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Old 24-12-2016, 15:36
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Torosay has been off since 11:04h this morning.

I notice that UKFREE TV lists several sites on the West coast, that are not fed by Torosay, as Wrong Region at that time - coincidence? I was hoping just a loss of power and diesel failed but wondering whether something else has happened?

Skriaig (Skye) Freeview: BBC Digital TV Wrong Region from 11:04 today to 11:10 today, HD Digital TV Wrong Region from 11:04 today to 11:10 today.
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Old 24-12-2016, 15:50
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There is a back up by satellite Of a " vanilla" BBC muxes
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Old 24-12-2016, 16:08
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Torosay has been off since 11:04h this morning.

I notice that UKFREE TV lists several sites on the West coast, that are not fed by Torosay, as Wrong Region at that time - coincidence? I was hoping just a loss of power and diesel failed but wondering whether something else has happened?
My SSE phone ap says postcodes PA26, and PA65 6** reported lost power at 11:10 today,
power to be restored by 17:00hrs
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Old 24-12-2016, 16:12
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My SSE phone ap says postcodes PA26, and PA65 6** reported lost power at 11:10 today,
power to be restored by 17:00hrs
Thanks, I thought it must be power off. Still puzzled by the sites that are not fed from Torosay but I suppose they could have had a power glitch which screwed things up briefly.

Must get that SSE App
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Old 24-12-2016, 16:38
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Must get that SSE App
It's very good.

Power Track

https://www.ssepd.co.uk/Powertrack/
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Old 24-12-2016, 16:47
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Downloaded and set to notify me when restored.
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Old 24-12-2016, 19:15
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SSE had 1700h for restoration but they have removed that now but TV still off from Torosay so looks as if something broken there.
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Old 24-12-2016, 20:21
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That's a relief, back on sometime before 20:00h Thought it might be no TV over Christmas except iPlayer.
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Old 24-12-2016, 21:36
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That's a relief, back on sometime before 20:00h Thought it might be no TV over Christmas except iPlayer.
If Freeview reception is excessively patchy/unreliable for whatever reason, it might be worth considering getting Freesat too for a one-off cost to complement Freeview so that you've always got a back up option.

Link: http://www.freesat.co.uk/channels
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Old 24-12-2016, 21:50
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If Freeview reception is excessively patchy/unreliable for whatever reason, it might be worth considering getting Freesat too for a one-off cost to complement Freeview so that you've always got a back up option.

Link: http://www.freesat.co.uk/channels
First time it has been off for a few years, I just used iPlayer live feed until it came back on.
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