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Freeview is digital TV using a normal TV aerial (not a satellite dish or cable TV). Freeview boxes are marked one of these: 'Freeview', 'ITV Digital', 'ONdigital' or 'DVB-T'.
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gary adelmanFriday 4 December 2009 10:23AM
i bought a phillips freeview box in north wales whilst on holiday.and it has bbc wales on.soon dec2nd i retuned my box. i live in manchester.it still has bbc wales on.how do i getbbc/north west tonight on my box does any one know.www.ukraider1@aol.com.thank yougary adelmanFriday 4 December 2009 10:24AM
also how could i get rte on my sky satellite.any one know.gary adelman: The RTE programmes are encrypted, you need an Irish Sky card to watch them. EdwinaSunday 6 December 2009 1:58PM
We have just returned from a month away from home. We retuned the digiboxes/tvs on 30th Sept and all was OK. Now I cannot receive BBC1,2,3 on the tv in the lounge, despite retuning several times. All the other tvs in the house receive all freeview channels. How can I retune to be able to receive all the freeview channels in the lounge? (All tvs receive the signal from the same aerial) Thanks in advance for any advice/help.PeteSunday 6 December 2009 3:10PM
Edwina : Try a retune on your lounge TV with the aerial out to wipe it clean then begin a second retune with the aerial in. This may solve the problem. If not try a manual tune on Channel 62. Pete PeteSunday 6 December 2009 3:37PM
EDWINA : That is assuming you live in the WINTER HILL region ? (North West England) Petesteve,bedworthMonday 7 December 2009 2:25PM
my samsung le40a686m lcd tv has suddenly developed a yellow oval shade in centre of screen, does anyone have any idea what it could be? I bought it from comet on 28th dec last year so its still under garauntee and they are looking at it next week, but I am curious as to what it could be..EdwinaMonday 7 December 2009 3:59PM
To Pete
Have managed to retune by removing aerial from DVD recorder and I am now receiving all BBC channels. Many thanks for the advice.
Edwina.PeteMonday 7 December 2009 7:02PM
Edwina : Splendid news, well done !! Pete
I was up in the Pontop Pike region a few weeks to see Any Questions LIVE. PetechrisMonday 7 December 2009 8:52PM
Pete,
I live in Gibraltar and use a sky plus HD box but only for freeview channels. everything fine last night but tonight tv says no signal received yet when i got to setup it says signal strength is fine. i have done the reset (power off, hold backup etc and down software update) but still not working. Any ideas what to try next. thanks
cPeteMonday 7 December 2009 10:40PM
Not too sure Chris try putting FAQs into the Google search box at the top of this page (Black background section) to see if the experts have an answer to that one. Don't know much about SKY I'm afraid, never had any SKY equipment. Where does your signal come from ? Are you sure its FREEVIEW? Pete HughSaturday 2 January 2010 12:17PM
Liverpool I am using a tv with a freeview box and a tv with built in freeview. before the switch over I was able to watch digital and analog programs ok. when the digital switch over happened in our area i retuned both the tv with built in freeview and the digital box but I am unable to pick up any signal from my aerial on both. Can you give me some adviceKMJ,DerbySaturday 2 January 2010 3:14PM
Hugh:Check that your IDTV and freeview box are not on the list of equipment that does not support the 8k mode.If it is on the list a new freeview box will be required. Then clear the channel list by returning the receivers to factory settings or doing a scan with the aerial disconected.Reconnect the aerial and do a scan for channels.Hugh- Further the to KMJ,Derby post, I am admit to not being an aerial expert, but is your aerial an high gain type?(contact aerial contractor)
Also, if you have any type of booster fitted, remove these.
IainMonday 18 January 2010 4:46PM
I live in the republic of Ireland, approx 10 miles from the border. I can get bbc1 bbc2 utv and ch4 through an old fashioned aerial. Would i be able to use a set top box?IainMonday 18 January 2010 7:37PM
we have a booster on the aeriel, would that affect it?Iain DaviesMonday 18 January 2010 7:53PM
Iain, As long as your analogue picture is "Snow" and "Ghost" free and you get good Teletext you should be ok. Give it a go, experiment! - If Baird had not experimented with TV, where would be today?cindyTuesday 26 January 2010 12:19PM
hi i wonder if you can help me my mum and dad cannot hear tv and dvd to well so i give them my logitech 5.1 speakers i have rigged them up to the blu ray player and it s great but they now asked if they can have the sound coming from normal tv viewing is it possible and how do i do it i have tried putting a optical audio lead put it on dvd and tv but no sound through speakers on normal tv but okay on dvd please can you advise have a 37inch lg tv built in freeview and a sony blu ray dvd player thank youJulie JaceySaturday 30 January 2010 7:32PM
I have upgraded to windows 7 and my DVB-T TV Tuner Series USB DVB-T Stick "Blaze DTV 2.1 model no:-A05 DVBT is not installing properly i have heard there is a patch you can get please can anyone offer me any assistance thanking you JJulie Jacey: Check in the Action Center, it should be showing you the link to downloading the driver that will make everything work. Mark WeberFriday 19 February 2010 4:56PM
London I have just moved to the UK (London W8)and am a bit baffled by free TV reception. I plugged my digital Tv monitor into my apartment building's cable/antenna outlet in my flat (2 ports labeled TV and SET) and am receiving s set of channels: BBC 1 and 2, ITV, ITV 2, 4 and 5. I cannot seem to pick up BBC 3 and 4 in the evenings, even when I "auto scan" for channels on my monitor. Any suggestions for improving my channel options?
