topic Re: Telly Channels - weird thing going on ! in Tech Help - Software/Hardware etc

Telly Channels - weird thing going on !

shutter — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:30:27 GMT

We have FREEVIEW - free to air t.v via an aerial on the chimney.

Transmitter is Rowridge, Isle of Wight.

During the past 5 years or more, we have had three t.v`s running off the same aerial leadin, all getting the same signal from Rowridge.

one of the channels, ( channel 46 ) is only available on one t.v.

This is the "main" lounge t.v. .....

a 2nd t.v on a splitter from the main aerial lead where it enters the house, does not get channel 46.Nor does the t.v. in the bedroom upstairs..

About 4 weeks ago. the lounge t.v. gave up and we bought a new JVC ROKU T.V. after setting up... it receives channel 46 ( along with all the other channels available on Freeview for our area. )

Other t.v.` do not .. so.. in effect...although we have a more modern, and up to date t.v it still receives the same channels as the old one.

Retuning the other t.v`s does not produce channel 46 on their program guides.

Can anyone explain why this should be...not that they don`t tune ch 46, but why three t.v.`s on the same aerial, and leadin, do not all produce the same channels.

Re: Telly Channels - weird thing going on !

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 22:37:56 GMT

If you put your address in to this checker - https://www.freeview.co.uk/freeview-channel-checker

Is the signal strength for channel #46 shown as any lower than the other channels you can receive ?

Re: Telly Channels - weird thing going on !

rhohne — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 22:47:03 GMT

Channel 46 is transmitted along with the HD channels, ie ,101,102 etc, which are unlikely be available on older TVs.

Re: Telly Channels - weird thing going on !

shutter — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 23:19:30 GMT

@Anonymous Thanks for the linky....

here is a screen grab showing ch 46 as Good - as with other channels.

Re: Telly Channels - weird thing going on !

shutter — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 23:21:07 GMT

@rhohne Never bothered checking the HD channels... so will have a look at them tomorrow, and see if the other t.v.`s DO get those channels 101, 102 etc

Re: Telly Channels - weird thing going on !

RobPN — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:03:06 GMT

The HD channels multiplex will only be available on TVs equipped with an HD tuner, ie. DVB-T2.

Re: Telly Channels - weird thing going on !

Dan_the_Van — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:35:17 GMT

@shutter

This is the list of mux channels and TV allocations for https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Rowridge

I've just done a rescan, all the channels for Rowbridge are added as per the above list.

I would say if the TV is not HD then you won't receive Channel 46

Dan.

Re: Telly Channels - weird thing going on !

shutter — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 09:22:32 GMT

@rhohne Thanks for your input.

Have checked out the HD channels on other tv`s and they do not appear... so your suggestion seems to have solved the problem.

Case, and thread, CLOSED !