If you are watching a main transmitter in this region, you may need a wideband aerial to receive all the available digital TV channels after switchover (after the stage 2 date). Many people will already have a wideband aerial.
Check for details below to see which aerial you will need to receive around 15 or more than 40 channels. The 15 channels include the public service channels BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, C4 (plus S4C in Wales) and Five and a range of associated digital channels such as ITV2, E4 and BBC Three.
These are the aerial requirements for after the second stage of switchover
Main transmitter
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Up to 15 Channels | More than 40 Channels |
Nottingham
| 03 March 2011 | 13 April 2011 | Group A aerial | Wideband aerial |
Bromsgrove
| 06 April 2011 | 20 April 2011 | Group A aerial | Wideband aerial |
Lark Stoke
| 06 April 2011 | 20 April 2011 | Group A aerial | Wideband aerial |
Ridge Hill
| 06 April 2011 | 20 April 2011 | Group A aerial | Group A aerial |
The Wrekin
| 06 April 2011 | 20 April 2011 | Group A aerial | Wideband aerial |
Waltham
| 17 August 2011 | 31 Aug 2011 | Group C/D aerial | Wideband aerial |
Fenton
| 07 Sept 2011 | 21 Sept 2011 | Group A aerial | Group A aerial |
Sutton Coldfield
| 07 Sept 2011 | 21 Sept 2011 | Group B aerial | Group B aerial |
Oxford
| 14 Sept 2011 | 28 Sept 2011 | Group C/D aerial | Group C /D aerial |
