Monday, September 03, 2007

Finland takes the digital leap, admitting that some TV sets may go blank

Finland now has an all digital TV system but even with some interim measures to smooth the transition up to 40 000 sets could be without a signal

Finland moved into an all-digital world at 4am Saturday morning (1 September) when it switched off its analogue transmission networks. Switchover had originally been planned for 31 August, but TV channels wanted to show that day's programming in its entirety before the transmitters were shut down. The vast majority of households that receive broadcasts through an antenna now need a digital receiver, a set-top box, or an integrated digital TV to view them.

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