Analogue switch off ready to begin

Analogue switch off is ready to begin in Bregenz and the surrounding area. At eight o’clock on Monday, 5th March 2007 the analogue transmitters will be switched of, in this the first area to go digital only, in Austria.
ORF 1, ORF 2 and ATV have been available on the new digital platform since October 2006 and Michael Wagenhofer, managing director of the organisation responsible for the promotion of digital television in Austria said that he was convinced that the conversion to digital will succeed based on the feedback from users and other market information.
Source: Der Standard
Item added: 5th March 2007