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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brue replied on 06/12/2022 08:54

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brue

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Posted on 06/12/2022 08:54

Have a look also on the BBC site for transmission news and updates. There are plans afoot for 2023 regarding HD and BBC 1. Type in transmission updates on the BBC website search. This will also help anyone having transmission problems in different locations etc.

DSB replied on 07/12/2022 18:15

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Caravanner from Staffordshire

Posted on 07/12/2022 18:15

Channel 5 alive and well here on Virgin Media and also on Freeview.

David

SteveL replied on 08/12/2022 08:17

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Motorhomer from Nottinghamshire

Posted on 08/12/2022 08:17

Noticed this in the Telegraph this morning. I suppose if it does happen it will likely be like the digital switch over, with areas of the country going at different times over several years.

BBC could end terrestrial TV and radio in seven years
MATTHEW FIELD

THE BBC could switch off terrestrial television and radio by the end of the decade, the corporation’s director general has said.

In a speech about the long-term future of the broadcaster, Tim Davie said the 100-year-old organisation needs to consider a full “switch-off” of broadcast channels to transform it into an internet-only service. He said: “A switch-off of broadcast will, and should, happen over time and we should be active in planning for it.”

Mr Davie said the BBC should “own a move to an internet future” by 2030 and prepare for “internet-only distribution”.

Such a shift would mean no more BBC broadcasts from TV towers after more than a century and all programmes would move to streaming.

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 08/12/2022 08:42

Rocky 2 buckets

Posted on 08/12/2022 08:42

That is clever planning right there, the future is streaming for sure👍🏻. I get most of my content over streaming platforms. No adverts just choice when it’s wanted not when schedulers decide. Full series now not over 1-2 months. The future is here right now.

young thomas replied on 08/12/2022 16:18

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young thomas

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Posted on 08/12/2022 16:18

We used to have all our radio by long and medium wave, then we moved to FM, then to DAB, then to iPhone apps and Spotify etc.

tv have taken a bit longer to evolve but has passed through many iterations, 405, 625 lines, sd, hd, 4K...internet streaming will be one of those iterations.

The world will be full of servers and processors before long and a serious glitch means disruption of more than just our tv...

don't see anything wrong with advancement but number of eggs and baskets comes to mind.

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