All posts by Briantist
Below are all of Briantist's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Fiona: Please first have a look at Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice but given your location and the high levels of signals for all services, see also Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Degsy: Connect the aerial to the Humax box, and use that to watch and record programmes.
If the Humax box and TV set have HDMI connections, use an HDMI lead, and remove the SCART.
You can't, and never could, record "from the SCART" using a Freeview+ box.
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Sue: This one is £15 - Futuristix DVB-T Scart Adapter: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics .
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anne bourne: There are no transmitter problems, but until 18 April 2012 you are not predicted to get all of the Freeview services, and then it will be from Crystal Palace.
I would have a look at Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for some things to look at.
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vincent murtagh: Please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help with that.
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Peter Brotherston: You have to subscribe to a Sky subscription package before you can add EPSN to a Sky box.
Freesat does not support subscription services.
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Degsy: You can always connect the UHF (aerial) lead to both the Humax and the TV set, if you need to record to programmes whilst watching another live one, otherwise it much less confusing to just use the Humax box.
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sharealam: This is much as you might expect - the signals are coming from different transmitters and moving the aerial on the receiver to a higher location or to a window (rather than though a wall) will increase the strength of the signals.
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Josh: Yes, this is will happen over the years, but I would not expect it to do so until after switchover is complete as many people will still require cheap, quick access to DVB-T devices during their switchover.
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U: As Broadcasting territorial exclusivity with a decoder card is contrary to EU law | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice has shown, there is a single market in the EU for encrypted broadcasts, so Sky is allowed to sell decoders and cards in any EU country.
When I use the word "illegal" I use it in the sense of "against the law" not making a moral case for the law being correct or otherwise.
BSkyB is only partly owned by NewsCorp (39.1%), it is mainly a public listed company in the UK and the majority of the shareholders (60.9%) are not connected with NewsCorp.
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Bob Loader: Please see Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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dorothy: It seems likley that the Freeview box has failed, as I presume you will already have checked the batteries in both handsets.
If this is the case you will need to replace the Freeview box.
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Jilly: See Why has my widescreen TV just made everyone look fat? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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kieran r: No, it will no longer be used for television, as all the services will come from Crystal Palace.
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Alan Matthews: Sudbury has a retune on 16th November. To clear C50 for Tacolneston, multiplex 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, 110 VISION, 111 CONNECT, 112 STREAM, 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) moves to C63, it adopts its final allocation of C56 during mid-2012
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D Smith: Yes, that is correct, you don't have a digital tuner in your DVD recorder.
You will either need to change the DVD recorder for one with a Freeview tuner, or connect the DVD recorder to the Freesat box's "VCR SCART" and record from it that way.
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Suzanne: Have you looked at Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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jb38: As I have to look after the All free-to-watch channels | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page, I look though lists of channels endlessly.
Another channel that disappeared about the same time as CMT and didn't reappear on Sky Digital was The Weather Channel. Both channels are still broadcast in their home market, the US - Country Music Television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and The Weather Channel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia .
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Dave: See Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please.
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rodney : Please see Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice . I would suspect the problem could be a mobile phone.
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gin: You are most likely using the Woolwich transmitter which has no digital services until next year. If you have no Channel 5 on analogue this is definitely the case.
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Huggie: The card provides access to PICK TV, 5USA and 5*. If she does not watch those channel, do not get another card.
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dave: You are not in the official reception area for those services until 14th March 2012. I would have a look at Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice but if that won't fix it you will have to wait for next March.
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anon: Please also see Digital Region Overlap | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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John Persijn: Yes, the information is carried on many pages on this site, see All transmitters with faults and engineering map | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
However, your superstition is wrong, Malvern is line-fed by fibre optics and does not take signals from Sutton Coldfield over-the-air.
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Guy Hindle: "The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Rowridge transmitter." -- Freeview on Rowridge TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Bill: They are different systems, rain is a problem for satellite reception because the signals come from a satellite over central Africa and a very weak indeed and at a higher frequency.
Indeed, it is not normally the rain that is falling on you at the time that effects satellite reception, but that at some distance away.
