At the beginning of 2020, DVB-T2 digital television in the Moscow region maximally expanded its coverage area. All repeaters in the Moscow region have launched the first multiplex, and the second package of free digital channels is expected to begin broadcasting in the near future. The third multiplex is broadcast only by the main tower - Ostankino, but in remote areas, over 50 kilometers from Moscow, signal reception is uncertain. To determine the direction when installing the antenna, you need to click on the picture with the transmitters, go to the official, interactive map of the RTRS television and radio broadcasting network, find your locality and select the nearest transmitter. Broadcast digital DVB-T television 2 is conducted in the UHF range, frequencies can be found in the table at the bottom of the page.

Free on-air digital channels Ostankino, two multiplexes RTRS-1 TVK 30, RTRS-2 TVK 24

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  • Russia 1
  • Match TV
  • Petersburg
  • Culture
  • Russia 24
  • Carousel
  • REN TV
  • Home
  • Sport plus
  • Star
  • MUZ TV

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Transmitters of the Moscow region

Moscow, Ostankino TV tower

  • Tower height: 540 m. Transmitter power: 10 kW
  • RTRS-3 (third multiplex) TVK 34 (578 MHz) - Working

Moscow, Butovo

  • Tower height: 60 m. Transmitter power: 2 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 30 (546 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 24 (498 MHz) - Working

Moscow, Troitsky administrative district, Rogovo village

  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 30 (546 MHz) - Working
  • Tower height: 246 m. ​​Transmitter power: 5 kW
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 56 (754 MHz) - Under construction
  • Tower height: 72 m. Transmitter power: 0.1 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 30 (546 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 56 (754 MHz) - Under construction

Moscow region, Dmitrovsky district, village. Podcherkovo

  • Tower height: 72 m. Transmitter power: 0.5 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 30 (546 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 24 (498 MHz) - Under construction
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 53 (730 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 56 (754 MHz) - Under construction
  • Tower height: 199 m. Transmitter power: 5 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 59 (778 MHz) - Working
  • Tower height: 72 m. Transmitter power: 0.5 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 30 (546 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 24 (498 MHz) - Under construction
  • Tower height: 90 m. Transmitter power: 2 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 59 (778 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 56 (754 MHz) - Under construction
  • Tower height: 72 m. Transmitter power: 1 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 59 (778 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 56 (754 MHz) - Under construction

Moscow region, Mozhaisky district, Otyakovo village

  • Tower height: 150 m. Transmitter power: 2 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 59 (778 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 56 (754 MHz) - Under construction
  • Tower height: 72 m. Transmitter power: 1 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 30 (546 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 24 (498 MHz) - Under construction

Moscow region, Ozyory

  • Tower height: 55 m. Transmitter power: 1 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 59 (778 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 58 (770 MHz) - Under construction
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 53 (730 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 56 (754 MHz) - Under construction

Moscow region, Ruzsky district, Morevo village

  • Tower height: 84 m. Transmitter power: 1 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 59 (778 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 56 (754 MHz) - Under construction
  • Tower height: 72 m. Transmitter power: 1 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 30 (546 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 56 (754 MHz) - Under construction

Moscow region, Serebryano-Prudsky district, village. Mochily

  • Tower height: 72 m. Transmitter power: 1 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 59 (778 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 58 (770 MHz) - Under construction
  • Tower height: 119 m. Transmitter power: 1 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 59 (778 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 58 (770 MHz) - Under construction
  • Tower height: 72 m. Transmitter power: 0.5 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 30 (546 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 24 (498 MHz) - Under construction
  • Tower height: 84 m. Transmitter power: 1 kW
  • RTRS-1 (first multiplex) TVK 59 (778 MHz) - Working
  • RTRS-2 (second multiplex) TVK 58 (770 MHz) - Under construction

Moscow region,

Digital terrestrial channels. DVB-T2 in Moscow.

Digital terrestrial television channels.

List of DVB-T2 channels. Frequencies of digital terrestrial channels DVB-T2 in Moscow.

Broadcasting of digital terrestrial channels of the first and second multiplexes is free!!! This is a replacement for over-the-air channels. They will not be paid. It is planned to increase the number of channels to one hundred. Among them will be commercial paid packages.

