General News of Friday, 14 December 2018Source: ghananewsagency.orgGhana to switch-over to Digital Terrestrial Television next year - Ursula Owusu-Ekufulplay videoMrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister of CommunicationsMrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister of Communications, has said the National Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Project switch-over would commence in the first quarter of next year. “All other sites have dedicated power and testing is ongoing and the switchover is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of next year,” she saidGovernment is implementing the road map to migrate the country from analogue to digital television transmission. According to the Minister, there were pending applications for digital terrestrial television broadcasting authorisations in existing regions and the new regions to be created, which would also require localized channels on the platform. The invitation to Ghana to co-chair the programme was in recognition of the Government’s digital agenda to drive economic growth.

Source: GhanaWeb December 14, 2018 20:15 UTC