As I said, rain cannot effect Freeview reception directly, the issue is the rain water getting into the cables causing a short.
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dave: "Bidston - No problems -
Moel-Y-Parc - No problems -
Storeton - No problems"
Please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Gerry : Please can you look at the Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page?
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Dave: Yes, you can get signals direct from Sutton Coldfield, you will need a group B or wideband aerial to get the signal and the aerial will need to be horizontal rather than vertical. The transmitter is northwest 319° from your location.
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Gill: Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help with that.
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Tony Banks: Please do this 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 .
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Jim: No, please see Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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W E Price: Please see Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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John: Channel Zero appears on, would you believe, Channel Zero. You press "0" to get to it.
(I actually have a beta version of Channel Zero that has the BBC iPlayer on it too).
You need to be able to receive Channel 306, but this only works overnight to feed the box with services, you don't watch it directly.
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paul: I have just checked and Channel 5 is still showing as being on 10773 H 22000-5/6
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kieran r: A booster will make matters worse - Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - your channel number allocation problem is down to not clearing the channel list out before scanning - 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 please.
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Ian Stables: Please see Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice or Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help.
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Jack: The list of channels you can get is here - All free-to-watch channels | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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David: Why not look at the Freeview on Crystal Palace TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page?
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Josh: Yes, that is true, but there are plenty of people out there who still need to add an SD Freeview box to a SD analogue television set, or require a HD set to use with Sky or Virgin.
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David jolley: Yes, that is correct, you will stop being able to get all the services on 18th April 2012. You should probably fit Freesat if you want to be confident of being able to watch Film4 after that date.
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Liz: The usual reason for loss of channels during rain is that water is getting into the aerial cables outside.
This can be fixed by replacing the cables with new ones - the best to use is satellite-grade coaxial cable.
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Deb Marshall: Please see Digital Region Overlap | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - but you should first do this 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
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Sally: Futurama is being shown on subscription channels Sky1 and Sky2. PICKTV does not provide listing more than a week in advance.
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br: No, Dallington Park will not. Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
You may just need to remove the booster, see Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice and, of course, you need a wideband aerial for Sandy Heath.
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Bob: Have you got a Freeview HD ("DVB-T2") set? See What does "Full HD Ready" actually mean? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please.
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Emma Johnson: Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for some suggestion. You can watch your missed episode here -
Video - ITV Player
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woodface: There was the "Digital Tick" which indicated equipment that was suitable. Welcome .
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Dave Lindsay: No retuning. All receiver detect the correct FEC when they tune.
The bold dates are this week.
The "blue book" says that changing the "code rate" from 2/3 to 3/4 will effect one measure of "ruggedness", which is the "Gaussian channel C/N ratio" from 18.9dB to 20.4dB.
It also suggest that the "Guassian channel sensitivity" (ie, the minimum signal at the receiver that can be decoded) will go from -78.3dBm to -76.3dBm.
Here is the table showing the changes (old - green, new - yellow):
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SteveG: You don't have a DVB-T2 tuner, so you won't receive any HD channels. You could use the set in some countries to receive MPEG4 encoded services, such as Ireland, but MPEG4 is not allowed in the UK on DVB-T, only DVB-T2.
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ian from notts: Where are you in relation to the transmitter, in particular see the "Radiation pattern after switchover" above.
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gin: That does rather suggest you are getting signals from Crystal Palace *OR* you have an very old cable TV system that still has five analogue channels on it - but the Virgin site says you don't have cable.
Can you borrow a Freeview box from a friend and see if that works, it could be your current box is not working.
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Mike Dimmick: OK. I note the BBC system still calls it Bidston - BBC - Reception problems .
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Re: offensive (and deleted) message posted here.
There is no ITV2 HD on Freeview. There is no Film4 HD on Freeview, there is no "software update" to magically get Film4 HD on Freeview, it is *exclusive* to Virgin Media - About Film4HD - Film4 .
