Ofcom announces 700 MHz clearance schedule 2017-20
Following on from the When will I get a new Freeview aerial because of even more mobile broadband? article, this week Ofcom have published the dates for the “700MHz clearance”.[1]
New “Switchover” dates
The dates are for the transmitter regions (these main transmitters and the relays of them):
July-December 2017: Bressay, Eitshal (Lewis), Keelylang Hill, Knock More, Rosemarkie, Rumster Forest, Skriaig.
January-June 2018: Bromsgrove, Crystal Palace, Hannington, Lark Stoke, Midhurst, Oxford, Ridge Hill, Rowridge, Sandy Heath, Sutton Coldfield, Tacolneston, The Wrekin, Tunbridge Wells.
July -December 2018: Black Hill, Blaenplwyf, Bluebell Hill, Craigkelly, Darvel, Durris, Hastings, Heathfield, Llanddona, Long Mountain, Moel-Y-Parc, Preseli, Rosneath, Sudbury, Torosay, Whitehawk Hill.
January-June 2019: Beacon Hill, Caradon Hill, Fremont Point, Huntshaw Cross, Kilvey Hill, Mendip, Redruth, Stockland Hill, Wenvoe.
July -December 2019: Angus, Bilsdale, Brougher Mountain, Caldbeck, Caldbeck Scotland, Carmel, Chatton, Divis, Dover, Limavady, Pontop Pike, Selkirk.
January-June 2020: Belmont, Douglas, Emley Moor, Nottingham, Olivers Mount, Waltham, Winter Hill.
I have created an interactive map showing these regions and the dates:
Freeview HD allocations
Channel 55 and 56 will be used for the “interim” HD multiplex com7 and com8:
11:53 PM
Bristol
You desperately need to get some kind of abuse reporting tool on here; a comment posted on Sunday, 4 December 2016, which is clearly spam, with what is almost certainly a virus laden weblink, has still not been removed. You will get problems if you don't add such a feature.
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Total's: mapT's Freeview map terrainT's terrain plot wavesT's frequency data T's Freeview Detailed Coverage
11:58 PM
Bristol
And a way to edit your posts might be nice!
*message in good spirit, just spotted that dodgy post on here and wanted to report it :)
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Not's: mapN's Freeview map terrainN's terrain plot wavesN's frequency data N's Freeview Detailed Coverage
4:34 PM
I seem to have lost BBC HD NEWS 24 on 107 I retuned my Humax Freeview Box in fact both of them, the signal strength is 90% so its not the Freeview Boxes or the aerial that is at fault, any suggestions?
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5:06 PM
Chris: Retuning was a bad idea as you've just deleted the channel when it was already correctly tuned. What does the signal quality level show?
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