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Did you know the Australian Government has changed the standard of our television viewing and by 2013 all television transmission will be in Digital. At this time the current Analog transmitters will be turned off.

Question:

Does this mean I must replace my Television and Antenna?

Answer:

Replacing your television is the best but expensive option, however a "Set Top Box" is a brillant way of saving money and getting the most from your old TV.
At about a tenth of the price of a new television a Set Top Box can convert digital television into a signal your older TV can display, thus saving you money while getting the most out of your current television.

Depending on where you live you may need to replace or upgrade your antenna system. Check the list of towns below as this should give you an indication if you will need to upgrade your antenna.

What does Digital Television mean to me?

Answer:

High Definition DVD quality pictures, On Screen TV Guides, More TV programs & channels, Full 5.1 Digital Surround Sound, Teletext, Subtitles for the hearing impaired & more.

What you dont get from Digital Television!

Dots, Spots, Static, Ghosting, Interference & Snow

Digital Television in our area

Since September 2007 a Digital Television signal has been transmitting from our regional television transmitter at Mt Ulandra near Cootamundra. 

Most people who's television antenna currently points at this transmitter can recieve digital television. However in order to obtain a stable signal you must replace your UHF television antenna with a Band 5 or Wide band UHF antenna as your current UHF analog antenna is probably type band 4.

Please note, if you are upgrading from analog it maybe required to replace any non compatible amplifiers, splitters, cables and terminate them with the correct 'f' type connectors.

What Stations are transmitted on Digital?

From our regional Transmitter is currently:

Adaminaby

Television is usually sort from Cooma television transmitter, however depending on location Mt Ulandra or Albury can sometimes be seen.

Adelong

Adelong has its own television transmitter located about 2km out of town. This transmitter is analog only. There are no current plans to update this transmitter to digital (to our current knowledge).

Most people who live in Adelong can (with the correct antenna being installed) pick up digital from Mt Ulandra. This is subject to location and signal strength.

Batlow

Batlow's television transmitter is on the telecommunications tower on Mt Snubba. This is a analog television transmitter only. Most people in Batlow can only recieve analog due to the mountains stopping distant signals from being recieved.

However some people high up on the western side of Batlow can receive digital television signals from Mt Ulandra and some people in extremely high locations can recieve digital from Albury on the Victorian boarder.

The Tumut & Adelong Times news paper announced in October 2008 that Batlow is inline to have a digital upgrade sometime in Feburary 2009, we are yet to confirm this with the Tumut Communications Comittee.

Brungle

Regional transmitter Mt Ulandra is available in digital and analog to most parts. 

Gundagai

Gundagai has a transmitter located on Mt Parnassus. This transmitter is currently analog only with no known plans to install digital.

There are only 2 analog stations being broadcast from this transmitter, they are Win and Southern Cross TEN network.

Most people living in Gundagai need 2 television antennas to recieve their analog stations. A VHF (old style large antenna) is used to receive channels ABC and Prime while a smaller more modern UHF antenna is used for Win and Ten. ABC and Prime are transmitted from Mt Ulandra in VHF which travels around the mountain much more easier than UHF signals.

This problem with UHF signals and moutains was the reason the 2 commercial stations are retransmitted from Mt Parnassus, Gundagai.

Many people who live in Gundagai can receive digital television from Mt Ulandra depending on geographical location. Installing Digital for this area means you only need one UHF antenna which looks much neater on your roof.

Rosewood

Depending on the location Rosewood has the choice of Ikes Mountain near Tumbarumba, Mt Ulandra near Cootamundra and sometimes Albury from the NSW, Victoria boarder.

Generally speaking Rosewoods signal levels are less than perfect and Digital is very hard to achieve. For more information on Ikes Mountain Transmitter please see Tumbarumba below.

Talbingo

Borag Station is the location of Talbingo's television transmitter. All stations are transmitting in analog with no current known plans to upgrade this transmitter before 2013.

Tumbarumba

Tumbarumba has two television transmitters, one located in the middle of town and the other on Ikes Mountain. These transmitters currently transmit in analog only however as we understand there are plans to update thse transmitters to digital.

Once again Tumbarumba is surrounded by mountains and is in a hollow making it hard for distant regional transmitters to reach, but some people who live higher on the ranges can recieve digital from either Mt Ulandra or Albury depending on their location. 

Tumblong

The regional transmitter at Mt Ulandra is the only option for digital and analog television reception in Tumblong.

Tumut

Currently only the government networks transmit from the Tumut television transmitter. These stations are ABC 1, ABC 2, ABC 3, ABC Radio 1, ABC Radio 2, SBS, SBS 2, SBS News , SBS Radio 1 and SBS Radio 2.

In late October 2008, the Tumut and Adelong Times local news paper announced that Prime and Southern Cross Ten will be broadcasting in digital from Webbs Hill in late December 2008. As of yet this has not happened and the only digital transmission with all commercial stations is Mt Ulandra near Cootamundra.

When Webbs Hill (Tumut) transmitter commences digital transmission, you should be able to use your current television antenna for digital reception.

Older television antenna systems were installed prior to the concept of digital and therefore may not be compatible with the digital television signal. 

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NOTE: Television signal is subject to change from factors like (but limited to) mountains, power lines, tree's, buildings, atmospheric conditions etc, and as such a trestrial signal is not always able to be obtained. In these instances refer to Remote Area Free-To-Air Satellite TV. 

Remote Area Free-To-Air Satellite TV subscribers may also be eligable for the Government Broadband Guarantee and recieve up to $2750 Government grant to install High Speed Satellite Broadband. Call and ask today!