West gets the switchover countdown

Households in the West TV region that are still watching television via an analogue signal have only two weeks to switchover to a digital TV service or face missing out initially on BBC 2 and, after BBC 2 is switched off, the entire analogue signal will soon be switched off.

This will affect any home that has not made provision to switchover to a digital television service from the Freeview, Freesat, satellite or cable services available in the area.

According to the latest research, around ninety per cent of households are already receiving their television through a digital TV service, but that still leaves ten per cent of all homes in the area that have not made arrangements for a digital TV service.

Even those households with a digital service like Freeview will need to retune, after which they may find additional channels from other regions are available.