Work will be undertaken tonight at the level of TNT transmitters at the top of the Eiffel Tower. A summer intervention, which generally takes place once a year, to ensure that digital terrestrial television remains fully operational in Île-de-France. But that will require the signal for several hours.
Be careful if you are a night bird adored to watch TV late at night. From July 28 to 29, 2025, the broadcasting of channels Digital terrestrial television (TNT) will temporarily be interrupted to leave the operator of France (TDF) the free field for maintenance work to the operator. Everything will be restored in the early morning.
The intervention of TDF technicians will take place between 0.45 a.m. and 6 a.m., at a least damaging time slot for chains as for the public – these slots are that the hearing levels are the lowest. In the meantime, it will remain possible to access TV programs by other channels, such as IP television.
A signal interruption with the least damaging niche
The whole country will not be affected by the signal cut. In fact, only people located in Île-de-France (about 12 million individuals) will be potentially affected. Indeed, the work provided by TDF will take place on the transmitters arranged at the top of the Eiffel Tower, which allow the region to water.
In fact, it is not 12 million people who will see a black screen, but a lower number – most people will be lying or will not be in front of the TV. A sign, moreover, that the hearing is very low at these hours: the slots concerned are almost never mentioned in the audience statements or the chain press releases.
In all, more than thirty channels will temporarily be unavailable on TNT in Île-de-France. This cut is repeated once a year, in order to ” guarantee optimal quality “Digital terrestrial television, by strengthening” Safety, reliability and performance of equipment. »
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