Switchover begins tomorrow…
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007…
The digital revolution begins in earnest tomorrow – BBC2 will be the first channel to power down in the Cumbrian town of Whitehaven.
Residents of the coastal town are kept informed of the countdown to change by way of a huge LED clock display in the harbour ticking towards the switching off of the analogue signal.
Locals have been helped to get ready by members of Digital UK, who have set up shop in the town, explaining the switchover in detail to concerned members of public, and local black goods dealers have been doing a roaring trade, selling off hundred of Freeview and Sky+ boxes within the last couple of weeks, with one retailer describing the sudden demand as being like Christmas.
BBC2 will leave 25,000 Whitehaven screens throughout tomorrow, with the rest of the channels to follow suit on the 14th of November.
