Kenya’s digital migration will begin with Nairobi where all
analog signals will be switched off by 31st December as a trial test
before being rolled out to the other towns in the country.
The Communication Commission of Kenya (CCK) has urged
Kenyans living in Nairobi to buy a set top box before the end of the year in
order to enjoy television programming.
The digital migration in the
country is targeted at four million analogue viewers.
CCK has licensed over 20 players of digital decoders to sell
decoders, which are currently retailing between Sh. 2,000 and Sh. 5,000. Local
channels are also ready for switch with over 20 currently being available on
the digital TV platform, free of charge.
The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation’s
signet service offers free to air service with 18 new channels while 8 others are
expected to be activated this December. Some of these channels are airing in
vernacular.
It’s expected by June 2013 the whole country will have shifted
to digital broadcasting, ahead of the global deadline of 2015.
Some of the advantages of Digital TV over its Analogue counterpart
include, capability to send twice as much information in the same amount of
bandwidth as analogue TV, resulting in a high quality picture and sound; and
better reception as Digital TV are not subjective to weather patterns such as
rain or cloudy skies.
this is being imposed on kenyans why are they not giving us enough time if the international deadline is 2015
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