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digital switchover

British  
/ ˈswɪtʃˌəʊvə /

noun

  1. the process of changing the method of transmitting television from analogue to digital format

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It also features the launch of the BBC website in 1997 and the digital switchover that began in 2007.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2022

Sales of electricals were dented by £1.2m as TV sales fell as a result of last year's digital switchover – when the analogue signal was switched off across London and shoppers upgraded their televisions.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2013

These were decided at the time of the recent digital switchover on the basis of what channels were thought to be the most popular.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2012

Photograph: BBC/PA Photograph: BBC Children's programmes are to be entirely expunged from the BBC1 and BBC2 schedules as soon as digital switchover is complete – to roars of knee-jerk disapproval from many.

From The Guardian ● May 16, 2012

Children's programmes will no longer be shown on BBC One and Two following the digital switchover, the BBC Trust has confirmed.

From BBC ● May 16, 2012

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