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From 6:27:55am on 27th Nov 2021 BBC A /BBCB HD Off the air due to a fault
This is the only information I can find.
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T Wright:
As noted on the Hebden Bridge transmitter page, there is Planned Engineering -
Hebden Bridge transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/11/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
BUT
Whilst the BBC have reported fault details on their individual transmitter page, they have NOT (yet?) added it to a page which is an engineering list of Freeview faults which is where the updates to this site come from.
From 6:27:55am on 27th Nov 2021 BBC A / BBCB HD Off the air due to a fault
I suspect this is due to current abysmal weather conditions.
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A Naran:
The transmitter is not currently listed for Planned Engineering and there doesn't seem to be any faults listed by the BBC.
Sky News is on a different multiplex (groups of channels) from the BBCA multiplex.
See Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview for which channels are carried on which multiplexes.
The description of your problem suggests a fault on your installation.
You mention "sets" - do you have a distribution amp/splitter and where is it located? If you have one, check that it still has power and check the connections to it.
Other than that, check that your aerial seems intact and pointing in the correct direction with the rods (or squashed Xs) vertical (for Reigate) and that your downlead looks undamaged and isn't flapping in the wind.
Also check all you coax plugs, connections, flyleads etc, unplug connectors check for corrosion or other problems and reconnect them. Flyleads can be a common problem, try swapping them.
See what signal strengths (if any) and quality you are getting for the multiplexes shown in your TV's tuning section, this might indicate potential issues with your aerial or downlead.
If you post the figures for each it may give us a clue.
Aerial misalignments, problematic connections, water ingress etc. can seem to affect reception of just AN individual or several multiplexes.
If you've altered anything around in your installation since the problem started, check that you don't have any HDMI leads close to any aerial or flyleads, especially if the aerial and flyleads aren't high quality double screened types. HDMI is known to sometimes cause interference.
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Dylan:
Reception will most likely vary across the NN4 area due to varying terrain. We can't advise further without a full postcode. The Daventry transmitter is roughly to the WNW of Northampton as I expect you know. See the post prior to yours for more information about transmitters in the general area.
Take note regarding the positions of radios and aerials.
Put your full postcode into the box at Postcode checker - Digital Radio UK and it should tell you what stations you should be able to get.
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Richard Morgan:
The BBC are reporting a fault.
Whilst the BBC have reported fault details on their individual transmitter page, they have NOT (yet?) added it to a page which is an engineering list of Freeview faults which is where the updates to this site come from.
From 9:05:23am on 27th Nov 2021 BBC A / BBCB HD Off the air due to a fault
This is most likely due to current abysmal weather conditions, and if due to a power outage you'd best be looking for details regarding such outages in your area. I can't find any further updates at present.
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Ian Potts:
I dare say that the reason it's listed here as an SD channel on this free helpsite, is because the site owner hasn't had time to do many updates and other changes that have taken place since the 700MHz Clearance programme on Freeview. Whilst some updates are automatic, many have to be done manually.
In any event, this is not GB News or Sky's website, so neither are likely to see your comment here.
The channel is available on Freeview as an SD channel, it's also on Freesat as an HD channel.
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william kirk:
The Pick channel is owned by Sky, as you probably know. This free helpsite is not their website so they are unlikely to see your comment here. You'd be best contacting Sky.
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Robert Pharoah:
The BBC are reporting a fault.
Whilst the BBC have reported fault details on their individual transmitter page, they have NOT (yet?) added it to a page which is an engineering list of Freeview faults which is where the updates to this site come from.
From 5:05:01am on 27th Nov 2021 BBC A / BBCB HD Off the air due to a fault
This is most likely due to current abysmal weather conditions, and if due to a power outage you'd best be looking for details regarding such outages in your area. I can't find any further updates at present.
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paul reddington:
Depending on your full postcode in your locale, your aerial is most likely pointing at the Sutton Coldfield transmitter which will be pretty much due N. The rods (or squashed Xs) should be horizontal.
No faults were listed in recent days but the transmitter was listed for Planned Engineering -
Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/11/2021 Possible Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
Now if you happened to retune when you had badly pixellated pictures (or no signal) it could have cleared your correct tuning and you may even be incorrectly tuned to weak signals from another transmitter.
It's worth checking in your TV's tuning section that you are tuned to the correct UHF channels for Sutton Coldfield.
All the multiplexes are C43, C46, C40+, C42, C45, C39+, C55, (C36/)C48 that's in the order
BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5, ArqB/COM6, COM7 and Local L-BRM.
Note C36 is beamed northwards for the Local mux, yours will be C48. (C means UHF channel).
FYI see Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview for which channels are carried on which multiplex. Those that are on COM7 will show Com7National as you've seen, which is correct as COM7 operates as an SFN and is the same all over the UK from the limited number of main transmitters that have it.
If you are correctly tuned, check that your aerial seems intact and pointing in the correct direction with the rods (or squashed Xs) horizontal and that your downlead looks undamaged and isn't flapping in the wind. If your aerial is in the loft, check it hasn't been disturbed. You should get excellent reception in your location.
Also check all you coax plugs, connections, flyleads etc, unplug connectors check for corrosion or other problems and reconnect them. Flyleads can be a common problem, try swapping them.
Then see what signal strengths (if any) and quality you are getting for the multiplexes shown in your TV's tuning section, this might indicate potential issues with your aerial or downlead.
If you post the figures for each again after checking everything, it may give us a clue.
Aerial misalignments, problematic connections, water ingress etc. can seem to affect reception of just AN individual or several multiplexes.
Do you have a distribution amp/splitter and where is it located? If you have one, check that it still has power and check the connections to it.
If you've altered anything around in your installation, check that you don't have any HDMI leads close to any aerial or flyleads, especially if the aerial and flyleads aren't high quality double screened types. HDMI is known to sometimes cause interference.
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Saturday 27 November 2021 2:54PM
Roy Cliff:
As you can see from the report which originates from the BBC, they have not given any further information.
This is no doubt due to the current abysmal weather conditions. If the fault is due to a power outage, it will undoubtedly depend on when electricity has been restored to the area.
As I can't find any further updates, at the time of my post the transmitter may well be back on air.