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Yes, you will be able to receive local programmes and in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland some broadcasters also provide extra services as well.

Regional variations are as follows:

ITV1 - You will receive the local variation depending on the geographical location of your transmitter.

Namely one of the following- Anglia, Border, Central, STV in Scotland, Wales, West, London, Meridian, Tyne Tees, UTV in Northern Ireland and Westcountry.

ITV2 & 3 have no regional variations

BBC1 - has regional variations in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland. These appear exactly as they do for analogue viewers. (Local news broadcasts correspond with geographical location of the transmitter station)

There are also Scottish & Northern Irish digital variations of BBC Two which can differ slightly from the local analogue versions.

BBC Two Wales is only available as an analogue signal and a channel called 2W is broadcast in its place for Welsh digital viewers. 2W shows more local programming than BBC Two Wales but their schedules are usually very similar.

BBC3, BBC4 & BBC News 24 - have no regional variations.

five - have no regional variations.

Channel 4 - is the same in England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland.

Welsh viewers can only get the UK version with digital TV. Analogue viewers get S4C instead which has a high content of Welsh language programming.

Digital viewers get the UK Channel 4 and S4C (S4C digital is part-time 1100-0000) too.

Digital viewers also get S4C2 which is a part-time daytime service broadcasting coverage of the Welsh assembly.

Bid TV & QVC - are both only broadcasting part time in Wales.

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