The last analogue television transmitter still working in the Canary Islands, at Izaña on Mount Teide, Tenerife, is to be switched off tomorrow, Good Friday.
With the disappearance of this last transmitter, homes in the islands that still receive analogue signals to their televisions will cease to do so forever. The 43% of homes who still watch the traditional TV channels will have to switch to TDT (DTT) if they wish to watch the Spanish channels that broadcast in digital.
The switchover had been planned for the whole of the country for April 3rd, but elsewhere had been brought forward a few days so as not to coincide with the pubic holidays of Easter Week (that's today, Thursday and tomorrow, Friday.)
Nevertheless, the Canary Islands is one of the few Spanish communities which continue to be connected to the analogue system (is anyone surprised about this?) until Good Friday. But after that date, there's no going back: users who still haven't acquired a decoder and a suitable aerial won't be able to watch TV.
What may surprise British visitors is that the switchover in Spain and the Canary Islands is terminating more than 2 years before it finishes in the UK.
The Ministry of Industry, Tourism & Commerce guide to Televisión Digital Terrestre offers information and help for troubleshooting if you have any problems with reception - in Spanish, of course, but it's a good place to start.
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