Analogue TV Closedown in Paris Region

[ChrisW6ATV]

Originally Posted by jhalphen

With the switch-off of analogue a considerable power increase of DVB-T will take place, the 19 transmitters on the Eiffel Tower being increased from 15KW EIRP to 50KW EIRP.

This is the really good news for TV viewers in France. In the USA, many DTV stations used very low power for several years before the shutdown of analog transmissions. This use of low power caused many reception problems, and it even gave a bad reputation to DTV in some cases.