All posts by Chris.SE
Below are all of Chris.SE's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Allan Robertson:
Meant to come back earlier, and got side-tracked, just to say Redmoss had also been off-air a few times during the last 3 days due to faults and essential engineering,
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Rex Duffy:
As you haven't given a full postcode, we can';t comment on your "best reception", but as you are aware very local conditions - in your case a hill topped with trees - can obviously make a difference. The predictions don't always take account of such VERY local issues.
Is LCN82 listed in your EPG and it's just vision/sound that's missing, or is LCN82 missing altogether?
If it's missing altogether have a look in LCNs800 on, sometimes after a retune channels can end up there for sometimes inexplicable reasons. Likewise for LCN95.
If they are both missing altogether, try a manual retune of C46. Hannington has been listed for Planned Engineering this week and this might have a bearing on the situation.
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Elaine Sealey:
Unfortunately, because the BBC had proposed to withdraw the "Red Button" Text service and then not done so because of many complaints, some manufacturers removed the access feature from their sets.
On my older LG there's a separate Text button from the Red Button. I don't know if there's any "workaround" for sets that don't have direct access. If I come across anything I'll post the information.
If he asked about Text when he was buying the set, and the store have given misleading information about the Samsung, I be asking for my money back and pick a set that has the fearture.
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Brian Butterworth:
Spam posts still seem to be getting through. They usually have a USA flag!
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MJW Gage:
Did you actually read my previous reply to you?
Your postcode is 33km from the Caradon Hill transmitter and your aerial should be pointing at compass bearing 311 degrees (that's almost NW) with it's rods (or squashed Xs) horizontal.
Have you checked it's still pointing correctly?
Have you done any other checks? You've given us no information about any checks.
Have you checked in your TV Tuning section, that you are correctly tuned -
In the multiplex order BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5, ArqB/COM6
As detailed at the very top of the Freeview page, the UHF channels are C28, C25, C22, C21, C24 and C27.
For which TV Channels are carried on which multiples, see
Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview
According to the Freeview predicted reception checker, you should get good reception of all 6 multiplexes, but that of course doesn't take account of any very tall buildings or Trees very close to you on the direct line-of-sight between your aerial and the transmitter.
You haven't given any indication of when these problems have been occurring. Are they continuous? Did they occur last week, or today, or just at some times of day?
Had you posted on the Caradon Hill Freeview page this time, as hinted at in my previous reply, you would have seen that it had Planned Engineering again last week with "Possible effect on TV reception - Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels".
My suspicion is that this work may still be continuing even though the transmitter is not on this week's list (we know that the lists aren't always 100% accurate).
As far as Sky is concerned, that has nothing to do with Freeview, StevensOnln1 has just explained that for you. If you have problems with Sky regions, you need to contact them
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Ryan Dawson:
Correct. It's on the Local Birmingham multiplex Block 11C: 220.352 MHz from transmitters at
Headless Cross, Lichfield, Lickey Hills, Metropolitan House, Sedgley Beacon Lane, and Turners Hill
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Friday 10 January 2025 5:53PM
Allan Robertson:
Just to add, if you look on the Redmoss (Aberdeen City, Scotland) DAB transmitter | free and easy for 21 years transmitter page (with Pro Mode enabled), looking at the map of coverage for the BBC multiplex 12B, you'll note there is none predicted in the general Dyce area, so this would explain the poor coverage of the D1 & SDL multiplexes.
Also note the transmitter is more to the SE than South.