New digital terrestrial, here are the channels that ‘disappear’ from today

The new digital terrestrial starts. There are nine Rai channels and six Mediaset channels blacked out as of today, Wednesday 20 October, the starting date of the switch off, that is, the transition from the old to the new digital terrestrial, from Mpeg-2 technology to the new Mpeg-4. The thematic channels of Rai and Mediaset will be visible in high definition only with a TV or decoder compatible with the Mpeg-4 signal coding system, the Ministry of Economic Development recalls. Read also For Rai, the nine channels Rai 4, Rai 5, Rai Movie, Rai Yoyo, Rai Sport + Hd, Rai Storia, Rai Gulp, Rai Premium and Rai Scuola will be affected by the change, while they will continue to remain visible to all Rai1, Rai2, Rai3 and Rainews24. For Mediaset, on the other hand, the channels Tgcom24, Mediaset Italia 2, Boing Plus, Radio 105, R101 TV and Virgin Radio TV will be involved, while all the other channels will remain visible at the same time, starting with Canale 5, Rete 4 and Italia 1.I citizens “will be able to check if their television is enabled to receive the signal with the new technology and, if not, replace it by purchasing a new TV or decoder using the bonuses made available by the Ministry of Economic Development”. The definitive transition to the new technological standard DVB-T2 digital terrestrial broadcasting will take place from January 2023. In the meantime, the reassignment of frequencies will also be carried out following a schedule that will affect the whole national territory, starting from the Sardinia Region from November 15, 2021.