All posts by Peter Whitehead
Below are all of Peter Whitehead's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Last week BBC4HD and QuestHD disappeared from my TV. A retune did not help. I use Winter Hill with excellent reception otherwise.
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I too, as Bob of Blackpool, have lost a number of channels due to the closure of COM 8. The one I miss most is BBC4HD. COM 7 from Winter Hill is almost impossible to receive in Blackpool (Fylde coast population ~200,000) due to the narrow angle output of COM 7. (COM 8 was tricky but OK with a good aerial). The Liverpool local station is easily received! My postcode prediction shows that Moel-y-Parc COM 7 should give a good signal.
I am loath to install an aerial for Moel as the continued mucking about with channels may render that obsolete at the flick of a switch. There are rumours that BBC4 is destined to be on-line only. Perhaps the mux change is a fiendish plot to justify closure. What am I paying my licence fee for?
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Friday 25 January 2019 3:21PM
Last year's retune resulted in the loss of COM7 at my address in north Blackpool. I recently discovered a friend can receive COM7 in south Blackpool. COM 7 appears to have a narrow angle of transmitter output effectively cutting Blackpool into haves and have nots. Why?