The Freeview HD service currently contains 10 HD channels (as of December 2013[update]) and was rolled out region by region across the UK in accordance with the digital switchover process, finally being completed in <answer>October 2012</answer>. However, Freeview HD is not the first HDTV service over digital terrestrial television in Europe;
When was the digital switchover process completed in the UK?
October 2012