In May, Vodafone first announced details of a planned switchover of television frequencies to its cable network. Now the cable giant has started implementing it. The whole process will last until spring next year and will affect all households with cable reception through Vodafone.
Vodafone wants it to be used regionally differently previously frequencies unify. This ensures order and also allows the supplier to get things done faster in the medium term Cable internet to offer. The downside: numerous TVThis gives radio transmitters and programs a new frequency. There are up to 350 TV and radio programs in total.
The adaptation in regional television technology headquarters (hubs) takes place step by step from hub to hub over a period of several months. The reassignment of frequencies for the over 13 million should be completed Cable TVcustomers in April 2023. Things have now started in the Nuremberg region. If you’re having trouble with TV reception here as of today, it’s because of the change.
These are the other changeover dates
Little by little, Vodafone is making its way across Germany with its conversion. All dates are already fixed. Vodafone cites as an example
- Berlin (since 22.09.2022)
- Bremen (07.09.2022)
- Dresden (26.10.2022)
- Duesseldorf (20.10.2022)
- Essen (19.10.2022)
- Hamburg (from 25 October 2022)
- Hanover (since 09.11.2022)
- Leipzig (since 20 September 2022)
- Mainz (13.10.2022)
- Munich (since 6 September 2022)
- Saarbrücken (since 9 November 2022)
- Stuttgart (09.11.2022)
In cities where Vodafone provides a “from” date, there are different dates depending on the district. You can find out when it’s your turn to make the change on the Vodafone website at www.vodafone.de/frequencyumbelegung Interrogate. Currently, all concrete dates up to February are stored here. If you are late, your appointment will be added.
Anyone who has a direct contractual relationship with Vodafone should also be notified of the change by post. The change also affects customers who have their own Cable connection beyond the rent to pay. Viewers watching through other cable providers such as Pyur/Tele Columbus or are not affected Telekom TV look.
Many devices are designed to automatically read new frequencies
The frequency change will always take place at night. According to Vodafone, most TV devices would automatically scan for channels. According to the cable provider, many of the customers would not even notice the switch. In particular, the receivers of Vodafone, Unitymedia or Sky as well as modern TVs will automatically find channels after switching.
Vodafone advises its customers not to disconnect their cable receivers and routers from the power supply at the time of switchover and to check the morning after the switchover whether all channels can be received as before. This should be the norm, especially with end devices from Vodafone, as the broadcast slots (LCN numbers) of most broadcasters do not change.
However, Vodafone also admits that a channel search may be required with older receivers from other providers. Depending on your device, you may need to adjust your favorites lists and reschedule your recordings to get everything working as usual.
This is how the TV signal gets to you via Vodafone cable
To distribute the TV signal, Vodafone maintains a total of five major broadcasting centres. They are in Frankfurt-Rödelheim, in Munich, in Kerpen near Cologne, in Stuttgart and in Mannheim and distribute the television signal throughout Germany. In broadcast centers, incoming data from TV stations is processed into broadcast signals and from there flows into the regional distribution network. This is where the so-called “hubs” are located. These are regional technology headquarters that supply the digital television signal to the different regions and catchment areas. Also, regional TV programs are added to the data stream here.
Vodafone made changes to its cable schedule last year, such as introducing a uniform range of programmes. The situation has changed due to the acquisitions of Kabel Deutschland and Unitymedia, especially in the area of niche channels.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse And Baden-Wurttemberg there were also major channel changes. Another change will follow in spring 2023: Analog radio stations in the cable will be deactivated. Previous digital activation of radio stations is currently starting here. In the other Länder there are no longer analogue radio stations, but digital radio stations.
