This week sees the first stage of switchover for 451,600 homes in Edinburgh and East Central Scotland.

From 6am Wednesday 1st June 2011, you will need to retune your Freeview box or television set if you use the Craigkelly full service Freeview transmitter.

If you use the Aberfoyle, Cannongate HP, Grangemouth, Kinross, Newbattle, Penicuik and West Linton relay transmitters, from this date you will also be able to receive all the BBC Freeview services (except HD), and you will no longer be able to view BBC TWO on analogue.

You MAY find that old equipment will no longer work - see TVs and boxes that do not support the 8k-mode

On Wednesday 15th June 2011 will see the second stage of switchover, which provides the final Freeview configuration, including Freeview HD for all transmitters in this region.

Help with Freeview, aerials?

How do I get a test card with Freeview	1
I would like to know if it is possible to receive UK terrestrial Freeview servic	2
I have been told I would receive too much singal from my Freeview tansmitter as	3
Can my Freeview box receive more than one BBC and ITV region?	4
Is it true that my 87 year old mother is entitled to a FREE upgrade when the ana	5

In this section

Should the UK close down the TV networks to allow for more mobile broadband?	1
UK Digital switchover ends - Northern Ireland completes on 24th October 2012	2
The last day of analogue television in the UK - goodbye PAL	3
2 days left of analogue television - goodbye teletext	4
3 days of analogue to go - goodbye to NICAM 728	5
Changes to Saorview frequencies and power levels, 24th October 2012	6

Comments

Thursday, 2 June 2011

Trevor
9:01 PM
Glenrothes

I am on the , was working fine prior to , my aeriel is in the . After switchover I was unable to receive STV, , 5 etc (all on channel 29). I have purchased a new aeriel and received these only for a few minutes and then . Will this change on the 15th June?

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Friday, 3 June 2011

Briantist

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1:06 PM

Trevor: are not recommended for , but I would venture your problems might stem from the use of an . If you have one, turn it off.

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Briantist

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1:07 PM

amanda stein: Did you do a 'first time installation'? What is your full postcode please?

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John Robinson

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4:15 PM
Edinburgh

: yes I've looked at the transmitters by . I'm probably getting 5 pre- and one post-switchover mux from , 6 pre-switchover muxes from , but can't really see another post-switchover in the 50s and 60s that's terribly likely, though there are several small ones quite a long way away. My postcode is EH7 4EE.

Thinking further, why am I having issues with just BBC Three and BBC News - everything else on the same mux(es) is fine...

And a final thought: it looks like I'm not getting Mux 1 on from Craigkelly. Tuning my analogue set to C33 shows a faint, heavily ghosted STV . I have no UHF-generating device so I'm guessing it's a very faint from further afield. Did they turn Mux 1 off early? Was that the plan in the first place? I wish my box would tell me what it's getting from which muxes on which frequencies...

Ach it doesn't really matter. I'll retune again after Black Hill switches and see what happens :-)

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Briantist

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6:23 PM

John Robinson: Yes, during the first stage of 1 on was turned off and replaced by Multiplex BBCA on (522.0MHz). This is the normal procedure for "stage one".

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Neil
9:10 PM
Glenrothes

I had perfect ( aeriel) before stage one of . Now can't receive anything on 29. I still get a perfect on all BBC, Music, Dave, etc. Is this just a temp' problem, during switchover, or will this change (i.e. strong signal return) when switchover is completed on 15th June ???

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Saturday, 4 June 2011

Peter Short
6:53 PM
Irvine

no BBC1 or BBC2 guide-why not

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c
7:39 PM
Brighton

I live near Dyke Road, Brighton and cannot get ITV1, or channel 5 (plus a few others). I have re-set my digi box several times. What can I do now?

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