UK Free TV was last updated on Saturday, 4 February 2012, 4:43 AM
With just 262 days until digital switchover is done, join the 10,860,462 Freeview and 4,955,590 Freesat homes. 95.05% of UK homes have digital TV.
Crystal Palace transmitter - CRYSTAL PALACE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:00 on 31 Ja... (see all engineering)
Emley Moor transmitter - EMLEY MOOR transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Weak Signal; DSO related fro... (see all engineering)
Bilsdale transmitter - BILSDALE transmitter - Over the next week Bilsdale main transmitter: TV (anal... (see all engineering)
Oxford transmitter - OXFORD transmitter - Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (digital)... (see all engineering)
Hannington transmitter - HANNINGTON transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 09:35... (see all engineering)
Tacolneston transmitter - TACOLNESTON transmitter - Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV... (see all engineering)
Heathfield transmitter - HEATHFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament,... (see all engineering)
Llanddona transmitter - LLANDDONA transmitter - Over the next week Llanddona main transmitter: TV (di... (see all engineering)
Midhurst transmitter - MIDHURST transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 06:00 yesterday to 1... (see all engineering)
Redruth transmitter - REDRUTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb to... (see all engineering)
Guildford transmitter - GUILDFORD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, ... (see all engineering)
Tunbridge Wells transmitter - TUNBRIDGE WELLS transmitter - Analogue BBC TWO Off Air from 15:02 on 01 Feb t... (see all engineering)
Storeton transmitter - STORETON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 23:32 on 01 Feb t... (see all engineering)
Saddleworth transmitter - SADDLEWORTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Very Weak Signal from 12:40... (see all engineering)
Stanton Moor transmitter - STANTON MOOR transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from ... (see all engineering)
Hastings transmitter - HASTINGS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3... (see all engineering)
Isles of Scilly transmitter - ISLES OF SCILLY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 0... (see all engineering)
Hutton transmitter - HUTTON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:07 ... (see all engineering)
Campbeltown transmitter - CAMPBELTOWN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 13:13 yesterday to 16... (see all engineering)
Oakenhead transmitter - OAKENHEAD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:52 on 01 Feb ... (see all engineering)
Port Ellen transmitter - PORT ELLEN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 18:39 yesterday to 19:... (see all engineering)
Bretch Hill transmitter - BRETCH HILL transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 12:34 on 29 Nov... (see all engineering)
Abertridwr transmitter - ABERTRIDWR transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:36 yesterday... (see all engineering)
Walsden transmitter - WALSDEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:23 yesterday to... (see all engineering)
Penifiler transmitter - PENIFILER transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:06 on 02 Feb ... (see all engineering)
Berwick transmitter - BERWICK transmitter - Over the next week Berwick relay: TV (analogue) Service... (see all engineering)
Gulval transmitter - GULVAL transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb to ... (see all engineering)
Truro transmitter - TRURO transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb to 1... (see all engineering)
Kintraw transmitter - KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:26 on 01 Feb to... (see all engineering)
Lairg transmitter - LAIRG transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 15:58 on 31 Jan to 16... (see all engineering)
Kinlochleven transmitter - KINLOCHLEVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:49 on 02 F... (see all engineering)
Turves Green transmitter - TURVES GREEN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 20:45 on 15 Sep to 1... (see all engineering)
Broadbottom transmitter - BROADBOTTOM transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:57 on 01 Fe... (see all engineering)
Helston transmitter - HELSTON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb to... (see all engineering)
Praa Sands transmitter - PRAA SANDS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb... (see all engineering)
Alverton transmitter - ALVERTON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb t... (see all engineering)
Borve transmitter - BORVE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 12:28 yesterday to 1... (see all engineering)
Perranporth transmitter - PERRANPORTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Fe... (see all engineering)
Porthtowan transmitter - PORTHTOWAN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb... (see all engineering)
Bossiney transmitter - BOSSINEY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb t... (see all engineering)
Arrochar transmitter - ARROCHAR transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:51 on 31 Jan t... (see all engineering)
Llangynog transmitter - LLANGYNOG transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:23 on 02 Feb ... (see all engineering)
Llansawel transmitter - LLANSAWEL transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:03 on 01 Feb ... (see all engineering)
Walsden South transmitter - WALSDEN SOUTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:23 yester... (see all engineering)
Boscastle transmitter - BOSCASTLE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb ... (see all engineering)
Porthleven transmitter - PORTHLEVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb... (see all engineering)
Portreath transmitter - PORTREATH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:42 on 01 Feb ... (see all engineering)


Free channel of the day: BBC Two

Free channel of the day: BBC Two


Freeview 2, Freesat 102, Sky 102 and watch online.
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Northern Ireland quot;mini multiplexquot; (NIMM) Northern Ireland "mini multiplex" (NIMM)

I have added information to the UK Free TV database to cover the so-called mini-multiplex that will carry three Irish channels, TG4, RTE1 and RTE2 in a very special multiplex from three transmitters in Northern Ireland.
Free channels of the day Free channels of the day

Starting today, I am running a series of daily articles about each of the free television channels on the Freeview, Freesat and fSfS (Freesat from Sky) platforms.
Updates from quot;licences version 7quot;, mixed polarity transmitters, corrections etc Updates from "licences version 7", mixed polarity transmitters, corrections etc

Today, I have made some extensive improvements to the information carried in the UK Free TV databases, which will result in better information being displayed in the future.
Improvements to Freeview EPG data in reception overlap areas Improvements to Freeview EPG data in reception overlap areas

