The analogue TV switch-off begins
This morning the Mildura/Sunraysia because the first Australian region to make the switch from analog to digital television.
The announcement:
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy today gave the signal for the historic commencement of digital-only television in Australia.
At 9am, analog television in Mildura/Sunraysia ceased broadcasting, making the region the first in Australia to switch to digital-only television under the Government’s Digital Switchover timetable.