All posts by Briantist
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Sean: I'm sure that I transcribed the information correctly from the licences. However I will check again when I get back to my computer.
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MikeP: You're totally right.
I did write this in December 2005, where at the time there was a lot of the country needing "high gain" aerials for digital reception.
Not because the digital signals are in any way special, but because the signals were so very weak.
I must have posted "there isn't such a thing as a digital aerial" a million times.
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Justin Smith: I seem the recall that, at the time of writing, Grid aerials were generally not very well installed: low down and not not located optimally.
The very low power digital signals, at the time, usually required the very best positioning and to be "pointed" with a good physical line-of-sight to the transmitter.
Back then the set-top boxes were less sensitive too.
As I recall, there was a "residual" hatred of "rooftop TV aerials in some areas - even actual legal bans" and Grids had been installed because they "looked nicer".
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Movie Mix is owned by
SQUARE 1 MANAGEMENT LIMITED
United Kingdom
WESSEX HOUSE, STATION ROAD, WESTBURY, WILTSHIRE
BA13 3JN
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Just for clarity.
"The UK Code of Broadcast Advertising (BCAP Code)" I mentioned in response to a question about the ADVERTS on Movie Mix not having subtitles.
The CONTENT part of the Movie Mix channel is governed by Ofcom Ofcom | Code on Television Access Services
There is a LAW (section 303(3) of the Communications Act) making subtitles an eventual requirement. This is required because of the lack of a commercial motive for the broadcasters: the majority of people with hearing loss are also in the demographic of least interest to advertisers (over 60s), and it is, like it or not, the adverts that pay for this channel.
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Dave Lindsay: which means that the data shown here on UK free TV is the same as you will find on site finder...
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R Pearce: Given that there are "0 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of your location", this suggest your chances of 4G interference are miniscule.
I would have a look at Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice instead.
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R Pearce: Just checking on Coverage - Support - Three and Network Coverage in Real Time – Our Network and Coverage – Vodafone and O2 | O2 | Network Coverage | Coverage Checker and T-Mobile Coverage Street Check - Mobile Phone Coverage - T-Mobile - the closes 4G@800 transmitter to you is in ... Manchester.
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Mr E.L.tunstall: Zingzing TV Guide | UK TV Listings Freeview, Freesat and Virgin has listings. You might need to go to "options" and "True Entertainment" is under "Movies".
Also
UK TV listings schedule - What's on TV tonight? | Radio Times
click "my channels" to find "True Entertainmet".
Or use the Freeview TV guide?
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Tuesday 7 January 2014 10:05AM
David Western: Because, according to all research, typical viewers are not yet educated.
There's going to be another mass hand-over of TV frequencies to mobile broadband in 2019, and this requires TV viewers to have upgraded their Freeview equipment by 2018.