Analogue radio stations from this transmitter, as provided by Ofcom: BBC Radio 2 89.9MHz at 125.0kW, BBC Radio 3 92.1MHz at 125.0kW (as 89.9MHz), BBC Radio Scotland 94.3MHz at 125.0kW (as 89.9MHz), BBC Radio 4 95.8MHz at 100.0kW, Forth FM 97.6MHz at 100W, BBC Radio 1 99.5MHz at 125.0kW (as 89.9MHz), Real Radio 100.3MHz at 10.0kW, Classic FM 101.7MHz at 125.0kW (as 89.9MHz), Clyde 1 102.5MHz at 10.0kW, BBC Radio nan Gaidheal 104.7MHz at 5.0kW, Smooth 105.2MHz at 15.0kW, Capital FM Scotland (Central Sco 106.1MHz at 10.0kW (as 100.3MHz). From http://stakeholders.ofcom....csv .
DAB services from Black Hill, as provided by Ofcom: Glasgow DAB mux: 96.3 Rock Radio BBC Scotland Clyde 1 Clyde 2 heat radio Jazz FM KISS LBC New service 1 Sunrise Radio Edinburgh DAB mux: 96.3 Rock Radio BBC Scotland FORTH 2 Forth One heat radio KISS LBC Sunrise Radio ONLY - http://stakeholders.ofcom....csv . BBC National DAB and D1 National are on other masts, Craigkelly DAB transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice covering the area.
COM6/ArqB: Same services (as confirmed by DMOL) in all parts of the UK, includes 711 The Hits radio, 712 Smash Hits!, 713 Kiss, 714 heat, 715 Magic, 716 Q, 718 Smooth radio, 722 Kerrang!, 725 Premier Radio. DMOL Post-DSO Multiplex Channel Allocations
If you are going to post offensive comments, at least get your facts straight.
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Hugh: Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Sid: Thanks for that. Yes, there is a problem with Bromsgrove showing up as underpowered.
I am currently working on re-working the whole database to deal with several problems, but it takes many days to do the predictions for the whole of the UK.
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mst: I am interested to know how you think that "their reception is currently impaired due to an engineering test sending out 4MB/s unused" can happen.
As I said above, on on 23rd November all switched-over transmitters will have the extra capacity on ArqB, and so I would suggest there will be an extra channel by Christmas.
There is no need to wait for Crystal Palace DSO2 because there is "matched capacity" on Multiplex B that has been approved by Ofcom.
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ian from notts: As long as you are northeast of the transmitter (which you clearly are) you should be getting a full-power signal from the transmitter.
Which of course leads to the thoughts about Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ...
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Chris Moore: Please see What does "Full HD Ready" actually mean? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Oliver: Can you first have a look at Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please?
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Pete: The first place to look is at the Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
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Meconi: there was 15 minutes of low signal on the HD multiplex this week, but no other transmission problems.
Can you please see Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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Darren Evans: Can you please have a look at, in the first instance, Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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christine: If the Sky box says "no signal" then that is a message from the Sky box and has nothing to do with your television set.
The best thing to check first is What can I do when my Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - but it could be that you don't actually have a signal, or that the box is broken.
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John Hard: First try doing 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 the device. Otherwise see Digital Region Overlap | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Keith Mellin: Yes, you can use Freesat+ (or Freesat+HD), see Upgrading from Sky+HD to Freesat+HD | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Pete: OK, given that C67 previously had ArqB and since 14th September 2011 has had ArqA, it would be quite important that you did this 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 reset the box.
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Josie Gurnsey: The best thing to try first is 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 .
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PeckettChap: Can you please see Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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Bob: Yes, your set is not suitable for "Freeview HD" without an external tuner. It is "HD Ready", but does not support the new transmission system DVB-T2. Use a Freeview HD box and an HDMI cable.
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mark coombs: There is no problem with the transmitter, please can you see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
You should be using the Mendip transmitter, not Stockland Hill.
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mrdtv: Given the message says that "Mux1, Mux2, and MuxB will be subject to periods of shutdown " they will clearly be testing C22, C23, C25, C26, C28 and C30-.
Every transmitter test they have tested *all* the systems at full power.
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ian from notts: There is one here - All free-to-watch channels | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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geoff: I know it might sound obvious, but you have checked the batteries in the remote...?
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Josh: The point being, however, is that there is a lot of stock in the system that does not have DVB-T2 and you would be saying that they had "zero value" and would have to go to landfill by your proposal.
