All posts by Briantist
Below are all of Briantist's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Josh: The service *IS* regional, Just using the "macro regions".
See http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/platforms/itv-regions/macros
"North Border, Granada, Tyne Tees & Yorkshire
Midwest Central, Wales and West & Westcountry
West Wales and West & Westcountry
South East Anglia & Meridian"
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ian from notts: If it's FTA then it's FTA, you can watch with any box, by definition.
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Bert: No satellite signal? Check your dish for snow! | Free satellite - general | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Kahryn Nunn: See also No satellite signal? Check your dish for snow! | Free satellite - general | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice please.
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Charles Stuart: The conventional antenna will work as a wave-guide when covered in snow, as the electromagnetic signal will still cause a signal to form.
The dish works - as per the above diagram - by the "dish" reflecting the signal onto the LNB.
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A. Green: I'm not sure if that will help if there are inches of snow on the dish though...
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Michael: the icon was offset to prevent overlap with the transmitter region when they shared the same map. This has been removed now the three maps are split.
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See also ITV | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice has detail.
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t grayson/zelda: Have you seen the No satellite signal? Check your dish for snow! | Free satellite - general | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice page?
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--- Wenvoe transmitter - retune require on 23rd January 2013 for Arqiva B multiplex | 4G mobile | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice ---
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--- Wenvoe transmitter - retune require on 23rd January 2013 for Arqiva B multiplex | 4G mobile | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice ---*
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vikki richardson: it is a question of sky having the rights to show the programme in question on a free to air channel.
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RICHARD ROSS: Limavady (Northern Ireland) full-Freeview transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
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ian from notts: I tried to make this all clear in the How do I know if the 4G broadband will overload my Freeview? | 4G mobile | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice article, there are two ways you can be effected.
1. "direct" interference - which is a mast transmitting on a signal on a frequency near to one you want for Freeview; and
2. "indirect" interference - which is an overload condition and happens regardless of the frequency you are going for.
The masts will all be using C61 to C64 for downlinks, the phones will be using C66-C69 for uplinks. C65 will be held clear.
The six winning operators will get 5MHz each.
Until we know who wins which 5MHz, and then where and when they deploy their base stations, will we know better who might be effected.
However, until then, the above maps is the best guide as to the "general areas" where there might be issues.
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John Hunter: It's at the bottom of the map...
Freeview interference from 800Mhz 4G 2013- | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
"[6] number of multiplexes in C52-C60 range when 4G 800MHz services start [R] Retune only ".
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John Nottage: A retune will happen May 2013 to clear C62. When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 2 multiplexes in C52-C60 range: C55: PSB1 C59: PSB2
You may or may not need a filter - it's complicated and we don't know yet who will run the 4G - see How do I know if the 4G broadband will overload my Freeview? | 4G mobile | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
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Stuart Owens: Just to add to the above, the issue is also that digital TV receivers with superheterodyne circuits suffer from the N+9 problem - there is a distinct interfere problem nine 8MHz channels away - so C52, C53, C54 and C55 are *MORE* likely to have problems.
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TV masts are not normally used for 2G/3G services, as they are not really in suitable locations. Here's the Brighton and Hove comparison of sites as an example:
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ian from notts: Yes, you will need to know where the masts are.
But we won't know this until the capacity is won and the winners select their locations.
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John Robinson: In addition, the "fourth" set of frequencies have been the "digital dividend", which are about to be used for 4th generation mobile broadband .
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carol lewis: If you mean the "red button" service, rather than Ceefax, you can't yet get this on the BBC One HD services.
You will need to switch to a standard-definition BBC TV channel and press RED.
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Just a note to say that http://www.comreg.ie/_fil…xlsx says SV2 broadcasts on both C33 and C58.
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Services have been moved to Dundee Menzieshill (Dundee City, Scotland) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Aerialman: They have move a few allocations around to ensure that Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland get some coverage, which has bumped The Wrekin off in England.
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sharealam: As per the older article, Channel 4 are very keen to have some of the slots.
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ian from notts: I thought Film4 HD was "exclusive" to Virgin Media and not on Sky?
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Aerialman: Much better news is that in 2019 all the 700MHz service will be moved down into the 600MHz band. That's going to be a lot of work for anyone who had a grouped aerial (other than group A perhaps).
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ian from notts: According to their website, "Channel 15 on Freeview Channel 315 on Sky Channel 428 on Virgin Media Channel 300 on Freesat".
