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If you are eligible we will get in touch with you personally in plenty of time.

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When can I get help?

We will offer you help in the run-up to switchover in your ITV region.

Between now and 2012, television services in the UK will go completely digital, ITV region by ITV region. The old analogue television signal will be switched off and you will need to convert or upgrade your TV to receive digital signals, through your aerial, by satellite, cable or broadband.

Switchover is a complicated process, and needs to be done in stages so that everyone in the country will be ready for it. The best way to check which TV region you are in is by seeing which ITV news service you receive.

Dont worry; you'll get plenty of notice before services in your area are affected, and if you are eligible for the Switchover Help Scheme we'll be in touch personally with advice on what to do.

Regional switchover map

This map gives more information about when television will start to go fully digital in each TV region.

Digital Switchover map of the UK

STV North - Shetland STV North - Shetland STV North STV North STV Central Ulster Border Tyne Tees Granada Yorkshire Wales Central Anglia West Country West Meridian London
Digital switchover dates by region
ITV Region Switchover happens in
Border 2008 - 2009
West Country, Granada 2009
Wales 2009 - 2010
West, STV North 2010 - 2011
STV Central 2010 - 2011
Central, Yorkshire, Anglia 2011
Meridian, London 2012
Tyne Tees, Ulster 2012