-directional |
"Using the
previously useless Status 315 omni aerial, I managed to pick up all
of the main channels perfectly! If I can pick up Freeview this
easily at other areas, I might not bother with the Sat set up
anymore!" |
| July 2010 |
Low Park Wood CC site |
Complete |
Not stated |
"Poor reception,
could get about 9 channels. Lots and lots of trees about though.
They do have aerial points on some pitches which allow you to get
approx 60 channels." |
| Devon |
|
|
|
|
| August 2009 |
Willingcott CC site
near Woolacombe |
Complete |
Directional aerial
needed - no reception with Status 315 |
All channels from the
Huntshaw Cross transmitter with a directional aerial. Aim your
aerial to compass bearing 140° . |
| October 2009 |
Umberleigh CCC site |
Complete |
External |
80% signal strength, no
problems with reception. |
| October 2009 |
Ladys Mile Caravan
Park,
Dawlish |
Complete |
Directional |
"By pointing my
aerial in one direction I could get some freeview channels and by
pointing in the opposite direction I could get different freeview
channels. No matter what I did I could not get a reception of all
the freeview channels. Some days it was difficult to get any
freeview channels." |
| October 2009 |
Putts Corner CC site
near
Sidmouth |
Complete |
Omni-directional |
Excellent reception. |
| August 2010 |
Spiller's Farm,
Musbury, Axminster |
Complete |
Omni-directional |
"I had no problem
getting all the Freeview channels on the first search, I wish the
Vodafone coverage was as good!" |
| Dorset |
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|
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| October 2009 |
Melplash, near Bridport |
Complete |
Omni-directional |
Excellent reception.
|
| Essex |
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|
| November 2009 |
Kelvedon Hatch CCC
site,
near Brentwood |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
35km from Crystal
Palace transmitter (compass bearing 224 deg) - all Freeview channels
available. |
| Hampshire |
|
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|
| March 2010 |
Black Knowl CC site,
Brockenhurst |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
All channels available,
using directional aerial pointed approx 67 degrees. |
| Hertfordshire |
|
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|
| November 2009 |
Ashridge Farm CC site,
near Baldock |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
12km from Sandy Heath
relay transmitter (compass bearing 325 deg) - all Freeview channels
available. |
| Kent |
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|
|
| November 2009 |
Bearsted CC site,
Maidstone |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
9km from Bluebell Hill
transmitter (compass bearing 317 deg) - all FV channels available |
| Merseyside |
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|
|
| July 2010 |
Church Farm Campsite,
Thurstaston |
Complete |
Indoor |
Small Grundig Freeview
box and basic Freeview digital friendly indoor aerial, received 59
tv and radio channels, including BBC and ITV channels, perfect
unpixellated pictures.. |
| Norfolk |
|
|
|
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| November 2009 |
Broadlands CC site,
near Wroxham |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
33km from Tacolneston
transmitter (compass bearing 228 deg) - all FV channels available. |
| Somerset |
|
|
|
|
| August 2009 |
Five Acres CC site near
Chard |
Complete |
Omni-directional |
Good reception from
Stockland Hill transmitter 5 miles away - all channels. |
| October 2009 |
Priddy CCC site near
Cheddar |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Omni-directional |
"We had excellent
reception on our Freeview TV. We were pleasantly surprised because
the site said TV reception was poor!" |
| October 2010 |
Five Acres CC site at
Chard |
Complete |
Not given |
All Freeview channels
available. |
| December 2010 |
Caravan Club CL adj
Cheddar Reservoir |
Complete |
Separate log periodic
|
Glad to report very
good reception using an external pole mounted log periodic aerial,
horizontally mounted. All Freeview channel were received, without
the need for amplification. |
| Staffordshire |
|
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|
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| February 2010 |
Stafford Showground |
Complete |
PCTV Nanostick
(Omni-directional
aerial) |
Nanostick attached to
laptop USB port. "I recently ‘camped’ inside a large
metal clad and framed building at the showground. Only a few
channels but surprised I got anything at all!" |
| Suffolk |
|
|
|
|
| November 2009 |
Polstead CCC site |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
8km from Sudbury
transmitter (compass bearing 248 deg) - limited FV availability. |
| Surrey |
|
|
|
|
| November 2009 |
Alderstead Heath CC
site,
Redhill |
Not started - all
Freeview channels on low power. |
Directional |
16km from Crystal
Palace transmitter (compass bearing 17 deg), all Freeview channels
available. |
| Worcestershire |
|
|
|
|
| April 2010 |
Blackmore CC site,
Great Malvern |
Complete |
Directional |
"Aerial aimed to
compass bearing 300º. All channels available. Slight breakup
during windy conditions due to trees I suspect. Strength 70% quality
100%" |
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| SCOTLAND |
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| Borders |
|
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|
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| August 2009 |
Jedburgh CCC site |
Complete |
Omni-directional |
Good reception with
about 20 channels (Site Manager had full Freeview reception with a
