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Freeview HD - final dates

2010 is the year for Freeview HD for many people. But not all. The full list is here.

2010 is the year for Freeview HD for many people. But not all
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The dates include the relays unless otherwise specified.



All the other transmitters will have Freeview HD at switchover.

The "advanced service" is on unknown frequencies, so it is possible that there might be different coverage to standard Freeview and a wideband aerial might be required. The advanced services will move to their correct frequencies at switch-over.

You will need an HDTV and a new Freeview HD box to view the service, and a roof top aerial will be essential.





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Peddyr
Sunday 26 September 2010 12:05AM
October 19? Thanks Briantist
carole
Sunday 12 December 2010 12:29PM Burnley
i bought a a new tv with freeview hd but i cannot get the hd channels ant idea why. Help
Briantist
Monday 13 December 2010 7:16AM
carole: Have you got a Freeview HD set, or a HD set with Freeview?
John Hanson
Thursday 23 December 2010 9:00AM
Hi
I bought a Samsung TV with built-in freeview HD but don't seem to have tuned in any of the channels. I point to Sutton Colefield. I get all the freeview channels, but not the HD ones.
Any clues as to why.
Kind Regards
Briantist
Thursday 23 December 2010 1:20PM
John Hanson: Freeview HD is transmitted from the Lichfield transmitter, not Sutton Coldfield. It is also a low power service until the proper service starts at switch-over.

The best thing to check first is to see if you can receive Channel 5 on analogue.
Derek Burton
Thursday 6 January 2011 10:53PM
Hi, Fed up with paying for sky - I currently have a sky+ box and have been with sky over a year.
1 - Can I buy a HD freeveiw box that records like my sky + and just plug it into the existing sky dish cable.
2 - can I watch channels such as dave etc, how who do I subscribe to?
thanks in advance
steve
Friday 7 January 2011 7:37PM
is bilsdale transmitting freeview hd yet or is pontop the only one in the north east.
thanks
Briantist
Saturday 8 January 2011 10:16AM
steve: Only Pontop Pike, until switchover. As above.
Briantist
Saturday 8 January 2011 10:19AM
Derek Burton:

(1) No, not a FreeVIEW+ box, but a FreeSAT+ box. www.ukfree.tv link icon All about Freesat | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .

(2) No, you can't watch subscription channels when not using a subscription. Dave is free-to-air on FreeVIEW only, not FreeSAT.
mike kitson
Thursday 13 January 2011 11:46AM
I have just bought a Freeview HD TV and can receive BBC1 NORTH, ITV1, CHANNEL4 AND BBC HD
Which are all great. Can you advise when I will be able to receive the other HD Freeview channels like Film4 etc? I cant find any dates or plans on any website at all?
Briantist
Thursday 13 January 2011 11:48AM
mike kitson: There are no plans for any more Freeview HD channels at the moment.

There will be a "spectrum auction" at some point for the frequencies as they become available in 2012/13, but this may or may not result in more channels.
Paul Weston
Monday 17 January 2011 4:53PM Peterborough
Hi

Regarding Freeview HD. In NN15 5EX on Sandy Heath. Freeview HD is not showing as available at all. in other areas served by Sandy the website is giving a date of later this year to be able to received Freeview HD. I'm about to purchase a Freeview + box. Is it worth getting an HD one or I am really not going to be able to receive Freeview HD (even though areas further from Sandy can!)?
Briantist
Monday 17 January 2011 4:59PM
Paul Weston: Yes, you will get Freeview HD on 30th March 2011.
Alex
Monday 17 January 2011 5:11PM Girvan
is it possable to cancel sky sub,but pay £10 a month to keep sky+ functions.Alex
Briantist
Monday 17 January 2011 5:20PM
Alex: Yes, or you can pay the "Sky+ annual fee" of £120 for a new Freeview+ or Freeview+HD box.
jack guest
Tuesday 29 March 2011 6:13PM Studley
Hi,

my postcode says that I will get freeview hd on 30th march 2011 (B80 7AX) no other postcodes in the area say they will so I wonder if it is true? my tv comes from sutton coldfield and so i dont think that goes hd yet. I suspect the predictor is wrong? can you help at all, many thanks
jack
KMJ,Derby
Tuesday 29 March 2011 7:54PM
jack guest: According to the Digital UK postcode checker you should already be able to receive the low power Freeview HD service which along with analogue Channel five, is transmitted from Lichfield on C34. As you say the high power HD service from Sutton Coldfield starts at switchover on 21st September. It may be of interest that you should also be able to receive Freeview HD on C30- from Lark Stoke as from 20th April 2011.
jack guest
Thursday 31 March 2011 2:20PM Studley
Thanks KMJ,

I am still a little confused. I cant work out where the lichfield transmitter is but it looks like its near to Sutton coldfield. Is it right that if I can get C5 analogue then that is coming from lichfield and means I should be able to get HD ? I have been trying but no luck on the HD channels although I can pick up 81 normal freeview ones so that seems goo? I tried turning the antenna to larkstoke but got nothing so i think it is blocked from where I live.
thanks
tunneey
Monday 11 April 2011 12:08PM Derby
in derby using waltham transmitter should i be able to get freeviev HD from this transmitter thanks
Briantist
Monday 11 April 2011 2:02PM
tunneey: Wednesday 31st August 2011.
Mark
Sunday 1 May 2011 5:11PM Doncaster
I've just got a Freeview HD TV but don't see any HD channels :( I am postcode DN5 7AL, but the aerial points to Belmont not Emley Moor as it received a better signal years ago, and its in the loft as roof access is difficult apparently. When does Belmont get HD channels, and can I still get it from the attic with the booster I have?

