§ Mr. SoamesTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what steps she(a) has taken and (b) plans to take to improve the television signal in mid-Sussex. [163042]
§ Estelle Morris[holding answer 22 March 2004]Broadcasters, through contracts with transmission operators, are responsible for maintaining the terrestrial television network. The Broadcasters are no longer seeking to improve analogue coverage in the UK as this is expected to be switched off in favour of digital TV.
While much of mid-Sussex already receives digital terrestrial TV, the broadcasters are aware that coverage is not universal and are keen to improve this. Unfortunately, due to International planning constraints this cannot happen before switchover.