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Don't forget Channel 5HD on Sky is part of HD subscription so unlikely it would be on Freeview.
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A thought: now that BBC One +1 is planned to be a separate service, the CBBC capacity will be empty overnight should BBC Three close. The Beeb have gifted a chunk of their capacity to the carriage of Community before - it was on Mux B/BBCB back in the pre-switchover days IIRC - and putting a public-service channel in the vacated BBCA space would cause less ructions than slotting a commercial station in there would... This would enable part-time Community to be restored to those with SD-only receivers and those outside COM7 range...
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For about 20 mins (9:35, 9:45) this morning there was an extra LCN 63 in COM7's data. I don't think an extra audio or video PID was present.
I guess someone was preparing for this change and accidentally put it to the live system. I didn't have chance to look at any more details at the time, and by 9:55 the change had been reverted. |
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Community Channel HD on 109 has just (11:45) lost its audio and video PIDs and been replaced with an MHEG slate saying that it has moved. "Community Channel HD has moved. Please retune your Freeview equipment to channel 63 to continue to receive this service. 24/7 on Freeview HD 63, Sky 539, Virgin TV 233 and Freesat 651 On Demand via BBC iPlayer, BT TV and YouTube"
Edit: Then at 12:05 new video, audio and PMT pids have appeared, presumably for the future SD channel on COM7. Interesting they can't/won't deploy this in one go. Perhaps this is the cheapest option. |
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LCNs are now (12:25) in place.
The old LCN63 on COM6 has been bumped to LCN790 pending removal. On COM7, a new LCN63 has appeared and is up and running with audio and video. LCN109 on COM7 is now a MHEG slate as above. |
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We need Channel 5 HD
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LCNs are now (12:25) in place.
The old LCN63 on COM6 has been bumped to LCN790 pending removal. Will be interested to see what happens tomorrow?
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The only reason why it was HD was to distinguish two streams of the same channel that had different time slots. If they were both in SD there would have been two channels called "Community Channel" close to each other in the EPG which would have been even more confusing for viewers.
I doubt Arqiva has anything else lined up to replace it. Could be UHD . We could then get a great hi rez piccy of the roulette wheel or the fried eggs on the lady's after the 12pm watershed ! |
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There is no vacant slot though is there since Community Channel SD is moving from COM6 to COM7.
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Community Channel still showing as LCN63 on COM6 here (I haven't done a rescan yet).
Will be interested to see what happens tomorrow? ![]() (p.s. @Mike, I already know you don't like Arqiva. Had you considered starting a thread on it in the Broadcasting forums rather than sidetracking threads like this?) Last edited by Greebo : 12-03-2015 at 18:29. Reason: typos fixed "understandble" & "geneal" |
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I'm expecting the COM6 version to drop to an MHEG slate telling you to rescan if you want to continue to watch the channel - but with something about only if you live in a COM7 region and have Freeview HD kit. Should be fun to draft that message so that it is understandble to the geneal public!
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(p.s. @Mike, I already know you don't like Arqiva. Had you considered starting a thread on it in the Broadcasting forums rather than sidetracking threads like this?) I think they are wonderful
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I know, I posted a message to that effect myself in a local news forum and had to dumb it right down to make it understandable.
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Do you have a link I would love to see the wording you used?
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Re: Horror Channel coming to Freeview Friday, March 13th!
Community Channel is moving to make way for it. It will still be on Channel 63 but broadcast on the frequency currently used by Community Channel HD so some people will have to rescan and others may be unable to receive it at all. Community Channel HD (Ch.109) will no longer exist. |
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Latest on change log.
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The old video stream which had moved to LCN790 has now ceased and been replaced with a retune slate (see change log).
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Anyone else having problems with no EPG data on the retuned LCN63? The old Community HD (109) is still showing an EPG - but no programmes.
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Anyone else having problems with no EPG data on the retuned LCN63? The old Community HD (109) is still showing an EPG - but no programmes.
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Anyone else having problems with no EPG data on the retuned LCN63? The old Community HD (109) is still showing an EPG - but no programmes.
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Here's the actual message:
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If you want to set a PVR I can't help you.
Last time I looked the problem may have been solved. |
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The closed Community HD has been shifted down to 793 pending removal.
Not entirely sure why 791 and 792 have been left vacant, they must have been allocated for some other change that hasn't happened yet. |
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So what tart and tits channel is replacing this channel then?
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So what tart and tits channel is replacing this channel then?
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Sigh. SO glad you read the thread.
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