Central

The Central TV region will switchover to digital TV in 2011, at which point the whole region will get Freeview. Digital UK will be writing to everyone in your region before the signal switches to digital to keep you posted on what's happening.

Here's the timetable they've given us of when your the switchover process will take place at your local TV transmitter.

2011

Nottingham Transmitter
Serving the Nottingham area: begins switchover 30 March 2011 and completes 13 April 2011.

Lark StokeTransmitter
Serving the Stratford upon Avon are: begins switchover 6 April 2011 and completes 20 April 2011.

Bromsgrove Transmitter
Serving the Bromsgrove area: begins switchover 6 April 2011 and completes 20 April 2011.

Ridge Hill
Serving Herefordshire, north Glouscestershire and south Shropshire: begins switchover 6 April 2011 and completes 20 April 2011.

The Wrekin Transmitter
Serving north Shropshire and south Cheshire: begins switchover 6 April 2011 and completes 20 April 2011.

Fenton Transmitter
Serving Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme

Oxford Transmitter
Serving Oxfordshire, parts of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire

Ridge Hill
Serving much of the West Midlands

Sutton Coldfield
Serving Herefordshire, north Gloucestershire and south Shropshire

Waltham Transmitter
Serving parts of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and south Nottinghamshire

Digital UK also has updates on its website:
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/when_do_i_switch/central

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