How to Get a Free Set Top Box for Digital TV

2022-06-11 00:12:22 By : Ms. Angela Huto

You haven't got a free Set Top Box to turn Analog TV into Digital TV?Here's the mechanism for getting it.Listen carefully, yes!Inibaru.id – You know that the Ministry of Communication and Information (Kominfo) is gradually stopping analog TV broadcasts and starting to replace them with digital TV.This program is known as Analog Switch Off or ASO.Residents also need a Set Top Box to be able to convert analog TV broadcasts to digital.Luckily, you can still get it for free.You see, the Kominfo and the organizer of the multiplexing (MUX) provide it.What is MUX?According to the Regulation of the Minister of Communication and Information (Permenkominfo) Number 6/2021, it is a broadcasting institution that provides digital terrestrial television broadcasts.As of the end of April 2021, it is confirmed that there will be seven MUX that will provide free Set Top Boxes to the public.The seven MUX that will provide it are MNC Group which manages Global TV and RCTI, SCM Group which manages SCTV and Indosiar, Media Group which manages Metro TV, VIVA Group which manages TVOne and ANTV, Trans Media which manages Trans TV and Trans 7, Rajawali TV , as well as Nusantara TV.So, what is a Set Top Box or STB?This tool can convert digital signals into images and sound so that they can be broadcast on Analog TV.This tool is also capable of supporting Digital Video Broadcasting Second Generation Terrestrial (DVB-T2)."So if your mother and father's TV is still tube TV or analog TV, flat screen TV but the old one, it can be used with this STB," said Special Staff of the Minister of Communication and Information Niken Widiastuti, Thursday (9/6/2022).So, if you have installed an STB, then you don't need to use a satellite dish.Your old UHF antenna can still be used.“A total of 6.7 million units (STB) will be given free of charge to poor households.Who gave?MUX Organizer.If there is a shortage, Kominfo will add it," added Niken.So yes, there are criteria for people who can get a free STB, namely:The mechanism that will be carried out in the distribution of free STB is as follows:By the way, Millens ASO phase 1 has started since April 30, 2022 and will be carried out in 166 districts/cities in Indonesia.Later, phase 2 will be carried out on August 25, 2022 and will occur in 110 regencies/cities.Meanwhile, phase three will only start on November 2, 2022 in 63 districts/cities.Are you also interested in getting a free Set Top Box, Millens?(Wik, Det/IB09/E05)Inibaru Media is a digital company that focuses on popularizing the potential of local wealth and pop culture in Indonesia, especially Central Java.Presenting new Indonesian colors for the millennial generation.