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The best of British film-making, US independents, Hollywood blockbusters, guilty pleasures, foreign films and cult cinema. Great films you know, great films you don't.

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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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Film4 live_tv   14   300

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

media.info: For full details of broadcaster contacts, see the media.info link icon media.info Film4 page.

Official site: See the www.film4.com link icon Film4 website.

From Wikipedia: edit Programming Film4 did not originally focus on broadcasting blockbusters, but nowadays broadcasts many mainstream Hollywood movies. The channel frequently has themed nights or seasons in which a number of films centred around one genre, director or actor are shown. As Channel 4 also owns a film production company, Film4 Productions, it shows many of its in-house productions. - en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org link icon read more about Film4 on wikipedia (summary by Clipped).

Freeview multiplex: Film4 is on multiplex PSB2 in england flagscotland flagnorthernireland flagwales flag.


This channel carries a subtitles service for the deaf, hard of hearing and quiet environments.

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Saturday, 28 January 2012
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jb38
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8:10 AM

Joan Bamborough: If I could just add to Mark Fletchers query, when you say it goes off at midnight are you referring to the programme vanishing or the actual TV itself? as "having to put it back on again" gives the impression of the latter, and should that be the case then do you mean by pressing the "mains on" button on the TV?

If this is whats happening then could you please supply the model number of the TV in question.

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Monday, 30 January 2012
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Willie
2:13 PM
Braintree

Not sure but I have a question. I have two TV'S conneected to the same aerial . 1 in the Bed room 1 in the Conservatory.

The one receives Fim 4 perfectly and the other states channel empty? the LG TV is the one with the problem.... Any idea's

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Willie's 3 posts GB flag
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Dave Lindsay
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2:50 PM

Willie: The Film4 signal, known as a multiplex, (which also carries Pick TV and others) is on low power from Sudbury until 27th June. Judging by comments from many people on this website, it is proving troublesome to receive, with many having to go without.

As for why one TV might pick up a signal that another won't even though it is connected to the same aerial, there are two possibilities that spring to mind (assuming no interference local to one and not the other):

1. Sensitivity of equipment is different.

2. The loss along the length of cable from the point that it is split is different.


There is another possibility and that is that the multiplex moved frequency (UHF channel) in November. Check that on the LG it is on ch63 (do this by going to Pick TV on number 11 and bringing up the signal strength screen). It was previously on channel 50.

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Dave Lindsay's 5,724 posts GB flag
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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Willie
2:46 PM
Braintree

Hi,

Thank you for the response. I have selected Channel 11 as requested, The signal level does not indicAte on this channel at all.
BBC1= 0 %
BB2=0 %
5*= 0%
5 USA=0%
ITV1= 100%
channel 4 = 100%
ITV2=100 %
ITV3=0 %
ITV4 channel 49 is also the same
pick tv =0%
motre 4=100%
E4 = 0%

Thank you in advance

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Willie's 3 posts GB flag
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jb38
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

11:59 PM

Willie: The indications you report are inclined to suggest that you are experiencing two different problems, one of something that numerous people suffer from, being difficulty in receiving COM 5/6, but there is no reason whatsoever for not receiving BBC1 unless its because of an excessively strong signal, which is possible dependant on aerial being used as Sudbury is only 12 miles away.

However to simplify things I suggest that you carry out a factory reset (called default setting on some brands) on the LG followed by an auto-tune, as when dealing with any odd problems that occurs on digital equipment its best to start afresh.

If after carrying out the above its still the same, then should it be possible to borrow a set top aerial then purely for a test carry out another factory reset followed by another auto-tune, giving an update on results.

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Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Dave Lindsay
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

11:14 AM

Willie: As Briantist says, an overload is a possibility, particularly as the high-power BBC services are showing as no signal.

Which begs the question, how is the feed from your aerial split? Is it powered (amplified) one (booster)? Is it accessible and is the level of amplification variable and can you turn it right down? Or, as a test, disconnect it completely so that the feed from the aerial goes straight to the TV that you are having issues with.

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Willie Nel
4:24 PM

Unfortunately I am back at work for a couple of days and will only be able to supply some answers next week. I will try the default6 reset before next week and let you know.

Thank you for the information thusfar.

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Willie Nel's 3 posts US flag
Saturday, 4 February 2012
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Gaby
12:11 PM
Bicester

Oxford-Bicester area, Film4 (channel 15) completely gone. I am not really in a position to climb up my roof and change the aerial. Any suggestions what to do? Does complaining help? To whom anyay? It is really a joke to call it "freeview" as we now order DVDs to watch movies we would otherwise have watched on Film4. So not free after all. Not happy.

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Dave Lindsay
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12:17 PM

Gaby: The commercial multiplexes from Oxford are on low power until 18th April so as to avoid interfering with another transmitter that has yet to switch. Until then you will just have to bear with it.

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