Thanks for your help. john ParrySaturday 20 February 2010 9:47AM
Preston I have a A Sharp aquos tv and ever since the digital; retune in Dec 2009 I cannot get any BBc channels on freeview? Any iudeas ?Loraine GelgonMonday 15 March 2010 5:24PM
Westcliff-on-sea I have a digital TV with Freeview already installed. I am not getting any signal for the ITV Stations although the BBC is fine.
Any explanation or solution would be appreciated.AndyMonday 22 March 2010 9:14PM
Gloucester What is the earliest time I can re-tune to the Mendip transmitter on the 24 March 2010?Andy: I would wait until 6am if you use the transmitter directly, noon for relays. GrantWednesday 7 April 2010 10:20PM
Having previously recieved all of the 6 muxes for digital from the Mendip transmitter why am I now not getting them but getting the welsh Muxes. Help anyone?sandy petersTuesday 27 April 2010 8:35PM
have a ds700 digi box and have lost the remote. have purchased a universal remote and for some reason cannot attach it to the digi box so that it can be taken off standby. can anybody help please.sandy peters: I would see the web site for whichever make of "universal remote" you have. Lynda MoranThursday 29 April 2010 8:03PM
BBC4 has suddenly dissappeared from my freeview tv. I have tried re-scanning without success - what else can I do?peter catchpoleWednesday 5 May 2010 1:16PM
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Although the Rowridge transmitter is showing as having no reported problems, why is it that mux 2 and A are showing low power and how long is this likely to be the case?
andyWednesday 12 May 2010 7:18PM
i have installed a new freeview box and ever since my tv keeps turning itself off can any one helpandy: Can you explain a little more please? Have checked list as suggested but have got nowhere, have good picture on some channels, channels affected seem to be the ITVs and channel 4. Both TVs are affected the same, 1 has a freeview box connected and the other is a new LG with freeview built in. Seems strange that this has only just occured when they have been working perfectly as I said the analogue signal is perfect but the digital signal is showing very weak or a message saying'NO SIGNAL' Have unpluuged everything and wiped all data from box and retuned, but no better. This is a really helpful website and has taught me a lot about TV signal transmission. On this basis several months ago we installed a wideband aerial in our loft (outside aerial is not permitted here) and an amplifier nearby. We then got signal qualities of 10 on all groups except 8 on Ch45. Great. But recently the house has been re-roofed, the loft receiving wool roof insulation and Klober roofing membrane under the same tiles. All channels were still fine except Ch45 whose signal quality dropped to a tolerable 6. But since then, it has suddenly dropped to a variable 1-5 which is unusable. Klober deny their membranes have any effect on signals. Have you any idea why Mux2 and MuxA(transmitting at 2000W), are fine while MuxB(Ch45)at 3000W is not? Mike DimmickMonday 24 May 2010 3:36PM
Reading Gordon Hardwick: it's often said that RF is a black art. Different materials resonate at different frequencies and may block different signals.
Which transmitter do you think you're using?
If you've had workmen in the loft recently, I'd check that everything is still connected up, that the aerial isn't damaged, and that it's still pointing in the right direction.Mike, Thanks very much. As a reslut of using the website we switched from Tunbridge Wells to Bluebell Hill. The roofers actually did knock the aerial connection and we lost the lot, but everything then went back OK. The aerial was untouched and at that time it was fine.
You may be right about the resonance. What a good idea! The membrane is claimed to resist UV but the frequency of UV is so much higher. I'll investigate that theory. It may account for the specificity of the signal loss. But rather than remove the membrane right away, I'll test by adding another layer or two and see if that degrades the signal significantly further. Many thanks for your suggestions. David Scott AitonWednesday 26 May 2010 6:29PM
Gordon What has happened to the BBC signal from the Selkirk transmitter. The signal strength from last friday has dropped dramatically to the point we can no longer receive BBC1,2,3,&4? JosephFriday 28 May 2010 4:38PM
Hi
our flat is brand new. and we got a sky technician out to install sky HD. However, a 'no signal messgae' popped up when everything was plugged in. Apparently we have heard from the flat complex's contractor that everything has been sorted, as we may have not been connected to their system. Is there any way i can check if there is now signal coming through our jacks/ sockets before getting the sky engineer to come out again. Can i use an old sky box to test to see if there is signal? Without a working sky card?
Any help with this would me most appreciated..
JosephJoseph: Can you not used the Sky+HD box that is already plugged in? It should be able to show you the signal levels on the two inputs. 
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