Newsflash - Freeview HD "COM7" multiplex on air and showing Al Jazeera preview
Ten more Freeview HD channels are coming very soon. Photograph: Shutterstock
Just letting you know that the first of the two new Freeview multiplexes is on air.
See More Freeview capacity - COM7, COM8 and COM9 - in the 600MHz band - Freeview news - ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice.
Also see Freeview HD extended service from 2014 (com7) - ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice for the coverage maps.
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Saturday, 19 October 2013
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Eladkse6:23 PM
Charles: See here - Reigate (Surrey, England) transmitter | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
I'm afraid Reigate will not be getting the two new HD multiplexes. They're only going to be available at ~30 main transmitter sites. (LN12JG)
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Sunday, 20 October 2013
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Charles2:56 PM
@Eladske - That is what I was suspecting by looking at the Reigate frequencies breakdown as there doesn't look like there is capacity. Bit of a shame as I can get Crystal Palace but I would need to get a new aerial by the looks of things :/
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Michael2:59 PM
Charles: Why would you need a new aerial? If you are receiving all of the commercial channels from Reigate you must already have a wideband aerial, which will allow you to pick up any Crystal Palace signals that reach you.
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Charles3:24 PM
Crawley
@Michael - I figured that that the aerial group for Reigate which is W and Crystal Palace being A+K meant that a different type of wideband aerial would be required? If not then I must be misunderstanding what it means by aerial groups! The aerial is about 3 years old.
If my aerial doesn't need changing then it should be a case of repositioning the aerial slightly.
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david4:00 PM
any idea when rowridge and salisbury will have new freview hd channels
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david: I doubt they will get the new HD channels before 2017. This is because the two new networks of transmitters are being set-up on a shoestring, using equipment which is lying idle.
In 2017 the licences for these services may be revoked by Ofcom so as to allow major changes to the Freeview network.
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Charles5:24 PM
Crawley
@Dave - Thanks for that - answers my question so I will be fine. Looks like I will be fine then.
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KMJ,Derby5:29 PM
david: If you can receive signals directly from Rowridge, that transmitter is planned to carry the new HD muxes from Jan 2014, with a somewhat generous power of 25kW for both horizontal and vertical polarisation.
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david: Further to KMJ's posting, of course Rowridge will be carrying the two new HD muxes, but Salisbury will not.
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