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Brian Butterworth: Chris.SE is referring to the link to the transmitter next to the envelope icon, like this for The Wrekin:
Everyone TV | Championing Free TV for All
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The slashless CRIDs went national - maybe now they'll fix it!
Relocs_North West 23-08-2023 12 55.txt:
Relocated Services: North West
Format:
service_name has moved from Multiplex (Transport_Stream_ID) to Multiplex (Transport_Stream_ID)
GREAT! tv +1 has moved from GIM (7401) to Arqiva B (6040)
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North West duffers_pf 2023 07 24 004524.txt:
TOT.UTC_time = Mon 24 Jul 00:45
service_name = "GREAT! tv +1"
onid.tsid.sid = 233A.7401.7501
default_authority = sonycrimechannel.co.uk
{
programme = "Return Of The Saint"
{
crid = GTV1/S6037703, type = 32, series
date, duration, eventID, itemCRID, episode
Mon 24 Jul 04:00, 00:50, 6D4F, GTV1/E6017272, "S1 Ep19"
crid = GTV1/E6017272, type = 31, item
date, duration, eventID, itemCRID, episode
Mon 24 Jul 04:00, 00:50, 6D4F, GTV1/E6017272, "S1 Ep19"
}
}
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North West duffers_pf 2023 08 23 115824.txt:
TOT.UTC_time = Wed 23 Aug 11:58
service_name = "GREAT! tv +1"
onid.tsid.sid = 233A.6040.6EC0
default_authority = www.moviemix.co.uk
{
programme = "Castle"
{
crid = GTV1/S5804875, type = 32, series
date, duration, eventID, itemCRID, episode
Wed 23 Aug 12:00, 01:00, 7728, GTV1/E5593983, "S6 Ep16"
Wed 23 Aug 13:00, 01:00, 7729, GTV1/E5593992, "S6 Ep17"
crid = GTV1/E5593983, type = 31, item
date, duration, eventID, itemCRID, episode
Wed 23 Aug 12:00, 01:00, 7728, GTV1/E5593983, "S6 Ep16"
crid = GTV1/E5593992, type = 31, item
date, duration, eventID, itemCRID, episode
Wed 23 Aug 13:00, 01:00, 7729, GTV1/E5593992, "S6 Ep17"
}
}
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While I'm at it, I may as well give the latest illegal character report.
Particularly dodgy are those off BBC World Sv, as they are, by chance, valid bytes at the start of text items which indicate the character table to be used, and thus are not ignorable.
Invalid Character Codes in the EIT off North West multiplex BBC A. Date: 2023/08/25 00:06:01
It has become apparent through observation that invalid bytes in the Freeview EIT text strings are the low-order bytes of the Unicode General Punctuation Block:
Of course only bytes less than 0x20 qualify as invalid codes in the context of EIT text strings.
Since about April 2018, the following invalid codes have been found in the Freeview EIT text items:
0x01, substitute: {0x01} -> Unicode Character: "EM QUAD" (U + 2001)
0x08, substitute: { } -> Unicode Character: "PUNCTUATION SPACE" (U + 2008)
0x0B, substitute: {} -> Unicode Character: "ZERO WIDTH SPACE" (U + 200B)
0x10, substitute: {-} -> Unicode Character: "HYPHEN" (U + 2010)
0x13, substitute: {--} -> Unicode Character: "EN DASH" (U + 2013)
0x14, substitute: {---} -> Unicode Character: "EM DASH" (U + 2014)
0x18, substitute: {L'} -> Unicode Character: "LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK" (U + 2018)
0x19, substitute: {R'} -> Unicode Character: "RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK" (U + 2019)
0x1C, substitute: {L''} -> Unicode Character: "LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK" (U + 201C)
0x1D, substitute: {R''} -> Unicode Character: "RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK" (U + 201D)
There are 33 invalid codes in the current EIT:
invalid code, count, percentage
0x18, 2, 6.06%
0x19, 19, 57.58%
0x1C, 6, 18.18%
0x1D, 6, 18.18%
There are 27 events with invalid codes in the current EIT.
