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Has BBC News HD started yet?
dans_t16s
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I thought the BBC launched all their remaining HD channels last month? I can't find News HD, or Four HD on my YouView EPG. I have Three and Two as well as the original One. I know YouView shouldn't need a retune as it does it automatically, but I just did it anyway but still no sign of these channels
Have they been delayed?
Have they been delayed?
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To find out if (or when) your transmitter may receive these three channels, plus Al Jazzeera HD and any further lauched HD channels, use the coverage checker at the Digital UK coverage checker.
EDIT: Sorry, crossed posts their. Hope the link helps though.
Thanks. It says I'm on the Rowridge transmitter, and News HD and Four HD are showing as ok.. But I still can't see them. I'm sure my ariel is ok as I've never had viewing issues on any freeview channel in he past. Confused.
Edit. Sorry. Reread your first post.
Rowridge has not yet started transmitting the channels, there are 30 sites in total, 10 sites were on air in time for Christmas, the remaining 20, of which Rowridge is one, are due between now and June. The exact timetable seems to be a state secret, but hey, we're just the viewers.
Thank you. Just thankful it's not faulty equipment at my end
Oddly, I can get these on my main TV, but not on my Tesco (Technika) 32" LCD. Which is in the same room(!) >:(
Wow! I have EXACTLY the same problem. My 47" LG set picks up BBC4 and BBC NEWS but my 32" Tesco Technika doesn't - no matter how many times I've re-scanned it. I assumed it's a fault with the TV because I get a good signal.
When I get round to it, I might tell it I'm in a different region and see if that helps. I'm in the North West.
Similarly, my main TV (50" Panny) constantly tells me when there are new channels, whereas the Technika never bothers.
There are some threads running in the Freeview section about certain Vestel based receivers not 'seeing' the new mux. It could be related to that, Technika are one of Vestel's brands
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?p=70019883#post70019883
It's not just relays but also around half the main transmitters including mine, Midhurst which will permanently miss out. Very few will offer it in the a South because of having to allow for interference with European broadcasts. Only Crystal Palace which is just about receivable and Rowridge which we get no reception from will get it as main transmitters around here.
This is a big drawback if you are receiving from more than one transmitter and want to tune in only the strongest signal.
There is always the old pull the cable out when it comes to frequencies you dont want it to tune to, while leaving it in for the ones you want, then when it scans to add channels it will ignore any new ones that dupe the ones it already has.
Sudbury not getting it, so thats half of East Anglia will be missing out some new HD channels..... another quality system for the UK
Did someone not say South Coast will not get them due to interference with French channels ?
Only the inferior HP with it's hotchpotch of power levels is getting the new mux, so many users in the South will still miss out.
After all, it was never envisaged that DTT would have another set of HD muxes - what we are getting now is something that has been lashed together by the transmitter operator (Arqiva) using in part old pre-DSO kit and antennae.
Well, I wouldn't bet on that, I've not seen anything to say there won't be a vertical component for Mux 7/8, (he says optimisticly !)
Com7 doesn't appear on the digital uk website for VP, and when emailed they've apparently said it will only be on HP. At least to start with.