Challenge
Classic gameshows and moreChallenge is a widescreen commerical-break funded TV channel.
How to Watch: Challenge
Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.
Media UK: For full details of broadcaster contacts, see the
Media UK Challenge page.
Official site: See the
Challenge website.
From Wikipedia: The channel mostly transmits repeats of programmes acquired from UK terrestrial channel archives e.g. From its launch on 1 September 1993 to 2 February 1997, the channel aired shows from a mixture of genres, mainly sitcoms, game shows, dramas and entertainment. It was claimed that the channel produced more original series worldwide than any other cable or satellite network. - en.wikipedia.org
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Freeview multiplex: Challenge is on
multiplex COM5 in
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales .
This channel carries a subtitles service for the deaf, hard of hearing and quiet environments.
Your comments are always welcome. Please use the form below to add your thoughts or questions to this page. We will get back to you as soon as we can.
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shaunWednesday 2 February 2011 12:23AM
Dumbarton
is challege tv
coming to freeview
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mikipWednesday 2 February 2011 11:19AM
mikip: Given that both channels consist of archive programmes, nothing is being made. S
SoozywoozyWednesday 2 February 2011 11:30PM
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BrydenWednesday 27 April 2011 11:06PM
BristolBryden: Did you retune this week as required? B
BrydenThursday 28 April 2011 11:19PM
Bryden: Virgin 1 has been off air for many months now. B
BrydenFriday 29 April 2011 11:42PM
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DanielThursday 23 June 2011 12:59AM
The space we use for challenge is used by e4 in wales thats why you have this problem with challenge going off air at 7pm. Of course if s4c did not exist e4 would be on mux 2 in wales also then the welsh version on mux A would carry challenge 24 hours. B
BrydenThursday 23 June 2011 11:29PM
Thanks so much Daniel, I was afraid it would be something like that. S
shareTuesday 26 July 2011 12:13AM
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timonthenetTuesday 26 July 2011 8:58PM
It will accept multiple cards, so if you allocate a tuner for each multiplex, in theory you can record absolutely anything at anytime, no matter how many 'clash'.
Recording is very good quality indeed, and there are other possibilities for streaming/playback etc. The only requirement is that the drivers are Microsoft compatable, ie must not be some 'custom' manufacturer's version!
If you use the Channel Editor from the drop-down menu, it will automatically state all PMTs, PIDs, etc. for each channel. Cost is still only 15 euros (about £13.50), and is worth every penny. I have been using it successfully for years.
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shareThursday 28 July 2011 5:08PM
Thanks for your suggestion downloaded the trial version, initial scan found no channels, however a full scan found all the channels. It gave me an idea, so in ComproDTV I changed the scan to frequency range 50,000 to 895,000. it also found all the channels, so for now going to stick with what I know as my remote works with the Compro software. Thanks again SimonT
timonthenetThursday 28 July 2011 9:04PM
Yes, not having a remote is a drawback, although a couple of remotes have had plugins written to support DVBViewer.
Usually when I tune/re-tune, I set the frequency for a particular mplex, the still press Scan Range. This is a lot quicker than scanning through multiple frequancies. This website has the frequecy details for all Freeview multiplex for each transmitter. For eg, here using Waltham, BBC ONE/TWO etc., is at 698,000kHz (which equates to frequency channel 49. ie [8 x 49] + 306 offset = 698). Scanning a range in DVBViewer of 698,000 to 698,000 pulls up all of mplex very quickly.
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carla burkeTuesday 20 September 2011 10:17PM
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timonthenetTuesday 20 September 2011 11:43PM
Apparently, Challenge has moved from it's current Mux Frequency, to a new one (Arq A, I believe), along with Dave, Sky News etc, replacing Pick TV+1, which ceases from today on Freeview.
I discovered this after my recording of Takeshi's Castle failed this evening. I do so wish these changes were better advertised.
Challenge has moved from SDN (C29) to ArqA (C56 - 754 MHz) as of 2:00 pm today.
This in theory should be easier to get (higher power), and makes it 24/7 all over the UK, including Wales (where it was only for 13 hours a day).timonthenet: Which is all very well, but doesn't seem to be listed on the official DMOL page. M
MichaelWednesday 21 September 2011 6:43PM
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timonthenetThursday 22 September 2011 12:15AM
It was interesting to note that viewers thought the picture was sharper and clearer than when on the SDN Mux.
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LizSaturday 31 December 2011 2:51PM
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LyndaWednesday 4 January 2012 2:51PM
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LizFriday 6 January 2012 3:19PM
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NickTuesday 27 March 2012 11:05PM
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NickFriday 27 April 2012 12:00AM
Nick: Sky is forbidden by Ofcom from providing pay services on Freeview directly, as they have a "dominant market position".
The Challenge slot on Freeview was one they got when they purchased channels from Virgin Media. J
janieWednesday 6 June 2012 6:44PM
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TracieThursday 9 May 2013 4:35PM
Tracie: Challenge is free-to-air, so you will get the broadcasts of TNA Impact when you stop subscribing to Sky. updates
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