All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Ian Goddard: Turn your aerial for vertical polarisation, if you are using Rowridge.
Since April last year Rowridge has been broadcasting all channels horizontally and vertically. The COM channels (which carry Dave and others) aren't as strong horizontally.
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darren: If this is a single aerial which feeds three points and it is a powered splitter then suspicion must fall on that device. Even though the power light may be on it may not be functioning normally.
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Paul: It should be mounted vertically, particularly as you've had someone out to it.
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D. Massingham: Because payment of the Licence Fee is required by law for viewing of TV broadcasts.
However, as explained above, the Commercial networks could not be mandated to be carried from all transmitters. As such, they stick to those which give most return. They operate purely for profit and are therefore a product of free market capitalism.
The Public Service relays like Chesham are there to provide a public service. They carry the BBC, which is where the Licence Fee goes.
If there was no such thing as Public Service Broadcasting then you wouldn't have any television. The point is that the Commercial networks, under the terms of their licences, have no obligation to provide a Public Service.
For a further explanation see:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) Freeview Light transmitter | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
The question you have to ask is can you receive from a full-service transmitter such as Crystal Palace or Sandy Heath?
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liam maginess: It should be a Freeview HD box. The NI Mux is on UHF channel 39 from Black Mountain (adjacent to Divis).
If, when manual tuning, there is an option for mode - DVB-T or DVB-T2 - then the latter should be selected.
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Emily: I think there's a good chance that your aerial should work for Freeview.
Have you connected the aerial directly to the TV (i.e. not via the Sky box or any other box)? What is the make and model number of your TV (some older ones won't work after switchover)?
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PJH: Will it use DVB-T2, or will it be DVB-T so as to be compatible with current Saorview devices?
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Roy Warne: At switchover the Burnham relay had a significant increase in transmission power. You may find that it now serves your area.
Indeed, judging by the Digital UK predictor, taking the Old Coach House as a test, it does.
It only carries Public Service (PSB) channels so you will still have to rely on Belmont for the Commercial (COM) ones as well as the forthcoming HD services.
For a full list of Freeview services - by PSB/COM - see:
DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex
In answer to your question though, there are such things as "self-help relays".
Ofcom | Self-help TV Relays and Digital Switchover
Relay transmitters are installed either to provide TV reception where none is otherwise available, or; to provide the "correct" region where an area is served by a transmitter of another region. In your case it is the latter.
A cheaper solution may be for those affected to purchase satellite receivers (e.g. Freesat).
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Trevor Dobie: You have asked the same question twice before and each time I have responded:
15th May 2013 retunes for Yorkshire coast and Dorset, Wiltshire, Isle Of Wight | 4G-at-800 | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Can I stop paying Sky and use my satellite receiver to get Freeview ? | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
The answer was "never" and is still "never".
A further explanation is here:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) transmitter | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
BBC local radio is not, and is never likely to be, on Freeview.
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Friday 6 September 2013 10:44AM
Albert: RT radio is not available from the NIMM transmitters - they carry RT One, RT Two and TG4 only.