Current Status
High-definition broadcasts are available on free-to-air digital satellite, Freesat, Freesat from Sky and Sky satellite service and the Smallworld Cable and Virgin TV cable service. In addition, Freeview began rolling out a terrestrial HD service in 2009 on a region-by-region basis, largely following digital switchover, to cover the whole country by the end of 2012.
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