From November 1, 2015, analog TV signals will be officially turned off in Da Nang.

The Ministry of Information and Communications requires VTV, VTC, Da Nang Radio and Television Station, and Quang Nam Radio and Television Station to step up the announcement of plans to stop broadcasting on analog terrestrial TV channels in Da Nang from now until after November 1, 2015.

From November 1, 2015, analog TV signals will be switched off in Da Nang according to the plan announced at the end of September.

On October 26, 2015, the Ministry of Information and Communications issued Official Dispatch No. 3462/BTTTT on promoting the announcement of the plan to stop broadcasting on analog terrestrial television channels in Da Nang to Vietnam Television; VTC Digital Television; Da Nang Radio and Television Station; Quang Nam Radio and Television Station.

Implementing the conclusion of the Head of the Steering Committee for the Vietnam Television Digitalization Project at the 9th meeting on the plan to stop broadcasting analog terrestrial television channels in Da Nang on November 1, 2015, the Ministry of Information and Communications requests that stations increase the forms of notification of the plan to stop broadcasting analog television on analog television channels currently broadcasting in Da Nang, specifically:

In addition to regularly broadcasting propaganda clips about digital television, the Ministry of Information and Communications requires radio and television stations broadcasting analog television channels in Da Nang to announce in text running on the broadcast programs with the content about: Date and time of stopping broadcasting analog television channels.

It is necessary to inform TV viewers to equip themselves with digital terrestrial TV receivers (STBs), or TV receivers with digital terrestrial TV receivers to switch to watching digital terrestrial TV channels on frequency channel 49 in Da Nang. The hotline number to contact for information about digital television is 1022 or 19009694; website: sohoatruyenhinh.vn.

The Ministry of Information and Communications also requires that for the running text announcement, the broadcast time and frequency on the screen be gradually increased, the size of the running text display larger, and the announcement be broadcast continuously on the last days of October 2015 so that people are aware of proactively switching to receiving and watching digital terrestrial television.

After the time of stopping broadcasting terrestrial analog TV channels, it is necessary to continue broadcasting the Notice Board within 3 days, announcing the time of stopping broadcasting analog TV channels and the contact hotline number so that people can get information.

According to the plan, on November 1, 2015, all analog terrestrial TV channels in Da Nang will be stopped (including channels VTV3, VTC9, VTV2, VTC1, VTV1, DRT2, and QRT at Ba Na). Previously, on July 1, 2015, Da Nang had stopped broadcasting 3 analog TV channels: VTV6, VTV Da Nang and DRT1.

On the morning of October 29, the Ministry of Information and Communications will hold a press conference in Da Nang to announce the plan to cut off analog television signals in Da Nang.

Source: ICT News