Analogue tv ends at midnight
The last remaining analogue television signal in the Meridian region will be switched off at midnight on Tuesday 26 June.
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Last day of digital switchover for the Meridian area
The last analogue television channels will be switched off in Kent and parts of East Sussex today. The change will affect more than 450,000 households.
Analogue BBC One, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 will be turned off permanently at the Dover and Bluebell Hill transmitter groups.
People will then have to use digital receivers to watch television, for example Freeview or a cable or satellite set top box. For more advice on the Digital Switchover and how it could affect you click here.
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Many viewers in the east of the region will notice some channels have begun to disappear as part of the Digital Switchover. People watching through the Bluebell Hill and Dover transmitters will need to consider retuning their televisions through Freeview TVs or set-top boxes.
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