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Below is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using one of the free services: DAB (for radio), Freeview, Sky No Card - Sky without a viewing card (Freesat from Sky (or fSfS)) and Freesat.. Where a channel can be watched for free, the channel number is listed below. In addition, if you can watch (or listen) immediately online, press the button in the "web" column.

As some channels are exclusive to one service alone, you may need to get receive more than one service to get all the channels you want. The coverage for Freeview differs too - those channels not provided by the public service "Freeview Light" transmitters the current coverage shown thus (54%), taken from Connected Nations Report 2017: Data analysis'

Key: wb_sunny daytime; watch_later nighttime; account_box funded from the TV License; flags show Freeview channel limits.
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High definition channels
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BBC Four HDaccount_box live_tv   106watch_later 116watch_later 108watch_later

Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.

media.info: For full details of broadcaster contacts, see the media.info link icon media.info BBC Four HD page.

Official site: See the www.bbc.co.uk link icon BBC Four HD website.

From Wikipedia: - en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org link icon read more about BBC Four HD on wikipedia (summary by Clipped).

Freeview multiplex: BBC Four HD is on multiplex PSB3 in england flagscotland flagnorthernireland flagwales flag.

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Sunday, 1 April 2018
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Gordon Hayes
3:51 PM

Having enjoyed watching tin HD I am now unable, since the retune to watch BBC4 HD anymore . I have done a full retune both auto and manual but without success. I was told by the Freeview team that a new aerial would possibly solve the problem so I purchased a High Gain Labgear and had it installed to no avail. My signal strength on BBc1 and BBc2 is showing 94/95 % and a quality of 100% so I fail to see why the BBC4 and the other new channels I am unable to access. I assume you will be able to help me to overcome the problem.

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StevensOnln1
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3:58 PM

Gordon Hayes: We need to know which transmitter you're using (please provide a full postcode which will allow us to see your predicted coverage etc).

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Monday, 2 April 2018
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Peter
2:36 PM

Gordon Hayes:
Same problem please advise

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StevensOnln1
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5:06 PM

Peter: As per my reply to Gordon, we need to know which transmitter you're using.

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Tim
5:29 PM

These changes are solely to allow your Government to make money selling off spectrum to mobile telcos. All costs for returning , new antennas and new TVs set are down to the viewer.

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StevensOnln1
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6:17 PM

Tim: No one needs to buy a new TV or set top box as a result of the current frequency changes. There is a government funded scheme to install free replacement wideband aerials for viewers who do not have satellite or cable, so the viewers are not having to bare the costs.

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Tuesday, 3 April 2018
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John
9:43 PM

Hi - my local transmitter is Sutton Coldfield. BBC four HD is no longer received by my Tv server (PC used as a PVR) which uses a TBS6284 pci card for digital terrestrial reception. However my LG TV is receiving BBC four HD and is connected to the same loft antenna.
Do I need a new pci card for my server? Any ideas would be appreciated.

Many thanks


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Chris Shaw
10:02 PM

BBC 4 HD, (Channel 106 Freeview) has disappeared from the Rowridge transmitter. I don't often watch live but just sat down to watch at 0930 and it said No Signal. A retune caused 106 to disappear. All other channels are operating normally.. I am ina very good reception area.

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Wednesday, 4 April 2018
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js
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1:12 AM

John: Have you scanned the new frequencies for com7 and 8 from Sutton Coldfield?

The TBS6284 seems to have two dual tuners. How are you feeding them?

Are you using a passive splitter?

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John
9:59 AM

js: Hi yes - scanned a couple of times. The channels are showing on the channel list and the EPG is showing programmes so data is getting through, but the channel won't play (nor Channel 4+1 HD and 4 seven HD)
The tuners are daisy chained with small patch lead supplied with tuner card:

Antenna > into Tuner1 > into Tuner 2 > into TV.

The TV at the end of the chain is playing the channel happily so it can't be the antenna causing the problem and the 6284 has worked brilliantly for years without any problems until this recent change.

Thanks for your help

John

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