Portal:Television in Australia/Featured article/09 2007

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Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on January 1, 2001, in the country's five most populous cities, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. It is anticipated that between 2010 and 2012 it will replace Analogue PAL transmissions. Although approximately 96% of the population has access to at least one digital service, in March 2007, only 28% of Australia's 7.8 million households had adopted free-to-air digital television. Digital services are available in most areas, however parts of Western Australia, and Central Australia have yet to begin transmissions.