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
.Thursday, 29 November 2012
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John McGovern9:47 AM
Penryn
Hi
We have just moved to TR10 8ER and are unable to receive ITV3 (my wife's favourite channel We have carried out auto setup to retune but no luck Help needed please.
Thanks
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John McGovern: The UK now has a two-tier terrestrial television transmitter network. This has been the case where 8.5% of the population who can receive Freeview can only receive the Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) channels.
The Commercial (COM) broadcasters have no obligation to provide a Public Service and only broadcast from 81 transmitters serving 90% of the population.
See here for a more in-depth explanation:
Londonderry transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Of those transmitters that do broadcast the COM channels (which carry ITV3 and ITV4), quite a few aren't as strong as their PSB signals. Hence there will be some who can only receive PSBs from these full-service transmitters.
The question is, which transmitter does your aerial face?
The Penryn relay is PSB-only and is adjacent to Budcock Hospital. It is on a bearing of 155 degrees and aerials for it are vertical.
The photos on Streetview show quite a few aerials pointing to Caradon Hill which is 38 miles away. It is on a bearing of 53 degrees and aerials are horizontal.
A few aerials face Redruth which is only 6.4 miles away, but which you live immediately at the bottom of a 80m drop. Aerials are horizontal and on a bearing of 297 degrees.
Caradon Hill and Redruth are full-service transmitters. If your aerial faces either then it is worth trying to manually tune missing channels.
There are three COM channels (signals) and each carries a number of services. ITV3 is on COM4. Also check to see if you have 11:Pick TV (COM5) and 15:Film4 (COM6)
The full list of Freeview services is here:
DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex
You may be lucky and either be able to manually tune in the missing channels (perhaps doubtful as generally speaking we would expect them to be tuned during the automatic tuning sequence) or you may be able to replace your aerial with one that is sufficient to receive the COM channels.
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Channels for the two transmitters are:
Caradon Hill:
- COM4 = C21
- COM5 = C24
- COM6 = C27
Redruth:
- COM4 = C48
- COM5 = C52
- COM6 = C51
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Sunday, 23 December 2012
J
J Eaton11:07 PM
Derby
Live in Derby DE22 1FH and receive all channels on 2 TV sets from Waltham. Also have Sony DVD recorder which receives all channels BUT its EPG shows no listings for ITV3, ITV2+1, 5*, 5usa, Quest, ESPN, 5+1, even though channels can be watched.
Makes recording those channels a pain!
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Monday, 24 December 2012
K
KMJ,Derby9:11 AM
J Eaton: Check that the DVD recorder has tuned in SDN from Waltham on C29 rather than Sutton Coldfield on C42. If your aerial is a group C/D type, or has poor gain at the lower frequencies, it is possible that the signal level is just below the threshold for reception on the DVD, so was overlooked in favour of S/C when scanning for channels.
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Saturday, 29 December 2012
J
J Eaton6:07 PM
KMG: Many thanks for your reply. The aerial is faily new and receives the channels themselves without problems. As previously mentioned, it is the EPG on the Sony DVD that does not receive the listings for the programmes mentioned.
I'm afraid that I'm not particularly technically minded but will look through the user guide to see if I can follow your advise through that. Not sure what a SDN is?
Meanwhile any further help or guidance for idiots would be much appreciated.
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J Eaton: Groups of Freeview channels (referred to as "services" for the avoidance of confusion with UHF channels [frequencies]) are carried on signals known as multiplexes ("muxes").
The services you have mentioned are all carried on the mux called "SDN". See this page for a list of services by multiplex:
DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex
The best thing to do is focus on the first service on each mux. For SDN (aka COM4) this is ITV3.
KMJ has suggested that you check to see if the receiver has tuned in the SDN from Waltham or Sutton Coldfield.
To do this, go to ITV3 and bring up the signal strength screen. They usually say what UHF channel they are tuned to. SDN from Waltham is on C29 and Sutton Coldfield's is on C42.
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Wednesday, 2 January 2013
J
J Eaton10:53 AM
Dave Lindsay: Many thanks for your post. Despite there being no EPG listings for ITV3, I have selected that channel (service) and a signal check shows RF Channel 29, Signal Strength 92% and Signal Quality 100% which would seem to accord with your post. Other services on that MUX are the same i.e, good signal quality/strength but again no programme listings on the Sony DVD recorder EPG.
Any help much appreciated.
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J Eaton: You are, indeed, receiving ITV3 (and other services on the SDN mux) from Waltham.
It might be worth searching the internet for the model number (followed by 'EPG') for forum postings from people with the same issue and a possible solution or workaround.
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Friday, 4 January 2013
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Kirsten Russell8:18 PM
York
We cannot receive ITV3, it went about six weeks ago. We did an automatic search but nothing came up, repeated this many times but with you luck. We have an outside aerial. Postcode is YO60 6NS. Reception on other channels is not very good, this has only happened in the last six weeks. We have a PVR with an inbuilt preview.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Thanks
Kirsten Russell
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