RTVE turns off DTT standard def channels
FEBRUARY 5, 2024 11.56 EUROPE/LONDON BY JULIAN CLOVER

La 1, La 2, 24 Horas, Clan and Teledeporte will continue to be broadcast in high definition on DTT when RTVE closes its standard definition channels on Tuesday.

The public broadcaster, in line with the commercial users of the DTT platform, is in the process of migrating its services from standard to high definition.

A simulcast has been taking place for some time and the freed capacity will now enable the launch of ultra high definition services.

To assist viewers with identification the letters SD have been shown alongside RTVE’s on-screen logo. Standard definition channels will be switched off overnight between February 5 and February 6.

A week later, on February 14, commercial channels will follow.

The vast majority of television sets sold in Spain have for the past ten years been capable of decoding a video signal in the H.264 high definition standard.