All posts by Briantist
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Mr. J. White: S4C has the right to a HD slot in Wales, as the law provides for this and Ofcom have to implement the law.
If you want to watch Channel 4 HD you will need to use Freesat.
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dreevay: You are required by law to pay the TV Licence Fee if you have a television set. You may choose not to have a television set (or other receiving device) if you do not wish to pay, that is your choice.
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John Northover: There's three points really.
1) You are not predicted to get a good Freeview service on all multiplexes until the Tunbridge Wells transmitter switches over on 13 June 2012.
2) There is engineering work at Bluebell Hill, it is listed on the post above yours.
3) There are also current reception problems caused by the weather conditions - see High pressure causing channel loss through "Inversion" | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Your best course of action is to wait until June and move your aerial to receieve signals from Tunbridge Wells, as Bluebell Hill will never provide you with a top-rate Freeview service.
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S Tames: That multiplex, ArqB is, from 22 February 2012 until 18 April 2012 on low power output. It will go from 10kW to 25kW in April.
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Mike Tidy: Midhurt is at full power on the PSB1, PSB2, PSB3 and COM4 multiplexes, COM5 is at low power and COM6 is at pre-switchover power.
Please do My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice to your box.
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Nicholas Wilmott: I have included the whole coverage area on the maps in the article.
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Sally: Yes, that is correct you will have to retune again on 18th April.
The commercial multiplexes are:
SDN: 10 ITV 3, 16 QVC, 23 Bid TV, 27 ITV 2 +1, 30 5*, 31 5USA, 38 Quest, 39 The Zone, 44 Channel 5 +1, 60 The Jewellery Channel, 72 CITV, 92 ADULT Section, 93 Television X, 101 Teletext Hols, 104 1-2-1 Dating, 113 CONNECT 1, 114 CONNECT 2, 115 CONNECT 3, 189 ADULT Section, 724 Capital FM, 727 Absolute Radio, 728 Heart
ArqA: 11 PICK TV, 19 Dave, 20 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Big Deal, 36 Create and Craft, 37 Price Drop TV, 43 Gems TV 1, 46 Challenge, 49 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, 95 ADULT smileTV3, 97 ADULT PARTY, 98 ADULT Blue, 190 ADULT Bluekiss, 193 Babestation 2, 723 talkSPORT,
ArqB: 12 Yesterday, 15 Film 4, 18 4Music, 21 VIVA, 22 Ideal World, 24 ITV 4, 40 Rocks and Co 1, 48 QVC Beauty, 85 Russia Today English, 89 Al Jazeera English, 94 ADULT smileTV2, 96 Babestation, 99 ADULT Section, 108 SkyText, 110 VISION, 111 CCTV, 112 Sports, 116 Racing TV, 199 ADULT Section, 306 Channel Zero, 711 The Hits radio, 712 Smash Hits!, 713 Kiss, 714 heat, 715 Magic, 716 Q, 718 Smooth radio, 722 Kerrang!, 725 Premier Radio
The "low power levels" are the pre-switchover levels, but multiplex ArqA and ArqB changes mode at switchover will actually reduce the reception level for some homes for a month.
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== REMEMBER NO FREEVIEW TONIGHT AND RETUNE AT 6AM === Switchover "completes" for Southampton, Portsmouth and Brighton | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ==
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Wednesday 14 March 2012 11:39AM
From the Arqiva Press Office
NEWS ALERT
Date: 14 March 2012
Midhurst transmitter group completes DSO
The Digital Switch Over process for the Midhurst transmitter group, serving much of West Sussex, has been successfully implemented by Arqiva.
Digital multiplexes are now being transmitted at full power from the main station at Midhurst and, for the first time, from its two dependent relays at Haslemere and Steyning.
The Arqiva B commercial multiplex at Midhurst does not reach its final DSO power until 25 April 2012, as planned.
Following the analogue switch-off for BBC Two on 29 February, the remaining analogue signals for BBC One, ITV1 and Channel 4 ceased from 00:06 on Wednesday 14 March. The new digital signals entered official service at Midhurst at 05:00, with the last of the relays completed by 08:56.
Arqiva is the transmission provider for all terrestrial TV and most radio services in the UK.