South Africa's analogue TV switch-off date declared

[Jan]

South Africa is switching off analogue TV — final date announced

South Africa will finish its migration to digital terrestrial television and switch off its analogue TV signals on 31 March 2022.

The switch-off will free critical wireless network capacity that mobile operators want to expand their 4G and 5G networks.

 

[Randux]

For realzies this time.

 

[dualmeister]

So we don't have to pay our TV licenses anymore as our analogue turners can no longer pick up TV?

 

[labratza]

So we don't have to pay our TV licenses anymore as our analogue turners can no longer pick up TV?

but you got to still pay sabc for the air you breath as it is on the same frequancy that Digital TV uses

 

[dualmeister]

but you got to still pay sabc for the air you breath as it is on the same frequancy that Digital TV uses

Oh yes. My filling can still pick up SABC 1 on a clear day

 

[RonSwanson]

deja vu

 

[PaulGherkin]

Who cares?

 

[ThinkCentre]

The only reason why I care about this. is so that we can get better mobile data speed!

 

[konfab]

Oh yes. My filling can still pick up SABC 1 on a clear day

Lucky you. You can get all the episodes of Isidingo beamed straight into your skull.

 

[konfab]

eMedia has called for South Africa’s analogue switch-off to be delayed by 9–12 months, arguing that many people will be left without a TV signal.

eMedia can suck a piel. They could have put up adverts telling people to get the decoder since the signal has been available.

 

[mercurial]

South Africa is switching off analogue TV — final date announced

South Africa will finish its migration to digital terrestrial television and switch off its analogue TV signals on 31 March 2022.

The switch-off will free critical wireless network capacity that mobile operators want to expand their 4G and 5G networks.

They think they can fool us a day before April fools?

 

[genetic]

Who cares?

Network providers.

 

[lkswan747]

Not seeing is believing!

 

[Utterly Confused]

eMedia can suck a piel. They could have put up adverts telling people to get the decoder since the signal has been available.

And that's been 10 years already. An they are in the communication business.

 

[falcon786]

eMedia can suck a piel. They could have put up adverts telling people to get the decoder since the signal has been available.

Yeah they should just go ahead and switch it off already,the few million people who still want ETV/SABC will then get off their asses and go get set top boxes....delaying it means they'll continue being lazy about it.

 

[Kloofvreter]

Switch off all TV, see if I care

 

[rh1]

For realzies this time.

Its a definite maybe, almost 100% certain, this time the ANC will switch it off, after the whole world has already moved on.

 

[blacqueguy]

Hopefully now we won't pay tv Licence when buying tvs..

 

[Ricard]

not a decade late... Its closer to 2 decades late. The DVBT transmitter was live in 2003.

 

[Lupus]

not a decade late... Its closer to 2 decades late. The DVBT transmitter was live in 2003.

And DVBT has already been decommed and been replaced with DVB2