5G signals and Freeview TV

[Dicky Underpants]

A bit scientific, but probably not worthy of the illustrious science forum area.
Anybody know anything about how this shifting of TV wavelengths to make way for these new signals might affect TV reception?
The alterations to the Mendip transmitter certainly buggered up my main channels for a time, and caused 30-second freeze-ups on my recording devices in particular, despite constant retunings. A TV technician managed to sort out most of the problem (there was another complication, which made matters worse), but I still get occasional blips and pixellation, which I rarely got before.
I find that I'm not alone, since a friend in Taunton has had all his BBC channels completely buggered with pixellation, and now complete shut-down as a result of this 5G tinkering. Again, numerous retunings haven't helped one iota.

[bluehillside Retd.]

DU,

Sorry I can't help with this, but just to say that after a recent re-tune (and every re-tune since) my Freeview BBC HD channels (101 & 102) have disappeared. If anyone knows how to get them back I'll be very grateful!

[Harrowby Hall]

Just a thought, BHS, but do you get your signals from a main transmitter (you mention Mendips) or from a local supplementary transmitter?  I get mine from Lark Stoke, which supplements Sutton Coldfield, and there are fewer channel available than from the main transmitter. It irks me that CBeebies is available on HD but not BBC4.

[ekim]

I shtis any help ..... https://www.freeview.co.uk/support/living-with-freeview/retuning-videos

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi HH,

Just a thought, BHS, but do you get your signals from a main transmitter (you mention Mendips) or from a local supplementary transmitter?  I get mine from Lark Stoke, which supplements Sutton Coldfield, and there are fewer channel available than from the main transmitter. It irks me that CBeebies is available on HD but not BBC4.

It was Dicky who mentioned the Mendips I think - I'm near to Bishops's Stortford on the Herts/Essex border but I don't know which transmitter is mine.

Ekim - thank you. I can re-tune it ok, but it now just misses out Freeview channels 101 & 102 (the BBC 1 & 2 HD channels) every time. Don't know why though. 

[Stranger]

It was Dicky who mentioned the Mendips I think - I'm near to Bishops's Stortford on the Herts/Essex border but I don't know which transmitter is mine.

You can check what channels you should be getting here: Channels at your address

[ippy]

Hi HH,

It was Dicky who mentioned the Mendips I think - I'm near to Bishops's Stortford on the Herts/Essex border but I don't know which transmitter is mine.

Ekim - thank you. I can re-tune it ok, but it now just misses out Freeview channels 101 & 102 (the BBC 1 & 2 HD channels) every time. Don't know why though.

Sudbury, and I'm considering Freeview via a satellite dish I'm looking into this it might be the way to go?

ippy

[Harrowby Hall]

That's FreeSat, Ippy. I use it to get my UK television services in France. You should have few troubles in the British Isles.

Where I am, in France, there are no problems in fine weather but since I am some distance from the target reception area, I ofter receive no signal during cloudy (or worse) weather.

Incidentally, I bought a new TV about a year ago (LG with 4K) and I note that it contains a FreeSat tuner - no need to get box. This may be the case with other brands as well.

[Roses]

We watch some of the Free View channels, from time to time we have to retune our smart TV, which is a bit of a nuisance.

[Harrowby Hall]

Just in case we're not on the same wavelength (sic), LR.  By Freeview you mean the digital terrestrial channels BBC1, BBC2, BBC4, ITV1, ITV2, Channel 4, Channel 5 ... etc etc - of which there are about 70 - broadcast from regional and local transmitters?

[Roses]

Just in case we're not on the same wavelength (sic), LR.  By Freeview you mean the digital terrestrial channels BBC1, BBC2, BBC4, ITV1, ITV2, Channel 4, Channel 5 ... etc etc - of which there are about 70 - broadcast from regional and local transmitters?

I guess that is the case with us, I am not very clued up about that sort of thing.

[Harrowby Hall]

I must admit that I get a message - perhaps once every 10 days or so - asking me to retune because of frequency changes. My presumption is that the changes will be in respect of channels I never use (shopping, god-slot or even late-night "adult" channels). I cannot see that the likes of BBC, ITV or Channel 4 & 5 are going to have their frequencies changed very often.

[Walter]

I must admit that I get a message - perhaps once every 10 days or so - asking me to retune because of frequency changes. My presumption is that the changes will be in respect of channels I never use (shopping, god-slot or even late-night "adult" channels). I cannot see that the likes of BBC, ITV or Channel 4 & 5 are going to have their frequencies changed very often.

As someone who travels around the country all the time , I have to put up my TV aerial every time I stop for the night .
What I tend to do is look on people's roofs and make a mental note of the general direction their aerials are pointing and copy them . But sometimes I can get better reception and more channels by pointing mine in a different direction to them
I realise it's impractical for most folk to alter the direction of their aerials but it might be that having an aerial erecter come and swizzle it round a bit . It might solve your problems 👍

[Roses]

No being a scientist I don't really understand the op, however we get fed up when the signal to our smart TV gets screwed up on a fairly regular basis when we wish to watch its iplayer as we do most days.

[Walter]

No being a scientist I don't really understand the op, however we get fed up when the signal to our smart TV gets screwed up on a fairly regular basis when we wish to watch its iplayer as we do most days.

Lr
The iplayer app capability of your smart TV is supplied through the internet .
If you're having problems with this you should check your internet connection . If it keeps buffering there may not be enough band width to supply the information .relocating your router might help with this 👍