The phased shutdown of analog television broadcasting will begin in the Vitebsk region

The Vitebsk Regional Broadcasting and Television Center, a branch of the Republican Unitary Enterprise "Belarusian Television and Radio Broadcasting Center," hereby informs you that in accordance with the State Program for the Implementation of Digital Television and Radio Broadcasting in the Republic of Belarus until 2015 and the Action Plan for the Accelerated Implementation of Digital Television Broadcasting in the Republic of Belarus, approved on October 23, 2008, by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus V.P. Burey, the Republic of Belarus is transitioning to digital terrestrial television broadcasting.

A feature of the transition to digital format in television is the introduction of restrictions on the coexistence period of analog and digital television. This period is defined as a transition period, which ends in 2015.

By Decision No. 27K/09 of the State Commission on Radio Frequencies under the Security Council of the Republic of Belarus dated September 23, 2009, the deadline for the termination of analog television signal transmission has been set for June 17, 2015.

As of August 1, 2013, analog television transmitters operating at the RPTC in the settlement of Osipovichi have been switched off.

The phased shutdown of analog television broadcasting in the Vitebsk region will begin in 2014:

1) RPTC in the settlement of Sharkovshchina - April 1, 2014

2) RPTC in Vitebsk - May 15, 2014

3) RPTC in the settlement of Obukhovo - August 1, 2014

4) RPTC in the settlement of Liozno - November 1, 2014

5) RPTC in the settlement of Osveya - March 10, 2015

6) RPTC in the settlement of Ushachi - April 1, 2015

7) RPTC in Braslav - May 15, 2015

8) RPTC in the settlement of Bychiha - May 15, 2015

Digital television has numerous advantages over analog. First and foremost is the high quality of image and sound.

The Republic of Belarus is actively developing digital television broadcasting of the DVB-T standard using MPEG-4 encoding, aimed at

providing the republic's population with a universally accessible free package of television programs, consisting of 8 television programs: Belarus 1, Belarus 2, Belarus 3, ONT, STV, NTV-Belarus, RTR-Belarus, MIR, and one audio program, the First National Channel of Belarusian Radio.

Currently, parallel terrestrial broadcasting of analog and digital television programs is being carried out.

As of June 3, 2013, the coverage of the republic's population with DVB-T standard digital television broadcasting is 95.97%

In the Vitebsk region, it is currently possible to receive digital broadcasting signals from 12 digital television transmitters located:

1. Settlement Ostrovenets, Ushachsky district - 40 TVK, calculated radius of the transmitter's service area – 51 km;

2. Settlement Begoml, Dokshitsky district - 40 TVK, calculated radius of the transmitter's service area – 27 km;

3. Vitebsk city - 43 TVK, calculated radius of the transmitter's service area – 55 km;

4. Settlement Liozno - 43 TVK, calculated radius of the transmitter's service area – 12 km;

5. Settlement Bychiha, Gorodok district - 43 TVK, calculated radius of the transmitter's service area – 27 km;

6. Settlement Krasnoseltsy, Braslavsky district - 43 TVK, calculated radius of the transmitter's service area – 36 km;

7. Settlement Sharkovshchina - 43 TVK, calculated radius of the transmitter's service area – 23 km;

8. Settlement Obukhovo, Orshansky district - 25 TVK, calculated radius of the transmitter's service area – 44 km;

9. Settlement Ozertsy, Tolochinsky district - 25 TVK, calculated radius of the transmitter's service area – 36 km;

10. Senno city - 25 TVK, calculated radius of the transmitter's service area – 35 km;

11. Osvyia settlement, Verkhnedvinsk district - 61 TVK, calculated radius of transmitter service area – 37 km;

12. Hory settlement, Rossonsky district - 61 TVK, calculated radius of transmitter service area – 41 km.

To receive the "Digital TV Package" it is necessary:

1. To have a digital television receiver (TV set) supporting DVB-T standard and MPEG-4/AVC encoding (compression) format, or a digital set-top box with similar parameters, which connects to a regular TV set.

2. Connect the digital set-top box to the TV set in accordance with the user manual and tune it to the corresponding channel.

3. Install a UHF receiving antenna with horizontal polarization and orient it towards the Radio and Television Broadcasting Station (RTPS).

For settlements located in close proximity to the radio and television broadcasting station, reception can be carried out using an indoor antenna. For more remote areas, it may be necessary to install an outdoor UHF antenna at a certain height depending on the terrain and distance from the broadcasting station.

In case of questions regarding the reception of the digital television program package, you can contact the Ushachi VHF Radio Relay Station workshop tel. 8-(02158)2-10-81, Vitebsk VHF Radio Relay Station workshop tel. 8-(0212)36-55-29, as well as the Vitebsk Regional Radio Broadcasting and Television Center tel./fax 8-(0212)27-22-53.

More detailed information about digital television in the Vitebsk region can be obtained by calling the unified free information service short number 172 and on the website of RUE "BRTPC" http://www.brtpc.by.

A coverage map of the Vitebsk region's terrestrial digital television broadcasting can be found on the website of RUE "BRTPC" in the "Digital Television" section. The enterprise's website also features constantly updated information on newly commissioned digital television transmitters, upgrades to existing transmitters, and calculated service area radii.