Analog television
Analog television is a retronymous term and describes the broadcast of television signals in which at least the image data, but mostly also the audio data , are transmitted in analog format . Recording and processing ( editing , effects, etc.) can be done using digital technology. In the course of the switch to digital television , the transmission of analog television programs will be gradually discontinued in the coming years. See: Analog shutdown .
Shutdown dates for terrestrial analog television
| date | country |
|---|---|
| September 1, 2006 | Luxembourg |
| December 11, 2006 | Netherlands |
| September 1, 2007 | Finland |
| September 25, 2007 | Andorra |
| October 29, 2007 | Sweden |
| May 27, 2008 | Switzerland |
| June 12, 2009 | United States |
| June 30, 2009 | Germany |
| October 31, 2009 | Denmark |
| November 30, 2009 | Norway |
| April 3, 2010 | Spain |
| December 31, 2010 | Slovenia |
| June 7, 2011 | Austria |
| August 31, 2011 | Canada |
| November 30, 2011 |
Belgium France |
| March 31, 2012 | Japan a |
| June 30, 2012 | Czech Republic |
| October 24, 2012 |
Ireland United Kingdom |
| December 31, 2012 |
Bulgaria Italy South Korea |
| 23rd July 2013 | Poland |
| June 29, 2016 | Brazil |
| 1st May 2019 | Ukraine |
aShutdown originally scheduled nationwide for July 24, 2011, postponed to March 31, 2012 for the prefectures of Iwate , Miyagi and Fukushima due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear disaster .
In Switzerland, analog television was distributed in the cable networks until 2015.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ 東北 3 県 に お け る 地上 ア ナ ロ グ 放送 用 周波 数 の 使用 期限 延長 に 係 る 告示 告示 案 の 電波 監理 審議 会 か ら の 答 申 . Department of Internal Affairs and Communications , July 13, 2011, accessed October 21, 2012 (Japanese).