Digital terrestrial channel number
List of digital terrestrial channels
Digital terrestrial channel frequency. (MHz)
Broadcast standard for digital terrestrial channels

Channels of the second multiplex

Home

NTV+ Sport Plus

Second multiplex frequency

DVB-T2

Channels of the first multiplex

Channel One

St. Petersburg channel 5

Culture

Carousel

First multiplex frequency

DVB-T2
34

Channel One

Culture

Carousel

578 DVB-T

Digital terrestrial television

The main difference between digital terrestrial channels and analogue ones is high quality digital channels (no noise, interference and repetitions) and a clearer picture - high noise immunity. I install antennas on the window in houses, on the side opposite from the Ostankino Tower. The data transfer protocol is designed so that the reflected signal is received without unnecessary data and you see an excellent quality picture.

Digital television DVB-T2 is ideal for large LCD and plasma TVs.

The list of digital terrestrial television channels in Moscow now includes 20 channels.

HOW TO WATCH DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL CHANNELS?

To receive digital terrestrial channels in Moscow and the region, it is necessary that the TV has a built-in digital tuner of the DVB-T2 standard (see technical specifications TV). Otherwise, you will have to buy an additional DVB-T2 receiver, which connects to any TV via HDMI or composite (tulips or scart) input.

Digital reception ethereal channels carried out on external antenna UHF range. In your apartment building cable home network (Akado, OnLime, etc.), most likely these digital TV channels will be on other (cable) TV frequencies that do not coincide with the terrestrial frequencies given in the table. You need to start auto-search for channels.

If the distance from the transmitter (Ostankino TV tower in Moscow and Moscow region) to the TV is less than or about 20 km, then reception is possible with an indoor UHF antenna. Otherwise, you will have to use an external UHF antenna, possibly with an amplifier. It all depends on the installation height of your antenna and the distance to the TV tower. With a good outdoor UHF antenna with a low-noise amplifier, reception of digital terrestrial channels is possible at a distance of more than 80 km from the television tower.

Digital TV coverage area in Moscow and the region (channel 30)
Digital terrestrial television network in Moscow and the Moscow region (construction stages)

Analogue terrestrial channels

Terrestrial TV channels. TV channel frequencies in Moscow.

TV CHANNEL NUMBER

LIST OF TERRE CHANNELS

FREQUENCIES OF AIR CHANNELS. (MHz)

1 Channel One 49.75
3 TVC 77.25
6 Russia 2 175.25
8 NTV 191.25
11 Russia 1 215.25
23 Pepper 487.25
25 EuroNews 503.25
27 STS 519.25
29 Disney 535.25
31 Home 551.25
33 Russia K 567.25
35 TNT 583.25
38 Friday 607.25
44 Channel 5 655.25
46 TV3 671.25
49 REN-TV 695.25
51 Channel U 711.25
57 Star 759.25
60 2X2 783.25

The federal program provides for digital television coverage of the entire territory of Russia by 2015. Today, many areas of our country can enjoy high-definition television in HD format. But this pleasure is not available to everyone (everyone can watch it, but not everyone sees it))).

How to find out if there is DVB T2 coverage in your area

Very simple! To do this, go to the official website of the federal project, to the “Network coverage map” section. You get interactive map, where you can find your location or the nearest town by entering them in the search bar and selecting from the drop-down tips:

At first glance, nothing complicated, but also there are some nuances here ( did it on my knee and didn’t explain how to use it ) . Let's pay attention to the upper right corner of the digital TV map and see what's there.

By default, the " Broadcasting points"- essentially these are TV towers that broadcast in DVB T2 format, and RTRS-1 TV channel package. This is the first ten information channels digital television. To see if you are in the broadcast zone of a TV tower, check the “Broadcast zones” box, as well as “TVC, frequency”, the map will be painted in cheerful colors:

“Green” towers are working. Here is the frequency and channel number on which the signal is transmitted

If your area is colored, and there is a “green” tower nearby, then everything is probably fine. At least you will definitely catch the first ten channels. The frequency of the towers will be useful to you when, so remember it, or better yet, write it down, as well as the number of the channel on which your “digital” broadcasts.

But that's not all.

The fact is that the first and second multiplex are transmitted by different towers and at different frequencies.

This means that, for example, the first ten channels may already be working for you, but the second ten – the tower is still being built and this often happens. It’s easy to check this, go to the “RTRS-2 channel package” tab:

The second multiplex - as we see, there are much fewer “green” towers

They will show us the towers again, but most likely, not all of them will be green, as in the first case. Since the first towers were built for the first multiplex, they have already been built a long time ago and are broadcasting the first ten channels. But with the second multiplex it’s worse. However, if there are no “green” towers near you, do not despair, click on the gray ones, there will be information about the stage of construction and approximate commissioning.

From personal experience I’ll say that my mother’s first multiplex in the region arrives from the tower 10 km away, but the second one comes from the neighboring region, 45 km from her house. True, an external “dryer” antenna is used here, with an amplifier, on a high pole. Naturally, without an amplifier it does not catch anything.

