Mexico to Turn Off Analog TV Signal by Year's End Juan Fernandez Gonzalez - Rapid TV
go to original November 22, 2016

Mexico’s Intituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) has set the deadline for the final analog TV stations to cease broadcasting.

Although most users have had DTT at home for almost a year, the smallest local TV stations were given extra time to complete the digital switchover.

According to the IFT, 460 stations are still working under the analog system. By 15 December, 303 stations will stop broadcasting, while the rest will do so on 31 December.

The stations involved are required to tell affected viewers about the analog switch-off as some TVs and set-top boxes will need to be adjusted in order to get local digital signals.

Through this move, the Mexico will become the first Latin American country to have a 100% digital TV system.

However, this is the official figure. External reports have indicated that a large portion of the population have been without DTT and, therefore, free-to-air (FTA) TV, for almost a year. The less optimistic reports show that over 22% Mexicans are not getting FTA TV at home.

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