We have always had a "free market" approach to this kind of thing, allowing the consumer to make their own decisions.
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Stuart O.: That might BE sensible, but sensible is not the rules in play.
For Freeview DMOL's rules are first-come-first-served:
50 was BBC HD when it was the only channel
51 was ITV HD when it was the second channel
52 was Channel 4 as it was the third HD channel
54 became BBC HD when BBC One HD moved to 50 (rules say broadcasters can swap channels they own).
55 will be Channel 5 HD.
Sky's rules are the same:
140 Channel 4 HD launched first.
143 was BBC HD as it entered Sky EPG after C4HD
169 BBC HD got this number when BBC One HD moved to 143 (same "broadcaster can swap" rules).
171 Channel 5 HD launched late
178 ITV1 HD launched even later...
*MOST* channels in the Sky EPG get swapped out for their HD counterparts, APART from the BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, Channel 4 and Channel 5 because these have regions.
BBC One has lots (for news), BBC Two has England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, ITV1 has lots (for news and ads), Channel 4 has ad regions, Channel 5 has ad regions.
Because of this they can't swap.
As BBC HD will become BBC TWO HD (England) it might happen that people in England will get BBC TWO HD on "102", with those in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland getting BBC TWO HD on 169.
It is possible that Channel 4 and Channel 5 will use the capacity on Astra 1N - New Astra 1N satellite to offer more UK-focused capacity - and soon | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - to launch all their ad regions of their channels in HD, just so they will be at the "top of the Sky HD list".
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ALAN PEACHEY: I can see it on Eurobird 1 & Astra 1N/2A/2B/2D at 28.2°E - LyngSat as well, but my box refuses to add it.
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Josh: I think looking at the plans, all of the new multiplexes will be DVB-T2, because the system is required to work for the SFN and small-block-MFN networks used.
I was told once that it costs Channel 5 an "arm and a leg" to have all their programmes for 5USA converted to SD.
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Stuart O.: 53 is S4C HD.
Sky allocate channel numbers in threes, so 140 "auto reserves" 141 and 142.
Have you seen how may satellite transponders are taken up with just Channels 1 to 5 in SD?
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Channel 4 London
Channel 4 South & East
Channel 4 Midlands
Channel 4 North
Channel 4 Northern Ireland
Channel 4 Scotland
Film 4
Film 4 +1
More 4 UK +1
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E4 UK +1
E4 UK
Channel 4 London +1
Channel 4 South & East +1
Channel 4 Midlands +1
Channel 4 North +1
Channel 4 Northern Ireland +1
Channel 4 Scotland +1
More 4 UK
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ITV 1 London
ITV 2
CITV(07-19)
ITV 4
ITV 1 Granada
ITV 1 Anglia North
ITV 1 Central West
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BBC One London
BBC Two England
CBBC(08-20)
BBC Three(20-05)
Channel 5(Region 2)
BBC One West
BBC One East West
BBC One Channel Islands
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BBC One West Midlands
BBC One East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire
BBC One East Midlands
BBC One East East
BBC Parliament
BBC One Wales
BBC Two Wales
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BBC News
BBC Four(20-04)
CBeebies UK(07-20)
BBC One Scotland
BBC Two Scotland
BBC One North West
BBC One Yorkshire & North Midlands
BBC One South East
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
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BBC One South
BBC One South West
BBC One North East & Cumbria
BBC One Oxford
BBC Alba
BBC One Northern Ireland
BBC Two Northern Ireland
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BBC HD UK
BBC One HD
ITV 1 Meridian South East HD
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ITV 1 Border
Ulster TV +1
ITV 1 Tyne Tees North
ITV 1 Meridian South
ITV 1 Meridian South East
ITV 1 Central West +1
ITV 1 Anglia South
ITV 1 London +1
ITV 1 Yorkshire West
ITV 2 +1
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Channel TV
STV North
STV West
STV East
STV West +1
Ulster TV
ITV 1 Granada +1
ITV 3
ITV 3 +1(19-07)
ITV 1 Meridian South +1
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ITV 1 Meridian South East HD
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ITV 1 Granada HD
ITV 1 Central West HD
STV West HD
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Channel 4 HD
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ITV2 HD
ITV3 HD
ITV4 HD
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ITV 1 Central South
ITV 1 Central East
ITV 1 Wales +1
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ITV 1 Meridian North
ITV 1 Anglia West
ITV 1 Yorkshire East
ITV 1 Tyne Tees South
ITV 1 Central South West
ITV 1 Yorkshire West +1
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Channel 5(Region 1)
Channel 5(Region 3)
Channel 5(Region 4)
Channel 5(Region 5)
5 USA
5 USA +1
5 star
5 star +1
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Channel 5 HD
So, you just need double the number of transponders as you get half the number of HD channels on a transponder.
