Launched in 2013 as a way to get extra HD channels to viewer’s homes, extra Freeview capacity on COM7 ended up giving viewers access to a wide range of channels.
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After 8 1/2 years on air, the seventh national Freeview multiplex was switched off at 11:00 on Thursday. With it went over half a dozen channels.
Viewers retuning find on-screen messages advising them to switch to the standard definition versions of BBC Four HD and CBeebies HD.
The free-to-air factual channel will be available later into the evening on Freeview from July following changes to Freeview capacity this week.
Freeview is asking viewers to do an unprecedented two retunes in two days. But do you really need to retune twice and what happens if you don’t bother?
Viewers will need to take action from midday on 29th June 2022 to continue receiving all available Freeview channels in their area.
Freeview has issued a warning to viewers in the south of England and Wales, as a strong area of high pressure could affect TV signals.
Forces TV was due to lose its current Freeview slot at the end of the month. But operator BFBS has now confirmed Forces TV is closing completely.
Ofcom investigation finds lack of site-specific plans to deal with such major incidents and delays in communicating with affected viewers.
The return of Love Island on ITV2 has generated some complaints that the picture quality on Freeview isn’t that great.