The Australian Federal Government has announced which self-help retransmission sites are on the broadcasters’ candidate list for conversion to digital. This information can be found here.
Broadcast Australia is a transmission services provider and can help local communities to upgrade their existing facilities to receive digital TV. Contact us for more information.
For communities with more than 500 homes, the most cost effective solution for both broadcasters and viewers, is to upgrade existing analog transmission facilities to digital.
Self help providers can transition through Broadcast Australia's flexible financial payments of either one upfront payment and a minimal ongoing fee or through a ten year agreement. Broadcast Australia is well placed and equipped to deliver digital TV to all Australians.
Cheaper for consumers: To receive terrestrial digital TV, each TV in the home needs to be digital ready. The cost of being digital ready for terrestrial transmission can be less than $50 per television, where the costs for installing satellite receivers exceeds $500 per TV.
Local or regional content: Local broadcast towers are able to receive content from multiple sources, including the ability to have local language insertions for regional and remote communities. This allows each transmission area to incorporate local programming at specific times, such as local news at a specific and agreed time. A satellite feed to a region only allows a single option for programming that is same across the State or Territory. This unfortunately can mean that a community's local news or information is aired outside prime viewing times. For some communities who border a State or Territory, they may be receiving their satellite content from a neighbouring State or Territory who are on a different time zone.