We get detailed information on the tower. At least it's already built, which means it's launching soon!

At times they skip friezes" However, judging by the map, a tower with a second multiplex is being built nearby, so everything will be great soon.

After the advent of digital television large number users were excited about the transition to a modern format. What are the reasons? Of course, in the desire to try a new product, as well as frequent discussions that the quality of the incoming signal is much higher. Accordingly, this improves the picture quality. Ease of access also attracts new users.

Digital TV can be connected even to CRT models. To do this, you will need to use additional devices. And of course, modern TV models are capable of catching this technique.

In the Moscow region and the capital, the well-known television and radio network "Ostankino" offers open access huge amount broadcast channels. This allows you to receive a signal without additional registration and fees for Russian television programs. Reception is available both on individual antennas located in the room and on external ones.

There are also paid channels that charge a certain amount each month. How many channels are there on digital television today 2019? What is needed to receive their signal? More on this later.

Digital signal reception methods

There are four options for connecting to free and pay TV channels:

  • Cable. In this case, the signal is received via cable. The main disadvantage is the subscription fee. This method is not available everywhere.
  • Satellite. Here, the signal is transmitted via satellite and received through an installed personal dish. There is also a specific subscription fee charged here. Requires the purchase of equipment designed for satellite TV.
  • Terrestrial (DVB television). Terrestrial repeaters distribute a signal that can be received by an indoor or outdoor antenna. This connection option does not require additional financial expenses. Convenient way to watch TV programs in modern broadcast format.

The digital set-top box (Dvb T2) picks up channels differently than the previously described option. The signal level is low. It is difficult to catch it in case of bad weather, as well as its location far from the TV tower.

The lowest price is receiving digital TV using an antenna, which is installed and configured independently by the user. You can add various channels.

What are multiplexes

Multiplex is a connection in one digital package of different TV channels during digital television broadcasting, combined before transmission over the channel and separated at the final receiving element (subscriber's receiver) with the allocation of 1 or 2 TV channels.

Digital television in Russia in the DVB T2 format offers 20 TV channels, which are divided into 2 packages, this is called multiplexes. These are free-to-watch digital channels - there is no set subscription fee. The user only needs a TV; a set-top box with a decoder that receives the DVB T2 frequency range (if such a decoder is not available on the TV) and an antenna.

Package No. 1 is a group of information, news and development channels (Russia 1 and 2, 1 and 5 channels and others).

This package operates wherever digital television is present. If there is a working digital TV tower nearby, most likely you will receive all 10 channels. The user will be able to catch either all 10 at once, or not just one. The reason for this is that channels 1 of the multiplex are transmitted at the same frequency. Broadcasting is carried out at a frequency of 546 MHz using DVB-T2.

Quite often the composition of channels in this package changes. Competitions are held among programs, as a result of which the list may differ. Frequency 498 MHz with DVB prefix.

Package No. 3 is in development, but it will be paid. A cheaper and simpler option is to use cable and get more than 100 channels from 200 rubles per month.

This package will work in test mode. In it, users will also be able to find programs of maximum HD clarity.

What you need to view

To show digital television channels, special equipment is required:

  • Antenna;
  • Digital TV set-top box or TV with DVB tuner T2. The device must support the MPEG 4 standard and be capable of operating in Multiple PLP mode.

As for the antenna, you can opt for a standard analog one. If you have a new model TV, then it may have an integrated digital tuner. In this case, there is no need to buy a set-top box.

If you don't know if your model has a digital TV tuner, check the technical data sheet. Alternatively, enter in search engine model name.

There are two types of antenna devices:

  1. Active - when amplifiers are used, a connection is made to a source of electrical energy. When using a receiver, 5-V is supplied through it. This can be done through the settings in the menu – “Antenna power”. Using an active device is not always the right decision. Since if you are close to the tower, the signal may disappear completely.
  2. Passive - there are no additional amplifiers here. They are used most often in areas with a stable signal. This option is easier for connecting several TVs.


Let's look at the features of choosing a digital tuner. Anyone who encounters such a purchase for the first time most likely thinks that all consoles are identical. The main condition the right choice is to avoid making mistakes in key technical characteristics.

There are other points that can affect the further operation of the equipment and the breadth of the functional component:

  • No buttons on external panel devices – this obliges the user to work only with the remote control. This is not always practical.
  • If the tuner does not have a USB port, the device cannot be used as a media player. If such equipment is present, you can record TV shows, view photos and videos.

