Have you lost TV CH 5

peedee replied on 03/12/2022 22:01

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

Tammygirl replied on 09/12/2022 13:43

Posted on 06/12/2022 07:33 by peedee

It is difficult to. find solid information about the closing of HD channels especially on freeview.

Of course the above should have read "closing of SD channels"

TG, currently on freeview BBC has all services shown as being on both HD and SD but only ITV1 is shown as SD and HD whereas on freesat all of ITV and BBC services are shown as both SD and HD channels. I have not checked all the satellite HD channels but some appear to being readied for the changes as they are not yet live.

See:

https://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-2E-2F-2G.html

and

https://www.freeview.co.uk/corporate/platform-management/channel-listings-industry-professionals

peedee

Posted on 09/12/2022 13:43

Thanks PD, have just checked our freesat and freeview tvs.

Neither of them have ITV 2, 3, and 4 as HD channels just SD.

Not sure if it's down to where we live or not. Lots of other HD channels available. 

peedee replied on 09/12/2022 14:07

Posted on 09/12/2022 14:07

TG ITV 2, 3 and 4 are definitely available in HD on the satellite free to air because I have just this morning set them up on our menu. See attached. They may not be on the Freesat menu?

peedee

peedee replied on 11/12/2022 14:34

Posted on 11/12/2022 14:34

I just updated the software on my Humax set top box this morning and retuned Freesat and all the channels are neatly there in order including BBC3  ITV1, 2,3 and 4 HD Channels.

peedee

Tammygirl replied on 14/12/2022 12:48

Posted on 14/12/2022 12:48

Hi PD, have returned the freesat TV and have all the ITV channels in HD 😊

Freeview Smart TV however, we do not get them. On freeview we only get BB1, BBC2, STV, CH4 and CH5, in HD.

In the epg there are other channels that say HD but its not being transmitted so no picture. I guess it's down to what the transmitter is transmitting.

We tune into the Dundee transmitter and get lots of channels, if we tuned into Perth I think it's about 15 channels in total.

However they do get the option of cable TV which we don't. Its either freeview, freesat or Sky.

Thanks for you help. 

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