Easy...
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nigel: I've just plugged 11.428 H 27500-2/3 in and Radio Caroline is playing normally.
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KMJ,Derby: I used to go on like that.
If we had the same with telephone numbers, each company would have a different dialling code for each city...
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shirley: I presume you mean you have done this - 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 - can you check the Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page?
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Ron: Please see Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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LEE: The TV Licence pays for BBC services only, and all transmitters provide all BBC television and radio channels.
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Mark: If you have a communal aerial system, then it quite possible that it contains an separate amplifier for each frequency used, and as C55 was not used before switchover then there will be no amplifier tuned to it.
Whoever manages the system should be able to get the equipment recalibrated to match the new broadcast parameters.
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NottsUK: Yes, indeed BBC - About the BBC: 75 years of BBC TV - but I think it's the 3rd.
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Peter: When 625-line television was introduced (ok, it's really 576i25) that too was called "high definition".
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mrdtv: There is no engineering information showing any planned or actual downtime on any relay of Crystal Palace. There's no red on any of TV regions overview map | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Stuart O.: Let's go thought those points.
First, there are plenty of places where BOTH S4C HD and Channel 4 HD can be received, so they have to separate channel numbers.
"But what is the point though in allocating channel numbers in threes?"
Two reasons. First that there can be two other versions of the channel on the following numbers, such as "+1" and "HD". Second, it means that the channel number don't end up having either even numbers (every 2 or 4), or "0" and "5" (every 4).
The gaps in the numbers are intended to be there, Sky didn't want the numbers to be allocated sequentially.
Radio stations, when they were moved to "0000" format numbers, were allocated in the order the channels launched.
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trevorjharris: Film4 HD is not technically a "public service" channel, it is actually a profit-centre for the Channel 4 corporation, which is why it carried on Multiplex D/ArqB.
Channel 5 is, by the legal definition (the Broadcasting Acts and Communications Act 2003) a public service channel, which is why it has the "fifth" EPG slot. This is mainly because it carries a daily news service.
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jacs: Yes, there are overnight tests at Crystal Palace last night and tonight. Do not retune your box, the channels will return when the tests are complete at 6am.
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Martin Brown: Firstly, the TV Licence pay for the BBC alone, and you get all those services.
To be honest, you would be best advised to go for Freesat if you want more channels - see Compare Freeview Light and Freesat TV | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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ALAN PEACHEY: I think it might be odd that I have been running this site for the last decade and not know how to add channels to a satellite receiver...
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Ian Davies: This is the sort of thing that happens with indoor aerials and why a rooftop aerial is strongly advised for stable Freeview reception. Please can you see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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mst: Yes, at *most* masts the COM channels are lower levels and have lower coverage than for the PSBs. COMs do not have a "global coverage" requirement, the PSBs do.
Picture quality is not a function of signal strength, it is dependant on the bitrate allocated within the multiplex.
This change has NOT been communicated to the public AT ALL. I only know about it because I have non-public access to the information, coupled with the ability to scrape pages from the Digial UK site where you can see the changes if you know where to look (and you can spot the errors).
The changes will NOT happen to the PSB multiplexes, these are require to provide full coverage for 1000+ masts and the more robust mode is required for this.
Ofcom said it was OK for Arqiva to sell space on ArqB/ArqA coupled with pre-DSO-B during the period before the completion of switchover, and this was for more than just the two BT-owned "Sky Sports" slots.
