Nairobi residents, and its environs, have up to 31^st December 2012 to buy set top boxes or risk losing TV reception as the communications regulator (CCK) plans to switch off analogue TV signal in Nairobi.

Once the signal is switched off on December 31^st 2012, television viewers in Nairobi will be required to buy an approved DVB-T2 set top box to receive digital TV signal.

According to CCK, Digital Kenya and the Ministry of Information and Communication, there are seven locally available type approved DVB-T2 set top boxes and one integrated Digital TV. They include:

• Gospel HDT7205 T2 (Free to air set top box)
• XIPOINT HDT7205 T2 (Free to air set top box)
• iClass T2000 (Free to air set top box)
• Rockdale REL816 (Free to air set top box)
• Coship F8771U (Free to air set top box)
• Star9000T2 (StarTimes pay TV set top box)
• Pace DT280IMC (GOtv pay TV set top box)

Consumers should note that to receive free to air TV channels, for free, a free to air top set box is required. Pay TV set top boxes require payment of monthly subscription fees to continue viewing the pay TV channels. Free to air set boxes have higher purchase costs as compared to pay TV set top boxes. Check our price comparison below:

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