Freeview service status: outage reports and connection issues

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Freeview reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Freeview users through our website.

• TV (90%)
• Total Blackout (5%)
• Wi-fi (2%)
• Internet (1%)
• Phone (1%)
• E-mail (0%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Bristol, Bournemouth, Southwark, London, Sittingbourne, Batley, Warrington, Clacton-on-Sea, Aberdeen, Coventry, Barnet, Chatham, Boston, Hammersmith, and Nottingham.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Bristol	TV	3 hours ago
Bournemouth	TV	17 hours ago
Southwark	TV	2 days ago
London	TV	2 days ago
Sittingbourne	TV	2 days ago
London	TV	2 days ago

Full Outage Map

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Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  smoking the phonicvirus (@4doorsmorepaws) reported 7 minutes ago

  @codfish246 yuhh i think we had freesat cause of the awful freeview signal, my nan had the exact same box lol (and my grandma had the exact same telly!) upstairs we had a freeview telly and someone had to stand and wave the portable aerial around a bit to get a clear picture

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  🇪🇺 M Lukhman 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 🇬🇧 🇮🇳 #RejoinEU (@LukhmanM) reported 7 minutes ago

  @AnewFrost @2006Sable They will get a warrant and come back with the police so you will only delay things if you never watch Freeview you have nothing to hide When they came I showed them I was watching YouTube and Netflix only with the aerial disconnected. They left acknowledging no licence needed

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  Schemie Goblyn (@SchemieG) reported 8 minutes ago

  @_Leyanelle_ @DaveyTheTroll Stv player had a major habit of freezing randomly then utterly crashing comedically large parts of Dundee down by the Tay are served by the relay transmitter at Tay bridge on the fife side which has a significantly reduced freeview service compared to rest of Dundee

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  Winston Marshall (@MrWinMarshall) reported 9 minutes ago

  Dystopian. The UK gov paper for alternative and social media censorship in the name of protecting “trustworthy” news platforms makes for chilling reading. Lisa Nandy’s Dep for culture, media and sport’s censorial propositions are yet another attempt to protect the establishment from the people. Read it for yourself - “People are increasingly accessing news online, rather than through more regulated spaces like Freeview on their TV sets. This is weakening the ability of trustworthy news providers to reach audiences and shape informed public debate.” The word “trustworthy” here is Orwellian. They mean by it news acceptable to the regime. Mainstream media is not trustworthy in the eyes of the public, for good reason. “Overall trust in UK news has dropped, and only 45% of adults feel confident judging whether a source is truthful. This rise in untrustworthy news and corresponding decline in trust in news pose a risk to the public’s ability to access accurate information.” This is the fault of mainstream media. They have been blatantly biased for decades. The response to the rise in alternative media is for MSM to try and become more truthful, less biased, and honest to the public AND THEMSELVES about their bias. And certainly NOT to censor or throttle alternative media. “[Social media] makes it more difficult for trustworthy news providers to find, maintain and monetise an audience, with repercussions for the commercial viability of public interest journalism.” I.e. regime interest journalism If mainstream media is to be saved it needs to drastically improve its product, and focus on youtube and social media as outlets, it needs to adapt to the media market not try and make the media market adapt to them. How is it that they are so lacking in self-awareness? Ultimately this is a war they can’t win. The question is - how long will it go on. And what damage will be done along the way.

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  Tom H (@TomHLon) reported 10 minutes ago

  @fin_lay24 @OldRoberts953 Nice article, Finlay! Incidentally, I can't help thinking there was more choice and variety when it was just "four boring old channels" than when freeview came along and it became all UK That's Great Drama Yesterday +1.

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  ✨🔥ℝⓊ𝔰тץкภ𝒾𝔾ħ𝔱_ / Brick Ch4pel🔥✨ (@rustyknight_) reported 12 minutes ago

  There is a weird bug where save/load files from freeview perspective (i.e. the one that isn't the isometric top down view) causes double-prompts on saving/loading existing names

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  Fred Says (@FreddSays) reported 13 minutes ago

  That's a clip from "Benidorm" That's TV, Freeview Ch 56: 9:00 pm every night. Never knowingly 'woke'. Good, clean fun!

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  Travis Parkins (@ASouthen91055) reported 14 minutes ago

  @Luke_Jahn_ I am wondering how prepared you are for prison life. internet access is strictly limited. In cell tv is basic Freeview. That does include Channel 4 so Naked Attraction can help while away the lonely evenings.

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  Daryl Millar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️ (@daryl_millar) reported 16 minutes ago

  @syncronicity100 Thanks. Briefly thought it was high pressure taking down the Freeview signal in my area again, but it was just a few seconds. Dunno if it was the same on iPlayer.

