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IGNORE - PROBLEM SORTED! Anyone having problems with Freeview this morning?!

I don't seem to be getting 95% of the freeview channels today??? (was fine last night)

My TV has Freeview built into it (plus I have a freeview aerial), and I've been using this without any issues for the last 3 or 4 years.

On switching the telly on this morning, I find that my analogue signal is fine, and that I get only a few digital channels (ie Cbeebies, Parliament channel, and a few radio stations), but the majority of them aren't being detected?!

This leads me to think the problem is not at my end?? If a wire had come loose, or there was a problem with my aerial, then I wouldn't get anything would I?

If anyone could advise it would be appreciated, thanks

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  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    herman2811 wrote: »

    This leads me to think the problem is not at my end?? If a wire had come loose, or there was a problem with my aerial, then I wouldn't get anything would I?

    If anyone could advise it would be appreciated, thanks


    Indeed you could well get some channels and not others.

    This would appear to be an aerial/ signal related problem.
  • herman2811
    herman2811 Posts: 1,080 Forumite
    It seems to have sorted itself out now!
  • CGG
    CGG Posts: 746 Forumite
    What area are you, herman2811?
    Are you covered by the Sandy Heath transmitter?
  • herman2811
    herman2811 Posts: 1,080 Forumite
    CGG wrote: »
    What area are you, herman2811?
    Are you covered by the Sandy Heath transmitter?

    Having done a google search, I find that I am covered by that, yes.
  • CGG
    CGG Posts: 746 Forumite
    Our digital TV wouldn't work this morning - but when switched to analogue it would. We thought it was a fault with the TV, but having rung Toshiba and then freeview, it appears there were problems with the Sandy Heath transmitter.
    They must be sorted now, as TV is fine - had to do a re-tune though.
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