Digital terrestrial television in Finland was launched on August 21, 2001. The analogue networks continued its broadcasts alongside the digital ones until September 1, 2007, when they were shut down nationwide.
Before the analogue switchoff, the terrestrial network had three multiplexes: MUX A, MUX B and MUX C. MUX A contained the channels of the public broadcaster Yleisradio and MUX B was shared between the two commercial broadcasters: MTV3 and Nelonen. MUX C contained channels of various other broadcasters. After the analogue closedown, a fourth multiplex named MUX E was launched.
All YLE channels are broadcast free-to-air, so are a few commercial ones including MTV3, Nelonen, Subtv, JIM, Nelonen Sport and The Voice TV.
There are also several pay channels. These are sold only by PlusTV.
Read more about Digital Terrestrial Television In Finland: History
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