Please note that a set-top box with a separate power supply is considered a chic option. Most often, this element is built inside. The most common cause of tuner failure is a malfunction of the power supply. In case of failure, this item can be attributed to service center or replace the entire console. But a separate unit is an opportunity to replace the component without any problems.

Our company’s specialists connect and configure free tv channels analogue and digital terrestrial television transmitted by the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network from the Ostankino TV tower. Connection and setup are carried out on televisions and television receivers - terrestrial TV tuners (set-top boxes). We provide service to all districts of Moscow and the nearest districts of the Moscow region. Organized for the convenience of users.

Terrestrial television. How to watch TV channels for free.

To the territory of Moscow and the Moscow region from the Ostankino television tower of the Russian Broadcasting Network rtrs.rf are transmitted free terrestrial television channels: 19 analog and three packages of digital TV channels (10 channels in each package), which allows you to receive Russian television programs without any subscription fee for individual indoor or outdoor programs. You can even use a piece of wire one to two meters long as a receiving antenna. Broadcasting is carried out in the range of meter and decimeter waves; transmitted TV channels can be watched for free.

We bring to your attention a list of frequencies of free television channels on terrestrial television, designed to streamline your TV setup. Specifying the broadcast frequency of a specific TV channel speeds up the setup of TVs that do not have an automatic TV channel sorting function. It also allows you to tune television channels to older models of televisions, in which, as a result of changes in circuit parameters, the automatic frequency adjustment system of the APCG local oscillator does not work properly.


The table shows the analog frequencies required to watch TV channels for free on TV.

Initially, digital broadcasting was carried out by the company rtrs.rf in the DVB-T system. In some regions it still works, but will soon be completely replaced by broadcasting on new system digital terrestrial television broadcasting DVB-T2, which has been adopted as a standard. Televisions and set-top boxes released with a DVB-T tuner do not allow watching television programs in the new television broadcasting system and will not work.

How many channels does the digital set-top box 2019 show?

How many channels does a digital set-top box show? DVB-T2 terrestrial television?
Using an on-air digital set-top box, you can configure three multiplexes: RTRS-1, RTRS-2 and RTRS-3 with ten channels each, as well as 12 channels of the “fourth multiplex”, for a total of forty-two. So here's a list of free digital terrestrial TV channels, received in Moscow and the Moscow Region, consists of three packages of ten channels each and a package of twelve channels.

The first multiplex of digital television in Russia RTRS-1

IN first multiplex includes a set of 10 free TV channels, broadcast on the frequency of the 30th TV channel 546 MHz using the DVB-T2 digital terrestrial television system.
Moscow terrestrial television can be downloaded on our website.

The second multiplex of Russian digital television RTRS-2

In second multiplex includes a set of television channels received on the 24th frequency channel 498 MHz in the DVB-T2 system. Unlike television programs included in first multiplex included in second multiplex TV channels are not required for free distribution by satellite and cable television operators.


The third multiplex of Russian digital television RTRS-3

Third multiplex broadcast in 2019. Third multiplex digital terrestrial television is transmitted in test mode on the vacant frequency of television channel 34, which was previously broadcast in the outdated DVB-T digital television system. Ten digital package positions are distributed among television program creators, who share broadcast time among themselves. Among them there are also high-definition terrestrial TV channels - IQ HD and HD Life.


TV channel Hunting and Fishing. TV channel Drive

When automatically scanning digital terrestrial television bands, in addition to those described above, at a frequency of 562 kHz, 12 programs are detected: 10 channels of the first multiplex, as well as TV channel Hunting and Fishing And TV channel Drive.
Sometimes these 12 television channels are called the fourth multiplex in Moscow. The quality of the transmitted signal from the channels of the fourth multiplex is much worse than on the first three: 8K instead of 32K, and the signal level is almost half as much. Therefore, channels are played back in worse quality and with image fading. The first ten channels after auto-tuning can be deleted.

And leave the next two channels, because today, digital channels with a frequency of 562 kHz are the only option free viewing the popular TV channel for hunters and fishermen "Hunting and Fishing", as well as the TV channel "Drive" for fans of cars and motor sports.
When choosing a receiving antenna for terrestrial digital television, you should focus on the acceptable quality of reception of these very weaker TV channels, Hunting and Fishing and Drive.

What to do if digital channels on your TV disappear

Why digital channels disappeared on a tuned television receiver? Nowadays, when terrestrial digital television is just beginning to explore the Russian expanses, the question of the disappearance of one, several channels or a whole dozen multiplexes is sometimes asked by all owners of digital terrestrial receivers.
The Russian TV and Radio Broadcasting Network RTRS, which is changing broadcast parameters, knows exactly why and where digital television channels are disappearing.
In order for the missing channels to reappear on your receivers, you should re-automatically or manually search for channels on an external terrestrial receiver, or on a TV with a built-in digital receiver of DVB-T2 terrestrial channels.

