In May last year, Vodafone first announced the details of a planned switchover of television frequencies to its cable network. The transition to the cable giant then began in August. Even then it was clear that the whole process would run until spring of this year and affect every household with cable reception through Vodafone. After an interruption in the changeover process, mainly due to the Football-WM was justified, Vodafone is now continuing. The next changes will take place from this week onwards
Vodafone wants it to be used regionally differently previously frequencies unify. This ensures order and also allows the supplier to get things done faster in the medium term Cable internet offer. The downside: numerous TVThis gives radio transmitters and programs a new frequency. There are up to 350 TV and radio programs in total.
The adaptation in regional television technology headquarters (hubs) takes place step by step from hub to hub over a period of several months. The reassignment of frequencies for the over 13 million should be completed Cable TV-Customers then in April.
Those are the changeover dates
Little by little, Vodafone is making its way across Germany with its conversion. All dates are already set. These are the next dates:
- 1.11.: Kaltenkirchen and Norderstedt (SH), Wismar (MV), Landau (RLP)
- 12.1.: Speyer (RLP), Neunkirchen (Saarland)
- 17.1.: Leer & Papenburg and Cloppenburg (Lower Saxony)
- 18.1.: Göttingen, Nordheim, Einbeck (Lower Saxony)
- 19.1. Magdeburg (SA), Lüneburg (Lower Saxony)
- 24.1. Recklinghausen (NRW)
It will continue in April: the focus of the euro changeover will therefore be in the federal states North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse And Baden-Wurttemberg. You can find out when it’s your turn to make the change on the Vodafone website at www.vodafone.de/frequencyumbelegung Interrogate.
Anyone who has a direct contractual relationship with Vodafone should also be notified of the change by post. The change also affects customers who have their own Cable connection beyond the rent to pay. Viewers watching through other cable providers such as Pyur/Tele Columbus or are not affected Telekom TV to watch.
Many devices are designed to automatically read new frequencies
The frequency change will always take place at night. According to Vodafone, most TV devices would automatically scan for channels. According to the cable provider, many of the customers would not even notice the switch. In particular, the receivers of Vodafone, Unitymedia or Sky as well as modern TVs will automatically find channels after switching.
Vodafone advises its customers not to disconnect their cable receivers and routers from the power supply at the time of switchover and to check the morning after the switchover whether all channels can be received as before. This should be the norm, especially with end devices from Vodafone, as the broadcast slots (LCN numbers) of most broadcasters do not change.
However, Vodafone also admits that a channel search may be required with older receivers from other providers. Depending on your device, you may need to adjust your favorites lists and reschedule your recordings to get everything working as usual.
This is how the TV signal gets to you via Vodafone cable
To distribute the TV signal, Vodafone maintains a total of five major broadcasting centres. They are in Frankfurt-Rödelheim, in Munich, in Kerpen near Cologne, in Stuttgart and in Mannheim and distribute the television signal throughout Germany. In transmission centers, incoming data from television stations is processed into transmittable signals and from there it flows into the regional distribution network. This is where the so-called “hubs” are located. These are regional technology headquarters that supply the digital television signal to the different regions and catchment areas. Also, regional TV programs are added to the data stream here.
Vodafone made changes to its cable schedule last year, such as introducing a uniform range of programmes. The situation has changed due to the acquisitions of Kabel Deutschland and Unitymedia, especially in the area of niche channels.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg there were also major changes in the transmitters. Another change will follow in the spring: analogue radio stations in the cable will be deactivated. Previous digital activation of radio stations is currently starting here. In the other Länder there are no longer analogue radio stations, but digital radio stations.
