▁exp ense . ▁Additionally , ▁lack ▁of ▁compatibility ▁with ▁older ▁anten nas , ▁plus ▁existing ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁channels ▁by ▁stations ▁in ▁France , ▁meant ▁that ▁Channel ▁ 5 ▁never ▁acquired ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁analog ue ▁coverage ▁enjoyed ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁broad c aster s . ▁ ▁Digital ▁switch - over ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁was ▁committed ▁to ▁switching ▁terrest rial ▁television ▁broadcast ing ▁to ▁fully ▁digital ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁digital ▁network ▁features ▁six ▁multiple xes ▁at ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 0 ▁main ▁nodes , ▁at ▁other ▁nodes ▁there ▁is ▁only ▁three ▁multiple xes ▁because ▁fewer ▁broad c aster s ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁less ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁regions . ▁A ▁company ▁called ▁Digital ▁UK ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁change . ▁The ▁switch ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁region ▁by ▁region ▁basis ▁using ▁the ▁I TV ▁regions ▁as ▁a ▁basis . ▁The ▁schedule ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Culture , ▁Media ▁and ▁Sport , ▁T essa ▁J ow ell ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁Some ▁concern ▁had ▁been ▁raised ▁that ▁the ▁London ▁region ▁would ▁be ▁switched ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁city ▁hosts ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁J ow ell ▁said ▁" I ▁can ▁ass ure ▁you ▁that ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁s log ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁games ▁here ▁just ▁to ▁see ▁London ers ▁reduced ▁to ▁h ud d ling ▁round ▁the ▁wireless ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁hundred ▁metres , ▁I ▁am ▁completely ▁confident ▁that ▁our ▁tim et