All posts by Steve
Below are all of Steve's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.Another option is to go for Freesat and input a postcode which will definitely default to the Yorkshire stations; whatever postcode you use all BBC variants will be available.
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When I converted from Sky to Freesat I noticed that the NG postcode I put in gave me Central West, because Central East is apparently encrypted. However today when watching the football I noticed the channel 103 had changed to Central East. Somewhere along the line the channel has been unencrypted and the channel switched for boxes using the appropriate postcodes?? Surprised I can find no reference as yet on this website - is this a surprise to everyone ?
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Unless I've missed something, your list of BBC VHF transmitters seems to have omitted Holme Moss (the BBC's equivalent of Emley Moor). I think Holme Moss served the whole North of England until the East/West split in 1968. Winter Hill only came into use as a BBC transmitter when they split the region.
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The Weymouth transmitter used to broadcast ITV Southern - not sure about the BBC variant, but for some reason was transferred to ITV South West/Westward/Whatever-they-call-it-this-week. Certainly it is in the South region back in 405 days which is why the historical information on the Weymouth transmitter is misleading. It refers to the main transmitter only. Why the switch was made is unclear - nearby relays are from Rowridge and on maps the Weymouth coverage appears to intrude into the South region. Anyone know the full story?
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Thanks for that information. I still wonder why the region was chosen as South West when South would seem to be more appropriate? Particularly as it would seem that the 405-line coverage put it more in the South region.
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BBC One Scotland starts in High Definition, Monday 14 January 2Tuesday 15 January 2013 6:43PM
Sheffield
I can get BBC Scottish channels OK even though I have input an English postcode and it gives me the opportunity to have these as defaults if I wish. I still can't find BBC Scotland HD although I know the BBC doesn't encrypt its channels anymore and with BBC1 and BBC2 Scottish versions available to all there is no validity in doing so. So.....how do I get this HD channel????
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Friday 27 April 2012 8:46PM
Sheffield
JB38 - thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I took the satellite connections out and found one was squashed; I straightened it and carefully re-inserted; result - all channels performing normally. Thanks once again.