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We have recently bought a hdtv with built in digi box, plus had a new digital arial installed. However, we dont seem to be able to recieve all channels. We do however live very close to a large amount of trees. Will this have something to do with the reception, and what can be done about it? it is definately not the tv that is broken
Posted by Mr Housman (
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Report this messageMr Housman: TV signals do not pass though trees when they are in leaf. The trees act as an aerial and drag the signal from the airways! Use a long pole to get a line-of-sight from transmitter to reception aerial!
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Report this messageI have had a Freeview box for several years now and have not had that many problems with it but a few days ago we have lost all the MUX1 channels i.e. BBC1, BBC2, ..... and not matter what I do to search for them again they do not appear.
We are served by the Black Hill transmitter and the current MUX1 signal says maximum strength.
Any ideas ?
(map)Posted by Mr. Hay (
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Report this messageMr. Hay: Please see
Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 for some suggestions. There is no work going on the Back Hill transmitter.
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Report this messageI have a Goodmans Freeview box with a Hard Drive, it works the same as a Sky+ box. On Sunday 16th Nov we had problems with receiving BBC Channels I did a automatic channel scan that produced the BBC Channels but now I have lost all of ITV and C4. I have recording programmed in for these missing channels and they are recording but we just cannot watch them. I know that I can manually input channels but I cannot find the tunning numbers for Sutton Coldfield to input against the channels on the box. Can anyone help
(map)Posted by Carolyn Stokes (
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Report this messageI have now figured out that the channels that are missing are Mux 2, would the best bet be to reboot the system and do a 'first time install' or just do a manual input, in which case which channel is it for Sutton Coldfield 44 or 46?
Thanks
(map)Posted by Carolyn Stokes (
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Report this messageCarolyn Stokes: Does the recorder have two aerial input connections? If so, what happens when you swap them over?
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Report this messagewhich frequency is for channel four from winter hill.as i have lost it and now recieve sc4 wales.on my 37inch panasonic .what is the best way to retrieve.ch4.
Posted by mark edge (
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Report this messageI have lost MUX 1 on Black Hill too
Posted by Matt (
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Report this messageWE HAVE AN ACTIVE DEFLECTOR RE-TRANSMITTING CAMBRET HILL AROUND OUR VILLAGE.
TODAY (22/7) WE ARE GETTING CH.44 AND 47 BUT NOTHING ON CH.41 I.E. NO ITV CHNS.
IS CH 41 WORKING OR HAVE WE A PROBLEM WITH OUR VILLAGE TRANSMITTER?
CHEERS
BRIAN
GLENTROOL
(map)Posted by BRIAN (
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Report this messageBRIAN: Nothing is listed at the main transmitter
Cambret Hill digital switchover date | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 - the most likely explanation is your repeater has a problem.
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Report this messageI live within three miles of the Wenvoe transmitter. My new Sony DVD recorder updates every night for the EPG and always retunes to Mendips, my three TVs are all tuned to Wenvoe and we have a signal strength of 10. I've contacted Sony and they can't explain why this is happening. Have you any advice on what I can do, as it is very tedious retuning every day.
(map)Posted by Catherine (
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Report this messageCatherine: Please don't retune, just use the channel numbers, as per
Digital Region Overlap | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice - it's quite straightforward.
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Report this messageI live in Llanharan and watch ordinary freeview via my roof top aerial (tuned into the Wenvoe transmitter)and a digital hard drive recorder. I Also have sky freeview via sky satellite dish. Over the last month my reception on the freeview channel from the roof-top aerial is very poor, somedays i can't even get the main bbc & ITV channels. Can any one please try and explain why this is, i've done the obvious checks & retuned a number of times but it makes no difference.
(map)Posted by Tina (
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Report this messageTina: Please can you check the
Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page?
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