All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
jb38: Is it not the case that the broadcasters with regional variants set the service area for each and therefore, strictly speaking, the postcode system can't be "wrong".
The coverage area of the terrestrial transmitters is surely going to be a deciding factor in the service area. We don't know R Watts' location, but it is the case that in some places Waltham (East Midlands) isn't available due to the terrain but Sutton Coldfield (West Midlands) is [in the area locals feel more part of East Midlands].
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R Bennett: Because ITV Be is carried on COM4 multiplex, the Commercial (COM) multiplexes not being available from Crewkerne transmitter.
The thing to do is to see if you might be in with a shot at receiving from Mendip to give you all channels. A postcode would allow some idea of likelihood of success to be gauged.
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iain scott: You say it's "Full HD", but is it "Freeview HD" which means does it contain a DVB-T2 tuner? The model number would allow assertion as to whether it does.
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Andy Norman: This has been covered many times. In response to your post I direct you to an earlier posting of mine:
Where are the public service (Freeview Light) transmitters?
The only reason you have channels is due to Public Service Broadcasting -- the TV Licence goes to that exclusively. You therefore have no cause for complaint here.
The Commercial operators do not wish to invest in transmission equipment from Aldeburgh -- this is a basic law of capitalism!!
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Alan G: Correct. See the report on the Ferryside "switchover", paragraph 4.7 for an explanation of to why BBC Two analogue remained on air until 2009:
http://webarchive.nationa…e=27
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Douglas: That is correct.
Yesterday is purely a commercial channel which means it has not "Public Service" obligation, so no requirement to make itself available on any/all platforms.
As it is available via Sky's subscription service it is not likely to become available on free-to-air satellite, Freesat.
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farida Johnston : Did you explain you were using a communal aerial system? If you did not then how do you think they might know?
In any case, if you are using a communal aerial system it is your responsibility to ascertain whether it is working properly or not. You were warned about the charge beforehand -- the obvious thing would have been to check with neighbours who use the shared satellite dish.
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Geraint Jenkins : Channel 5 was offered the capacity on PSB3 which is now occupied by BBC Three/CBBC, so the likely answer is "not any time soon".
As for BBC Two Wales in high definition, your best bet is to look to the BBC:
Nations HD Channels - BBC - FAQs - Home
It is the case that there is only one variant of BBC One HD on the terrestrial platform. The same applies for BBC Two. I imagine that when the time does come to change this that they are both likely to be done.
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neil: In answer to your two questions:
1. You point an aerial to a full-service transmitter.
2. You will have to ask the engineer as only he/she will know! The most likely answer is that it isn't possible to receive from a full-service transmitter, although you would have to ask as to your chances and this is what it would be as you may be in a location where you can't see the transmitter, which is why the Haltwhistle transmitter was installed.
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Thursday 11 December 2014 6:16PM
R Watts: As you have found out, all the postcode is required for with Freesat is to give the "correct" regional news. Therefore you are free to put in any UK postcode in order to get the desired regional output as the default BBC One and Channel 3 (ITV/STV/UTV).