All posts by StevensOnln1
Below are all of StevensOnln1's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
John Clark: CBS Reality +1 is on the COM7 multiplex along with BBC Four HD and BBC News HD and therefore requires a TV or box with a DVB-T2 tuner which is capable of viewing HD channels. Also, COM7 is only broadcast from 30 high powered main transmitters which cover approximately 70% of households. Enter a postcode and you'll be able to access a coverage prediction which will show whether you are in the coverage area.
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bill williams: There is currently a warning of possible weak signal due to engineering work for Reigate transmitter. Do not retune as this will delete all your channels.
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MikeP: Apple TV is a smart set top box which does not use an aerial, it is not a TV set and does not have a DVB-T/T2 tuner.
Chris Cain: An Apple TV box will give you some of the catchup apps such as BBC iPlayer but it won't give you access to the full range of channels available on Freeview. As MikeP says, a postcode will will enable us to see whether you might be able to use an alternative transmitter. Another alternative is Freesat which will give you most of the channels available on Freeview (and various other free to air channels) via a satellite receiver without a subscription.
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Tony Curley: Looking at coverage maps for the Wolverhampton & Shropshire DAB mux on this site (and elsewhere) I think you would struggle to get anything from that far away, even with a highly directional aerial. It would be far easier to listen online - you could always connect something like a wifi-enabled Chromcast audio streaming device to a hifi system if listening via a PC/laptop/tablet etc isn't convenient.
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PATRICK NEILL: COM7 & 8 are temporary services which are transmitter from 30 main transmitters. They won't be added to any additional transmitters and are expected to close in 2020.
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MikeP: As I explained, it's a smart set top box which connects via HDMI and doesn't have its own display. Similar to Now TV boxes and Amazon Fire TV boxes/sticks, none of which are TVs themselves but are connected to a TV in order to provide internet connected services. They're a very good (and much cheaper) alternative to buying a new smart TV for people who want to add online catchup services etc to an existing TV set.
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John Porcella: As I said, Front Runner is broadcast on the COM8 multiplex which uses the DVB-T2 transmission mode and therefore requires a receiver capable of tuning this broadcast mode which is used by all multiplexes carrying HD channels on Freeview. If your TV cannot receive HD channels then you will need a HD set top box in order to view the channels on the COM7 & COM8 multiplexes.
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Brian Parsons: Talking Pictures is carried on the COM7 multiplex which is not broadcast from Stockland Hill.
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Jasmine: I don't know which band your question is aimed at but I doubt they will see it on this website. If it's meant to be directed at a band being interviewed on Radio X then I would suggest submitting your question via the station's website which is linked to at the top of this page.
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Thursday 20 October 2016 12:49PM
Lisa Ritchie: Yes, just leave everything connected and you will still be able to watch all the free to air channels when your Sky subscription ends. If you leave the viewing card in you will also get a few extra free channels as well as the correct BBC and ITV regions at the top of the EPG. You won't be able to record or access any previous recordings on your Sky box however as this requires an active Sky subscription.