C50 (706.0MHz) after switchover
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alan ferrierMonday 20 August 2007 12:14PM
I have a flat in london where the tv ariel is maintained by the local authority. we cant get freveiw and they dont intend to upgrade the system for 3 years. what can I do.
regards Alan Ferrieralan ferrier: Very hard to say without a postcode. PaulMonday 27 August 2007 8:03PM
Bordon I receice my signal from Hannington. I used to get BBC1 just fine - however in the last month or so - its been impossible to get. It gradually started breaking up - until finally it died. Same goes for all programs on MUX1 - channel 50 it seems.
Possibly trees? Other channels are just great - clear as day. Why is it just 50 that is giving me problems? Any ideas?Paul: All the channels on multiplex 1 are carried in a single bitstream, so if you can't get all of it you get nothing. The interference is most likely to come from a local source - a VCR, games console or Sky Digibox rather than externally. Trees usally effect the 64QAM mode multiplexes (2 and A) first Lionel BarrattThursday 2 October 2008 4:31PM
Hockley I'm not sure which transmitter I get my terrestrial signals from!
My channels are 50, 56, 66, 53 and 37 for respectively BBC1, BBC2, ITV1, Ch4 and Ch5.
Am I looking at Bluebell Hill (Maidstone?) or Dover?
I live in South-east Essex but cannot receive my intended transmitter but get decent signal from Kent!EricThursday 2 October 2008 10:29PM
St. Albans My digital reception over the last week has started to fail.I get BBC1 and 2 fine. All ITV programmes have become too broken up to watch. I have a high gain aerial and it has been fine for years.Also sky3 ok any ideas ? The analogue has banding running down the screen all the time.matthewFriday 3 October 2008 7:25AM
i have just lost all my channels and analogue as well is there any problems transmitting at present EricFriday 3 October 2008 1:10PM
St. Albans Thanks for that information, it prompeted me to check cables, by doing this discovered that my 4 way amp is the cause of my problems. Thanks for your helpEric: Thanks. Always happy to help. Lionel BarrattFriday 24 October 2008 9:58AM
Hockley Thanks for the info (Bluebell Hill or Dover? question) but I receive analogue only at present on terrestrial and that is what my question refersto.
I'm looking into getting a set-top box for my present tv and aerial though I may have to get new aerial and realign it - any comments?
Regards
LionelBobWednesday 26 November 2008 7:33PM
We have brought our LCD TV over from NZ - same voltage etc, but need to tune to UK frequency. What are the frequencies for Essex? what is the best way of doingthis?Bob: Your TV is not compatible, you need to get a Freeview box and connect it via the SCART. Or you can use Freesat.
shillsMonday 15 December 2008 10:31AM
Glasgow house has just been built G33 3RT Get ordinary channells and dtv in living rm downstairs but nothing nothing in kitchen downstairs or front and back bedrooms areal sockets are in all roomsshills: Sounds like the aerials sockets are not attached to the aerial. It's a bit hard to suggest what to do without seeing the set-up. They all must lead somewhere... dave mouleMonday 20 April 2009 11:54AM
HELP!!! BBC1 and BBC2 disappeared at end of last week - April '09 - hannington
There is nothing found when scanning CH50 as of the end of last week. Before that it all worked fine. All the other 85 freeview channels are fine, it is only bbc1, bbc2, cbbc, bbc news 24, that have gone. I am pointing at hannington transmitter. All the other channels are 100% quality.
What's happened to CH50???? HELP!!!!
Any suggestions appreciated!
Regards,
Dave
mouled@uk.ibm.comdave mouleThursday 23 April 2009 1:35AM
Winchester Many thanks for the link Mike. I've checked it out, switched off every device around. And still no joy. I'm puzzled as to why this happened all of a sudden last week - nothing changed here. Why should I suddenly not be able to get MUX1-CH50. I'm now thinking that a new aerial - wide band - may be the solution, but am reluctant to go ahead without understanding what could have cause the sudden change. Any thoughts?
Regards,
Dave.
Mike DimmickTuesday 28 April 2009 10:29PM
Dave, if your analogue reception on Channel 4 is good and BBC Four is also good, your aerial is probably good enough for channel 50. It's not definite, but it should be within the aerial's capabilities. However, the wider the band, the poorer the gain for the same size aerial, so you could consider going to a new Band B aerial since analogue C4 will only be around for another three years.
If, on the other hand, you can't get analogue Channel 4 on channel 66, your aerial may be Band K or even an old Band B which was originally specified as channels 39-51, rather than the current 35 to 53. Analogue BBC One is at 39, but at much higher power. Again, a modern Band B aerial could be an improvement.davidTuesday 6 October 2009 9:34PM
Ashford Hi, can anyone help me!!! I have not been able to receive any signal for BBC1 or BBC2 but can get BBC4? I thought it was my old ariel, so now have a new digital one and booster, but still can't get the channels. I receive an excellant signal with all other channels. Someone has posted that a digi box could interfear? Ariel is facing Dover.IAN HEMMINGThursday 13 January 2011 9:10PM
Purchased 2 TV's with hd freeveiw both worked great till September 2010 had no freeveiw since, retuned every week New Ariel with power amp still nothing in hd what a waiste of moneyIAN HEMMING: Yes, it does sound like you have wasted your money on a "new ariel (sic) with power amp".
