Get ready, this is an area that cannot watch TV using ordinary antennas as of April 30

KOMPAS.com – Migration of analog TV broadcasts to TV digital The first phase will be completed on April 30. This first stage covers 116 districts/cities covering 56 broadcast areas.

The migration of analog TV broadcasts to digital TV or Analog Switch Off (ASO) is divided into three stages. Analog TV broadcasting in the first stage will be turned off no later than April 30, 2022, while the final stage will be carried out no later than November 2, 2022.

In this first stage, the number of regions that will be affected by the migration of analog to digital TV is the largest. The affected areas include parts of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, to Papua.

Read also: Analog TV Broadcasting Ready to Stop, Kominfo urges the public to immediately buy STB for Digital TV

The ASO stage itself is regulated in Ministerial Regulation (Permen) Kominfo Number 6 of 2021 concerning Broadcasting, including matters of territory and the schedule for termination.

The government, through the Ministry of Communications and Informatics and related operators, has prepared a variety of ASO supporting infrastructure such as transmitters and other technical matters.

However, community readiness is also needed in the migration of analog TV broadcasts to digital, namely in terms of the availability of STB.

For that, Plt. The Director General of Post and Information Technology, Kominfo, Ismail, appealed to the public to hurry to buy a Set Top Box (STB), which is a tool to convert digital signals into images and sound that can be displayed on analog TV.

In addition, through the broadcast page digital.kominfo.go.id, the Ministry of Communications and Informatics also provides details of 116 regencies/cities in 56 regions that will no longer be able to watch TV broadcasts with regular antennas as of 30 April.

Read also: Analog TV Broadcasts Start Turning Off April 2022, Here’s the Complete Schedule

The following are the regions that will no longer be able to enjoy regular TV broadcasts as of April 30, 2022:

• Aceh-1: Aceh Besar District, Banda Aceh City
• Aceh-2: City of Sabang
• Aceh-4: Pidie District, Bireuen District, Pidie Jaya District
• Aceh-7: North Aceh District, Lhokseumawe . City
• North Sumatra-2: Karo Regency, Simalungun Regency, Asahan Regency, Batu Bara Regency, Pematangsiantar City, Tanjung Balai City
• North Sumatra-5: Dairi District, Pakpak Bharat . District
• West Sumatra-1: Solok Regency, Sijunjung Regency, Tanah Datar Regency, Padang Pariaman Regency, Agam Regency, Padang City, Solok City, Sawahlunto City, Padang Panjang City, Bukittinggi City, Pariaman City
• Riau-1: Kampar Regency, Pekanbaru City
• Riau-4: Bengkalis Regency, Meranti Islands Regency, Dumai City
• Jambi-1: Batanghari Regency, Muaro Jambi Regency, Jambi City, Sarolangun Regency
• South Sumatra-1: Ogan Komering Ilir Regency, Banyuasin Regency, Ogan Ilir Regency, Palembang City
• Bengkulu-1: Central Bengkulu Regency, Bengkulu City
• Lampung-1: South Lampung Regency, Central Lampung Regency, East Lampung Regency, Pesawaran Regency, Pringsewu Regency, Bandar Lampung City, Metro City
• Bangka Belitung Islands-1: Central Bangka Regency, Pangkal Pinang City
• Riau Islands-1: Bintan Regency, Karimun Regency, Batam City, Tanjung Pinang City
• West Java-2: Garut Regency
• West Java-3: Cirebon Regency, Kuningan Regency, Cirebon City
• West Java-4: Ciamis Regency, Pangandaran Regency, Tasikmalaya Regency, Banjar City, Tasikmalaya City
• West Java-7: Cianjur Kabupaten Regency
• West Java-8: Majalengka Regency, Sumedang Regency
• Central Java-2: Blora Kabupaten Regency
• Central Java-3: Pekalongan Regency, Pemalang Regency, Tegal Regency, Pekalongan City, Tegal City
• Central Java-6: Rembang Regency, Pati Regency, Jepara Regency
• Central Java-7: Cilacap Regency, Banyumas Regency, Purbalingga Regency, Brebes Regency
• East Java-3: Sampang Regency, Pamekasan Regency, Sumenep Regency
• East Java-4: Lumajang Regency, Jember Regency, Bondowoso Regency
• East Java-5: Situbondo Kabupaten Regency
• East Java-6: Banyuwangi Regency
• East Java-10: Pacitan Regency
• Banten-1: Serang Regency, Cilegon City, Serang City
• Banten-2: Pandeglang Regency
• Bali: Jembrana Regency, Tabanan Regency, Badung Regency, Gianyar Regency, Klungkung Regency, Bangli Regency, Karangasem Regency, Buleleng Regency, Denpasar City
• West Nusa Tenggara-1: West Lombok Regency, Central Lombok Regency, East Lombok Regency, Mataram City
• East Nusa Tenggara-1: Kupang Regency, Kupang City
• East Nusa Tenggara-3: North Central Timor District
• East Nusa Tenggara-4: Belu Regency, Malacca Regency
• West Kalimantan-1: Mempawah Regency, Kubu Raya Regency, Pontianak City
• South Kalimantan-2: Tapin Regency, South Hulu Sungai Regency, Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, Hulu Sungai Utara Regency, Balangan Regency
• South Kalimantan-3: Kotabaru Regency
• South Kalimantan-4: Tabalong District
• Central Kalimantan-1: Pulang Pisau Regency, Palangkaraya City
• East Kalimantan-1: Kutai Kartanegara Regency, Samarinda City, Bontang City
• East Kalimantan-2: North Penajam Paser Regency, Balikpapan City
• North Kalimantan-1: Bulungan Regency, Tarakan City
• North Kalimantan-3: Nunukan District
• North Sulawesi-1: Minahasa Regency, North Minahasa Regency, Manado City, Bitung City, Tomohon City
• Central Sulawesi-1: Sigi Regency, Palu City
• South Sulawesi-1: Takalar Regency, Gowa Regency, Maros Regency, Pangkajene Islands Regency, Makassar City
• Southeast Sulawesi-1: Konawe Regency, South Konawe Regency, North Konawe Regency, Konawe Islands Regency, Kendari City
• Gorontalo-1: Gorontalo Regency, Bone Bolango Regency, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo City, Boalemo Regency
• West Sulawesi-1: Mamuju Kabupaten Regency
• Maluku-1: West Seram Regency, Ambon City
• North Maluku-1: West Halmahera Regency, Ternate City
• Papua-1: Jayapura Regency, Keerom Regency, Jayapura City
• West Papua-1: Sorong Regency, Sorong City
• West Papua-4: Manokwari Regency, South Manokwari Regency, Arfak Mountains Regency

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