Freeview and Freeview+ equipment will be better able to record and schedule regional programmes on the public service multiplexes in areas where regional services deliberately overlap.
Changes to commercial multiplex capacity - 2012 timetable Changes to commercial multiplex capacity - 2012 timetable

Below is listed all the transmitters that will increase their transmission capacity for the commercial multiplexes during 2012.
A brief history of Internet Protocol Television A brief history of Internet Protocol Television

The history of IPTV in Britain is a clear demonstration that internet and television mix like oil and water.
Channel 5 HD on Freeview cancelled ... again Channel 5 HD on Freeview cancelled ... again

Ofcom have notified today that Channel 5 have withdrawn from Freeview HD.
Looking through the comments Looking through the comments

Due to other commitments I have not been able to follow all the comment on UK Free TV for the last few weeks.
Norfolk sees the end of analogue TV as high power digital starts Norfolk sees the end of analogue TV as high power digital starts

If you live in Norwich, or in Norfolk and parts of North Suffolk, you will need to take action on Wednesday morning as high power digital television services bring digital and high definition television to everyone.
New Freesat advert New Freesat advert

View the new advertisement promoting Freesat
This week's commercial multiplex changes

More changes take place this week to increase the capacity of the commercial multiplexes at a dozen masts.
Switchover starts in Norfolk

If you live in the Tacolneston trasmitter area your digital switchover starts this week, with two weeks before analogue stops forever and high power digital replaces it.
Mobile site version - m.ukfree.tv

I have created a version of UK Free TV more suitable for use on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
Freeview HD sales top 3 million

Freeview has announced it has now sold more than 3,000,000 Freeview HD devices.
The BBC wants to stop paying Sky ten million pounds a year for EPG listing

A few weeks after I brought the subject up, the BBC have announced that their supply of programming and EPG information to Sky should be free, because the public service channels are more than half of what people actually watch on Sky.
Freeview channel changes

Challenge changes and Jewellery Channel launches.
Freeview to get fifth HD channel, possibly by Christmas 2011

Following successful beta testing by BBC Free to View Limited, Ofcom is inviting the other public service broadcasters: ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, S4C, UTV and STV to apply for the fifth slot.
EXCLUSIVE More Freeview capacity coming 2012-2016

Good news for Freeview - seven new frequencies could be providing up to 35 new Freeview HD channels from the main 80 transmitters within a few years.
Switchover starts in the East Midlands

If you live in the East Midlands your digital switchover starts this week.
Local TV on Freeview - new Ofcom maps

Here are the maps produced by Ofcom to indicate the areas that can be covered by the interleaved frequencies required to provide local television services on Freeview.
Free channel of the day: BBC One Free channel of the day: BBC One

Freeview 1, Freesat 101, Sky 101 and watch online.
Improvements to aerial position information and mixed-polarity transmitters Improvements to aerial position information and mixed-polarity transmitters

You can now see more information about Full Freeview and public service transmitters, including the transmission height and polarity, and transmitters that provide both horizontal and vertical signals are now shown in full.
Changes to switchover frequencies in Meridian, London and Northern Ireland Changes to switchover frequencies in Meridian, London and Northern Ireland

Ofcom have, as part of the changes required to create the 4G mobile broadband service, changed switchover channel allocations on transmitters in parts of the UK
2013 - post-switchover changes to Freeview transmission frequencies 2013 - post-switchover changes to Freeview transmission frequencies

To provide for the new mobile broadband services (4G) a number of changes will be made, and these will result in retuning events.
Switchover events 2012 Switchover events 2012

List of all the remaining switchover events in the UK, during 2012.
Arqiva wins distribution deal with Freesat Arqiva wins distribution deal with Freesat

Contract renewal for Arqiva's delivery of EPG data to Freesat platform
First 20 Local TV sites First 20 Local TV sites

Ofcom has announced today the towns and cities that will be in the first wave of local television.
Channel 5 +1 launches, 5* and 5USA come to Freesat Channel 5 +1 launches, 5* and 5USA come to Freesat

You can now watch 5*, 5* +1, 5USA, 5USA +1 on Freesat and on Freesat from Sky without a viewing card. In addition Channel 5 +1 has launched on all satellite platforms.
Freeview quot;balloonsquot; advert Freeview "balloons" advert

View the new advert for Freeview
Sudbury Arqiva multiplex B changes 16 November - retune required

Viewers in Suffolk and Essex that use the Sudbury transmitter will need to retune their Freeview boxes on 16 November 2011.
Site colour code improvements

I have been making improvements to UK Free TV to increase the speed that pages load, and also to help with navigation.
This week's commercial multiplex changes

More changes take place this week to increase the capacity of the commercial multiplexes.
Freeview modes - a simplified explanation

How is it possible to broadcast high definition television or more standard definition services on the same physical wavelength?
ASTRA 1N satellite has entered commercial service

Today SES Astra announced that its new ASTRA 1N satellite has entered commercial service at the orbital position of 28.2 degrees East.
More Freeview capacity - COM7, COM8 and COM9 - in the 600MHz band

Ofcom has announced provisional plans to reuse part of the television spectrum that was saved at digital switchover for ... more digital television.
Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you

If you have a high-gain aerial or use signal amplifiers, it is quite common to find that the high-power digital signals provided after switchover will overload your Freeview equipment - and can appear to be "weak signals".
Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters?

The short answer is no; as that seems unreasonable, here is a longer answer.
Tacolneston (East Anglia) transmitter Freeview retune

If you receive your full-service Freeview reception from the Tacolneston transmitter, you will need to retune on Wednesday 17th August 2011 to continue to receive all services.
How might a 10,000 pound a week local TV channel work?

Each of the local television stations will need to run a service with costs less than half a million pounds each year. How is that achieved?