Test conducted to prepare for shift to digital TV

Test conducted to prepare for shift to digital TV

SUZU, Japan - Announcers join a rehearsal in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 24 for the total shift to terrestrial digital broadcasting scheduled in two years. The communications ministry temporarily suspended analog TV broadcasting service in the area for the test conducted for an hour to see if any problems might occur as a result of the planned end to analog broadcasting July 24, 2011.

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