All posts by StevensOnln1
Below are all of StevensOnln1's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
rayprow: Please provide a full postcode so we can see which transmitters cover your location and where you are in relation to them, along with your predicted signal strength etc which will allow us to advise on which services you should be able to receive.
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Derek: CGTN (formerly CCTV until the end of last year) is a streamed channel on Freeview so you need a TV or set top box with an internet connection, which virtually any new device capable of receiving HD channels should now have (assuming it is connected via ethernet or wifi). It's also on Sky 510 and Freesat 211.
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Rob: There is a government funded scheme in place to provide new wideband aerials for households who do not get sufficient signal via their existing aerial after the frequency changes take place, no one will need to pay for a new aerial although there will no doubt be cowboys out there selling them to people unnecessarily anyway.
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Martin: It is up to each broadcaster to purchase broadcast capacity for their channels on Freeview and none have announced any plans for their channels that currently reside on COM7/COM8. Changes of this nature aren't generally announced until a few weeks before, so I wouldn't expect to see any announcements when we are still 3 years away from COM7/COM8 closing.
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Michael Porter: Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? There are no reported faults on any of the transmitters shown in the coverage prediction for your postcode.
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steven woolley: Have you lost the COM5 mux or have you never received it in the first place? Start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV. Does your TV have a manual tuning function in its menu? If it does, select C56 and wait a few seconds for the signal strength and quality indicators to appear and let us know if both are stable and what readings you get.
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john c: If you fit a group K aerial now you will have worse reception on the COM muxes until the frequency changes take place. The best aerials to use for nearly everyone is a wideband type such as a log periodic design which will receive all current and future frequencies used for Freeview from any transmitter. Bear in mind that there is a government scheme to provide replacement aerials for households who loose reception after the frequency changes, so there is no pressing need to replace your aerial now if that is the sole reason for doing so.
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david: COM7 will be around until 2020, it won't be closing next year. It will be moving to C55, with COM8 moving to C56 after the frequency changes take place on all transmitters that carry these muxes, until mid 2020.
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Ian Simpson: Sky Q uses a different type of LNB (the receiver on the end of the dish arm) which is not compatible with Sky+/SkyHD or Freesat receivers, unless you requested a hybrid LNB when Sky Q was installed. If the dish is easily accessible you can swap the LNB over yourself, or call out a satellite installer to change it for you.
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Saturday 29 July 2017 10:53PM
Noreen : Dave went Free To Air (FTA) on Thursday, along with Home, ahead of both channels joining Freesat on 2nd August.