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DTT refers to the terrestrial, or land-based, broadcasting of digital television. South African television is currently broadcast in an analogue format with the country in the process of switching over to DTT.

Analogue TV signals are transmitted in the form of electromagnetic waves whereas digital TV signals are digitally compressed. This means at least eight new digital TV channels can be provided with the same amount of electromagnetic frequency as one analogue TV channel.

The world needs to migrate from analogue TV to digital TV to release spectrum that is needed for a variety of telecommunications services.

Radio spectrum is a scarce and valuable resource which means all countries need to use it more efficiently.The move from analogue to digital TV is one vital part of the global strategy to properly manage spectrum.

Every country on the planet is committed to completing the switch to digital TV.