ITV 4
ITV for plugged-in male achieversITV 4 is a commerical-break funded TV channel.
How to Watch: ITV 4
Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.
Media UK: For full details of broadcaster contacts, see the
Media UK ITV 4 page.
Official site: See the
ITV 4 website.
From Wikipedia: ITV4 is a British television station which was launched on 1 November 2005. The channel has a male-oriented line-up, including sport, cop shows and US comedies and dramas, as well as classic ITV action series of the 1960s and 1970s. ITV4 is broadcast on digital terrestrial, satellite, cable and IPTV platforms. - en.wikipedia.org
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Freeview multiplex: ITV 4 is on
multiplex COM6 in
England
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales .
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Donald: ITV4 is on number 24 on Freeview. KMJ,Derby: Thanks. Is it just me or would it not be useful for Digital UK Tradeview to convey this information? Surely the degree to which the co-channel transmitter actually interferes depends on the direction and polarisation of the aerial, as well as its rejection characteristics, particularly in the direction of the interfering transmitter. K
KMJ,DerbySunday 29 April 2012 10:04AM
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John HogbenMonday 28 May 2012 10:18PM
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jb38Monday 28 May 2012 11:12PM
You should try a test manually tuning in mux Ch50 as sometimes a manual tune will pick up what an auto-tune one passes by, and indeed if when you enter the manual tuning screen where the mux channel associated with whatever you were viewing when you pressed "manual tune" will be entered into, you will (or should) find that as soon as you delete the number that's presently in the box and enter Ch50 into it, that the signal strength (if there) should immediately appear on the indicator bar, if it doesn't then the tuner is not receiving it.G
GeorgeSaturday 2 June 2012 11:30AM
IpswichGeorge: Yes, 27th is the date that all services from Sudbury are due to go up to their full final power (finally!). F
Freddie pearceSunday 10 June 2012 5:22PM
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Freddie pearceSunday 10 June 2012 5:31PM
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Freddie pearceSunday 10 June 2012 5:32PM
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jb38Sunday 10 June 2012 7:34PM
The other point is that Bexhill will be starting service on that date as well, something which "might" cause a problem as far as your reception of Hastings is concerned by it desensitizing your tuner, as the Bexhill relay is indicated as being exceptionally close to you, the other somewhat negative point about Bexhill being that its a PSB only relay and does not transmit anything other than the BBC1 / ITV1 / HD services.NeilSunday 17 June 2012 5:49PM
Dorking we live in Capel Surrey but cannot get ITV 4 any idea when we might get it and on which channel?Neil: The transmitters that serve your area have all switched to digital and all services are as they will stay.
To work out why you might not be getting ITV4, knowledge of which transmitter you are using may help.
First off though, see this page which lists all Freeview services (those with a bullet in the "E"/England column apply):
DMOL Post-DSO Multiplex Channel Allocations
There are six multiplexes (groups) of services. ITV4 is carried on COM6. Are you missing COM4 and COM5?
Looking around on Streetview, there is a mix of Reigate and Crystal Palace. Both are in the same direction to a few degrees, but it is easy to identify which is which when you know how:
- If you are on Reigate then your aerial will be vertical (elements up/down). For Reigate you will probably need a wideband aerial to receive the three COM multiplexes. If you don't have a wideband aerial, this may cause poor or non-existant COM reception.
- If you are on Crystal Palace then your aerial will be horizontal (elements flat). For Crystal Palace a wideband aerial is not necessary and all channels should be receiveable using an aerial used for the former four-channel analogue.
The only thing to be aware of about Crystal Palace is that COM6 has a negative offset and other channels do not. There is a known issue with some devices which cannot receive the type of signals used after switchover (those in 8k mode) that have a negative offset. I won't explain what the negative offset issue is unless it turns out that you have an affected device.
If you are on Crystal Palace and find that you have COM4 and COM5 but not COM6, then post your make and model number and I will see if I can find out if it is a model that has the negative offset issue.
If you are on Reigate, then the negative offset problem cannot be an issue as Reigate's COM6 does not have a negative offset. Neil: I should point out that Reigate and Crystal Palace are nearly north east.
