§ Jim KnightTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether planned upgrades to the Weymouth transmitter will enable the broadcast of digital signal prior to turning off the analogue signal. [161056]
§ Estelle MorrisThe Weymouth site has recently been updated to transmit digital radio. However, until analogue signals are switched off there will be no frequencies available to broadcast digital television services from the Weymouth transmitter without causing interference to viewers' existing analogue signals.
§ Jim KnightTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which broadcasters are responsible for the upgrading of the Weymouth transmitter to enable digital broadcasting. [161057]
§ Estelle MorrisThe Weymouth site is owned by Crown Castle but ntl also use the transmitter. Upgrading is therefore their joint responsibility on behalf of the multiplex operators (BBC, Digital ¾, SDN and Crown Castle International) under Ofcom's regulation.