All posts by Michael Perry
Below are all of Michael Perry's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
John:
This is not the best website for your question as it is entirely independent of all broadcasters.
Some have argued that CNN has a bit too much of an American bias but others like it.
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Mike R:
The licence fee does NOT pay for BBC. It is a permit to allow you to watch any live TV on your equipment, irrespective of who the broadcaster is. If you want to watch, say, ITV or C4 then you need a licence. It also covers watching on a laptop or 'smart' phi=one as well as on a conventional TV set. Look on
TV Licensing for the full details.
The problem in your area is that the transmitters no longer broadcast the COM7 and COM8 signals - which included the BBC4 HD service.
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SeemoreDigital:
Look at the Digital UK Coverage Checker for the true current channels being used at Waltham. That website is operated by the organisation that operates the transmitters so they know for certain what channels are being used currently and planned for future use. They have always been correct and reliable.
According to them, Waltham currently uses 49, 54, 58, 29, 37, 57, 31 and 56.
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SeeMoreDigital:
Having checked the information provided directly with the transmitter operators (Arqiva) and with Digital UK. there is no difference between the information you are giving and that which I quoted fro Digital UK's website. Both our lists give exactly the same channel numbers - just in a different order. So Digital UK's information is exactly correct as is mine and yours.
We should both include channel 26 as that is the local multiplex.
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Elaine Pretty:
There is a Freeview Light transmitter in the Salcombe area, see About us | Freeview for details. That listing also gives you the channels it uses for each availab;e multiplex to help you tune your TV set. None of the Freeview Full Service transmitters cover the town, so there will be a limited range of programmes available.
I would strongly recommend a wideband aerial so you can use it in other locations as well. That should not be one of the 'cheap' aerials available as they give very poor performance but a standard log-periodic might well suit - though you may need an attenuator if you are close to a powerful transmitter. They can be bought cheaply from Amazon, etc.
You should also invest in a tripod style mast so the aerial is reasonably firmly mounted and doesn't get blown around by the wind, etc. They can also be bought from Amazon, etc. Search for "Camping aerial tripod mast"
As for the direction, that all depends on where you will be staying. If you have a post code for that location, put it into the Digital UK Coverage Checker, select the Detailed View option and press Go. The scroll down the results to look at those for the Salcombe transmitter. It will tell you the compass direction to aim your aerial.
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SeeMoreDigital:
The owner of this website, Briantist, is the only person who can update the information. While there are so many changes being made at the over 1100 TV transmitters and the large number of DAB transmitters it is virtually impossible for one person to keep up with the updates.
We regular contributors have been saying for quite some time that people should use the information given on the Digital UK websites, managed by the operators of the transmitters, instead of that given here.
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Julie:
That is a matter for Government and/or broadcasters. It is not a matter for this independent website.
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nobody:
But a poor connection introduced frequency selective impedances that are unwanted.
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Friday 27 September 2019 8:30PM
StevensOnln1:
I did not misread the data main presented and stated " they expect all eight major multiplexes to be easily received".
What I didn't do was to scroll down to the local multiplexes where it show they will be only one service but on two different channels, 21 and 24 (after the October retune). Both are named 'L-MAN/L-LIV' so that suggests they are carrying the same programming - or are they trying to mislead viewers?
Why do they show the local multiplexes completely separately from the main ones? That is what leads to confusion and doubt.