The Culprits:
Format:
service_name, number of events containing errors
BBC World Sv., 6
WildEarth, 16
RNIB Connect, 3
That's TV, 1
That's TV, 1
Events with invalid codes in the eight-day EIT off multiplex BBC A at 2023/08/25 00:06:01:
#1: 710 BBC World Sv., Sat 26 Aug 18:50 - 19:00: title = "Sporting Witness", description = "In 1997, Australian Pat Rafter was the surprise winner of the US Open. Dismissed as a {L''}fluke{R''} victory by John McEnroe, Rafter returned the following year to retain the title.", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#2: 710 BBC World Sv., Sun 27 Aug 00:50 - 01:00: title = "Sporting Witness", description = "In 1997, Australian Pat Rafter was the surprise winner of the US Open. Dismissed as a {L''}fluke{R''} victory by John McEnroe, Rafter returned the following year to retain the title.", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#3: 710 BBC World Sv., Sun 27 Aug 04:50 - 05:00: title = "Sporting Witness", description = "In 1997, Australian Pat Rafter was the surprise winner of the US Open. Dismissed as a {L''}fluke{R''} victory by John McEnroe, Rafter returned the following year to retain the title.", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#4: 710 BBC World Sv., Wed 30 Aug 04:32 - 05:00: title = "On the Podium", description = "{L''}It saved my life.{R''} BMX competition helped the Swiss-American athlete Nikita Ducarroz fight anxiety attacks.", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#5: 710 BBC World Sv., Wed 30 Aug 11:32 - 12:00: title = "On the Podium", description = "{L''}It saved my life.{R''} BMX competition helped the Swiss-American athlete Nikita Ducarroz fight anxiety attacks.", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#6: 710 BBC World Sv., Wed 30 Aug 22:32 - 23:00: title = "On the Podium", description = "{L''}It saved my life.{R''} BMX competition helped the Swiss-American athlete Nikita Ducarroz fight anxiety attacks.", description error bytes: 0x1C, 0x1D
#7: 091 WildEarth, Fri 25 Aug 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Friday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#8: 091 WildEarth, Fri 25 Aug 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#9: 091 WildEarth, Sat 26 Aug 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Saturday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#10: 091 WildEarth, Sat 26 Aug 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#11: 091 WildEarth, Sun 27 Aug 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Sunday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#12: 091 WildEarth, Sun 27 Aug 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#13: 091 WildEarth, Mon 28 Aug 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Monday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#14: 091 WildEarth, Mon 28 Aug 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#15: 091 WildEarth, Tue 29 Aug 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Tuesday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#16: 091 WildEarth, Tue 29 Aug 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#17: 091 WildEarth, Wed 30 Aug 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Wednesday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#18: 091 WildEarth, Wed 30 Aug 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#19: 091 WildEarth, Thu 31 Aug 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Thursday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#20: 091 WildEarth, Thu 31 Aug 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#21: 091 WildEarth, Fri 01 Sep 05:30 - 08:30: title = "Friday SafariLIVE Sunrise", description = "Jump on board a real LIVE safari from Africa as the sun is rising. Follow and interact with the real life stories of some of Africa{R'}s most iconic animals.", description error byte: 0x19
#22: 091 WildEarth, Fri 01 Sep 08:30 - 11:30: title = "LIVE at the Waterhole", description = "Sit down and relax at the edge of some of Africa{R'}s best waterholes. Watch the animals as they come in for their daily drink and bath whilst interacting with a safari expert in real time.", description error byte: 0x19
