Canberra switches off analogue signal

The move to digital television has reached a milestone-- with the nation's capital officially switching off the old analogue signal.

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The move to digital television has reached a milestone-- with the nation's capital officially switching off the old analogue signal.

Canberra is the first metropolitan region to make the change.

But getting the message out to non-English speaking communities provided a unique challenge for the switchover taskforce.

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By Shalailah Medhora

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