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Andrew: Please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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paul jordan: I understand that the official position is that Channel 5 is still in financial negotiations with BBC (as they operate the BBCB multiplex) for the costs of carriage.
It might be good for Christmas Freeview HD box/set sales if Channel 5 was added very soon.
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Hansfritz: If you actually read the key, you will see that the "yellow area" indicates the places where the signal is stronger from the transmitters, and "green" is for coverage where there is another transmitter with a stronger signal.
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Steve: Please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Tim: Please do this 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 set.
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Dave: I would have a look at Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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NottsUK: I guess so, it is probably being shuffled from 11856 V. I think we might expect to see E4 HD (and I guess Film 4 HD) on Freesat soon though.
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lee s: I would start by getting rid of that booster - see Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Hansfritz: And, as I said already, the area is also covered by 10kW signals from Tacolneston which are stronger at the locations shown in green than those from 2kW West Runton.
There is no "white" on the map.
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suzanne: You need to make sure your aerial is pointing at the Divis transmitter, as only this carries Freeview services.
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Peter Leaver: Yes, that seems quite likely. See Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please.
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andyboy: No, those multiplexes will not change to their final power levels until 27th June 2012.
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kathryn gaunt: Yes, that is correct, there was overnight testing last night (and also tonight) at Crystal Palace.
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Ian: Nothing is "broken", there was overnight testing at Crystal Palace and the services were closed from midnight to 6am. The same will happen again tonight.
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John Mclaughlin: Please see Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Peter: I hope it make some kind of sense, as I have several really thick books that fill hundreds of pages with the details.
But yes, it is quite impressive that 40Mbps can be delivered to every home in the country.
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Michael R: If the set has no analogue tuner, then you can't use the RF2 output as it is analogue.
A "diggie box" does not in any way convert and analogue signal into a digital one.
The best replacement would probably be a "wireless video sender", such as Argos - www.argos.co.uk
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ian from notts: It could be, after a decade or so of the digital signals being weak, it does seem somewhat unusual when they are suddenly too strong.
I think you might be right about the second suggestion being a longshot.
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Edward A Bearman: 22nd February 2012 if you use Hannington, 21st March 2012 is you use Rowridge.
If you get your signals from Mendip (which is a bit of a long-shot) then you have had Freeview HD since 7th April 2010.
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Richard: Please see Eurobird 1 & Astra 1N/2A/2B/2D at 28.2°E - LyngSat .
Most Freeview boxes do not have iPlayer.
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Russ: There is code to put the transmitter in the right place, but it doesn't seem to be working, I will look into it.
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Dave: You need EITHER a basic subscription OR to pay £10 a month to have the PVR functions working on a Sky+ or Sky+HD box.
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Anne : Can you please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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jb38: I think the main problem for CMT at the time was the lack of market. Look at this diagram (figures from BARB) and you will see what I mean:
I'm glad that someone appreciates the amount of time I spend checking data! Normally someone finds a minor error in the gigabytes of data and makes a massive fuss as if it's the end of the world, or posts very insulting messages because they've actually got it totally wrong.
Posts get treated as being from "the same person" if they use the same email address each time, it's not a "glitch" if people don't supply the same one each time.
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ALAN PEACHEY: I wasn't be judgemental, it's just I have been running sites about what's on satellite since 1995 (here's it from Astra UK Channels ) and I have worked in the broadcast side for a couple a decades.
I even had a BSB squarial!
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Barbie Ayres: I sounds like you might have the problem that "Method 2" on What can I do when my Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice can assist with.
If it is a problem with the LNB output, your dish will have four of them, so the problem can be fixed by changing the cable from one output to another.
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David Lloyd: Freesat only as the channels that are free-to-air, so only sport on these channels can be watched.
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Kylee: Looking at Eutelsat satellites : EUROBIRD 1 satellite at 28.5 degrees East you seem to be in an aerial where that size dish should be OK.
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David Grice: See All transmitters with faults and engineering map | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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John: Yes, that's correct, and it will be the case until switchover. If you provide a full postcode I can be more specific.
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Chris: Given that the current weather conditions are heavy rain, this will effect satellite reception. This may be the case for anywhere between minutes and hours.
