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You can now watch even more live Freeview channels on the TV Catchup

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If you want to watch a Freeview channel without a box, you now have more choice than before.

The folks at tvcatchup.com link icon TVCatchup - Never Miss A Show Again have upgraded their site with a new player and access to many more channels.



For your convenience, the box on the right of each UK Free TV page marked "Watch and listen now" now contains pictorial links direct to all the live TV streams.







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Colin
Monday 10 August 2009 5:33PM
Thanks for the upgrade Brian, we have even given your site a mention as a thanks on TVCatchup. forums.tvcatchup.com link icon  Thanking the reviewers - TVCatchup Forums
Briantist
Tuesday 11 August 2009 7:26AM
Colin: Thanks very much. I really like the new version, very useful and easy to use.
martin
Friday 28 August 2009 9:25AM Braintree
why cant i getall digital chanels where ilive in braintree
Peter Hodgson
Saturday 29 August 2009 10:07AM
Can I get live BBC TV online or only recordings via i-player?
LutonFan
Saturday 29 August 2009 6:27PM
Cheers Briantist, I had not heard of this site until your thread. I have signed up to this site and think it is excellent.
Briantist
Monday 31 August 2009 8:45AM
LutonFan: Glad you like it. I was quite pleased to find that many channels work from outside the UK too.
Briantist
Monday 31 August 2009 8:46AM
Peter Hodgson: You can watch all BBC channels online, and almost everything that is on Freeview too. Just click on the icons in the "WATCH AND LISTEN NOW" panel in the right hand column.
Briantist
Saturday 12 September 2009 10:12PM
Colin: Thanks. I'll post a story in the morning.
Jake Smith
Thursday 24 September 2009 9:32PM Maidenhead
Colin: the 'Zone' channels are closing down soon. is there any point in adding them to the line up?
Briantist
Monday 28 September 2009 12:05PM
Jake Smith: I thought they were being re-branded, rather than closed?
Colin
Monday 28 September 2009 2:22PM
Hi Jake,
Yes they are being re-branded to CBS Chello at the end of the year and once they change we will carry the new re-branding.
David Stewart
Wednesday 21 October 2009 7:55PM Fareham
pinkhca
Sunday 11 March 2012 4:59PM
just found this god send of a website for times when am unable to make it to the living room. wish I was able to view it all the time have difficulties most days getting and stayin on the site. is it me or is it their site i don't know.
zak
Monday 12 March 2012 12:13AM Bradford
Hi quick question,

I've just moved into a new hoouse (back to back property) in Bradford West Yorkshiire. Unfortunately The previous owner has not coonected the roof top aerial and no connection to this in my living room. I am also not sure if this aerial is suitable for freeview digital T.V. Any way,
Please could some one tell me :-

1)if I need an aerial (roof top or indoor)to connect to t.v even though my t.v has freeview built in i.e freeview / full HD ready t.v. and i,m living in a good location for digital and feeeview.

Many Thanks,

Help much appreciated
Dave Lindsay
Monday 12 March 2012 10:01AM
zak: Unless there is a local obstruction (tree, building etc), then you shouldn't have a problem as there appears to be line of sight to the transmitter!

The aerial will probably be directed southwards towards Emley Moor. This will work fine with Freeview.

I would look to see if you can work out where the cable goes. Does it go into the loft and if so can you trace it from there?

Failing that, based on your good line of sight to the transmitter and 100s across the board on the Digital UK Tradeview predictor, you may find that a set-top aerial works.

The only possible spanner in the works is that the terraces run approximately north to south which is roughly the same as that of the direction the signal is coming from. You may find it tricky to position an indoor aerial where the line between the transmitter and it doesn't go through the houses!

Your best bet is undoubtedly the east side of the house. Emley Moor is at 169 degrees from your location (that being a bit anticlockwise from south). The houses are slightly clockwise of the north/south meridian.

If you can, get a roof-top aerial because it will be much more reliable. But the set-top aerial could perhaps be tried - just don't be expecting it to work perfectly (although that's not to say that none ever do).

I would steer clear of loop aerials, aerials with amplifiers (boosters) in-built. Personally I have one of these Labgear ones which I use occasionally:

www.ebay.co.uk link icon Set Top Aerial Labgear | eBay

For Emley Moor you need it horizontally polarised, as in like this:

www.comparestoreprices.co.uk link icon http://www.comparestorepr….jpg

The photo on eBay shows it almost vertical. It is adjustable and should be directed with it narrow-most end in the direction of the transmitter.
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