Meridian TV area - switchover dates announced
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV Digital UK have today provided the final dates for analogue TV along the Southern part of England.
- Hannington (and relay transmitters) switchover starts 8th February, end 22th February 2012.
- Midhurst (and relay transmitters) switchover starts 29th February, end 14th March 2012.
- Rowridge (and relay transmitters) switchover starts 7th March, end 21st March 2012.
- Whitehawk Hill (and relay transmitters) switchover starts 7th March, end 21st March 2012.
Help with Freeview, aerials?
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011
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Roy7:15 PM
ITV 4 and FILM 4 seem not to be available to me on Freeview despite retuning I receive signal from Meridian area believed Midhurst aerial. Is this a general problem
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Roy: Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help with that.
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Amy Beesley8:10 PM
Have you got stomach pain Brian?- you've labelled Midhurst and Midhurts on your piccies above
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Wednesday, 16 February 2011
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Colin9:59 AM
Regularly we are told , if you can receive analogue you'll get digital OK when switchover takes place, even if you cannot at present. Nobody ever mentions that there may be many problems for those receiving digital at present through an amplified system (because the current signal is very weak) - I anticipate many issues when the signal goes up tenfold and the amplifiers overload!
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Colin: Yes, that has already been a problem for people in regions that have switched. Many people have had to disconnect amplifiers or fit attenuators where they have over-provided.
Thankfully for most people disconnecting an amplifier is free, and attenuators cost less than £5.
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As usual on Meridian Tonight, they said that you don't need a new aerial.
That is only true if you have a perfect picture.
I still see portable TV for sale with a small aerial attached to the TV. This is OK for a snowy picture on analogue but not always for digital.
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Mark's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Mark A.: They should really say "you don't need a new rooftop aerial", I suppose.
Indoor aerials will never be suitable for digital reception in the UK.
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Thursday, 24 February 2011
Josh
4:06 PM
4:06 PM
"Indoor aerials will never be suitable for digital reception in the UK."
Are there any countries where indoor aerials ARE suitbale for digital reception and if so where? And also, would it be a justifiable reason to move to and live in that country just because I could use indoor aerials for digital reception there?
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Josh: Yes, in the Netherlands, due to their rather simple terrain, they have provided DTT at high power which is more suited for indoor reception.
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