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NO FREEVIEW TONIGHT FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 9am - then RETUNE - see Switchover "completes" for Southampton, Portsmouth and Brighton | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice oo
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Mark: That's not correct, the BBC multiplex would not be able to carry different services because it is a UK-wide SFN.
Also there is NOT doing to be DAB+ used in the UK, there have been endless reports and the decision has been taken.
Dave Lindsay: You are asking for "forward compatible". DAB+ is backwards-compatible with DAB, just as DVB-T2 is backwards-compatible with DVB-T2.
By "backwards-compatible" means that a new technology supports the existing services, just like colour UHF television were "backwards-compatible" in that they would show programmes provided in monochrome.
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jay: Analogue has closed. The BBC system does not show switchover events as faults.
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Tim: Please see the Are you really watching free TV in high definition? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
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Sally: In effect, the increase in bandwidth caused by switching to 64QAM mode from 16QAM mode means that the signal level is "slightly lower".
What this means is that there will be some people who were on the fringe of the reception area (and therefore could not receive multiplex A before switchover) who will fall "off the digital cliff" with the mode change.
There's not really anything you can do about this as the problem is that the signal level compared to the background noise level (the signal-to-noise ratio) is exceeded for reception.
The best thing to do, as it is only until Crystal Palace release the final frequencies, is wait for another month.
It probably won't effect you, fingers crossed.
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Mike: In addition, please also see Are you really watching free TV in high definition? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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From http://arqiva.com/corpora….pdf :
Date: 21 March 2012
DSO completed at Rowridge and Whitehawk Hill transmitter groups
The Digital Switch Over process for the Rowridge transmitter group, serving south Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, parts of Dorset, Wiltshire and West Sussex, has been successfully implemented by Arqiva. Whitehawk Hill in Brighton and its dependent relays have also completed the switch to all-digital TV.
All six digital multiplexes are being transmitted from Rowridge on the Isle of Wight and from Salisbury. The three public-service multiplexes are being transmitted for the first time from 24 dependent relays sites at Bovington, Brading, Brighstone, Canford Heath, Cheselbourne, Corfe Castle, Donhead, Findon, Horndean, Luccombe, Lulworth, Luscombe Valley, Millbrook HP/VP, Piddletrenthide, Poole, Poulner, Shrewton, Singleton, Sutton Row, Till Valley, Ventnor, Westbourne, Winterborne Stickland and Winterbourne Steepleton.
At Rowridge the Commercial multiplexes Mux A (SDN), Mux C (ARQ A) and Mux D (ARQ B) will reach their final post-DSO powers and channels on 18 April 2012, as planned.
All six freeview multiplexes are now being transmitter at final DSO powers and channels from Whitehawk Hill. The three public-service multiplexes are carried for the first time from its eight dependent relays at Bevendean, Brighton Central, Coldean, Hangleton, Ovingdean HP/VP, Portslade, Patcham and Saltdean.
Following the analogue switch-off for BBC Two on 7 March, the remaining analogue signals ceased from 00:14 on Wednesday 21 March. The new digital signals entered official service at Rowridge at 05:30, and at Whitehawk Hill from 03:10, with the last of the relays completed by 17:35
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Wednesday 21 March 2012 12:07AM
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