Freeview HD - final dates
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV The dates include the relays unless otherwise specified.
- Winter Hill (Manchester) NOT RELAYS, at switchover 2 December 2009
- Crystal Palace (London) NOT RELAYS, advanced service 2 December 2009
- Pontop Pike (Newcastle and Tyneside) NOT RELAYS, advanced service February 2010
- Black Hill (Glasgow, Central Scotland) NOT RELAYS, advanced service February 2010
- Emley Moor (West Yorkshire) NOT RELAYS, advanced service March 2010
- Lichfield (Birmingham) NOT RELAYS, advanced service March 2010
- Winter Hill RELAYS (Liverpool, Lancashire, Cheshire, Staffordshire), late service March 2010
- Wenvoe (Cardiff, Newport), March 2010
- Kilvey Hill (Swansea), late service March 2010.
- Blaenplwyf (West, Central Wales), March 2010
- Stockland Hill (Exeter, Devon, Somerset, Dorset), late service April 2010
- Carmel (Carmarthenshire), late service April 2010
- Mendip (Bristol, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucetershire), late service April 2010
- Long Mountain, Moel-y-Parc, Preslei, late service June 2010
- Llanddona (Anglesay), late service July 2010
- Beacon Hill, Caradon Hill, Huntshaw Cross, Redrith (Devon, Cornwall), late service August 2010
- Caldbeck (Cumbria), late service October 2010
- Douglas (Isle of Man), late service October 2010
- Selkirk (Scottish Borders), late service November 2010
- Fremont Point (Channel Islands), December 2010.
All the other transmitters will have Freeview HD at switchover.
The "advanced service" is on unknown frequencies, so it is possible that there might be different coverage to standard Freeview and a wideband aerial might be required. The advanced services will move to their correct frequencies at switch-over.
You will need an HDTV and a new Freeview HD box to view the service, and a roof top aerial will be essential.
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Tuesday, 18 September 2012
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Terry10:58 AM
Peterlee
While I am on the subject of adding channels,some of the channels were put into data-other,could you tell me what happens with them,sorry for being so numb,thanks
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Terry's: mapT's Freeview map terrainT's terrain plot wavesT's frequency data T's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Terry: These are text services. For example, logical channel number (LCN) 106 is "Mail Travel TV". I just went on it and it said to press the Text button on the remote which I did and this then came up with a the logo for the Daily Mail and a text page.
BBC Red Button is another such service which is on LCN 105, although it is also available by pressing text or the red button on any BBC standard definition service.
Personally I set all these to skip.
See here for a full list of services:
DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex
At the top of the page is the configuration pre-switchover (pre-DSO) and below that is post-switchover (post-DSO).
Each table shows a multiplex, which is a single signal that carries multiple services.
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Terry4:19 PM
Peterlee
Dave,thanks again,your help is much appreciated,I would be totally lost!
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Terry's: mapT's Freeview map terrainT's terrain plot wavesT's frequency data T's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
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Carole10:42 PM
We have a Sony Full HD tv. The digital switchover has been completed today, live in the North East with aerial towards the Bilsdale transmitter. The tv has been re-tuned but we have been unable to get any of the HD channels. If anyone out there is able to give us any clue as to what we need to do to get the HD channels then we would really appreciate a reply. Thanks
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jb3810:55 PM
Carole: What model of Sony TV do you have? as the term full HD is sometimes used incorrectly in the technical sense albeit legally correct.
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Thursday, 27 September 2012
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Carole8:55 PM
Hi jb38, thanks for your reply sorry that I haven't been in touch before now. The tv is a Sony Bravia KDL40W5500. We still have the box in our garage so will be able to check the exact wording tomorrow but we are sure that it was sold as a 40" Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview and 100z Motionflow. Hope that this may be of some help to you and you may be able to give us some avice about the HD channels.
Regards
Carole
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jb389:14 PM
Carole: Just had a check at the technical specifications for that model and regret to say that according to the info its only fitted with a DVB-T tuner, devices capable of actually receiving an HD signal have to be of the DVB-T2 specification.
The TV will of course will be able to provide an HD picture, but only if its being fed into the set via an HDMI socket.
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Friday, 28 September 2012
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Carole10:32 PM
Hi jb38, thanks for your help and advice, seems we didn't buy exactly what we thought we were buying. Oh well, that's life I suppose too late to take the telly back.
Regards
Carole
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jb3811:32 PM
Carole: Speaking as an engineer I think its quite appalling the way these devices are allowed to be advertised, as although it may well be perfectly worded in the legal sense in the moral sense it isn't, as even I who have been involved in this field for years have (on occasions) to check the spec of a device to know if its actually capable of HD reception or not.
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Sunday, 29 September 2013
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Gavin9:10 AM
Just picked up a Samsung 2013 smart tv with guild in freeview hd tuner and free sat tuners.
However we are pointed at Oxford transmitter and the tv gets all stationed but NOT the HD ones .
However our Bt freeview box CAN receive HD when plugged into the same coax cable
Any ideas anyone??
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