However, there is a press release saying Film4 HD will be coming to Sky ... Sky customers to enjoy comprehensive access to the best of Channel 4 - Channel 4 - Info - Press
However, there are no listings for Film 4 HD on satellite I can find...
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Brian Wright: It is certainly interesting that Sky have been allowed to grab HD versions of channels on an "exclusive" basis, using their enormous marketing budget to gain exclusive deals.
It is certainly strange that channels from public service broadcasters (ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 etc) are not free-to-air on satellite when their SD versions are!
I suspect that Ofcom (or the Competition Commission) took the view that "HD" was too small a market for them to worry about.
Now that we might see the need to move to DVB-T2/MPEG-4 in 2019 to clear the 700MHz band for broadband, it is possible that "Sky HD exclusive" deals will happen less...
You have to realise that HD is good for Sky, in that it creates a "premium" product (like Tesco Finest) for their top-level customers (Freesat from Sky being Tesco Basics).
HD is just a technology upgrade, which needs a little more bandwidth (but less than three analogue channels) and some additional production values.
The way Sky HD is sold, it is a "differentiator product" for customers who wish to have something better than the plebs, so they can show their wealth off by making big profits for Sky.
It's not like Sky are the only company to do this...
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Rog : In the 1950s there was such limited bandwidth, that there was very little ability for competition.
Today, there are huge numbers of websites, newspapers (free and paid for), commercial radio stations that it is very hard for a media company to dominate.
Ofcom has done quite a lot of work on measuring media plurality for the Leveson Enquiry.
You can read their report here - http://stakeholders.ofcom….pdf .
So, to answer your point, the "firm ruling" has not been forgotten, but the media landscape has change and the laws have changed to match.
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... the intro mentions:
Plurality matters because it makes an important contribution to a well-functioning
democratic society through informed citizens and preventing too much influence
over the political process.
We have defined plurality as a) ensuring there is a diversity of viewpoints
available and consumed across and within media enterprises and b) preventing
any one media owner or voice having too much influence over public opinion and
the political agenda.
Plurality needs to be considered both within organisations (i.e. internal plurality)
and between organisations (i.e. external plurality).
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SamSim: Why not just pull the Sky viewing card from your box and look for yourself?
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KMJ,Derby: "It is significant that there is currently no interest in the available slot on PSB3. "
BT Sports HD 1 will be there very soon indeed!
"Another point is whether HD would have also been subscription on terrestrial transmitters if the receivers had been equipped with card slots!"
The whole POINT of Freeview is to ensure that there this doesn't happen.
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John Chesterfield: Ceefax closed at digital switchover, 30th May/13th June 2012, so you can't mean that...
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KMJ,Derby: It's a guess, but the slot is now available for services that are not free-to-air.
It's a guess, but if BT are paying "£246m a season" [1] for their football, they probably will be happy to fork out the money to get it on all the UK transmitters in HD.
The ONE THING you can be sure of is that BT won't be wanting to do that Sky-exclusive HD deal...
[1] Premier League strikes gold with BT talking telephone numbers | Dan Sabbagh | Media | The Guardian
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Mike T: Not quite. BBC ONE HD has become BBC ONE Wales HD.
The BBC HD channel has not changed.
BBC HD will become a UK-wide BBC TWO HD service at some point shortly.
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The DMSL website is here - Let's be clear at 800MHz | 4G Interference | 4G Problem | MitCo AT800 .
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woodface/Ian: From what they have said, they will provide filters for anyone who is using Freeview on non-primary sets, but you won't be able to cancel you Sky package, and get DMSL to come along an re-provide it.
They have to draw the line somewhere or some people will just exploit it...
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walanHartley: Yes, see No satellite signal? Check your dish for snow! | Free satellite - general | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice !
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Nicholas Willmott: Please see How do I know if the 4G broadband will overload my Freeview? | 4G mobile | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice - I explained it all there.
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M. Toft: See the top of the page: "A retune will happen 10 April 2013 to clear C61: COM6 C60 to C60- PSB1 C61 to C49. "
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Couch Spud: It's now shown at the top of the page "A retune will happen 17 April 2013 to clear C61: COM6 C61 to C49 PSB1 C60 to C60-. "
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Michael McCann/Dave Lindsay: It's worth remembering that the NIMM is broadcast with horizontal polarity, but the rest of the services from Black Mountain are vertical.
This is because the NIMM is "matching" the services from Divis.
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It's worth noting that PICK TV is currently showing "Sky Thursdays" - Sky Thursdays
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Smiffy: Just to clarify from the article.
