First of all, the activation of the 4K DTT transmitters allowing reception of France 2 UHD scheduled for January 23 was three days late, to be effective on January 26 (see the document entitled Switch-on table of January 26 2024 available on the Arcom website).
What dates for France 2 UHD in mainland France?££££
In addition to the transmitters concerned on January 26, the list of other activation bands is therefore starting to take shape. As specified in our previous news on the subject, a second phase of activation is planned for February 27. We remind you of the transmitters concerned:
• Agen (47)
• Bonloc (64)
• Cazès (82)
• Fougères (35)
• Guer ( 56)
• Lauzerte (82)
• Saissac (11)
• St Malo (35)
• Toulouse (31)
• Rennes (35)
While the first transmitters affected by the date of April 2 had been announced, still in our previous news (see TNT 4K, France 2 UHD and France 3 UHD calendar in mainland France and overseas), the latter are now more numerous. Here is the expanded list:
• Alès Ermitage (30)
• Alès 1 (30)
• Avignon (84)
• Fraisse (11)
• Guer ( 56)
• Quimperlé (29)
• La Chapelle Graillouse (07)
• Laval - Stade Jean Macé (53)
• Le Puy (43)
• Le Puy 1 Mont Denise (43)
• Lorient (56)
• Manosque (04)
• Marseille, Marseille 2 (13)
• Mende, Me,de 2 ( 48)
• Montpellier (34)
• Nyons (26)
• Privas (07)
• Roquevaire 1 (13)
• Soyans - Serre Raspan (26 )
• St Galmier (42)
• Vannes (56)
TNT 4K, busy month of April…££££
Namely, another activation phase is planned for the month of April, on the 30th. The cities of Lyon, Saint-Étienne, Rouen and Le Mans will, for example, be affected on April 30. More details later.
Reminder of the France 2 UHD overseas calendar££££
As a reminder also, the dates planned for the activation of transmitters in overseas territories:
• Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana, Réunion and Mayotte on January 23
• Wallis, New Caledonia and Polynesia at the end of February
• Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon at the end of March
Namely, France 2 UHD will also be available on satellite from January 31. As a reminder, France 2 UHD is available on channel 22 overseas.
Reminder of the France 3 UHD calendar in mainland France and overseas?££££
The broadcast of France 3 UHD, still the professional site of France Télévisions, is planned on channel 53 in mainland France from the 10th July, on channel 23 overseas.
To find out more about the specifications (particularly technical) for DTT 4K, click on our following news:
• TNT 4K, France 2 UHD and France 3 UHD calendar in mainland France and beyond - Wed
• TNT 4K, France 2 UHD and France 3 UHD schedule in mainland France (unofficial)
• TNT 4K, here we go for France 2 UHD and France 3 UHD
• TNT 4K, the Olympic Games in native 4K on France 2 UHD/France 3 UHD but not the Paralympic Games
• Future of 4K DTT, information from the 2023 conference
• France 2 UHD and France 3 UHD on 4K DTT , authorization to broadcast validated
• Alert: 100% of DTT switches to 4K in 2029 at the latest (Switch-off)
• France 2 UHD 4K and France 3 UHD 4K in 2024 on the TNT, heading towards the Paris 2024 Olympics
