All posts by StevensOnln1
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RJ: Frequency allocations are co-ordinated internationally in order to minimise interference problems. Frequencies for Whitehawk Hill have always been co-ordinated with the frequencies used by transmitters in Northern France, where a similar program of frequency changes is also underway to clear the 700MHz band across France.
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Paul Wade-Williams: There are no faults showing on the Scalloway transmitter (although if you provide a postcode we can check if you might be using a different transmitter). Have you checked all the cables and connectors behind the TV? Have you checked if any neighbours are suffering from the same problem?
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Joseph Tonner: If the current building is to be demolished, a new transmitter site will have to be found. If there is a large mobile phone mast nearby (or other suitably tall structure or rooftop) that might be used, otherwise you'll probably find a new mast appears nearby as a replacement site.
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Peter Sampson: No where has had the number of available channels reduced. The 80 transmitters that got digital TV before switchover still broadcast all 6 main multiplexes to around 90% of UK households (and 30 of them have 2 extra reaching 70% of households). The other 1,000+ transmitters broadcast the 3 PSB multiplexes (which include all 4/5 channels previously available on analogue) taking coverage up to 98.5%.
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Egregory: I suspect it has more to do with UKTV receiving payments from Sky in order for Dave to be part of their subscription service on satellite. Some of UKTV's other channels have become FTA (free to air) and joined Freesat after previously being subscription channels, so it isn't impossible that Dave will do so at some point in the future.
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Phil: Is your aerial horizontally polarised (elements pointing side to side) or vertically polarised (elements going up and down)? Rowridge is unusual in that it broadcasts in both polarities, with the commercial multiplexes at much higher power in vertical than horizontal. If your aerial is currently horizontal, rotating it to vertical should significantly improve reception for you. It will also help reduce the amount of co-channel interference you're getting from Crystal Palace, which uses the same frequencies as Rowridge for COM4-6 and is predicted to have a weak signal present at your postcode.
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Pat : Try contacting Travel Channel. This website is for technical help with reception problems and has no connection with any TV channel.
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Maurice Murphy: There hasn't been any information published on frequency changes for local multiplexes yet as they are broadcast at much lower power levels than the main PSB/COM multiplexes and don't require international co-ordination (which is where the frequency change data has come from).
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Friday 7 April 2017 4:01PM
john: What type of cable are you using to connect the Freesat box to the TV? Have you selected the correct input on the TV that the cable is connected to? What make/model of TV and Freesat box are you using?