1) No-one knows when the services will start as the auction has not finished;
2) The 4G services are not located on the TV transmitter masts
3) 4G isn't GSM, it's LTE.
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... also see Midhurst (West Sussex, England) full-Freeview transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
"When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 5 multiplexes in C52-C60 range: C59: COM5 C55: PSB1 C58: PSB3 C56: PSB2 C54: COM4 "
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... it is probably worth noting that BBC HD already transmits BBC TWO HD almost all of the time it is on air.
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Scotland BBC TWO today has
07:50 08:10
Na Daoine Beaga
Series 2, An Traigh (The Beach)
3/18 Gaelic language fun, songs, stories and adventures in a magical land. (R)
08:10 08:15
Ag Ionnsachadh Le Blarag
Series 1, Detectibh Blarag: Daomhaireachd an Dathein Chaillte (Detective Connie: The Case of the Missing Flower)
2/22 Let's play detectives with Blarag, and help her find her grandma's favourite flower. (R)
08:15 08:20
Na Luchagan Fhiacla
An Siosair Oir (The Golden Scissor)
Gaelic children's programme. (R)
23:00 23:20
Newsnight Scotland
19/02/2013
Coverage of the day's national and international news stories, with Gordon Brewer.
23:20 00:20
Scottish Curling Championships
2013, Women's
Dougie Vipond presents highlights from the Dewars Centre in Perth.
BBC TWO NI has
18:30 19:00
Lu na Taln
Series 3, Episode 2
Mire Bhreathnach and Jarlath Burns tackle issues around rural life in Northern Ireland.
BBC TWO Wales
... nothing!
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David: In addition to what Dave Lindsay has posted, ITV is required to conform to certain rules when it comes to advertising, because of their market domination. It's called Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) - see CRR explained: how contract rights renewal binds ITV ad sales | Media | guardian.co.uk .
ITV has to show non-national adverts, as part of this legal remedy.
The only regional content in England the BBC has is the regional news slots, and none of the studios are equipped for HD. For this reasons the BBC isn't spending money on HD versions for the English regions where it will only deliver SD content.
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David: Your assumption is incorrect.
ITV HD has London on 10832 H, Meridian and Central West on 10936 V [also STV], Granada on 10994 H
see Eutelsat 28A & Astra 1N/2A/2B at 28.2°E - LyngSat .
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Tony Hill: If the "Freeview HD" extension proposals go ahead, the BBC have said they might then put HD versions of the "UK wide" services on it, and presumably Freesat as well.
Given that it would require just TWO transponder slots for BBC three/CBBC and BBC FOUR/CBeebies, this seems reasonable.
BBC One HD has four slots (England, Wales, Scotland, NI) and BBC TWO HD will have one.
Also, the BBC News channel is moving to a HD studio in NBH within weeks.... it would be a great shame for all that HD investment to not result in BBC News HD in the UK.
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(by "Freeview HD extension proposal" I mean Ofcom consults about Freeview HD two-multiplex upgrade plan in the 600MHz band | High definition | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
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Radio Geordie: The information about that mux has not yet been posted by Ofcom. It will appear automatically when they publish it.
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Tony Hill: I'm guessing when you say "62% of BBC viewing" you are referring to transmissions, not actual viewers.
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Nedbod: Given the prominent Freeview, Sky (and Virgin Media and Freesat) placement for the channel, and the cross-subsidy from having cash from the extra channels on the multiplex it is quite likely that the local TV channels will work.
The difference from the BBC and ITV services is that they are for Manchester only, not all of Granadaland. Liverpool, Machester and Preston will have their own TV.
ITV and the BBC has to cover as far afield as the Isle of Mann.
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Nedbod: See http://stakeholders.ofcom….pdf
The report mentioned above lists 5 HD 1080-line services per DVB-T2 multiplex in 2012, 8 in 2020, 9 in 2025 and 2030, or 11, 17, 19 and 21 720-line services on a DVB-T2 multiplex.
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Roy Barton: You might be interested in MIMO - Will MIMO bring HD to Freeview? | High definition | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice ...
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Majid Hussain: bbc coventry and warwickshire are not carried on these multiplexes.
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P. Kieran Ward: On a properly implemented receiver the levels should be the same. But many receivers do not follow the spec and the HD channel will be at least 7dB quieter.
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Nicholas Willmott: Just to nip in here and the question about relay picking up the off-air signals.
As there are a small number of such sites - plus another 55-ish that are used for "cable head-ends" are know and will be dealt with specially.
MW can't be used for LTE, it would not be able to provide any useful bitrate.
