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BBC Four HD

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How to Watch: BBC Four HD

Below is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using one of the free services: DAB (for radio), Freeview, Sky No Card - Sky without a viewing card (Freesat from Sky (or fSfS)) and Freesat.. Where a channel can be watched for free, the channel number is listed below. In addition, if you can watch (or listen) immediately online, press the button in the "web" column.

As some channels are exclusive to one service alone, you may need to get receive more than one service to get all the channels you want. The coverage for Freeview differs too - those channels not provided by the public service "Freeview Light" transmitters the current coverage shown thus (54%), taken from Connected Nations Report 2017: Data analysis'

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High definition channels

	Channel name _{arrow_drop_down}	web	radio	Freeview	Sky	Freesat
	BBC Four HD_{account_box}	_{live_tv}		106_{watch_later}	116_{watch_later}	108_{watch_later}

Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.

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Comments

Tuesday, 10 June 2014

Sue Basketter
12:05 AM

IrvSwerve: I'm in Chichester () and had bad on bbc last night/today ( showed low), so eventually retuned - and now all bbc channels gone, although show up in the 800's on (but don't work)! I'm in a flat and this kitchen tv affected is from same connection (dual) as another in lounge that has remained okay throughout! Any ideas please? Both TV's functioned okay in last few years. Thanks.

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Sunday, 7 September 2014

Alan B
12:39 AM
Millom

I cannot find BBC four HD on . Neither can I get BBC news HD. These channels were available to me earlier. I am tuned manually and have just done a manual re tune as a result of the channel changes. What is going wrong, please? All the other programmes show up fine.

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Anthony

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1:24 AM
Accrington

Alan B: BBC Four HD is on channel 31 with other HD channels-it's incredibly difficult to receive if you don't have a good and cabling set-up. It's transmitted at a pathetically low of 24kW erp which means only 70% of viewers in NW England can get it while a remaining 30% don't get it.

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Friday, 12 September 2014

LindyB
10:35 PM

I'm in the Exmouth area and I too have lost BBC Four HD. I manually retuned to channel 33 and I still can't receive a . It's strange because my humax box has retuned itself to channel 33 and the signal is fine!

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Friday, 19 September 2014

Chris Shaw
9:03 AM

BBC4 HD

I'm too and lost BBC4 HD when they changed the way it is transmitted. I have a tiny in the which gets all the other perfectly. I cannot be bothered to change it really. The difference in is hardly worth the effort.

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Sunday, 21 September 2014

Anthony

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9:16 AM
Accrington

Chris-once you've watched BBC Four HD you'll never go back because the is pinsharp and the sound is infinately clearer, with the added bonus of 5.1 surround on certain programes i.e. films and some excellent european dramas shot in Dolby 5.1 . It's an audio visual delight put simply.

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Anthony

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9:20 AM
Accrington

Also Chris BBC Four HD is transmitted at much lower than regular SD channels to squeeze an extra into the Freeview line up hence why a good number of viewers don't get it;a log periodic of high aerial set up well with good cabling should pull it in. It is well worth the extra effort if you can be bothered.

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Thursday, 25 September 2014

Tony Johnson
12:01 PM

Thanks for the earlier posts and comments. I have no BBC Four HD on for the last few months. Before changes i had a great and sound. Any suggestions?

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Monday, 16 February 2015

Muhammad Ishfaq
11:01 AM

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Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Doug Fry
7:09 AM
Dunmow

I'm in Thaxted - CM6 2PT - tuned to . I've lost BBC4 HD and local BBC (Look East) as well as some other (mostly on 562000) - no problem reported but unable to find for 3 days - what's going on? Since retuning 562000 I've lost BBC HD from my list!

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