CEEFAX 1 695 Sun 08 Aug 14:12/44 ************ ********************** * *** *** ** ******** * ***** * *** ************ ************************** Digital Basics: 5 What's the timescale? Digital satellite television launched on October 1 with nationwide coverage. Digital terrestrial TV launched on 15 Nov 1998. A three-phase transmitter roll-out in the next 18 months is planned to cover most of the UK. Digital cable TV is due to launch later this year. The current analogue format will be around for the next 10-15 years, but the Government's long-term aim is to switch off analogue transmitters. 11/15 Jobs at the BBC 696 Front page 100
