October 21st, 2008 4:42 pm

Digital TV, Maybe…If You Wish Really Really Hard!

If you’ve yet to make the switch to digital television, the federal government has hinted to us when you might expect analogue television transmissions to be switched off.  Stephen Conroy (Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy), yesterday released the schedule for the digital TV switch-over in Australia.

The reason I say “hinted”, is that the digital TV switch-over has been pushed back so many times now, who can really take these dates seriously? Anyway, here they are:

• January – June 2010: Mildura / Sunraysia, Victoria
• July – December 2010: Regional South Australia
• January – June 2011: Regional Victoria (excluding Mildura)
• July – December 2011: Regional Queensland (Whole, excluding Noosa)
• January – June 2012: Regional New South Wales (Southern NSW TV licence area)
• July – December 2012: Regional New South Wales (Northern NSW TV licence area, excluding Central Coast and Gold Coast)
• January – June 2013: Tasmania (Whole), Perth, Brisbane (including Gold Coast, Noosa)
• July – December 2013: Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney (including Central Coast), Regional & Remote WA, Remote Central & Eastern Australia

So start saving! With the way the economy is, you might need to get a head start if you want to be able to afford that new several thousand dollar flat screen TV.

In other news, save Australia’s internet from Stephen Conroy - nocleanfeed.com