TOWNS across the Central Western Slopes will need to change their free-to-air channels SBS, Prime7, WIN and Southern Cross Ten frequencies on Wednesday.
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The major towns affected by the retune include Coonabarabran, Baradine, Binnaway, Gilgandra, Gulargambone, Kinebri, Medooran and Tooraweenah.
These moves will free up broadcasting spectrum so it can be used for new services such as mobile broadband.
Once the channels have moved, viewers will need to retune their digital TV, set-top box or digital TV recorder to get them back.
Retuning is done using the remote.
For most systems, viewers should press the ‘menu’ button on the remote, look for settings such as ‘channels’ or ‘auto-tuning’, then follow the prompts to retune. A video and 3-step guide to retuning is available on the website.
Viewers might want to write down their favourite channel, program recordings or parental lock settings before they retune.
This retune only affects viewers receiving their television signal from the TV tower located at Mt Cenn Cruaich.
Key dates to remember:
- The Central Western Slopes viewers will need to retune their TV on 17 September after 5:00am.
- Coolah viewers will need to retune their TV on 18 September after 3:30pm.
- Dubbo viewers will need to retune their TV on 1 October after 3:30pm.
Viewers who are having difficulty retuning their equipment should check their manufacturer’s handbook or manual for instructions on how toretune, ask a friend or family member to help, visit the retune website website or call the Digital Ready Information Line on 1800 20 10 13 between 8am and 10pm.