THE countdown to the biggest day in the history of television in South Africa has begun. In less than a month from now, communications minister, Faith Muthambi will begin the switching off of analogue signal in the Northern Cape, paving the way for digital television viewing.
Muthambi will officially discontinue the old fashioned analogue system on Friday October 28. The moment is set to change the face of television broadcasting in South Africa. Turning off analogue TV signals paves a new era in broadcasting for viewers in the SKA area.
The change to digital television signals the dawn of a fully digital age in which everyone can enjoy extra choice of more channels of perfect digital reception. The analogue switch off is the process in which analogue television broadcasting is converted to and replaced by digital television.
The world is going through a television revolution of migrating from analogue to digital broadcasting. The advent of digital technologies worldwide and the need to provide more spectrum for modern high broadband telecommunications needs has necessitated the migration from the outdated analogue transmission methods to digital methods.
