Freeview

[whiskeryron]

Is Freeview T/V regional ? I have downloaded & printed complete Freeview channels ( inc HD) but find I can only receive SOME in my area ( HR 5 ).

[bhg481]

Many of the BBC programmes are regional (local news etc). Most of the others are nationwide. Perhaps your aerial isn't as good as it might be or slightly mis-aligned. You also need to retune fairly frequently, although you normally get a warning when stations have benn added or changed.

[whiskeryron]

Thanks bhg. Retuning constantly NO diff.

[Gromit]

This should tell you which channels you should be receiving, based on postcode.

However, in my own home, the upstairs and the downstairs TVs have different Freeview channels, I can only assume they are tuned into different transmitters.

https://www.freeview.co.uk/channels-at-your-address

[whiskeryron]

Cheers Gromps, doesn't help tho am in rest home & although free to do pretty well as I please, when typing rest home address in search box page you provided, answer =NOWT.

[whiskeryron]

Obviously there is a standard F/V aerial for the whole block. Could this make a difference?

[Buenchico]

If you're using a standard definition (SD) Freeview TV (or set-top box) you need to be aware that some SD broadcasters have to use HD 'multiplexes'. That means that you can't receive the signals via an SD set/box; you must have an HD one (even though you'll only be watching in SD).

In particular, 'COM7' is an HD multiplex but it also transmits the following SD stations:
Viva
CBS Reality+1
Rishtey Europe
Talking Pictures
5USA+1
So you'll need HD equipment to receive them.
http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/freeviewchannels.html

If you've got other missing channels though it strongly suggests that your aerial is better at receiving some multiplexes than others, leaving you with some missing channels from the 'weaker' multiplexes. A simple signal booster (for around a tenner from most big supermarkets) should fix the problem. [You'll need to do a rescan after installing it].

[Tuvok]

http://www.terrestrialtv.uk/dtt.cgi

This site lets you select your local transmitter