A rooftop aerial is required for reliable Freeview reception. You have not provided a postcode so I can't really say more. Anne WhiteFriday 14 October 2011 9:54AM
Hi, Please help an old gal that doesn't understand these things. When manually keying in Channel 50 into Freeview I get a black screen. Hannington is our transmitter and I see from your map that it appears Hannington are still only transmitting Analogue for Channel 50, is this correct? I have had the aerial man round, who says our aerial is perfect, but he can replace it if we wish. I don't want to replace my aerial if it is not necessary. So please let me know if Hannington is transmitting in Freeview for Channel 50, and if not, when are they likely to do so. Many thanksMike DimmickFriday 14 October 2011 2:57PM
Anne White: There are two meanings of 'channel'. One - which this map relates to - is the frequency that the TV service or multiplex is broadcast on. That's the 'UHF Channel' - around here we usually prefix it with a C, e.g. C50. The other is the number you enter to watch a particular service. That's the 'logical channel number'. It's a suggestion that the box is supposed to follow, but if there's already a service stored at that location, it can put the service elsewhere.
With the analogue system, one analogue TV service was transmitted in one UHF channel, so the name 'channel' started to be used for the TV service. Digital services are carried in a 'multiplex', a combination of multiple services in a stream of data, to share some of the overheads of digital encoding and error correction. One UHF channel contains an entire multiplex, which carries anywhere from six to twelve services.
Hannington broadcasts Multiplex 1, which carries the majority of the BBC's digital services, on UHF channel 50. The exceptions are BBC Four, CBeebies and the radio services.
Logical channel number 50 is BBC One HD, at sites that are broadcasting the HD multiplex. This is transmitted in a slightly different way to the other services, which requires 'Freeview HD'-branded equipment. The HD multiplex starts up at the second stage of switchover, except for a few locations that were particularly important to the advertisers (London, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh), where an early service started in 2010. Hannington will start transmitting it from 22 February 2012.
One of the early HD services is from the Crystal Palace transmitter which serves the London area. Some people in the Hannington analogue coverage area can already get HD from Crystal Palace, with the right aerial pointed in the correct direction. I'm not sure it's worth changing with only a few months to go, though.
You will need to retune your Freeview box or TV on 8 February and 22 February. The analogue services shut down, and the high-power digital services take over the old analogue UHF channels. These channels have much less interference than the channels currently used for digital services. Indeed Hannington's digital broadcasts are currently heavily restricted to the east, because the current channels clash with analogue broadcasts from the Guildford transmitter.Stuart TierWednesday 16 November 2011 5:07PM
Southampton I live in SO30 4AY and receive signal from Hannington. I know this is a fringe area but Rowridge is not in line of sight due to a hill. About 2 weeks ago channels in the group BBC1, 2, 3 etc started pixelating and have now completely gone off. Before this time we had a good signal on these channels on our three tvs with assorted integrated tuners, set top boxes and a PVR. Have retuned primary set today and now cannot access these channels at all. Other channel groups are performing as before with "expected" breakup and pixelation due to a large local tree. Any ideas gratefully received.Stuart Tier: You should have excellent reception of all services from Hannington. You are not in a "fringe area", but within the main service area.
I would suggest you have your rooftop aerial and cables checked out. simon courtThursday 13 September 2012 9:56PM
we have lost BBC 1 and BBC2 from free view how do we get them back?michelleTuesday 25 September 2012 8:04PM
we are pensioners in an area that switches to digital tomorrow a person from the help scheme arrived today but found we would not receive digital even with a new aerial and has recommended freesat we have never been able to receive sky so will this be possiblemichelle: Freeview is usually available in all areas where the current four-channel analogue is available. A small proportion of those areas will be "Freeview Lite" and will only receive Public Service channels, these being BBC standard and high definition, BBC radio, ITV1, ITV1+1, ITV1HD, Channel 4, Channel 4+1, Channel 4HD, E4, More4 and Channel 5.
Knowledge of your location, preferably in the form of postcode or nearby postcode such as that of a shop would allow an assessment of the likelihood of reception to be made. D WilkinsonFriday 4 January 2013 9:29PM
Worcester I can receive freeview on 6 different devices including the HD channels on one so I haven't got an aerial problem. However I cannot receive any channels associated with C50 (76000)on any device. Occasionally I can get a broken signal on ESPN on my BT Vision box. There are allegedly no problems with the Malvern transmitter which serves our postcode WR2 4HH. My Humax PVR indicates that the signal rating on C50 channels varies around 10%. Can anyone suggest who I can complain to about the lack of signal. I am paying for ESPN but can't receive it.updates
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