In Japan , the switch to digital began in northeastern Ishikawa Prefecture on 24 July 2010 and ended in 43 of the country 's 47 prefectures ( including the rest of Ishikawa ) on 24 July 2011 , but in Fukushima , Iwate , and Miyagi prefectures , the conversion was delayed to 31 March 2012 , due to complications from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and its related nuclear accidents . In Canada , most of the larger cities turned off analog broadcasts on 31 August 2011 . China is scheduled to end analog broadcasting between 2015 and 2018 , due to the large size of the country
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Analog television