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Switchover packs in the post

Friday, 27 March 2009 02:13

Elderly and disabled people in the Isle of Man are receiving information packs in the post this week to help them make the switch to digital TV.

It's part of the Switchover Help Scheme being run in the Island.

The pack explains what needs to be done to convert a television set to receive the digital signal.

Transmitters in the Isle of Man will begin the switch on June 18, and the whole process will be complete by July 16.

Director of Policy for the BBC Digital Switchover Help Scheme Wilf White says there is a range of options:

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