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Wilfie Morrison: No, a rooftop aerial is required for reliable reception, and you will not get all services until switchover, 24th October 2012.
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Pete: To be honest, you might just have to wait three weeks until 23 November 2011 when the multiplex moves to C52.
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Trevor Dores: Please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help.
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Tom: No, just retune. The services were turned off during the night (and will again tonight) for testing of the new equipment. 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 should restore.
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keef: The Crystal Palace transmitter was off from midnight to 6am for testing of the post-DSO services. It's listed on the Freeview on Crystal Palace TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page. The same will happen tonight.
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ian from notts: Actually, Sky Televison Ltd and British Satellite Broadcasting MERGED into one company, Sky didn't "take over". British Sky Broadcasting always had the original BSB investors on board and they divested themselves only when BSkyB became a PLC.
The squarial was not a dish, it was an active surface of receivers that acted as the LNB, a normal "dish" is a concave reflective surface that reflects signals into the LNB.
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John Bryan: You are very kind, I am pleased to hear you find the DAB maps useful.
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Mazbar: There's a page about the device here - Squarial - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - they were a good idea, but the traditional dish and LNB proved to be a cheaper option in the long run.
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If you want more details about the Sky vs
BSB days, the best book is this one - Amazon.co.uk: Used and New: Dished!: Rise and Fall of British Satellite Broadcasting .
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Iain Davies: Basically, not a chance.
As I covered in ITV1+1, ITV1HD, BBC One HD regional services on Freeview | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice the HD services do not have regions.
BBC One HD is a "national" service, not the 15 regions in SD. Which BBC regions are on satellite? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
BBC TWO HD will be the "England" service, not the 4 nations in SD.
ITV1 HD has four regions at the moment in HD, not even all the advertister regions, and not all the "classic" news regions.
Channel 4 HD doesn't have it's six ad regions - Macro Map | Interactive Map of Our Regions with Data .
Channel 5 HD would need it's four ad regions too - Macro Map | Interactive Map of Our Regions with Data .
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John: You have to wait until 14 Mar 12, you don't have to wait for Heathfield to close because the frequencies change at Midhurt in March there will be no clash.
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jb38: The chart is from Multi-Channel Development 1992-2011 (Homes 000's) .
I don't really mind when people point out things in a polite way, it's just when there are people who make one really offensive post because something a tiny bit wrong.
But I do have to keep an eye on a huge heap of external information that is published in many formats. Some of it I have automated, such as the radio transmitter maps, which are imported directly from a .CSV file from Ofcom's site.
Ofcom generally rather annoyingly publish huge heaps of information in Acrobat files that I can't even import from, and this requires me to sit with the PDF on one monitor and my database on the other screen checking things manually!
Some thing I have script that check other databases such as DMOL and Lungsat and supply me with lists of changes so I can do manual checks and updates at my end.
The BARB graphs are automatic from their data, some data such the the "radiation patterns" for the transmitters requires "Freedom of Information" requests to get at it.
I agree it is confusing when you have a "Dave" and another "dave" on the same page. I'll see what I can do to help differentiate these.
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Mazbar: Is it not the usual Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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Steve P: Again, the problem for the BBC is the many regions on BBC One and BBC Two.
It does seem odd that the BBC has never even tried it.
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Ian: It is probably more worth it for a channel with a large number of viewers (like Channel 5) than for the smaller channels like Dave or PICKTV.
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Adrian Jones: There were overnight test at Crystal Palace and there will be the same again tonight. When the services resumed they were back exactly as they were before.
In any case reducing power would not make the " picture less clear in definition and clarity". Please see How digital television works | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Raymond Baxter: Look at the Black Hill page - Freeview on Black Hill TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
There are no reported problems so I would look at Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help.
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JAYNE TWIDDLE: Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Raymond Baxter: There are no reported problems with the transmitter - can you please have a look at Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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mst: The point of calling a "cliff edge" is because that is what it is - there is no area where any degradation happens.
The difference in power levels does mean that PSB coverage will be more than COM and the COM operators do not mind this.
