The ABC has reset the numbering of its digital TV stations today – so if you have a digital TV, set top box, PVR or DVB tuner card, you’ll need to set your device to rescan for channels. The ABC says the tweak was done to make the channel numbering more logical for viewers.
The channel changes are as follows:
If you watch digital TV through a pay TV service, you shouldn’t be affected by the change. More information is available from the ABC’s website.
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Australia’s finally set the date for the switchover to digital TV. The Australian reports today that new federal broadband, communications and digital economy minister Stephen Conroy has announced a 2009 deadline for free to air stations to move to only digital broadcasts, with a final nationwide switchover date by 2013. That may seem a long way in the future but Conroy said digital takeup in Australia is around 30%, so a lot of people will need to upgrade their TVs by 2013. More »
