That is it! The moment Ceefax went off the air for good, not just in Northern Ireland but also the UK and as a service of it's own. The BBC One NI analogue shutdown took place just after "The Magic Box" programme (a programme jointly produced by the BBC and UTV) had finished with the plug pulled at 11:32:19PM BST on the 23rd October 2012. Unlike the BBC Two closedown, the "Ceefax is temporarily off air" caption didn't appear other than the "SEE P100" part where the clock is normally located. RIP Ceefax.
If you want to skip to where the plug is pulled, it is at 3:47 in this video.
Reception is from the Brougher Mountain transmission station on channel E22. This frequency will now be used for the D3&4 multiplex which will carry DVB-T SD services including UTV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
22 окт 2012
