All posts by Dave Lindsay
Below are all of Dave Lindsay's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Sue: Analogue TV (the old 5 channels) was switched off in Yorkshire during August and September. It was on the cards for a number of years!
The poor signals you are picking up are those of Tyne Tees which has yet to switch to digital television.
You will need a Freeview box to receive television, such as the Akura one you have. These things are always useless without the remote, so you will either have to pick up a remote (eg off eBay) or another box.
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Nick Sharp: See my earlier posting above to floyd:
Belmont digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Have you had your Group A aerial replaced? If not it could be that you have a Group A aerial which is much less sensitive to the higher UHF channels.
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ele: Looking on Google Streetview, aerials are pointing at Chesterfield transmitter which broadcasts the commercial multiplexes (which includes Film4, ITV3 and Dave).
Chesterfield was previously Group A (low channel numbers only). If you have not had your aerial replaced, you will probably need to do so in order to pick up the commercial multiplexes as they are not in Group A.
For more on aerial groups, see here:
Aerial groups - new feature | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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ssscrudy: Sandy Heath is at 102deg horizontal polarisation. Dallington Park is rougly the opposite direction at 319deg but with vertical polarisation.
A picture of aerials polarised horizontal and vertical are here if you don't know what that means:
Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial
One thing I would point out about Sandy Heath is that it was Group A for its four analogue channels. If you haven't had your group A aerial replaced, or had a second aerial put up for the higher frequencies, then it might mean you can't pick up the commercial multiplexes (I know you said you could only get the "light" multiples).
The public service broadcaster multiplexes (the "light" ones) are group A from Sandy Heath.
You may have had an aerial replacement (or another aerial installed) for analogue Channel 5 or pre-switchover digital TV.
See these pages for information on aerial groups:
Aerial groups - new feature | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial
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ian from notts: The logical channel numbers 201-205 are local services and are only available on Freeview in Manchester, Bolton and surrounding areas.
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Bill Bullock: Are you saying that in the slot where local news goes, you get a red screen?
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Lee: I see that the new Lowestoft relay effectively replaced a self-help one on the same site:
mb21 - The Transmission Gallery
Presumably the college blocks sight of Tacolneston for those living behind it.
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I Stanley: Loads of people are in the same boat. The answer would seem to be that you're going to have to wait until June:
Sudbury Arqiva multiplex B changes 16 November - retune required | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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bryan wade: I would first establish which transmitters broadcast which regional or sub-regional programming/news.
Give the BBC South main switchboard a ring: 023 8022 6201
According to Wikipedia, BBC South Today has one edition from Southampton:
South Today - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The only sub-regional variation it talks about is "BBC Oxford News" (formerly "BBC South Today Oxford").
I wonder if there are any opt-outs within the main programme. Then there is the same question of Meridian. E.g are there East and West variants?
One thing you might be able to do it receive the analogue BBC and ITV signals from Hannington to see if they vary from those of Midhurst. This is one way to test whilst South Today is on air. You will probably need two TVs on next to one another.
How good the picture is depends on your luck, what with the aerial pointing not in the right direction, albeit that it's only 50 degrees away. Hannington analogue BBC1 is on Ch39 and ITV is on Ch45.
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Sunday 27 November 2011 2:29PM
floyd: I believe that the power of those muxes has now been increased.
Here in Doncaster I've just tried my set-top aerial on the first floor pointing in the direction of Belmont. All five SD muxes are giving good strengths.