ITV3
Crafted drama collections from ITV.Main TV standard-definiton channels
How to Watch: ITV3
Main TV standard-definiton channels
| Channel name arrow_drop_down | web | radio | Freeview | Sky | Freesat | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITV3 | live_tv | 10 | 119 | 115 |
Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.
media.info: For full details of broadcaster contacts, see the
media.info ITV3 page.Official site: See the
ITV3 website.From Wikipedia: The channel had been available from launch on UPC Ireland, but was pulled on 22 March 2006. The channel had already been and remains available to Irish viewers on free-to-air satellite for some time, however it has not been listed in the Sky electronic programme guide since its removal on 25 January 2006. ITV3 took its channel number and bandwidth meaning all platforms could be launched simultaneously. - en.wikipedia.org
read more about ITV3 on wikipedia (summary by Clipped).Freeview multiplex: ITV3 is on multiplex PSB2 in
.Tuesday, 21 June 2011
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James McEwan9:38 AM
Since the analogue switchover, I've lost ITV3 on Freeview on both my Sony DVD Recorder and my Sony TV. Virgin Media cable is fine.
I'm in EH8
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Mike Dimmick3:50 PM
James: You are in a very strong overlap area between the Craigkelly and Black Hill transmitters, so there is a chance that your box could have decided to store a weak off-beam signal from the other transmitter when you retuned.
Check which transmitter your aerial points to - south-west for Black Hill, north-east for Craigkelly - and see Digital Region Overlap for some suggestions.
It's also worth checking that the signal levels aren't too high. If you have a booster or amplifier, you should remove it. Signal levels should be more than adequate without.
If you're using Craigkelly, and you never had a wideband aerial fitted, you will need one now as Multiplex A/SDN has moved from within the analogue group to outside it. This would apply if you couldn't get Multiplex C or D, or analogue Channel 5, before switchover.
A few boxes have problems if they pick up some multiplexes in 2k mode and others in 8k mode. Right now, all signals from Craigkelly are 8K mode, while all except the main BBC multiplex from Black Hill are in 2K mode. If you don't have BBC One, your box may not support 8K mode and, if so, will not pick anything up after Black Hill switches over tomorrow morning. As I say, some behave oddly with mixed modes so you could just try retuning after 6am on Wednesday, when everything will be in the same mode. You can find a list of some equipment that is known not to work at http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/2kequipment .
A few boxes are still around that don't support the larger Network Information Table introduced in 2008, but this is only a problem after they are retuned. If you hadn't retuned it since then, before this switchover began, you might not have encountered this problem before. You can find a list at http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/splitnit .
There are also some TVs and boxes that can't handle the number of channels now transmitted. I don't know of a list of these, unfortunately.
Craigkelly did not use the new frequency for Mux A/SDN before, so if you're using a communal shared aerial you might need to get the landlord to get the system adjusted. You might also have to look for any equipment that has an RF modulator, such as an old VCR, games console or Sky box, and check it isn't using C45.
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Mike Dimmick3:53 PM
Ken Clark: In Aberdeen, she is likely to be using the Durris transmitter, where the second stage only resulted in the Public Service multiplexes moving to their final channel. The Commercial multiplexes had to stay on their old channels at reduced power. With Craigkelly having completed switchover, the commercial channels at Durris could move onto their final frequencies and power levels, which happened last Wednesday morning (15 June).
To get ITV3, which is carried on a commercial multiplex, back, you will need to retune the equipment in the same way as the other switchover stages.
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Mike Dimmick4:13 PM
James McEwan: See my earlier reply to James from Falkirk! I can't do a detailed prediction, because you haven't provided a full postcode.
There is a relay transmitter at Canongate, to the north-west of Holyrood Park, which may indicate that signals from Craigkelly are poor in this area. Signals are aimed to the north-east of the transmitter, i.e. north of the park, on horizontal polarization, and to the west and the south on vertical polarization. Craigkelly is the other side of the Firth, above Burntisland.
Sometimes signal levels from the main transmitters are improved further than you would expect from the change in published levels, because the new main aerial is that much higher or has a different radiation pattern from the old digital aerial, so check for high levels. That said, both the old aerials - main and digital - were replaced by October 2010.
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Monday, 27 June 2011
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James McEwan12:46 PM
Mike, thanks! Today ITV3 appeared on both my Freeview devices, so I'm again able to view a lot of my favourite stuff.
The reason why I really missed ITV3 on my DVD recorder is that I can bypass the ads with 1 click on my remote. That's the reason I record so much stuff, in a typical 1 hour programme, 19 minutes are ads!
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Wednesday, 6 July 2011
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Wendy5:14 PM
Yesterday and today I have no sound on ITV3. All other channels fine. It is not the audio button as tried that. No subtitles either (even for programmes that normally have them). Cheers
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Tuesday, 12 July 2011
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David Elder7:54 AM
Haddington
My post code is EH41 4AZ and my area switched to digital in June, the 2nd instalment being on 22nd June. I am extremely disappointed to find that I am unable to receive ITV 3 as I was looking forward to seeing repeats of favourite programmes. I was able to view them at a friend's house but I can no longer do that. I have contacted the digital switchover help line and I was told I would not be able to receive ITV 3. Why? I feel swindled!
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KMJ,Derby8:26 AM
David Elder: The Digital UK postcode checker predicts that you should have good reception on all six muxes in your area if you use the Black Hill transmitter. You will need a group B aerial mounted for horizontal polarisation to receive Black Hill. If you are currently using the Haddington relay transmitter you will only receive the 3 PSB muxes from that site.
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David Elder9:44 AM
Haddington
My transmitter is the Haddington relay transmitter as you suggest so that is probably the answer to my query. I live in a block of flats and we have a communal aerial which probably doesn't help. THanks for your reply though.
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Thursday, 14 July 2011
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Paul Carpenter8:06 PM
We have a problem with ITV3 on both our Freeview plus box and the freeview fitted to the TV. The picture breaks up and freezes. It does not happen on any other channels. When I turn the Freeview Plus box off and on again it says there is an aerial short circuit. The signal strength is always 100% but the quality varies between 40% and 90%. The aerial is only 12 months old and as I say there is no issue with any other channels
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