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Originally Posted by m419
The next to disappear off Analogue Cable and Analogue freeview will be BBC2, it is apparent that this channel will be removed as a goverment tactic to frighten stubborn viewers that will not make the change to digital.
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Let's not confuse issues and then completely misconstrue them, we don't want to cause a panic. Analogue BBC2 terrestrial broadcasts will *not* be switched off except as part of the published digital switchover timetable.
BBC2 is indeed the first channel to go in any given area but that's part of the plan for technical reasons, not to scare people. BBC2 is removed, later the same day digital mux 1 is broadcast in its place. The engineers then have four weeks to evaluate and confirm everything went according to plan, then at the end of that period, if all is well, the other analogue signals will disappear and be replaced with some or all of the available digital multiplex broadcasts.
If you have been given a date for the disappearance of analogue BBC2 from your local transmitter, then that simply means you are close to your local digital switchover date.