TVM, Net TV, One and Smash televisions will switch off their analogue transmitters on October 31 and will transmit solely in digital as from November 1.

The four stations have, in the past three months, transmitted in analogue and digital simultaneously.

This event, known as 'analogue turn-off', marks the end of the digital switchover and the beginning of a new era of all-digital television broadcasting.

Digital TV offers viewers a better picture and sound quality, as well as a wider variety of free-to-air TV channels.

The line-up now consists of TVM, Education 22, Favourite Channel, Net TV, ONE and Smash TV. The six TV channels are transmitted in digital and unencrypted form (free-to-air) over UHF channel 66 (834 MHz) using the DVB‑T transmission standard and MPEG-2 coding technology.

Digital TV also offers an electronic programme guide which viewers may access to read programme schedules as well as information on current and upcoming programmes.

To watch the six TV channels, viewers need a UHF aerial and a digital decoder or a digital TV set. These are available from most shops selling electronic equipment. Shops displaying the digital switchover logo are trained on the switchover and will tune the decoder before the buyer takes it home.

Further information may be obtained on freephone 153.

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