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jb38: From what I have seen from the public statements by at800, it would appear that the proximity to a mobile phone mast (1.5km) is the primary effect on "overload" interference.
The second effect is that masthead and domestic (ie, unshielded) distribution amplifiers are problematic.
Another point, which was in the first lot of the Ofcom reports is that Virgin Media Boxes CAN be effected.
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Nicholas Willmott: It's a very small number compared to the millions of homes in the UK with off-air reception. And they are all owned by one company (Arqiva).
The bitrate that can be achieved by digital communications is a function of the bandwidth aviliable.
LTE is 5MHz up and 5MHz down in the UHF band.
The whole of the MW is just 1MHz in totoal - from 588kHz to 1602kHz. - List of all analogue radio frequencies | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Remember, the diagram at the top of the page is logarithmic.
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Nicholas Willmott: It's 5MHz per operator per direction (one up, one down), with O2 having two and Vodafone having two allocations, with 3 and T-Mobile having one each.
The problem with FM radio is there would be no room for the 10MHz of "duplexing gap" between the upload and download allocations.
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Nicholas Willmott: Normal mobile phone internal aerials are used for LTE. That is all that is required.
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Kurt Eaves: From all the pre-testing that has been done, you should just need to put a filter in your system between the TV aerial and the IRS system.
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Kurt Eaves: Are you sure that the problems you describe are not something that could happen anyway?
Any chance you could provide a postcode too as it would make diagnosis easier?
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The post office postcode for Cradley Heath is B64 6AQ - My Freeview | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
The post office postcode for Rowley Regis, B65 0DS - My Freeview | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Kurt Eaves: I'm not too sure what "alot of noise" could be as 791-821MHz are cleared for 4G mast-to-device, 821-831MHz is cleared for the guardband, and 832-861MHz is cleared for use as LTE device-to-mast.
It isn't very likley that the FM or DAB aerial will pick up 4G signals, but poor cables from the aerial to the triplexer could be an issue.
Can you describe the "Freeview problems"? Which multiplexes are effected? How do the problems manifest themselves?
Also, did you get the At800 mailer?
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Kurt Eaves: I'm interested to see if you see the "classic" 4G overload problem on your Freeview receivers - they are very similar to Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
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Kurt Eaves: I can't help noticing that Vision have some so-called "4G-800 Products" 4G-800 Products Catalogue » Vision Products - Powerful Products. Easy Installation. Excellent Value .
No actual at800 logo though.. at800 Approved 4G Filters | TV Interference Filters | at800
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Kurt Eaves: Looking at their V10-28L product page, the graph shows that it won't block the 800MHz signals very much at all.. V10-28L 28 Element Stub Tuner Log Standard Periodic Aerial » Vision Products - Powerful Products. Easy Installation. Excellent Value .
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Kurt Eaves: Thanks for all the information. I would be very interested to know if the situation is the same today.
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kevin: If your Freesat box has a "non-Freesat mode", you can add the channels in manually.
The numbers are on the Eutelsat 28A & Astra 1N/2A/2F at 28.2°E - LyngSat page.
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Gemqueen: You will get the channels listed on the All free TV channels | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice page.
Just tell Sky to stop taking money from you. The dish and box are yours.
You don't need to do anything else.
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Nedbod: I listened to the first part yesterday and I have downloaded the next ones ready to listen to.
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unknown/Dave Lindsay: Sorry, Ofcom made a slight change to the format of the "CSV" files which are the source for these pages (changed line ends from CRLF to CR).
The file is picked up automatically once a day.
I have fixed the code to deal with the new format, so the pages are now restored.
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Mark Agius: "Some of you may have seen the press release earlier this year that announced the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special in 3D this autumn. As the press release explained, our intention is to broadcast it using the BBCs HD capacity, and I will give you more details on our plan later this year."
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...which, I think, means
"We will occasionally take over BBC TWO HD for an hour hear or there for 3D content"
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Matt: You are at least 100 miles away from the test 4G signals - they just don't get that far!
Looking at what you have said, you might have too much signal - see Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
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Mike Dimmick: Very good points.
I will have to have a look at the presentation on BBC TWO HD today, but a counter-argument is that they might maintain an SD sustaining feed for BBC TWO as there is no need for the Scotland, NI and Wales versions to have an HD sustaining feed. This contrasts with BBC One where there are HD versions for Scotland, Wales and NI.
I'm not sure about the BBC using the capacity currently used for "303" on Freeview HD multiplex (BBCB) as they have offered to sell it off - BBC advertise for a new Freeview HD channel | High definition | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice - but my *GUESS* is that BT will pay for this for BT Sports 1 HD.
