The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa said the country’s migration to digital television is well on track.

Icasa released its broadcasting frequency plan governing the shift from analogue to digital transmission in Johannesburg on Friday.

Icasa said three digital multiplexes will be available after the shift which is set to take place by 2011.

Ten percent of broadcast capacity in the first multiplex will be controlled by the SABC while etv and M-Net will own between 50 and 60 percent of the remaining two.

Fifteen percent of each digital platform will be set aside for digital audio broadcast.

Three thousand of the new digital decoders are being tested by the SABC and etv.

Icasa said its biggest challenge will be to make these affordable and accessible to all South Africans in the next two years with the rest of the SADC region following by 2013.

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