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The South African public broadcaster is planning to broadcast 18 TV channels when the SABC switches over to digital television broadcasts in South Africa and digital terrestrial television (DTT), a process known as digital migration.
The broadcaster envisions 18 SABC TV channels in total - including SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3 - as well as all radio services from the SABC to be made available digitally once the public broadcaster starts the switch-over from analogue to digital broadcasting in South Africa.
''We're putting together our DTT business plan,'' Richard Waghorn, the SABC's chief techonology officer (CTO) told parliament today. ''That plan will be going to the group executive meeting on 29 September. In that plan it sets out that the SABC will be providing 18 TV channels - including SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3 - as well as all of our radio services on the DTT multiplex,'' Richard Waghorn said.
''That channel offering that we will be providing, will be about attracting and retaining existing viewers and listeners so that we can make the SABC a competitive organisation in a digital market place.''
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