I doubt very much if the BBC will want to alienate BBC ONE HD 2D users for the special Doctor Who with a MHEG-made low-res version. Especially if it won't work with a PVR.
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John B: I have noted your comments, and updated the diagram.
And I wish I had stuck to my rule of not covering pay services!
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From Alix Pryde on BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - Hello BBC Two HD; Goodbye BBC HD :
". I've confirmed with my iPlayer colleagues that the position is as follows. By the end of this year we hope that all programmes produced in HD will be available in HD on iPlayer, regardless of whether they have been broadcast on an HD channel. In the meantime, HD content on iPlayer has to have been broadcast on an HD channel, or else have been selected to be put through a separate process. Theres a limit to the number of hours of programming per week that can go through that process, but over the coming months we will be selecting those programmes carefully to try to minimise disappointment.
Then there was the topic ... about the potential to offer repeats of BBC Three and BBC Four series on BBC Two late night or overnight. Its an interesting idea and I have passed it on to Janice Hadlow, the Controller of BBC Two.
highlighted some picture degradation on BBC One HD in the North of England. About the same time, we also received notification of the issue thanks to people contacting the Reception Advice service. Im pleased to report that once we became aware of the issue, my team worked with our supplier to get it fixed quickly by swapping out a single faulty encoder, which took place early on Wednesday. Its clear though that the issue shouldn't have gone on for as long as it did and Im looking into that.
in response to a query on Andys blog, I can confirm that we are updating the references on BBC websites to the EPG numbers for our channels."
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Mark: There is a paper at BBC RD - Publications - White Paper 174 : The Plymouth Digital Radio Mondiale (Drm) Trial Long-term Reception Results .
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Brian Foster: You will find Series 1 - Episode 1 on Mon 1 Apr, 10:30pm Sky Atlantic.
So, the answer is "yes" - you are being teased to subscribe to Sky.
There's a guide to the programme at Boardwalk Empire | Series 1 episode guide | Radio Times
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General note: The relays at Culm Valley, Chilfrome, Clearwell, Coleford, Crewkerne, Crockerton, Dursley, Hutton, Kilve, Monksilver, Pillowell HP, Pillowell VP, Portishead, Stroud, Woodcombe will be done by noon.
The relays at Bampton, Box, Bristol Warmley, Bruton, Chalford Vale, Chitterne, Corsham HP, Corsham VP, Countisbury, Kewstoke, Lydbrook, Ogbourne St George, Redbrook, Washford, Westwood will be done by the evening
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David: The Bath transmitter had no changes, it should only have lost PSB1 whilst Mendip was being changed.
The BBC list it as PSB1 being off "from 01:15 today to 03:10 today"
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bruce: That's it for the retunes at Mendip until 2019. Probably.
Mendip did have more than it's fair share of them.
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Mark Agius: It looks like the widescreen testcard configured for 3D, not sure if it's actually 3D.
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Phil Pallot: Looking at the official list - Delete Expletives? - those words are permitted before the 9pm watershed, just not in programs for children.
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/s….pdf if you want the full report.
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... the current code is at Ofcom | Section One: Protecting the Under-Eighteens .
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"Offensive language
1.14 The most offensive language must not be broadcast before the watershed (in the case of television) or when children are particularly likely to be listening (in the case of radio).
1.15 Offensive language must not be used in programmes made for younger children except in the most exceptional circumstances."
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Michael: As I am only providing the information for the purpose of working out 4G-800 interference, I'm not too worried about the data being a bit old.
I wouldn't want to work out mobile phone coverage with it.
It seems that T-Mobile and Orange didn't provide 900MHz data...
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Ian: The data is provided by the operators, and isn't updated.
It could be my code that is merging the masts, I will check it out.
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I'm not too sure if the GSM-R (Network Rail) locations need to be included as they are only used for train control. ATOC | GSMR Online
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The original item is at Fewer problems than forecast with TV reception during 4G test | at800
The problem with just 15 data points from a population of 22,000 isn't a large enough sample size to be statistically significant.
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John Beeston: It is very unlikely that you would be using an aerial amplifier in such a situation and so you almost certainly won't need a filter.
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Rob: Have you had a look at Single frequency interference | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice ?
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Gtibb: HBB & Northants is broadcast from Bow Brickhill, Epping Green, Sandy Heath and
Zouches Farm.
The planning document - http://stakeholders.ofcom….pdf - does list the Hemel Hempstead transmitter as part of the plan, along with Chepping Wycombe.