Currently, signal strength is high for freeview, according to my TV. Thanks in advance.
Briantist
Wednesday 4 May 2011 8:07AM
Mark: Freeview HD start at Belmont on Wednesday 17th August 2011.
allan
Tuesday 17 May 2011 12:14PM Glasgow
hi i am in same boat as others have bought an lg tv with built in freeview hd and although freeview is good i cant see any hd channels am in glasgow according to freeview my area should be good to go any clue as to when i will receive the channels cheers
Briantist
Tuesday 17 May 2011 12:17PM
allan: Just check first that you DO have Freeview HD and not just an HD Ready set with Freeview.

You are predicted to get the pre-switchover HD service from Black Hill, so see www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Jacob
Saturday 11 June 2011 9:50AM
I after double checking the freeview hd site, I got a new tv with freeview hd built in. however I can't recieve the hd channels!

ex council flat in dennistoun, Glasgow. is the aerial the problem?
Briantist
Monday 13 June 2011 8:41AM
Jacob: Please first see www.ukfree.tv link icon What does "Full HD Ready" actually mean? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice . You will have to wait for the final stage of switchover, Wednesday 22nd June 2011, to be able to watch Freeview HD.
Robert Dawson
Thursday 16 June 2011 2:04PM Northampton
I receive TV from the Sandyheath transmitter.I have an HD ready TV and a DV Recorder which tells me it is HD Full Upscaling. What else do I need to get HD progammes?
David
Saturday 18 June 2011 11:59AM Bedford
Robert Dawson: your going to need an HD tuner,
HD ready does not mean your tv has HD tuner inside, can you give details of what make/model TV and DV Recorder ? i could look them up and see if they have HD tuner inside.
Bob Loader
Sunday 30 October 2011 8:42PM Stone
Can you please tell me what is going on. After switch-over we were led to believe that signal strength would be fantastic.
But ITV and HD programmes are on and off almost on a nightly basis. Are they still working on the transmitters, have they given any indication when stability might set in?
I am asking you because you have been so helpful in the past
My post code ST15 0PQ and picking up signals direct from Sutton Coldfield
Thanks for any help.
Terry
Monday 17 September 2012 10:55PM
Just bought Samsung freeview hd tv,tuned channels but only get bbc1,itv1ch4in hd,.manual says I get about 50 channels in hd.i am in Tyne tees region in between digital changeover dates,12sept and26sept, my ariel I think is towards pontopike,thanks
Dave Lindsay
Monday 17 September 2012 11:07PM
Terry: Freeview makes available four HD channels: BBC One HD, BBC HD, ITV1 HD and Channel 4 HD.
Terry
Tuesday 18 September 2012 7:52AM
Thanks Dave,maybe I was expecting too much,me and technology are not compatible
Terry
Tuesday 18 September 2012 10:58AM Peterlee
While I am on the subject of adding channels,some of the channels were put into data-other,could you tell me what happens with them,sorry for being so numb,thanks
Dave Lindsay
Tuesday 18 September 2012 11:49AM
Terry: These are text services. For example, logical channel number (LCN) 106 is "Mail Travel TV". I just went on it and it said to press the Text button on the remote which I did and this then came up with a the logo for the Daily Mail and a text page.

BBC Red Button is another such service which is on LCN 105, although it is also available by pressing text or the red button on any BBC standard definition service.

Personally I set all these to skip.

See here for a full list of services:

www.dtg.org.uk link icon DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex

At the top of the page is the configuration pre-switchover (pre-DSO) and below that is post-switchover (post-DSO).

Each table shows a multiplex, which is a single signal that carries multiple services.
Terry
Tuesday 18 September 2012 4:19PM Peterlee
Dave,thanks again,your help is much appreciated,I would be totally lost!
Carole
Wednesday 26 September 2012 10:42PM
We have a Sony Full HD tv. The digital switchover has been completed today, live in the North East with aerial towards the Bilsdale transmitter. The tv has been re-tuned but we have been unable to get any of the HD channels. If anyone out there is able to give us any clue as to what we need to do to get the HD channels then we would really appreciate a reply. Thanks
jb38
Wednesday 26 September 2012 10:55PM
Carole: What model of Sony TV do you have? as the term full HD is sometimes used incorrectly in the technical sense albeit legally correct.
Carole
Thursday 27 September 2012 8:55PM
Hi jb38, thanks for your reply sorry that I haven't been in touch before now. The tv is a Sony Bravia KDL40W5500. We still have the box in our garage so will be able to check the exact wording tomorrow but we are sure that it was sold as a 40" Widescreen Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Freeview and 100z Motionflow. Hope that this may be of some help to you and you may be able to give us some avice about the HD channels.
Regards

Carole
jb38
Thursday 27 September 2012 9:14PM
Carole: Just had a check at the technical specifications for that model and regret to say that according to the info its only fitted with a DVB-T tuner, devices capable of actually receiving an HD signal have to be of the DVB-T2 specification.

The TV will of course will be able to provide an HD picture, but only if its being fed into the set via an HDMI socket.
Carole
Friday 28 September 2012 10:32PM
Hi jb38, thanks for your help and advice, seems we didn't buy exactly what we thought we were buying. Oh well, that's life I suppose too late to take the telly back.
Regards

Carole
jb38
Friday 28 September 2012 11:32PM
Carole: Speaking as an engineer I think its quite appalling the way these devices are allowed to be advertised, as although it may well be perfectly worded in the legal sense in the moral sense it isn't, as even I who have been involved in this field for years have (on occasions) to check the spec of a device to know if its actually capable of HD reception or not.
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