The predictor suggests that Midhurst and Heathfield could be possible and these are south west and east south east respectively. For both, aerials are horizontal. E
elinor staggFriday 22 June 2012 4:57PM
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colin campbell Sunday 24 June 2012 11:52AM
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Les BeynonSaturday 30 June 2012 8:52AM
NewhavenLes Beynon: The reason is because ITV4 is carried on one of the Commercial multiplexes. A multiplex is a digital signal that carries multiple services.
The operators of the Commercial multiplexes (known as the "COMs") can choose where to transmit from. As they are run purely for profit the have opted to invest in 81 of the largest transmitter sites (largest by viewer population). This gives them a 90% coverage of the population.
For them to transmit from the 1,000 or so small relays like Newhaven would roughly double their cost of transmission whilst only adding 8.5% of the population to their potential viewer-bases. When the objective is to sell advertising which they show to as many viewers as possible at lowest possible cost, it is easy to see why they aren't interested in the relays.
The multiplexes that Newhaven carries are the Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) ones. The Commercial broadcasters have no "Public Service" obligation which is why the UK now has this two-tier terrestrial transmitter network.
Freesat is probably your best bet for additional services, including ITV4.
See here for a comparison of full Freeview vs Freesat:
Compare TV | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
ITV3 IS on Freesat, despite its logo appearing on that page. S
Simon GestFriday 13 July 2012 3:38PM
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MarkSunday 15 July 2012 5:05PM
Desperate to watch Tour De France.
Help!
MarkMark: A more accurate location would be useful, or at least knowledge of which transmitter you are receiving from.
If you are receiving from any of the small relay transmitters such as World's End, then it doesn't broadcast the Commercial multiplexes which carry ITV4 and others.
There are three Commercial multiplexes; each being a single signal that carries multiple services.
Do you get ITV3 and Pick TV? These are each carried on the other two Commercial multiplexes.
If you have your aerial directed to Crystal Palace, then what is the make and model of your receiver? There is a known issue with some that means that the multiplex that carries ITV4 will not be able to be received from Crystal Palace. M
MarkSunday 15 July 2012 6:57PM
Transmitter is Chystal Palace.
Located at Montholme Road, Clapham,SW116HY.
We do get ITV 3 and Pick TV.
Receiver is Goodmans GDB3.
Thanks for your help,
Mark
Mark: There is an issue with Goodmans GDB3 models whereby they will not receive post-switchover signals that have a negative offset on their UHF channel number. This is the subject of a Digital UK bulletin:
http://www.digitaluk.co.u….pdf
Post-switchover, one out of six of Crystal Palace's multiplexes have a negative offset and it is the one which carries ITV4, Film 4, Yesterday and others.
It is on UHF channel 28-, thus it has a negative offset. UHF channel 28 is at a frequency of 530.0MHz whereas 28- is a little bit lower, it being at 529.8MHz. The negative offset therefore means that it is a frequency slightly lower than the "centre" of the channel, but above a positive offset of the channel below.
There are some unofficial firmware upgrades for some Vestel boxes (of which this is one) and I'm not sure if one may be suitable for the GDB3. The process requires connection of the box to a computer via a RS232 (serial) connection. This may fix the problem, but if you do it, then you take the chance that it might never work again. Mark: Put something like «goodmands gdb3 firmware» or «vestel gdb3 firmware» into Google.
I read that the firmware for GDB2 is NOT compatible with GDB3 and vice versa.
As I say, upgrade at your own risk. J
jb38Monday 16 July 2012 8:01AM
This is the original link /
http://www.digitaluk.co.u….pdf M
MarkMonday 16 July 2012 9:42AM
I think it is easiest to just buy a new box.
Any other models to avoid/recommendations?
Mark.A good quality Freeview+ HD box such as a Humax HDR-Fox T2/1TB is one to be recommended as such !
Avoid all Technika and inferior supermarket branded boxes as such ! J
jb38Tuesday 17 July 2012 8:40PM
It has to be appreciated that all digital devices can play up now and again, but not only are Humax models less prone to the types of problems that others can suffer from, but the company provides excellent back up facilities for their ranges in the form of frequent OA (over air) downloads, these being for the purpose of keeping their devices up to date with the latest software.
Manager's specials - HUMAX UK Direct Sales Website M
MarkTuesday 17 July 2012 8:42PM
Have bought a Bush freeview digital tv recorder earlier today.