directional aerial) |
| September 2009 |
Caravan Club CL at
Ancrum near Jedburgh
OS map 74, 605252 |
Complete |
Omni-directional |
70% signal strength,
100% quality - 71 TV channels & 25 radio. |
| May 2010 |
Camping and Caravanning
Club site at Jedburgh |
Complete |
Omni-directional |
All channels are
available |
| July 2010 |
Mosspaul Inn CL, near
Hawick |
Complete |
Directional |
Very successful, 97
channels. Very good picture. Nearest transmitter is Hawick (relay
transmitter from Selkirk) The Freeview availability website states
unlikely to get a signal from this post code. |
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| WALES |
|
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| Carmarthenshire |
|
|
|
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| April 2010 |
River View Touring Park
Near Llanelli |
Complete |
Directional |
All channels available
using directional aerial pointed 230 degrees. |
| August 2010 |
Trawsdir
Caravan/Campsite near Barmouth |
Complete |
Directional |
Full reception from
Blaenpwll transmitter (182 degrees) |
Full list of regions that have completed the digital switchover
(transmitters shown in red)
|
|
| East Anglia |
|
| Cambs, Herts and Beds (Sandy Heath) |
(switchover completed
13 April 2011) |
| Sudbury - parts of Suffolk and
Essex |
(switchover
completed 20 July 2011) |
| Norfolk and north Suffolk (Tacolneston) |
(switchover
completed 23 November 2011) |
| |
|
| Midlands |
|
| Nottingham
(Nottingham) |
(switchover completed 13 April 2011) |
| Bromsgrove (Bromsgrove) |
(switchover completed
20 April 2011) |
| Stratford-upon-Avon (Lark Stoke) |
(switchover completed
20 April 2011) |
| Herts, south Shropshire and
Gloucestershire (Ridge Hill) |
(switchover completed
20 April 2011) |
| North Shropshire and south Cheshire (The Wrekin) |
(switchover completed
20 April 2011) |
| Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire
(Belmont) |
(switchover
completed 17 August 2011) |
| Chesterfield (Chesterfield) |
(switchover completed
24 August 2011) |
| Most of the east Midlands (Waltham) |
(switchover completed
31 August 2011) |
| Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme
(Fenton) |
(switchover completed
21 September 2011) |
| Most of the West Midlands (Sutton Coldfield) |
(switchover completed
21 September 2011) |
| Oxfordshire, parts of Berkshire and
Buckinghamshire (Oxford) |
(switchover completed
28 September 2011) |
| |
|
| North West |
|
| Isle of Man (Douglas) |
(switchover completed 16
July 2009) |
| Cumbria and Southern Lakes (Caldbeck) |
(switchover completed 22
July 2009) |
| Lancashire and Cheshire (Winter
Hill) |
(switchover completed 2
December 2009) |
| |
|
| South |
|
| Channel Islands (Fremont
Point) |
(switchover completed 17
November 2010) |
| |
|
| South West |
|
| Torbay and S. Devon (Beacon
Hill) |
(switchover completed 22
April 2009) |
| Exeter and parts of Devon, Somerset and Dorset
(Stockland Hill) |
(switchover completed 20 May
2009) |
| N. Devon (Huntshaw Cross) |
(switchover completed 29
July 2009) |
| W. Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
(Redruth) |
(switchover completed 5
August 2009) |
| Plymouth and parts of Devon and East Cornwall
(Caradon Hill) |
(switchover completed 9
September 2009) |
| |
|
| Yorkshire |
|
| The Scarborough area (Oliver's Mount) |
(switchover completed
17 August 2011) |
| Sheffield (Sheffield) |
(switchover
completed 24 August 2011) |
| Most of Yorkshire (Emley Moor) |
(switchover completed
21 September 2011) |
| |
|
| Wales |
|
| Swansea and surrounding area (Kilvey
Hill) |
(switchover completed 9
September 2009) |
| South West Wales (Preseli) |
(switchover completed 16
September 2009) |
| South and Central Wales (Carmel) |
(switchover completed 23
September 2009) |
| North West Wales
(Llanddona) |
(switchover completed 18
November 2009) |
| North East Wales (Moel y
Parc) |
(switchover completed 25
November 2009) |
| East and central Wales (Long
Mountain) |
(switchover completed 3
December 2009) |
| Parts of west and central Wales
(Blaenplwyf) |
(switchover completed 10
March 2010) |
| Cardiff and south east Wales (Wenvoe) |
(switchover completed 31
March 2010) |
| Bristol and parts of surrounding counties
(Mendip) |
(switchover completed 7
April 2010) |
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| Scotland |
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| Scottish Borders (Selkirk) |
(switchover completed 20
November 2008) |
| SW Scotland (Caldbeck) |
(switchover completed 22
July 2009) |
| Shetland Isles (Bressay) |
(switchover completed 19 May
2010) |
| Orkney Islands (Keelylang
Hill) |
(switchover completed 26 May
2010) |
| Caithness (Rumster Forest) |
(switchover completed 16
June 2010) |
| Lewis and NW Sutherland (Eitshal) |
(switchover completed 21
July 2010) |
| Skye, Harris, Uist (Skriaig) |
(switchover completed 28
July 2010) |
| Angus, Dundee, Perth (Angus) |
(switchover completed 18
August 2010) |
| Aberdeenshire (Durris) |
(switchover completed
15 September 2010) |
| Morayshire, Strathspey
(Knockmore) |
(switchover completed 22
September 2010) |
| Inverness, Great Glen (Rosemarkie)
|
(switchover completed 20
October 2010) |
| SW Highlands and Islands (Torosay) |
(switchover completed 27
October 2010) |
| Argyle and Bute (Darvel) |
(switchover completed
25 May 2011) |
| Argyle and Bute (Rosneath) |
(switchover completed
25 May 2011) |
| Lothian and parts of Edinburgh and Fife
(Craigkelly) |
(switchover completed
15 June 2011) |
| Glasgow, central Scotland and parts of
Edinburgh (Black Hill) |
(switchover completed
22 June 2011) |
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