Digital terrestrial television in the Czech Republic
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Experimental projects with DVB-T started in 2000. Final 21 October 2005 was launched multiplex A (DVB-T) with 3 channels of Česká televize and one of TV Nova and radio channels of Český rozhlas. Broadcasting can be seen in Prague, Central Bohemian Region, in surrounding areas of Brno and Ostrava.
On April 12, 2006, six digital terrestrial television licenses were awarded to commercial broadcasters. The receivers of the licenses were: Z1, TV Pohoda, Regionální televizni agentura (RTA), Febio TV, TV Barrandov and Óčko. Z1 will provide a news service, TV Pohoda will run provide a children's service, Óčko will deliver a music service, and Febio TV & TV Barrandov will provide general programming services.
It is planned that analogue transmissions will cease in 2012, however the Czech transmission company Radiokomunikace has stated that it would prefer to delay it to 2014. [1]
[edit] External links
- Czech digital broadcasting portal, operated by public radio
- Czech digital television portal
- Digital television development in Czech Republic
- Czech Telecommunication Office
- The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting
- Ministry of Informatics
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