Coastal area of the mainland territory
Transmitters and relays listed in Annex 1, which substantially provide coverage of the coastal area of the mainland territory, as marked in Annex 2 of the tender specifications of the public tender for the allocation of a right of use of frequencies on a national basis for the digital terrestrial television broadcasting service, as approved by Regulation 95-A/2008 of 25 February. This is reproduced in Annex 1 of this SOP for ease of viewing, except, however, the transmitters of Monte da Virgem, Montejunto, Marão and Lousã, which cannot be turned off because they cover areas and feed relays that are outside this coastal area.
Since it is not feasible to disconnect all stations simultaneously, in a first phase, on 12 January, transmitters will be switched off which do not supply any relay installed outside this area, namely São Macário, Reguengo do Fetal, Lisboa, Palmela and Fóia and the relays which are supplied by the transmitters of Monte da Virgem, Montejunto, Marão and Lousã. Seven days later the relays supplied by transmitters which were switched off will themselves be switched off, and will therefore stop transmitting on 12 January.
In this regard, reference is also made to the point concerning the termination of terrestrial analogue transmission in pilot areas, since in this context some of the relays listed in Annex 1 will be deactivated in 2011.