Can now get ITV4, but only when I am touching it!
Infact some channels are fine, but on others the reception breaks up unless I touch it.
I think it might be an earthing thing.
Any ideas anyone?
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jb38Wednesday 18 July 2012 12:02AM
Because of your proximity to the transmitter you don't really want anything elaborate or you could overload the new boxes tuner resulting in signal blocking, so maybe you could advise regarding what type of aerial system you are using.
By the way is your new box a Bush B320HD? M
MarkWednesday 18 July 2012 9:01AM
Have outdoor aerial.
Box is a Bush 320GB free view Digital TV Recorder.
TV is not HD.M
MarkWednesday 18 July 2012 9:10AM
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jb38Thursday 19 July 2012 7:40AM
Although you can check this out by trying a test using either a set top aerial or alternatively a short piece of wire (about 18" min) connected into the inner receptacle on the aerial socket, if the BBC channels return by having done this then you will require an attenuator to be placed in line with the boxes aerial socket, these generally costing less than £5.00 or so from TV shops or from numerous e-bay sources, one rated about 3 or 6db should be suffice or a variable type could also be used, albeit these being rather crude in operation devices. J
jb38Thursday 19 July 2012 8:08AM
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marcMonday 23 July 2012 9:38PM
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chris luker Saturday 8 September 2012 5:02PM
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lesSunday 21 October 2012 10:58AM
Bidefordles: There is no ITV4 HD channel.
Where does your aerial point?
The Westwood Ho! transmitter broadcasts only PSB channels which don't carry ITV4.
Refer to this page that show the six multiplexes and the services carried on each:
DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex
ITV4 is on COM6. You may be able to receive the COM channels from Preseli.
If you have a TV that has ITV4 tuned, then go to it and bring up the signal strength screen and observe the UHF channel number that it is tuned to. I expect that it will be C49 which is Preseli. Then go to the HD PVR manual tune function and tune to the same UHF channel.
As your local transmitter does not broadcast COM channels (see the link above) and therefore if you are receiving them and only have an aerial on your local transmitter then you are picking them up off-beam of your aerial (and probably opposite polarity) so you may have intermittant/poor reception. T
Ted CaponSaturday 3 November 2012 5:48PM
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jb38Saturday 3 November 2012 5:58PM
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FRANKMonday 7 January 2013 12:43PM
ChristchurchFRANK: Rowridge broadcasts horizontally and vertically, and has been doing so for all channels since 18th April 2012.
The Commercial (COM) channels aren't as strong horizontally, and hence switching to vertical polarisation (where all channels are the same power) may cure poor reception of the COMs.
However, the lower power horizontally polarised COMs aren't on "low" power by any means, them being 50kW each which is more powerful than some main stations. P
P DaviesThursday 23 May 2013 8:54PM
MorecambeP Davies: Confirm that your TV is tuned to Winter Hill for ITV4 by bringing up the signal strength screen. It should say UHF channel 55.
C48 is that of Moel-y-Parc and C22 is that of Lancaster.
You can, of course, try Lancaster. The issue (if it turns out that you are indeed tuned correctly to Winter Hill) is probably that you are low down. The signal path (the 'line' between you and the transmitter) is low to the ground for just over a mile which means that there may well be lots of clutter in the way.
For Lancaster you will need to set your aerial for vertical polarisation. Also, if you have a yagi wideband then these are less effective on lower channels, of which Lancaster uses exclusively. Also, the transmission power of Lancaster's COM channels (which carry ITV4 and others) are half power to its PSBs. Winter Hill is much more powerful than Lancaster. A
AshFriday 24 May 2013 4:14PM
DerbyAsh: I've provided you with a reply to your earlier posting:
My Freeview | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
The answer is not a simple yes/no one. It may be more a case of try it and see. It is certainly the case that you don't have line-of-sight to either transmitter so neither may be excellent. Sutton Coldfield is slightly closer and more powerful.
I suggest that what you do will depend of whether it is just PSB channels you are having difficulty with or just COM channels.
If it is PSBs then you can try tuning to the Derby relay for which you probably won't need to adjust your aerial. If it is the COMs then you will require a wideband aerial for Waltham as COM4 is on a Group A channel (bottom third of the band) and COM5 and COM6 are on C/D channels (top third of the band). updates
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