Final transfer to TDT for Spanish television

Update 29 March 2010: Analog television will be completely switched off after the end of the final phase of the transfer to TDT on Friday this week sees the shutdown of the last transmitters. Through the course of this week more than 20 million viewers throughout Spain will receive the last analog transmissions, the largest shutdown since the process of transition to TDT began. The Government brought forward its  intended final switch off of 3 April in order to give viewers a final chance to acquire decoders before Easter. Izaña in Tenerife will be among the final areas to lose the analog signal on Friday. According to the Ministerio de Industria, 90.5% of Spanish homes now have access to TDT channels either through terrestrial, satellite, cable or ADSL systems, while more than 93% have adapted their aerial to receive the new signal.  El Dia

Original Post 17 June 2009: The Canaries’ transfer from analog to terrestrial digital television (TDT) is underway. First to be converted will be Lanzarote and part of Fuerteventura by June 30, with Gran Canaria following by July 22. Tenerife will start to be converted in the north in phase 2, along with La Gomera, El Hierro, the rest of Fuerteventura, and La Palma. This phase will conclude by December 31. The third phase will see the south of Tenerife converted by April 3 2010. The EU has set a limit of 2012 for the whole of Europe to be converted to TDT. In the Canaries, 2% of viewers are expected to have trouble receiving the signal, and the local Ayuntamientos and regional Government will liaise to ensure assistance for this small minority.  Canarias24Horas