Here's a graph:
However, there is not a "fringe area" where there is NO COM. "Marginal" reception means you get is sometimes and not at others, not that those places receive a degraded constant service.
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Trevor Dores: Please see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Neil Marriott: Given that it says "TV (digital) working normally" I would suggest that if you have no digital TV signal I would see - Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Angie: Please see Upgrading from Sky+HD to Freesat+HD | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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fab: It is true that people can easily create their own +1 channel, but when it comes down to it most of the +1 channels pick up about 10% of the original audience, and for the larger channels this is worth it from the advertisers point of view.
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Steve P: (No). As I say, it odd that the BBC run whole satellites full of "red button" streams, and yet don't run +1 channels.
I guess it might just be too costly on the rights front?
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Rose: Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for assistance.
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Mike Robinson: All channels are provided on the transmitter and are operating normally. Please can you see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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SMcG: Choose a region you want for the primary channel number allocations, the "extra" channels will be placed in the 800-899 channel range.
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g anderson: Please do this 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 recording device.
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omar:
ATV Oxford Transmitter 1970
- YouTube
... They would have use the VHF service from Sutton Coldfield/Lichfield or possibly Crystal Palace/Croydon.
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Mark A.: ITV1+1=ITV2
ITV2+1=ITV3
ITV3+4=ITV4
Channel 4+1=Channel 5
Film4+1=Film5
More4+1=More5
E4+1=E5...
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Carrie: You must tune the TV set in "analogue" mode, the output from the Sky RF socket is not digital.
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Glenn Anstey: The usual reason for rain problems with Freeview is that water is getting into your aerial cable.
Malvern's PSB3 is perfectly reliable.
To access the page, press the red button (or "text" button) on your remote and enter 101.
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mike: Have you looked at Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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Mike Dimmick: Good point about the multiplex.
It is of note that the BBC and Arqvia went to a lot of trouble to get permission to sell the MuxB-ArqA/B combined offer, and yet there has been space on MuxB going spare all this time.
I understand that Arqiva/BBC were still making this offer available to people in the last few months.
At some point in the dim and distant past, the fourth multiplex was 50% allocated to S4C and 50% to Channel 5, so I guess it is possible that TUTV's lease for G.O.L.D and Home will expire and Channel 5 will have access.
Channel 5 has less regulatory problems with it's regions (which are "Scotland", "Northern England", "London" and "Everywhere else") and they never bothered about them on Freeview when Channel 5 was on Multiplex A. Given that A/SDN is split into Wales and non-Wales version they could do it of course, but seems a lot of trouble for a +1 and everyone on Freesat gets Channel 5 (London) anyway.
Channel 5 was going to move to the BBCA multiplex at switchover, but when BBCB was allocated to Freeview HD, as part of this deal, Channel 5 got a D3&4 slot, and ITV got compensated for their loss by getting a BBCB slot for ITV1 HD.
Teletext's services cannot be removed from D3&4 by Ofcom. The provision for the "national teletext provider" getting 5% of the multiplex is in primary legislation. Mr Hunt would have to change this, and if the 5% was taken away then Mr Hunt would decide who it was allocated to. It was never the Channel 3 licence holders in the first place, it cannot "revert" to them.
Broadcasting Act 1996
I note that it also says the teletext service should ensure "that the service includes a sufficient amount of news items which are of high quality and deal with both national and international matters" and "that (taken as whole) the service includes a sufficient amount of information (other than news) which is calculated to appeal to a wide variety of tastes and interests".
Not sure if Rabbit counts, really...
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Saturday 29 October 2011 3:38PM
R McINTOSH: The service provided by the "new" channels is not compatible with the original specification for the "connected TV" section of the Freeview HD specification.
It is somewhat ungenerous of the company to tell you that your box is wrong, they could have chosen to make their service work with it, but have declined to do so.
Having said that, my Freeview HD box it flashes up the white screen that says (when I record and pause it):
"Sports Tonight is only avaliable on compatible Freeview HD devices. Please connect your TV device to the internet. To view on a PC or mobile device go to www.sportstonightlive.com
For more information go to www.sportstonightlive.com/info"
And then the screen goes black, but I can use the iPlayer and other internet access on the box.