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My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound o

My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong

My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+
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To deal with the problem you must clear the channel list completely and then rescan - if your box has it in the menus, please the 'installation menu' to do an initial scan or a reset to factory settings or First Time Installation. You MUST delete the entire existing list of channels. On most boxes this technique can be also be used:

Try this:

1) unplug your Freeview box (or idTV) from the mains;



2) unplug the aerial from the Freeview box by disconnecting the cable from the 'RF in' socket;



3) wait 30 seconds;

4) plug Freeview box (or idTV) mains back in;



5) do a complete scan for channels - it will fail without the aerial. (This may be in the installation or initialization menu, and is distinct from any 'add channels option'). Once this is done your channel line up should be empty;



6) reinsert aerial by reconnecting to the 'RF in' connection;



7) do a complete scan for channels again.



The Freeview channel line-up provided by six "multiplexes" - each of which carry five or more TV channels, radio channels, text services and EPG data. In this diagram each ROW represents a multiplex. If you are still missing a whole multiplex (ie everything on the row) you may need to replace your aerial with a wideband type, purchase a larger aerial or you may have interference from a VCR, games console, Sky Digibox or similar.



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Thursday, 18 April 2019
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StevensOnln1
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1:13 PM

frank allen: The Bromsgrove transmitter underwent frequency changes last year, but none recently and no further changes are planned. Retuning is never a good idea when you suddenly loose signal as it will never fix a signal problem and you have now deleted channels which were previously correctly tuned. Start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV.

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Friday, 19 April 2019
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Guillermo Knomatez
6:07 AM

No BBCA Group on Millom Park relay (Winter Hill main) from approx 2200 Thursday 18th. Still none at this time (Friday). D3&4 still active. Reset carried out on built-in DVB-T then rescanned - no change

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Sunday, 21 April 2019
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Mike Scofield
11:50 AM

No HD channels on Whitehawk Hill transmitter. Have done a refund without aerial. Then refund with aerial.
Still no HD

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StevensOnln1
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11:54 AM

Mike Scofield: Retuning was a bad idea as you've now deleted the tuning data for the missing channels. Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? Please provide a full postcode so that we can see where you are in relation to the transmitter and your predicted signal strength etc.

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Saturday, 27 April 2019
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Eileen Slater
7:30 AM

After being told to retune recently by Freeview my BBC channels keep dropping out with no signal and breaking up. Unable to watch them at all. Help!! The other channels are fine.

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MikeP
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10:08 AM

Eileen Slater:

Please provide your full post code so that we can look up the expected reception at your location. Also check that you are now tuned to the correct transmitter for your location.



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Monday, 29 April 2019
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Wednesday, 1 May 2019
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Roy plommer
10:42 AM

Recently and now every evening we cannot get cotinous reception without the message appearing frequently " no signal "

Your advice and help to rectify

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StevensOnln1
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3:47 PM

Roy plommer: Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? Please provide a full postcode so that we can see which transmitter you're using, where you are in relation to it and your predicted coverage etc.

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