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Chris: There is another possibility, which is that it's a coincidence.
Please see Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice for help.
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Ian: Can I suggest you have a look at the Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice page?
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dave bennett: The channels are on the Local Television multiplex. The signal for this transmission is only designed to cover the Manchester metropolitan area.
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Ropbert McClymont: Just to be clear.
The current EE 4G services are NOT using the 800MHz band, and will not interfere with Freeview.
The only live service at the moment is in South East London.
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Aerialman: The Ofcom document doesn't list the Freeview+Freesat figures specifically.
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peter: "The GfK consumer research used in this report is based on a panel of 12,000 households surveyed quarterly via the internet and by telephone. The ratio of online to telephone interviews is designed to specifically meet demographic representative quotas. The error margin for the research results is estimated to be within 1-2pp (up to +/-500,000 households)."
GfK - We see the big picture .
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From ... New DAB transmitters turned on in Wales : Radio Today
"The much anticipated local DAB digital radio transmitters for the Wrexham, Chester and Liverpool areas have been switched on this morning in Wales.
The new multiplexes were officially launched at an event at Wrexham Football Ground with local politicians Ian Lucas MP and Lesley Griffiths AM helping to press the button.
The switch-on means that 2.2 million people in North East Wales, West Cheshire and Liverpool can now listen to BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, Real Radio Wales, Nation Radio, Juice FM and Dee on DAB on DAB digital radio for the first time."
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Stuart Owens: The data is automatically added when Ofcom provide it in their database.
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David: From their website
Simon Beresford-Wylie, chief executive of at800, said, This test will help us assess any problems viewers may have with fitting filters and whether receiving one in advance improves awareness and understanding of the potential issue. We will have professional testing units and aerial installers in the area to help get Freeview services back to normal if they are affected by our test.
You don't have to call in if you fit a filter and then have no problems.
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dennis: Only the Sky 3D (Sky channel 217) channel carries 3D programmes.
Movies on Sky 3D - Sky Movies HD
There have been occasional programmes on the now-defunct BBC HD channel. It is not yet known where BBC 3D test services (such as BBC News - BBC announces Doctor Who 3D special ) will go.
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PJ: If you change the RF channel number whilst using the RF connection to view the set-top box then this will happen.
Connect up via the SCART cable and choose the channel that way.
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Roger Martlew: In the diagram, YouView (along with BT Vision) are "Freeview".
"Pay digital terrestrial" (ie TUTV) is 0.2m
tony: "Where I wonder are the missing 0.9m?"
The RoI.
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ian from notts: "In some properties, an amplifier or TV signal booster is connected to the aerial to distribute a TV signal to multiple television sets. These are often fitted directly to the antenna on the roof known as a masthead amplifier or in the loft. The at800 filter that prevents 4G signals reaching TV tuners should always be connected between the antenna and the amplifier in these systems. If you are a private tenant, you may need to ask your landlord for permission for an aerial installer to have access to these areas of the building."
Installation support for households | at800
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..."If you have a masthead amplifier attached to the antenna on your roof, a weatherproof at800 filter will need to be installed. We will arrange for a professional aerial installer to do this for you. You will need to call our contact centre to book an installer appointment. We will want to know what interference problems you are having, and get more details about your amplifier. There may be another solution to the problem that doesnt involve sending out an aerial installer."
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Ms C Ashley: I think you might just be in the London 4G test area. Did you get a leaflet through the door?
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jeff: If you need a filter, between the aerial and split is the correct place to fit it.
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Lee Paterson: There are no issues in N16. Please can you see Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice ?
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*** 1st May 2013 retunes for Norfolk and Suffolk using Tacolneston and Kings Lynn | 4G-at-800 | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice ***
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Mark Agius: The top chart is "platform additions". That's why I included the Ofcom chart to clarify the totals.
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PJH: That's true for all of UKTV's channels: Dave, Really, Yesterday and now Drama.
Especially given that UKTV is half-owned by the BBC, and the other half by Scripps who's Food Network is on Freeview, Freesat and fSfS.
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David: the bbc hd channels started off as 720 line and only moved to 1080 line reasonably recently.
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karen moore: you need a new Freeview HD box, not a new aerial. See Northern Ireland RTE1, RTE2, TG4 special mini-multiplex from 24 October | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice please
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MJ Ray: The plans for Norfolk are here - http://stakeholders.ofcom….pdf
There will be new transmitters at Massingham, Daffy Green, Bexwell and Diss, and upgrades at Kings Lynn, Norwich Central and Wells next the Sea.
