Published:  31.10.2017

Nelonen HD will be launched on Digita’s terrestrial television network on Wednesday, 1 November 2017, occupying channel number 24 in multiplex B.

Nelonen HD
transmits the channel Nelonen’s programmes in high definition and is available
without additional fees. With this move, Sanoma Media Finland is the first
commercial operator to promote the transition to HD in Digita’s terrestrial
television network. Currently, the channel covers 85% of the Finnish
population. The coverage area can be checked at www.digita.fi/karttapalvelu.  

Nelonen HD
is transmitted with DVB-T2 technology, and viewing the channel requires an
antenna-ready HD receiver. The reception of channels on Digita’s terrestrial
television network still takes place with the currently functional UHF
reception antennas and systems. Most antenna-ready HD receivers retrieve new
channels automatically. However, some devices may require the user to approve
the channel search.

The
television operators in the Finnish terrestrial broadcasting network have
agreed that the free-to-air channels will all simultaneously adopt the DVB-T2
broadcasting technology that enables high definition (HD). The current
broadcasts in SD format will end in 2020. Before this, many TV channels will
begin parallel broadcasts, i.e., the simultaneous transmission of both standard
and high definition channels.

Media contact: 

Markus Ala-Hautala, COO, tel. +358 400 549
023, markus.ala-hautala@digita.fi 

Digita transmits radio
and television programmes to everyone living in every corner of Finland every
day of the year. We also apply the latest digital technology in order to
develop and offer versatile online television and radio services. In addition,
our service portfolio includes comprehensive IoT services based on our
comprehensive network, as well as world-class Data Centre Services. Our clients
include media companies as well as mobile and broadband operators offering top
of the line content.