No STB Needed to Watch Digital Broadcast TV, Here's How

2022-03-26 06:37:00 By : Ms. Aimee Cai

Phase 1 of the migration of analog TV broadcasts to digital TV broadcasts was carried out on April 30, covering 56 regions in 166 districts and cities in Indonesia.Special Staff of the Minister of Communication and Information for Digital and Human Resources, Dedy Permadi, said that the public does not need to use the Set Top Box (STB) tool if the TV used is already digital-based."Televisions that are already capable of accessing digital signals do not need any tools," said Dedy via short message.To find out whether the television at home is digital or not is quite easy.Dedy explained that people only need to check the device by checking the digital tv signal search menu option (DTV) on the television set.Or you can check the type and device through the Kominfo website."Through the page broadcastdigital.kominfo.go.id," he said.Furthermore, Dedy said that if the TV used by the public is still analog, they still need STB to capture digital frequencies.Currently, the government has completed digital TV broadcasting and has subsequently stopped broadcast access on analog TV starting in the first phase on April 30.ASO or cessation of analog TV broadcasting services will not occur simultaneously.The first phase will start on April 30, 2022 and will be held in 56 regions on the islands of Java, Kalimantan, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Maluku and Papua.Meanwhile, Permenkominfo number 11 of 2021 states that there are three stages to the migration schedule for analog TV to digital TV.Phase 1 no later than 30 April 2022, stage 2 no later than 25 August 2022, stage 3 no later than 2 November 2022."Currently, in all areas scheduled for the first phase of ASO on April 30, 2022, there are digital broadcasts. So people are advised to immediately switch and try digital broadcasting," said Dedy.