Switchover starts in Sheffield and Chesterfield
Brian Butterworth published on UK Free TV This week sees the first stage of the digital television switchover for 157,800 homes in Sheffield and Chesterfield.
From 6am Wednesday 10th August 2011, you must to a perform a "first time installation" retune (sometimes "Factory Reset" or "Shipping Condition") on your Freeview box or television set if you use the Sheffield or Chesterfield full service Freeview transmitters. This is because the old "multiplex 1" BBC service will be replaced by the BBCA multiplex on a different frequency.
If you use the Brockwell, Dronfield, Hasland or Totley Rise relay transmitters from mid-morning on Wednesday 10th August 2011 you will be able to receive the BBC Freeview services (with the exception of HD) for the first time, 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 24th August 2011 will see the second stage of switchover, which provides the final Freeview configuration, including Freeview HD for all transmitters in this region.
On this date, you will need, once again, to do a "first time installation" as indicated above.
10:09 PM
Sheffield
Im in Sheffied if any one has any queries Please Let me Know
Keith
KB Aerials
Sheffield
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It's probably worth mentioning that the main Emley Moor transmitter also covers Sheffield, and many homes will be using that transmitter and will be unaffected by this weeks changes.
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9:34 PM
pleased i've seen this as i use e/moor in alfreton and claycross.
didn't realise chessie and sheff switched sooner than e/moor.
but forwarned now when the phone rings !
cheers brian
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4:01 PM
Sheffield
Any idea when the repeater for Ewden Valley is to be changed over? We get a lousy picture at best - no channel 5 - so surely this should be an improvement?
Thanks.
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6:05 PM
pete from Ewden: The Oughtibridge relay will switch over on 7/21 September along with its parent, Emley Moor.
Digital UK predicts that 99% of locations, within the 100m x 100m square that the centre of your postcode is in, should get reliable reception.
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10:01 PM
Sheffield
Many thanks Mike - I look forward to the change.
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2:33 PM
Sheffield
If not Pete possibly we could look at your aerial - if you have a grainy analogue reception it might not be Just that your in a poor reception area the quality of cables and the integrity of your aerial may need looking at - im based in beighton - if after switchover your still struggling give me a call
Incidently Oughterbridge Transmitter will be classed as freeviw light and will not have the full channel allocation that emley moor and Sheffield will transmit - Have you considered having a freeSAT system installed with a Mini dish and either a freesat receiver or a freesat Recorder ?
Keith KB Aerials Sheffield
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7:16 PM
Chesterfield
BBC 1 gone from watching Leeds as local to east yorkshire after re scan today in the s42 postcode. Is this the new area we have to watch on freeview. cheers
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7:42 PM
Steve in Chesterfield
If you used to get the Yorks W service and now get Yorks E after a re-scan, it is likely that your receiver has picked up the Belmont signal first and stored it; the Yorks W one may be in the 800 series of channels, but if not wait until DSO has been complete. If the problem persists post again. Keep re-scanning.
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2:20 PM
Chesterfield
Steve: Cheers guys, now sorted
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