2021 has just started, and it is already time to think about the definitive switch off of Digital Terrestrial to the new standard. Outdated TVs will be blacked out.
After much discussion on the DVB-T2, the new transmission standard for digital terrestrial, over the next few months it will go live and outdated televisions will be blacked out.
To continue watching free TV channels even after this umpteenth revolution, it will be necessary have a compatible TV or decoder.
The dates are now official and, a few hours ago, new ones have come out relating to the blackout of the most popular channels by Italians: RAI and Mediaset.
In fact, now we know when citizens will have to say goodbye to the two broadcasters, except for updating their device. The switch will take place on different dates region by region. Let’s see in detail new information.
Over the next few months, the Digital Terrestrial will switch off to standard DVB-T2, abandoning the current frequencies that will switch to 5G and forcing all Italians to update their device.
Among the broadcasters that will be blacked out in 2021, there are also RAI and Mediaset, therefore, who has not yet updated his TV, he will no longer be able to see even the two major generalist networks.
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Digital terrestrial: TVs blacked out starting from the end of 2021
As already known, the Government has decided to divide the entire Italian territory into 4 macro zone, which from time to time will undergo the change and will be forced to change TV or decoder to continue watching certain channels.
Let’s see when RAI and Mediaset they will no longer be visible with the old standard:
- Area 1 e Area 3: Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy, Piedmont, Trento and Bolzano, Veneto and Valle d’Aosta – December 31, 2021
- Area 2: Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, Campania and Sardinia – March 31, 2022
- Area 4: Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria and Sicily – between 1 April and 20 June 2022
The last seven regions of Italy to implement the change will therefore be those ofArea 4, for which there is no single date yet and definitive, but a period that runs from early April to 20 June 2022, so we’ll see if the 7 regions in question will have different terms for the update or if a single date for all will be decided later.
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