#23: 730 RNIB Connect, Sat 26 Aug 12:00 - 13:00: title = "TED Radio Hour", description = "Showcasing important ideas and inspiring stories from some of the world{R'}s most remarkable minds", description error byte: 0x19
#24: 730 RNIB Connect, Wed 30 Aug 20:00 - 21:00: title = "TED Radio Hour", description = "Showcasing important ideas and inspiring stories from some of the world{R'}s most remarkable minds", description error byte: 0x19
#25: 730 RNIB Connect, Thu 31 Aug 12:00 - 13:00: title = "TED Radio Hour", description = "Showcasing important ideas and inspiring stories from some of the world{R'}s most remarkable minds.", description error byte: 0x19
#26: 007 That's TV, Wed 30 Aug 01:00 - 02:25: title = "Whitney Houston - Everlasting Voice", description = "Known simply as {L'}The Voice; Whitney Houston once ruled the pop charts, but her turbulent marriage to Bobby Brown took a toll om her health and professional life ending in tragic circumstances", description error byte: 0x18
#27: 007 That's TV, Wed 30 Aug 01:00 - 02:25: title = "Whitney Houston - Everlasting Voice", description = "Known simply as {L'}The Voice; Whitney Houston once ruled the pop charts, but her turbulent marriage to Bobby Brown took a toll om her health and professional life ending in tragic circumstances", description error byte: 0x18
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Nearly forgot, there's this too, apparently thanks to https://www.mediaandbroadcast.bt.com/case-studies/coding-and-multiplex.html
services present in the EITpf on D3&4 but missing in BBCA
nit version_number = 31
TSID SID LCN service_name
3006.3370 000 no service_name - event: Wed 19 Jul 2023 11:00 - 17:00: title = Please Retune for Together TV, descr = Together TV is still available, please retune your TV or set top box to access the channel.
3006.3848 000 no service_name - event: Wed 21 Jun 2023 07:00 - 13:00: title = ..programmes start again at 1pm, descr = QVC Style returns at 1pm.
6040.6540 051 Ideal World
6040.6B20 000 no service_name - event: Wed 23 Aug 2023 06:00 - 12:00: title = This service has moved, descr =
7401.7501 000 no service_name - event: Wed 23 Aug 2023 09:00 - 10:50: title = Danielle Steel's Family Album, descr = Part 2: Based on the novel by Danielle Steel, this drama chronicles the complex personal and professional life of a famed Hollywood actress. Part 2 of 2. (1994)
7401.77C1 000 no service_name - event: Wed 23 Aug 2023 06:00 - 21:00: title = Programmes resume at 10pm, descr = Programmes resume at 10pm
8008.8380 000 no service_name - event: Wed 23 Aug 2023 06:00 - 21:00: title = Programmes resume at 10pm, descr = Programmes resume at 10pm
800D.8380 000 no service_name - event: Wed 23 Aug 2023 06:00 - 21:00: title = Programmes resume at 10pm, descr = Programmes resume at 10pm
800B.8380 000 no service_name - event: Wed 23 Aug 2023 06:00 - 21:00: title = Programmes resume at 10pm, descr = Programmes resume at 10pm
Total = 9
services present in the EITpf on BBCA but missing in D3&4
nit version_number = 31
TSID SID LCN service_name
3006.3880 091 WildEarth
3006.3FA8 274 ASHARQ NEWS
3006.3FB0 275 AL ARABIYA
3006.3FB6 276 Shots!
3006.3FBC 278 Zee World
6040.6A20 050 GREAT! tv
6040.6AA0 052 GREAT! romance
6040.6B00 083 Together TV
6040.6EA0 061 GREAT! movies +1
6040.6EC0 062 GREAT! tv +1
6040.6EE0 063 GREAT! romance +1
7401.7781 086 That's 90s
800D.8200 206 POP
800B.8200 206 POP
8008.8200 206 POP
800D.8240 208 POP MAX
800B.8240 208 POP MAX
8008.8240 208 POP MAX
Total = 18
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Steve Donaldson: I read your earlier comment and it alerted me to re-check what had occurred on Wednesday.
There were quite a number of relocations and I hadn't noticed GREAT! tv +1 was one of them.
I looked at the thread you linked to and noticed some are accusing BBC channels as being the cause.
I have no doubt that the slashless CRIDs off GREAT! tv +1 are the cause.
