Tech
Historic analogue switch-off begins
Published Wednesday, Oct 17 2007, 10:00 BST | By Dave West

At 2am the terrestrial signal for BBC Two was turned off in the Whitehaven and Copeland area, which covers about 60,000 people.
On November 14 it will be followed by BBC One, ITV1 and Channel 4. BBC Two has been replaced with five digital services and 15 services will take the place of the other three channels.
It follows years of planning and a huge publicity campaign to make sure the trial goes to plan.
The rest of the UK is due to go through the switch-off in a series of phases between next year and 2012.
Digital Spy marks the switch-off by looking at the history of digital terrestrial television in the UK, presenting a full DTT timeline and examining a range of views on the switchover from politicians, industry figures and those affected.
More: Tech, Terrestrial TV
More Tech News
Apple News
Apple, Samsung peace talks failChief executives of both firms fail to reach agreement, mean legal trial likely.
Satellite TV News
Sky marks Jubilee with Union Jack remoteSky and One For All create universal remote celebrating the landmark UK summer.
Cable News
Pirate Bay blockade begins with VirginBT, Sky, others to follow suit, but rights groups warn it won't tackle piracy.
Freeview News
Freeview+ made easier for blind peopleRNIB develops software to make it easier for blind people to use Freeview+.






