Have you lost TV CH 5

peedee replied on 03/12/2022 22:01

peedee

Posted on 03/12/2022 22:01

CH 5 has recently moved freesat frequency. I first noticed the loss of this channel at home followed a few days later on my motorhome TV. Some set top boxes may correct themselves but I have read that TVs with inbuilt receivers won't and you will have to manually retune them. This was the case with both my home and motorhome sets. I was not aware this was going to happen and it was only through a search of the internet I found out what had happened and how to correct. Older TV sets can be difficult to change if you have to program in the new transponder frequency of 11307Mhz

If you are just missing CH 5 this is why. Sky customers should not be effected.

As an aside In the course of searching It was observed ITV is to shortly stop transmitting standard definition channels on freeview so if your TV won't receive HD channels you will lose these channels.

peedee

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young thomas replied on 05/12/2022 09:38

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young thomas

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Posted on 05/12/2022 09:38

My aging (but lovely) Panasonic doesn't have an HD DTV tuner. I did check last night and Ch5 is still there and working.

I don't use that tuner much as we have Sky and the Firestick.

my bedroom tv is SD only but I'm sure Ch5 is still there, too.

as it happens, the BBC2 HD channel on the Sky tv guide has been in 'slot 2' for ages, with BBC2 SD down in the 800 area, whereas BBC1 SD is in slot 1 and BBC1 HD down the list in the 800s.

not only that, slot 3 is ITV1 HD, slot 4 is Ch4 HD and slot 5 is already Ch5 HD. These have been like this for as long as I can remember.

we have 2 TVs in the van, one is non HD DTV and the other is HD DTV. I'll probably retune them tomorrow as we are out in the van for a couple of days, I'll check the Ch5 situation.

I guess the DTV guide is just being aligned with other platforms?

it may be that, on non HD DTV sets, Ch5 SD appears somewhere else in the list, way down the bottom end. I can't see Ch5 just being wiped out from tens of thousands of viewers at a stroke.

Lutz replied on 05/12/2022 10:20

Lutz

Caravanner

Posted on 04/12/2022 07:13 by Rocky 2 buckets

In the 21st century having to view any TV in fuzzy vision is just crazy🤷🏻‍♂️. HD should be a base minimum, 2 or 4K the norm.

Posted on 05/12/2022 10:20

I've never seen the point of HD, let alone 2 or 4K unless maybe one has a giant screen. I've switched between HD and the equivalent non-HD channels on the TV that I've got in the caravan and never noticed any appreciable difference.

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JVB66 replied on 05/12/2022 10:27

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JVB66

Campervanner from Hertfordshire

Posted on 05/12/2022 10:27

I have needed to do a retune on our Tv when we returned home last week as several channels had changed we get our digital TV from Sandy transmitter

peedee replied on 05/12/2022 10:37

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peedee

Motorhomer from Bedfordshire

Posted on 05/12/2022 09:38 by young thomas

My aging (but lovely) Panasonic doesn't have an HD DTV tuner. I did check last night and Ch5 is still there and working.

I don't use that tuner much as we have Sky and the Firestick.

my bedroom tv is SD only but I'm sure Ch5 is still there, too.

as it happens, the BBC2 HD channel on the Sky tv guide has been in 'slot 2' for ages, with BBC2 SD down in the 800 area, whereas BBC1 SD is in slot 1 and BBC1 HD down the list in the 800s.

not only that, slot 3 is ITV1 HD, slot 4 is Ch4 HD and slot 5 is already Ch5 HD. These have been like this for as long as I can remember.

we have 2 TVs in the van, one is non HD DTV and the other is HD DTV. I'll probably retune them tomorrow as we are out in the van for a couple of days, I'll check the Ch5 situation.

I guess the DTV guide is just being aligned with other platforms?

it may be that, on non HD DTV sets, Ch5 SD appears somewhere else in the list, way down the bottom end. I can't see Ch5 just being wiped out from tens of thousands of viewers at a stroke.

Posted on 05/12/2022 10:37

It is only on freesat that CH 5 changed and it is only on freeview that it is said ITV SD channels will be removed. As yet no date has been mentioned for this to happen.

peedee

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 05/12/2022 10:48

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 05/12/2022 10:20 by Lutz

I've never seen the point of HD, let alone 2 or 4K unless maybe one has a giant screen. I've switched between HD and the equivalent non-HD channels on the TV that I've got in the caravan and never noticed any appreciable difference.

Posted on 05/12/2022 10:48

That’s good for you & less expensive, I personally watch many wildlife programmes & enjoy 4K as it helps in telling a moving stoat from a weasel which isn’t that easy with fuzzy vision👍🏻

Tinwheeler replied on 05/12/2022 10:59

Tinwheeler

Campervanner from Cornwall

Posted on 05/12/2022 10:48 by Rocky 2 buckets

That’s good for you & less expensive, I personally watch many wildlife programmes & enjoy 4K as it helps in telling a moving stoat from a weasel which isn’t that easy with fuzzy vision👍🏻

Posted on 05/12/2022 10:59

......but much depends on the quality of the TV set, Rocky. A poor set will only ever give a second rate picture while a quality set will let you enjoy the enhancements of HD or 4K.👍

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Rocky 2 buckets replied on 05/12/2022 11:28

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 05/12/2022 10:59 by Tinwheeler

......but much depends on the quality of the TV set, Rocky. A poor set will only ever give a second rate picture while a quality set will let you enjoy the enhancements of HD or 4K.👍

Posted on 05/12/2022 11:28

Good point👍🏻, I change my sets regularly as I’m a sucker for new tech. Neo QLEDs being the best right now👍🏻

Tinwheeler replied on 05/12/2022 11:34

Tinwheeler

Campervanner from Cornwall

Posted on 05/12/2022 11:28 by Rocky 2 buckets

Good point👍🏻, I change my sets regularly as I’m a sucker for new tech. Neo QLEDs being the best right now👍🏻

Posted on 05/12/2022 11:34

Cheers. I'll bear that in mind when I'm searching for a set later👍

DavidKlyne replied on 05/12/2022 12:38

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DavidKlyne

Motorhomer from Buckinghamshire

Posted on 05/12/2022 10:37 by peedee

It is only on freesat that CH 5 changed and it is only on freeview that it is said ITV SD channels will be removed. As yet no date has been mentioned for this to happen.

peedee

Posted on 05/12/2022 12:38

Surely that will mean the disappearance of local news on Freeview? If we watch the ITV News on the HD channel it is followed by the local news Meridian which covers the South/East of the country. If I swap over to SD I get Anglia (our area) so what will happen to the local news?

Even BBC is pulling back from Oxford and Cambridge in their local broadcasting. The trouble is that for us, with everything based in Norwich I doubt we will get anywhere near as much news local to us here in MK?

David

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