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Crystal Palace transmitter - CRYSTAL PALACE transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:19 yesterda... (see all engineering)
Emley Moor transmitter - EMLEY MOOR transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:49 yesterday... (see all engineering)
Tacolneston transmitter - TACOLNESTON transmitter - Over the next week Tacolneston main transmitter: TV... (see all engineering)
Chatton transmitter - CHATTON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (Four, Cbeebies, Parliament, 3.... (see all engineering)
The Wrekin transmitter - THE WREKIN transmitter - Over the next week The Wrekin main transmitter: TV (... (see all engineering)
Keighley transmitter - KEIGHLEY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:38 yesterday t... (see all engineering)
Skipton transmitter - SKIPTON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:49 yesterday to... (see all engineering)
Newton transmitter - NEWTON transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 11:13 on 25 Jan to 13:05 o... (see all engineering)
Stanton Moor transmitter - STANTON MOOR transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from ... (see all engineering)
Ventnor transmitter - VENTNOR transmitter - Over the next week Ventnor relay: TV (analogue) Service... (see all engineering)
Wharfedale transmitter - WHARFEDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:38 yesterday... (see all engineering)
Buxton transmitter - BUXTON transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:24 yesterday to 0... (see all engineering)
Shatton Edge transmitter - SHATTON EDGE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:38 yesterd... (see all engineering)
Winterborne Stickland transmitter - WINTERBORNE STICKLAND transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 03:38 on 24... (see all engineering)
Bacup transmitter - BACUP transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:35 on 24 Jan to 1... (see all engineering)
Idle transmitter - IDLE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:38 yesterday to 02... (see all engineering)
Tideswell Moor transmitter - TIDESWELL MOOR transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:49 yeste... (see all engineering)
Whitworth transmitter - WHITWORTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:35 on 24 Jan ... (see all engineering)
Oxenhope transmitter - OXENHOPE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:38 yesterday t... (see all engineering)
Campbeltown transmitter - CAMPBELTOWN transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 13:13 yesterday to 16... (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)
Crockerton transmitter - CROCKERTON transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:19 on 25 Jan... (see all engineering)
Melvich transmitter - MELVICH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 19:14 on 25 Jan to... (see all engineering)
Walsden transmitter - WALSDEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:49 yesterday to... (see all engineering)
Woodcombe transmitter - WOODCOMBE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:55 on 25 Jan ... (see all engineering)
Dalmally transmitter - DALMALLY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:47 on 25 Jan t... (see all engineering)
Waunfawr transmitter - WAUNFAWR transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:11 on 26 Jan t... (see all engineering)
Kintraw transmitter - KINTRAW transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 14:05 on 26 Jan to... (see all engineering)
Kerry transmitter - KERRY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 16:00 on 25 Jan to 1... (see all engineering)
Burbage transmitter - BURBAGE transmitter - Freeview HD Digital TV Off Air from 03:24 yesterday to ... (see all engineering)
Cullingworth transmitter - CULLINGWORTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:49 yesterd... (see all engineering)
Chagford transmitter - CHAGFORD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:17 on 24 Jan t... (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)
Clearwell transmitter - CLEARWELL transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:26 on 24 Jan ... (see all engineering)
Fowey transmitter - FOWEY transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:16 on 24 Jan to 0... (see all engineering)
Portnahaven transmitter - PORTNAHAVEN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 15:34 today to... (see all engineering)
Redbrook transmitter - REDBROOK transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 11:26 on 24 Jan t... (see all engineering)
Chambercombe transmitter - CHAMBERCOMBE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:05 on 24 J... (see all engineering)
Castle Caereinion transmitter - CASTLE CAEREINION transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 09:37 on... (see all engineering)
Cwmfelinfach transmitter - CWMFELINFACH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:07 on 26 J... (see all engineering)
Keighley Town transmitter - KEIGHLEY TOWN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:49 yester... (see all engineering)
Walsden South transmitter - WALSDEN SOUTH transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 03:49 yester... (see all engineering)
Trefechan transmitter - TREFECHAN transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 20:05 on 26 Jan ... (see all engineering)
Cynwyl Elfed transmitter - CYNWYL ELFED transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 15:14 on 24 J... (see all engineering)
Edale transmitter - EDALE transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 02:38 yesterday to 0... (see all engineering)


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.
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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 weeks commercial multiplex changes 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 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.
Channel 5 HD will launch on Freeview

Reports tonight say that Ofcom have agreed that the high definition version of Channel 5 will appear on Freeview HD.
Diary of changes to capacity of ArqB, ArqA and SDN multiplexes

Here is the current list of known dates of the changes to the three commercial multiplexes occurring in October and November 2011.
Improvements to Freeview transmission mode information

Following the changes to the commercial multiplexes that are now being rolled out over the main 80 transmitters, I have improved the information shown on the site.
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?
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 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 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.
Channel 5 +1 to launch early December on Freeview and Freesat

The one-hour timeshift of Channel 5 will start shortly on Freeview, Freesat and Sky and via Virgin Media next year.
Freeview modes - a simplified explanation

How is it possible to broadcast high definition television or more standard definition services on the same physical wavelength?
This week's increases in commercial multiplex capacity at 12 masts

This week sees another stage in the changes to the commercial multiplex capacity at 12 full-Freeview transmitter sites.
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.