The digital TV switchover is the process of turning off the UK's analogue TV signal and replacing it with a digital signal. Digital TV switchover is Government policy. It will mean that almost everyone will be able to receive digital TV through an aerial (Freeview). Digital TV also uses less broadcast space which means that after switchover, there will be more room for new services such as wireless broadband, local TV and High Definition Television (HDTV).

To keep your TV service, you will need to convert your TVs to digital before your area’s switchover date. This switch over is happening at different times depending where you live. Our residents in Whitehaven have already switched’ and Cumbria is the next area in June 2009 followed by the rest in the UK between 2009 and 2012.

At present Harvest have either completed or are in the process of completing improvement works across various housing schemes served by communal aerials to ensure the new digital TV signals can be received by customers whose homes share an aerial with other households.

Should you require additional information about digital TV within your area please feel free to contact Jonathan Lamb, Contract Manager on 01772 767242 or Adrian Smith, Property Asset Manager on 01772 767180.

We will keep you up dated with more information here on the website and through the Link.

 

Or you can get more information by visiting the digitaluk website.  Here you can find when you are switching over, helpfull guides and answers to all your questions.  Also if you are aged 75 or over, or have lived in a care home for six months or more, or get (or could get) certain disability benefits, or  are registered blind or partially sighted you can get help towards the cost.  Click here to see if you are eligable.