TNT channels will be temporarily interrupted during the night of June 5 to 6, we explain why

Announced last January, this unprecedented numbering change will come into effect on the night of June 5 to 6.

Concretely, for a few minutes, your television will display a black screen or, for certain channels, an absence message.

" There will be a brief interruption of the channels when the operation is launched, but it will probably last a few minutes, " Arcom said. " We have warned each group and each channel that the switchover could last up to 1 a.m. and would take place around 1 a.m. But there is no reason for this to be blocked. The procedure generally does not exceed a few minutes. This was already the practice adopted during previous operations."

In total, eleven DTT frequencies were reallocated in December. Arcom removed two current licensees, C8 and NRJ12 , and selected two new channels: one launched by the CMI France group, owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, the other by Ouest-France.

A first

From June 6 on channel 18 for the first and September 1 on channel 19 for the second . Channel 19 has been free since the 2020 shutdown of France Ô. A draw was held to decide between these two channels.

The CMI France channel, chaired by Christopher Baldelli, was initially scheduled to launch on March 1. This delay will give it time to better prepare.

Such a general change is a first since the creation of TNT in 2005 because, until then, the latest arrivals took the latest issues.