KLATEN – The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) has stopped broadcasting the first phase of analog terrestrial television or analog switch off (ASO).ASO's coverage area will be expanded in the second phase of this year.Quoted from the official digital TV broadcast channel released by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics, broadcastdigital.kominfo.go.id, as many as 31 regions in Indonesia are included in the coverage area of the second phase of ASO on August 25, 2022.Klaten Regency is included in the DI Yogyakarta region.The Minister of Communication and Information, Johnny G. Plate, appealed to people who do not have a digital television set to use a set top box so that they can watch digital terrestrial television broadcasts.He said the analog switch off stage must be done carefully so that people can continue to watch television broadcasts.Because when ASO has been implemented nationally, analog TVs that are not equipped with STB cannot receive broadcasts“For the well-to-do, please buy STB certified by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics independently, both in online market places and in shops providing STB units.So that the STB request is not credited when ASO is implemented," said Johnny, last Friday (3/6/2022) while holding an online coordination meeting with local governments.People need to know, digital TV is a TV broadcast that changes digital signals and a compression system that will make the picture quality brighter and sound clearer.The advantages of digital TV is minimal interference.In addition, digital TV broadcasts allow viewers to interact with game shows, ask questions during cooking shows, or even call for purchase information regarding featured products.In addition to adding an STB, you also need a regular home antenna, namely a UHF antenna in the form of an outdoor antenna or an indoor antenna.For guidelines on choosing a Kominfo certified STB, the public can access it through the https://siarandigital.kominfo.go.id/information/device-televisi page.(Kominfo-klt)