Are you Digital Ready?
Analog TV will be phased out in Australia between 2010 and 2013. Discover what all the talk about digital TV Australia means to you and when analog TV will be turned off in your region?
Analog TV will be phased out in Australia between 2010 and 2013.
Between 2010 and 2013 analog free-to-air TV signals are being switched off and replaced with digital-only signals. How will this affect you? This means that you will no longer receive free to air TV channels and to continue to recieve free to air you either need to:
Get a digital set top box to convert your existing analog TV
or
Purchase to buy a new TV with a built in digital receiver
Option - 1
Get a digital set top box to convert
your existing analog
Prices Start at $39 AU
Option - 2
Purchase to buy a new TV with
a built in digital receiver
Prices Start at $200 AU
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What if you subscribe to Pay TV such as Foxtel will I still need to updgrade?
If your subscription TV package provides access to some or all of the free-to-air channels, you'll still be able to watch these through your subscription TV box provided the broadcasters continue to allow their signals to be carried by the subscription TV provider.
However, you may not be able to access all the free-to-air channels through subscription TV, so if you want to see the standard definition or high definition channels available in your area, you may need to connect a set top box (if your TV is analog) or get a TV with a built-in digital tuner. If you are already subscribing or planning to subscribe to a subscription TV service, you should check with your provider and enquire about their options.
How can tell if my current TV is digital or analog?
All televisions purchased after March 2007 have built-in digital tuners. If your TV is older than that, there's a good chance you don't have DTV.
When will I need to do this by?
Following is a link to each State and the planned regional roll out of digital TV.
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Tasmania
Victoria
Get more information at: http://www.digitalready.gov.au/
New South Wales
Mildura / Sunraysia
Mildura
30 June 2010
Broken Hill1 July – 31 December 2010
Griffith / Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
Griffith and Hay
1 January – 30 June 2012South West Slopes & Eastern Riverina
Wagga Wagga and Gundagai
1 January – 30 June 2012
Illawarra and the South Coast
Wollongong, Ulladulla and Eden
1 January – 30 June 2012
Central Tablelands & Central Western Slopes
Dubbo, Orange and Mudgee
1 January – 30 June 2012
ACT & Southern Tablelands
Canberra, Thredbo and Cooma
1 January – 30 June 2012
North West Slopes & Plains
Tamworth, Armidale and Inverell
1 July – 31 December 2012
Richmond / Tweed
Byron Bay, Tenterfield and Lismore
1 July – 31 December 2012
Northern Rivers
Coffs Harbour, Forster and Grafton
1 July – 31 December 2012
Hunter
Newcastle, Port Stephens
1 July – 31 December 2012
Sydney
Sydney and Gosford
1 July – 31 December 2013
Queensland
Wide Bay
Hervey Bay, Bundaberg and Maryborough
1 July - 31 December 2011
Capricornia
Rockhampton, Emerald and Yeppoon
1 July - 31 December 2011
Queensland Central Coast & Whitsundays
Mackay, Proserpine and Bowen
1 July – 31 December 2011
Darling Downs
Toowoomba, Warwick and Dalby
1 July – 31 December 2011
North Queensland
Townsville, Ayr and Charters Towers
1 July – 31 December 2011
Far North Queensland
Cairns, Port Douglas and Innisfail
1 July – 31 December 2011
Brisbane
Brisbane, Gold Coast and Noosa
30 June 2013
South Australia
Broken Hill
15 December 2010
Riverland
Renmark and Loxton
15 December 2010
Mt Gambier / South East South Australia
Mt Gambier, Naracoorte and Bordertown
15 December 2010
Spencer Gulf
Port Lincoln, Whyalla Port Augusta
15 December 2010
Adelaide
31 December 2013
Western Australia
Perth
30 June 2013
Regional & Remote Western Australia
Kalgoorlie, Broome and Bunbury
1 July – 31 December 2013
Northern Territory
Remote Central & Eastern Australia
Darwin, Alice Springs and Mt Isa
1 July – 31 December 2013
Victoria
Mildura / Sunraysia
Mildura
30 June 2010
Gippsland
Traralgon, Bairnsdale and Malacoota
1 January – 30 June 2011
North Central Victoria
Bendigo and Swan Hill
1 January – 30 June 2011
South West Victoria
Ballarat, Warrnambool and Horsham
1 January – 30 June 2011
Goulburn Valley / Upper Murray
Albury/Wodonga, Wangaratta and Shepparton
1 January – 30 June 2011
Melbourne
31 December 2013
Australian Capital Territory
ACT & Southern Tablelands
Canberra, Thredbo and Cooma
1 January – 30 June 2012
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