Interestingly, the above-mentioned fault on D3&4 means that, unlike BBCA, there is no EIT for GREAT! tv +1 off that multiplex, so it would be safe for those users with susceptible devices.
Ironically, the EIT schedule for GREAT! tv +1 bears little, if any, relation to what is broadcast.
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For those with SONY "stuck on update" using Winter Hill, the offending service - "GREAT! tv +1" - happens to be on the last multiplex in order of frequency - C37.
If a scan is aborted by pulling the aerial out after D3&4 - C34 is scanned in, then this, together with the update blocking trick, may allow normal function to be restored.
Minus of course -
Arqiva B
ONID.TSID = 233A.6040
602 MHz, uhf 37, 8 MHz, 64-QAM, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
012 6AC0 01 QUEST
025 6DC0 01 W
027 64C0 01 Yesterday
034 6CE0 01 GREAT! movies
039 6C20 01 DMAX
044 6D60 01 HGTV
050 6A20 01 GREAT! tv
051 6540 01 Ideal World
052 6AA0 01 GREAT! romance
056 6D20 01 That's TV (UK)
061 6EA0 01 GREAT! movies +1
062 6EC0 01 GREAT! tv +1
063 6EE0 01 GREAT! romance +1
071 6D80 01 That's 70s
072 6A40 01 Jewellery Maker
073 6CC0 01 HobbyMaker
079 6A60 01 EarthxTV
082 6E40 01 TalkingPictures TV
083 6B00 01 Together TV
084 6D40 01 PBS America
235 6C40 01 Al Jazeera Eng
236 6AE0 01 GB News
285 6CA0 01 Together TV+1
671 6C00 01 ADULT Xpanded TV
674 6D00 01 ADULT Babestn
698 6F68 01 698
699 6BC0 01 ADULT Section
711 67C0 02 Hits Radio
712 69A0 02 KISS FRESH
713 6640 02 KISS
714 6880 02 KISSTORY
715 6800 02 Magic
716 6680 02 Greatest Hits Radio
717 66C0 02 Kerrang!
718 6700 02 Smooth Radio
725 6E00 02 Premier Radio
)
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Chris.SE: Quite right, I forgot about the locals in my last comment, of which I can receive none!
All three used to be on the same frequency - C56 - as "petals" in the polar diagram.
Why was that arrangement not maintained?
What is Preston doing at C40? It makes no sense to me.
This is the current bun according to the SI:
GIM
ONID.TSID = 233A.7401
522 MHz, uhf 27, 8 MHz, 16-QAM, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West)U(GBR.Isle of Man)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
076 76C1 01 That's 60s MCR
077 7641 01 That's 70s MCR
080 7681 01 That's 80s MCR
086 7781 01 That's 90s
087 7601 01 TV Warehouse
088 7701 01 TV Warehouse+1
)
Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.8008
474 MHz, uhf 21, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Liverpool)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 8048 01 Liverpool TV
068 8540 01 RealityXtra
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
792 84C0 01 GREAT! tv
793 8500 01 GREAT! romance
)
Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.800B
498 MHz, uhf 24, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Manchester)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 804B 01 That's TV
068 8540 01 RealityXtra
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
792 84C0 01 GREAT! tv
793 8500 01 GREAT! romance
)
Local Multiplex
ONID.TSID = 233A.800D
626 MHz, uhf 40, 8 MHz, QPSK, 8k, 3/4, 1/32
Target Regions = (GBR.England.North West.Preston)
(
LCN SID TYPE SERVICE NAME
007 804D 01 That's TV
068 8540 01 RealityXtra
206 8200 01 POP
207 82C0 01 Tiny Pop
208 8240 01 POP MAX
792 84C0 01 GREAT! tv
793 8500 01 GREAT! romance
)
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Thursday 27 July 2023 6:19PM
Brian Butterworth: Well, thank you, kind sir. I see you took the garbage out, too.
I think, maybe, "feedback" has gone missing, where I seem to remember, there was a useful post stating that urls with embedded postcodes like this were possible:
Freeview Detailed Coverage Checker | Freeview
I could be dreaming.