All posts by StevensOnln1
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allan smith: We need a full postcode, the coverage checkers don't work with place names or partial postcodes. In general, indoor aerials only work in areas with a strong signal (most a made up of little more than a piece of wire sticking out of an amplifier which picks up as much unwanted electrical noise as the wanted signal).
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I Fraser: Film4 +1 and More4 +1 have moved to COM5 and COM7 respectively, neither of which are broadcast from Freeview Lite transmitters such as St Bees. The versions found on 790 and 791 are expected to be removed next week, allowing time for viewers to retune who don't have automatic retune enabled TVs or boxes.
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b.kilgariff: Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? Have you lost any other channels? Do not attempt to retune as this will delete all of your channels before searching for them again, which is the worst thing to do in this situation.
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Paul Jonas: There haven't been any recent frequency changes for DAB. Smooth Sussex is broadcast on the same DAB multiplex as BBC Sussex, you just need to re-select BBC Sussex from the station list.
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John jackson: The transmitter is still in the same place so the direction your aerial points to won't need to change unless you're trying to receive a different transmitter (or it has been moved by the wind). Most TVs have a retune option in the menu which should be accessible even if you have no signal on any channel (have you checked the manual?). If you give the Freeview Advice Line a call they should be able to talk you through manual tuning, or failing that send someone out who will fit a new wideband aerial if required (free of charge if you don't have satellite or cable).
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Barbara: GL4 covers a wide area. We need a full postcode in order to see which transmitter you're receiving, where you are in relation to it and your predicted coverage etc.
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Alan Napier: Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? Retuning is the worst thing to do and will never fix a signal problem.
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Tom McFarland: Film 4 +1 has changed multiplex and is no longer broadcast from Freeview Lite transmitters such as Camlough.
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Ruth Tenne: Firstly, this website is completely independent and has no connection with Freeview or any broadcaster. Questions posted on this website are answered by contributors who volunteer their time and are not employed by anyone in the media or broadcasting industry (although some others has significant experience of working in the industry).
Alexandra Palace is a Freeview Lite transmitter, which only broadcasts a hand full of channels (mainly those from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 & Channel 5 plus some of their offshoot channels) and does not broadcast the London Live local TV channel. It is only intended to fill gaps in coverage of the main Crystal Palace transmitter (around 4,600 homes which are unable to get good reception from Crystal Palace) and is not intended to cover the rest of North-West London (we need a full postcode in order to see if you are within the Alexandra Palace coverage area as NW6 covers a wide area and the coverage checkers only work on full postcodes, not partial postcodes or place names).
The Freeview Advice Line was specifically setup in order to resolve reception problems cause by frequency changes taking place in order to clear the 700MHz band so that Ofcom can auction off those frequencies for 5G mobile networks and are able to fund the cost of an engineer to resolve those problems only. As such, they are unable to send anyone to fix problems which have not been caused by the 700MHz clearance program. You do not pay any sort of subscription to receive any channels via Freeview, your aerial system belongs to you (or your landlord if you are in rented accommodation) and is your (or your landlord's) responsibility alone to maintain or engage a professional to fix any other problem that you are unable to resolve yourself.
If you provide a full postcode and do some basic fault finding, such as checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV, contributors to this website may be able to offer further advice to help determine the cause of your problems.
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Wednesday 6 November 2019 2:57PM
Keith Willshire: Poorly screened HDMI cables are a common source of interference, so make sure the HDMI lead is kept separate, as far away as possible from the aerial cable. If you have another HDMI or aerial lead, try swapping them around to see if that makes any difference.