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.
- Reminder of the issuers concerned as of February 27:
• 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.
- List of transmitters planned for April 2:
• 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)
It is now the turn of the issuers scheduled for April 30 to take shape. As always, the date may change by a few days.
- List of transmitters planned for April 30:
• Alançon (61)
• Bourgoin 1 - Jallieu (38)
• Cours la Ville 1 (69)
• Cours la Ville 2 (69)
• Évreux (27)
• Givors (69)
• Gournay en Bray - Ferrières (76)
• Le Mans (72)
• Les Andelys 1 (27)
• Louviers (27)
• Lyon (69)
• Poncin (01)
• Mantes (95)
• Millau (12)
• Millau 1 - Puncho Lagast (12)
• Monsols (69)
• Vienne - Pipet (38)
• Roanne 2 - Perreux (42)
• Rouen (76)
• Saumur (49)
• St Chamond - Cellieu (42)
• St Étienne (42)
• St Étienne 2 (42 )
The list for the month of April will of course be followed by the list for the month of May. See you in the next news to discover them.
Reminder of the France 2 UHD overseas calendar££££
Also as a reminder, 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 (notably technical) for TNT 4K, click on our following news:
• TNT 4K France 2 UHD, list of transmitters scheduled for April 2
• TNT 4K, France 2 UHD and France 3 UHD schedule in mainland France and overseas
• TNT 4K, France 2 UHD and France 3 UHD schedule in mainland (unofficial)
• TNT 4K, it's left for France 2 UHD and France 3 UHD
• TNT 4K, the Olympics in native 4K on France 2 UHD/France 3 UHD but not the Paralympic Games
• Future of TNT 4K, news from 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 TNT, heading towards the 2024 Paris Olympics
