ASO in Paris by 8th March 2011


The broadcast regulator CSA has announced that analogue switch-off will be completed in the Paris region (Ile-de-France) by 8 March 2011.
Permission to broadcast the analogue terrestrial services, TF1, France 2, France 3, TV5/ARTE, and M6 will end on this date
By that time Canal+ will already have been switched off.
A total of 53 transmitter sites are affected.
A national analogue switch-off awareness campaign was launched on the 20th September and the first region to switch of analogue services will be Alsace on the 2nd February 2010.
Digital switch-over is taking place on region-by-region basis.
Main source: CSA website
Item added: 12th October 2009