All posts by StevensOnln1
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Anthony Riddiford: I'm not sure what you mean about EE getting involved (they may share the mast for their mobile base station but have nothing to do with transmitting Freeview) but there have been multiple faults recorded today, which may well be related to damage caused by the recent storms.
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nobody: You don't need a licence to watch S4C programmes on demand.
https://www.tvlicensing.c…Q291
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Selwyn Stephens: The Mynydd Machen transmitter has been off air multiple times over the last few days due to a fault. Arqiva who operate the transmitter never release details, but it's likely to be related to the recent storms. The channels you mention are all part of Freeview, there have been no analogue TV transmissions in the UK since 2012.
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Paul Dursley: There are no reported faults for the Backwell transmitter, so I suspect that your TV has retuned and picked up Welsh channels from Wenvoe (which is predicted to provide a strong signal at your postcode).
Do the West versions appear in the 800s somewhere? Have you checked that your aerial is still attached and pointing in the correct direction? It may have been moved or damaged by the storm. It's also work checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections (start behind the TV and work your way towards the aerial as far as you can safely access).
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Edward John Gooding: What was the reason for retuning? All it does is delete your currently tuned channels and searches for them again, so unless there are any new channels to be found or any have moved you won't gain anything by doing it and as you've experience you will loose channels if there isn't enough signal at the time of retuning.
As there are no reported faults for the Peterchurch transmitter, I'd start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV which is a common cause of weak signals. If you provide a full postcode we can check your predicted signal strength and whether you might be better off using a different transmitter, as the Peterchurch relay only covers a very small area.
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Mike Startup: Do you mean retune? Many TVs will update their channel list automatically without needing to do anything. If yours doesn't, you would only need to retune if any new channels launch or any existing channel moves multiplex, which is down to contractual agreements between channels and multiplex operators, there is no regular day for changes.
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Marian Magee : Nobody from Arqiva (the company that operate the transmitters) posts on here, it's just an automated feed provided by BBC Engineering. They never say how long the work is planned to last for as it depends on various factors such as the weather (the engineers can't work on the mast structure during heavy rain or high winds). The only publicly available information is a list which transmitters are being worked on each week, as this is an independent technical help website, nobody here is likely to have any further information.
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nick horrex: There are two versions of Sky News on satellite, one for Freesat & Sky UK viewers and a separate versions with different ads for Sky Ireland viewers. There are numerous channels with separate ads for Ireland (different advertisers with prices in Euros).
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Ian Baylis: Is your TV connected to an aerial? If it is, try scanning for channels (look in the settings/menu for tuning or installation). If not, you'll need to connect an aerial. An indoor aerial may be ok if you're in a strong signal area, otherwise a rooftop or loft aerial is usually recommended. If you provide a full postcode we can take a look at the predicted signal strength for your location.
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Tuesday 2 April 2024 11:17AM
nobody: You already need a TV licence to watch most programmes on iPlayer.