Vietnam plans to switch off analogue signals for select stations in some parts of the country on 1 July.

The stations involved in this first phase of the migration to digital in the country’s central region are VTV Da Nang, VTV6 and the local Da Nang Radio and Television (DRT).

Seven analogue channels – VTV3, VTV9, VTV4, VTV2, DRT2, VTC1 and VTC9 – will migrate to digital on 30 September and the analogue services turned off.

The migration is part of the government’s national digital programme approved last year.

The full migration to digital TV is expected to be complete by 2020.