Digital TV switchover kills Ceefax Since its launch, Ceefax, originally devised as a way of providing subtitles for the deaf, has provided millions with the latest sports results and weather reports. Last night officials shut down the analogue signal from 54 stations including the main transmitter in Crystal Palace, south London. The move is the largest phase of a process that began in earnest in 2008 and has affected areas within the M25 as well as large swathes of Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Hertfordshire. The original real-time information network was for many for a long time, the only way to get the latest headlines, weather reports, sports results outside of broadcast schedules - predating the internet and services such as Twitter. The service, which has been replaced by the web and "Red Button" offerings, used to be produced by one journalist when it first launched. People have taken to Twitter to share their memories of the BBC teletext service - using the hashtag #ceefaxmemories. Football fan, James Griffiths tweeted about his memories of sports results: While social media account manager, Laura Edwards, remembers holiday information on Ceefax: In 2009, Teletext, which ran the equivalent of Ceefax for ITV and Channel 4, shut down its service for the two broadcasters, blaming the growth of the internet. Will you miss Ceefax?