How long will the actual switch from analogue to digital take, and will I lose access to TV channels during the switch?
The technical processes behind switchover are quite complicated, so switchover of channels from analogue to digital within your reason is likely to happen in stages over the period of around four weeks, rather than all channels being switched over at the same moment. This means that, if you’ve opted for Freeview to watch TV after switchover but can’t get a good Freeview TV signal at the moment, there may be a period of time when you will need to switch between analogue and Freeview to get access to the full range of TV channels until digital switchover in your region is complete. You can use Digital UK’s postcode checker to check your reception quality for different channels before, during and after switchover. Though there is the possibility of brief disruption to your viewing, it is unlikely to be significant. Digital UK says it has erred on the side of caution when providing information on reception via its postcode checker, and in practice your Freeview signal should not be any wor
The technical processes behind the switchover are quite complicated, so the switching of channels from analogue to digital within your region is likely to happen in stages over a period of around four weeks, rather than all channels being switched over at the same moment. This means that if you’ve opted for Freeview to watch TV after the switchover but can’t get a good Freeview TV signal at the moment, there may be a period of time when you’ll need to switch between analogue and Freeview to get access to the full range of TV channels until your region has completed the switch. You can use Digital UK’s postcode checker to check your reception quality for different channels before, during and after the switchover. Though there’s a possibility of brief disruption to your viewing, it’s unlikely to be significant. Digital UK says that it has erred on the side of caution when providing information on reception via its postcode checker, and in practice your Freeview signal shouldn’t be any wo
