Freeview HD began broadcasting at the Winter Hill and Crystal Palace transmitter groups covering England’s North West and London respectively, last December.
Over the course of March, around 4.5 million further homes have gained access to the service, following the activation of advance networks covering the Leeds-Bradford and Birmingham areas.
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But the news that only half of the country will be covered by the Freeview HD service will still be a blow to some football fans hoping to see razor sharp pics of the action in South Africa.
Freeview HD coverage will rise to 60% by the end of 2010 and 98.5% by the end of the digital switchover in 2012.
