Some 12 million viewers are set to be affected by the digital switchover in London Plans to switch off analogue television in London are to be announced later.
A third of UK homes have already switched to digital TV but next year’s switchover in London is set to be the biggest and most complex.
Some 12 million viewers will be affected in London and organising body Digital UK estimates that four million analogue sets need to be converted.
Viewers in the Midlands, Yorkshire and East Anglia will switch to digital in the next few months.
BBC media correspondent Torin Douglas said: “TV’s digital switchover has gone pretty smoothly so far.
“Nine out of 10 homes have at least one digital set and eight-and-half million homes have had their analogue signal switched off.”
Stressing the importance of a smooth switchover in London, our correspondent added: “With the London Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee next year, the timing will be crucial if viewing is not to be disrupted.”
The announcement regarding the move to digital-only TV comes 75 years after the first regular TV service began in London.
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