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MJ Ray: "Black Cat" is still listed by Ofcom.
I have also fixed the missing stations, which was a problem with punctuation.
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Judy Evans: If you have more than one Freeview box, you can put the filter between the aerial and the splitter (or amplifier, if you have one).
There's a one-in-a-million chance of being so badly affected that the filter won't work. If that's the case, at800 will install Freesat for you, gratis.
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I've also updated the Radio Compare page - Compare overview | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
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Adrian Taylor: It's nothing to do with "quality" and everything to do with the Treasury raising £2.34bn.. BBC News - Ofcom raises £2.34bn in 4G auction, less than forecast
Freeview isn't loss-making, but the profits made for the Treasury are lower. See Ofcom | Spectrum pricing for terrestrial broadcasting for details.
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Ian Farrow: The Dave Ja Vu slot it on multiplex COM4/SDN, which is where Drama is expected to be.
The BBC are not allowed to use the PSB1 multiplex for "commercial" services provided by the BBC Worldwide/Scripts joint-venture.
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Stephen Alden: I understand from BT that they will make their channels as widely available as possible.
However, as we don't know yet for sure where the Freeview capacity for the BT Sports channels is, it is possible that BT has obtained the capacity on the Freeview HD multiplex, PSB3/BBCB.
If this is the case, it won't be compatible with existing TUTV equipment.
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john abram: You are using a Public Service transmitter - see Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice for details.
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andy brookes: I can 100% guarantee this isn't the case. The only places with 4G-at-800 testing are in London, and the next tests are in Brighton.
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Pete Green: At one point, there was an option to see traces to other transmitters, but I removed it because it simply caused confusion.
If you would find it useful it could be a possible "advanced option".
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Charlotte: Can you please see, in the first instance, Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice ?
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David Prosser: There was a problem with the transmitter in the early morning. Have you tried retuning you Freeview box?
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Mark Heselden: The listed transmitters are all those that can be received (with an aerial 10m above ground level). I'm not sure what benefit there is listing other transmitters?
The system did originally show all transmitters within the radio horizon, but it just confused people.
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Kevin Dodd: Please see Single frequency interference | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice for help.
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Ian: Where they have always been - My Freeview | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice ...
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Advanced mode now added - Want EVEN better ADVANCED aerial to Freeview transmitter terrain plots? Check ou | About UK Free TV | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice !
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Pete Green: Please see Want EVEN better ADVANCED aerial to Freeview transmitter terrain plots? | About UK Free TV | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice - there is now an "advanced options".
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MJ Ray: It's not a question of the EPG listing charge for most of the not-on-Freesat channels.
The main culprit is UKTV, which is half-owned by the BBC and half by Scrips.
According to "people who know", the BBC doesn't wish the UKTV channels to be on Freesat, because UKTV is supposed to keep a "foot in each bucket" so to speak.
Thus, UKTV is subscription on Sky and Virgin, but has free-to-air channels on Freeview.
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Mark Heselden: I am really pleased you like the "advanced mode".
It's certainly true that you actually need a line-of-sight to get a signal in all circumstances, due to the Fresnel_zone (
Fresnel zone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ).
The prediction system backend uses Fresnel zone calculations, but I left them off the line-of-sight diagrams as it just adds another layer of complications.
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John Robinson/PJH: I have done diagram with the channel numbers - Which BBC regions are on satellite? | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
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chris: It's not "a lot" of people... less than 7.5% use IE8 on XP...
You can always use XP with Firefox, Chrome, Safari or Opera.
See:
http://support.google.com…5411
Mozilla Firefox 20 System Requirements
Opera system requirements
Safari 5.1.7 for Windows
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Let's not be silly. This site uses International System of Units - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia as it is the best way not to make mistakes when doing scienfitic calculations.
In addition, of course, the terrain data was provided Ordance Survey in meters using the British National Grid ( Ordnance Survey National Grid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) which is based around km squares.
And it has nothing at all to do with my never being taught "imperial" measurements at school (nor did we do money in LSD either).
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Jonathan: As it says in the article at the top of the page
Section 134 of the Communications Act 2003 sets out the principle "that no person should unreasonably be denied access to an electronic communications network or to electronic communications services."
The notes for this Act are at Communications Act 2003
If you signed a covenant, then you are usually bound to the provisions of the contract, as your agreement was "reasonable".
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Anthony Easom: The whole point of Pick TV, as a channel, is to provide a "barker" for the channel's owner, British Sky Broadcasting plc.
I suspect you will find that whoever promotes the most, gets promoted.