Digital television in the Moscow region dvb-t2 coverage area 2019

The coverage area of ​​the Moscow region with digital television of the DVB-T2 format will soon be 100%. To ensure this, reconstruction or construction of new relay stations is carried out. About thirty such objects receive from the television tower, amplify and transmit the television signal, providing coverage of the Moscow region with an on-air digital signal. Map digital TV in the Moscow region coverage area presented on the official website www.rtrs.rf, as of February 2018, the following digital terrestrial television transmitters were installed in Moscow and the Moscow region:

  1. Moscow, Ostankino- RTRS-1 546 MHz, broadcasts; RTRS-2 498 MHz, broadcasting.
  2. Moscow Region, Volokolamsk- RTRS-1 778 MHz, broadcasts; RTRS-2 754 MHz, standby mode.
  3. Moscow region, Zaraysk- RTRS-1 778 MHz, broadcasts; RTRS-2 770 MHz, standby mode.
  4. Moscow Region, Shatura- RTRS-1 730 MHz, broadcasts; RTRS-2 754 MHz, broadcasting.
  5. Moscow, Butovo
  6. Moscow Region, Istrinsky district, Davydovskoye- RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 498 MHz, under construction.
  7. Moscow Region, Ruza district, Morevo
  8. Moscow Region, Naro-Fominsk district, Pozhitkovo- RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 498 MHz, under construction.
  9. Moscow, Troitsky Autonomous Okrug, Rogovo- RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 498 MHz, under construction.
  10. Moscow Region, Chekhov
  11. Moscow Region, Stupinsky district, Alfimovo
  12. Moscow Region, Voskresensky district, Bogatishchevo- RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
  13. Moscow Region, Orekhovo-Zuevsky district, Likino - Dulevo
  14. Moscow Region, Shchelkovsky district, Petrovskoye- RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
  15. Moscow Region, Sergiev Posad district, Mishutino
  16. Moscow Region, Dmitrovsky district, Podcherkovo- RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
  17. Moscow Region, Dmitrovsky district, Novoselki- RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
  18. Moscow Region, Mozhaisky district, Otyakovo- RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
  19. Moscow Region, Shakhovsky district, Zhiliye Gory- RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
  20. Moscow Region, Stupino- RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
  21. Moscow Region, Ozyory- RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
  22. Moscow Region, Egoryevsky district, Kuzminki- RTRS-1 730 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.
  23. Moscow Region, Serpukhov- RTRS-1 546 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 770 MHz, under construction.
  24. Moscow Region, Klin- RTRS-1 778 MHz, under construction; RTRS-2 754 MHz, under construction.

Answers to questions on free-to-air television

Double image from indoor antenna

Our TV doubles, as if it were in 3D mode, we can’t set it up.

Dual image appears when watching analogue terrestrial television, when the antenna receives direct and reflected signals from the television tower. The signal reflected from high-rise buildings arrives with a slight delay, which leads to a ghosting effect. It is necessary to use an antenna with a good radiation pattern, preferably an external one, and orient it in the best possible way to the television center

TV Erisson 43ULEA99T2SM does not find any DVB-T channel

I can’t watch channels via DVB, I bought a separate antenna, I turn on auto search, it doesn’t find a single channel, I’ve already changed the region from Russia to Germany, and manual search. What to do? 10/30/2018, Moscow, Chertanovo district.

To set up digital terrestrial channels on your TV, as on any other TV, you must, without changing the country of residence, set the option of digital terrestrial (terrestrial) channels DVB-T2 in the Menu, connect your own external antenna and enable auto-tuning.
Two points are significant: To watch free-to-air TV channels simultaneously on several TVs, you need to connect to a special splitter - a splitter, which divides the input television signal from the antenna into several outputs independent of each other. Any splitter, or as they also say “crab,” weakens the level of the TV signal. Therefore, you may need to install a special one that is powered from an electrical outlet. To obtain an image best quality, the antenna amplifier should be located in close proximity to the antenna.

This question is very relevant now, because analogue television broadcasting is promised to be switched off in Russia this year.
There is no need to be afraid of this; you can set up digital television on a DVB-T2 set-top box. How to configure - by turning on automatic search programs. And it is not necessary to change the receiving antenna; radio waves can be received using an already installed and oriented analog one. Unless you want to get rid of the heavy and bulky old antenna and instead accept and tune digital television to a small-sized UHF range.