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Draft:Timeline of the analog to digital transition in countries

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This is a list of when each country in the world started digital television and ended their analog transmissions, including low-power stations.

List in alphabetical order

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Note: Asterisks (*) after locations below are for "Television in LOCATION" links.
Country Year when first digital channel was started Year the last analog TV signals shutdown Digital TV system Description
 Australia * 2001 2010/2013 ATSC WIP
 Canada * 2003 2011/2013 ATSC WIP
 China * 2006 2020 PAL WIP
 Japan * 2000/2003 2010/2011/2012 ISDB HHK's Broadcasting Satellite services began broadcasting in digital in December 2000, however other channels didn't start television in digital until December 1, 2003, when the first digital stations started in Tokyo. Japan was the first country in East Asia to cease broadcasting in analog. On July 24, 2010, the northeastern part of Ishikawa Prefecture shut down their analog signals. Most of Japan shut down their analog signals on July 24, 2011, but however due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the worst effected provinces of this (Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima) had their digital transition dates moved to March 31, 2012
 South Korea * 2005 2012 ATSC WIP
 New Zealand * 1998/2007 2012/2013 ATSC WIP
 United Kingdom * 1998 2012 PAL British Digital TV began on October 1st, 1998 wich the launch of Sky Digital. [1] Small number of stations started to shutdown their analouge signals in 2005 with the main stations starting them in 2007, and this was eventually completed on October 24, 2012. [2]
 United States * 1996 2009/2021 ATSC The first digital TV channel was WRAL-TV, on July 23, 1996, but digital television sets weren't sold on mass until 1998.[3] more and more stations started their digital signals throughout the 2000's, and the date for the termination of analog signals was initially set for New Year's Eve, 2006, then delayed to 2008.[4] Eventually the date was settled for June 12, 2009,[5] but however, low-power stations were still allowed to broadcast Analog TV until July 13, 2021.[6]
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  2. ^ "UK's final analogue TV signal switched off: You have been watching, for the last 76 years..." The Guardian. October 25, 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ^ Macneil, Jessica (July 23, 2019). "TV station broadcasts first HD signal in US, July 23, 1996". EDN. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. ^ Broache, Anne (May 24, 2006). "Digital TV switch set for early 2009". Cnet. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ Sewall, Sam. "Broache Staff Writer, CNET News.com Anne Broache covers Capitol Hill goings-on and technology policy from Washington, D.C. See full bio Anne". Nielsen. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  6. ^ Ellis, Jon. "Analog-Digital TV Transition to Finally End after Two Decades". North Pine. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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