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peter: Thank you. It's always nice to hear that the work is appreciated.
I'm a bit of a hellenophile, so I tend to think that everything scientific goes back to Pythagoras, Archimedes, Plato, Ptolemy, Euclid and Aristotle (see BBC - Radio 4 - In Our Time - Archive by Era: Ancient Greece - page 1 )
Interestingly, speaking of ancient geometry (literally geo- "earth", -metron "measurement" - ), Eratosthenes got the measure of the earth's circumference about right (39690 km, about 2% out) in about 200 BC.
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Ian: It says you need be 30 meter above ground level for a ***LINE-OF-SIGHT*** to Waltham.
The system says you can get Waltham, because the backend uses Fresnel Zone calculations.
A line-of-sight aerial link will guard against reception problems, but you will get an acceptable signal level.
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woodface: But we weirdly use much later Roman designations for Babylonian measurements ("pars minuta prima" and "secunda pars minuta")...
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Giles: The point of switching of analogue was to provide a "digital dividend". This was never expected to be "more Freeview channels".
As for the comment about "dopped a couple of shopping channels", there is no "they" to do this.
The Freeview system is a "free market" where channel providers can bid for use of the spectrum on a free and fair basis. If the shopping channels can make a profit, they are entitled to operate.
The "adult" channels only operate at night, using bandwidth capacity provided by other channels going off-air. If they were removed, it won't create any space for new channels.
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Tracie: Challenge is free-to-air, so you will get the broadcasts of TNA Impact when you stop subscribing to Sky.
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Anne Morris: "Comic stars Lee Mack and Catherine Tate are to appear in a British remake of hit US sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond."
BBC News - Mack and Tate to star in Everybody Loves Raymond remake !
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Nick: Most people can get totally stable Freeview reception. You didn't provide a postcode so I can't really comment about your specific position.
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marie cunningham: Please see What can I do when my Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'? | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
You just view the free channels the "normal" way...
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Carmen: You can attach any Freesat box to the satellite connection (or Freesat+ box if you had Sky+).
Freeview boxes won't work with a satellite dish.
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Paul H: Can you please see the Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice page in the first instance?
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erica marshall: No problems are reported on your local transmitters - can you see Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice please?
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nic: You might like to have a look at the Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice page.
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Peter Challis: only masts that are likely to be used for 4G at 800 are shown. Others are irrelevant for TV reception and are excluded.
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Clint: I'm unclear why you can't. Just go to the transmitter page and press print in your web browser of choice...
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... the form is here Ofcom | Pirate Radio Interference Report Form - Listeners .
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G.McCurdy: BBC Alba is on channel 110 on Freesat. The channel is not on Freeview outside Scotland.
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GORDON E MAGGS: See What can I do when my Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'? | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice please.
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Stephen Parish: It's an display of the official radiation pattern, rather than specific coverage per-se.
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Mr R Taylor: The BBC don't carry the English local radio stations on satellite (with the exception of BBC London) or Freeview.
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R Major: Classic FM is on the Eutelsat 28A Super satellite, rather than the Astra 1N one.
See Satellite footprint maps | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
It could just be that you need to slightly realign your dish to be able to pick up signals from both satellites satisfactorily.
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Trevor: The usual reason for such problems is that something has come into leaf (some trees perhaps).
Check where your aerial points, and if there is foliage in the way, you may need to raise your aerial up to avoid it.
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S Sinclair: It could be, but you might also like to check Freeview intermittent interference | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice too.
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PaulN: You could have too strong a signal and be getting an overload. Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice has details.
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Berenice Pilcher: If just multiplex PSB2 has a fault, then the systems don't show this.
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George: Can you have a look at the Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice page please?
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Nick Jeffers: If you have lost all DAB services, then you probably have an equipment fault.
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eric: It's only "entertainment" - there's no such thing as ghosts, obviously.
PICK TV is part of Sky, who bought this show when they obtained the Living channel from Virgin Media.
I guess they want to use their rights to show it.
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Len Loullis: People tell broadcasters that they like to "do a DVD box set" sometimes, so they schedule lots of episodes back to back.
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BrianB: The best place to start is Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice .
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robert mcbeth: Freeview isn't designed to work with an indoor aerial. You're in a good signal area - My Freeview | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice - but you still need a rooftop aerial. A basic one will suffice.
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Friday 18 January 2013 9:51AM
...all channels listed as being "Channels on Freesat-from-Sky, but not on Freesat" can be added to a Freesat box, but they don't appear in the Freesat EPG.