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  Rosa (@Rosa60044194) reported 17 minutes ago

  @OborneTweets Is great to have this addition, I will definitely be watching it! Shane they can’t a channel on Freeview as well. We need a decent opposition to the terrible GB news

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  Sam 1997 (@SamGate360) reported 25 minutes ago

  @retrovinmania79 @NoContextBrits You don't the difference between Freeview/DVB (which is the morden digital version of what you said) and a streaming service that requires you to make a profile account to use the software/service even though you don't like on YouTube. You only pay to get rid of the adverts.

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  Rob (@MrSugden2) reported 27 minutes ago

  @Guyz20051 It's good. There are a more channels than Freeview but, unless you're into obscure topics, you'll never watch them.

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  MIdAS is a Potato (@mrmidas2k) reported 29 minutes ago

  @yellowhairdpunk How? Shits on ITV. They have replays literally on the "on demand" app. Yes, the showings aren't live, that sucks, but you can absolutely follow AEW watching regular *** freeview and getting PPV's.

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  Carol Jane (@hebe_jane) reported 30 minutes ago

  @BigNGandBertie @sleafordmods I bought a Firestick for around £25. All the Freeview channels are available without Prime. The ITV app is incredibly slow and glitchy through my set top box/DVR, but works well on the Firestick.

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  Chrissyboy (@christo08801887) reported 32 minutes ago

  @DVDfever Wtf are you talking about? I'm watching on itv! My TV uses Freely not Freeview. Can't change that!

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  BrendanB (@Brendan80704486) reported 40 minutes ago

  @superTV247 Simple answer of course would just be to let viewers decide and make the tv licence voluntary. If people want the BBC they will pay for it. The licence is a poll tax - the poorest and the richest pay the same - and very regressive. Why force the poor to pay to watch freeview tv

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  Matt Quinn - The Caledonian Television Company. (@Matt_Q_OnX) reported 44 minutes ago

  @sparry951 @diablik_uk @BENEFITS_NEWS It'll be a slow creep; for many years now some channels on the Freeview EPG have in fact been streamed. Freeview recorders are still readily available for those that want them; if you're using Sky/Virgin etc. you're already NOT using the Freeview service that is 'under threat'.

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  Gotta Have Faith (@Suzghf) reported 53 minutes ago

  I bet you haven't even read the info where they're thinking about scrapping all freeview channels. And so to watch TV it'll all be paid online service - that you need ID for! Join the dots.

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  Paul.D (@PaulDAFC) reported 53 minutes ago

  For any Gooners that never witnessed the greatest ever Title Run in before, but heard about it Tonight you can relive it like we did in 1989 It's showing on Freeview channel 27 U&Yesterday at 9pm Titled 89

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  west witch🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@wishful5thinkin) reported 54 minutes ago

  @Benleo @virginmedia Cancel it & stop your DD. Get a freeview mini box & pay for Disney

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  P Taylor (@pp_taylor) reported 56 minutes ago

  Was somebody *************** at pontop pike? Freeview signal went just as Saka was taking his penalty!!! #FRAENG

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  Velvettoatone (@TeamMPTS1) reported 56 minutes ago

  Another stupid idea is the 2034 plan to turn off Freeview. In no way will rural broadband be up to providing reliable services by then..the same applies to FM/MW radio. It's ridiculous meanness dressed up as 'progress' @SarahChampionMP @KarlTurnerMP @lukeakehurst

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  FreeScot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💜🤍💚 (@roorooyes4) reported 56 minutes ago

  Unsurprisingly, so many things have not been considered with the whole "shutting off terrestrial" tv thing. For instance, companies like BT/EE do NOT broadcast the Freeview channels on their online service in rural Scotland. These come in on the aeriel, the rest through your ...

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  Rich Knight (@bathbadger) reported 57 minutes ago

  @RugbyBath Despite Prem Rugby saying it's ITV4, The Freeview planner is saying Chiefs V Sarries - i'd ask Prem Rugby, but they never reply!

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  Tom (@TomCushnie) reported 58 minutes ago

  @mart_stead @SW18_67FC @johnrobinson07 It's not more saturated too, it's shot in a Full Range and de-converted down to Standard Range to fit in our poor freeview infrastructure, it makes red and yellows considerably crushed. That's why the Holland game looked the worse so far

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  Martin Dalton (@martindalton5) reported 1 hour ago

  @ABridgen This is a government tax on the people. Make the BBC pay pre view via iPlayer with a limited free service of 1 channel on Freeview/freely called BBC Mix

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  Mitch W 71 (@Mitch_1142) reported 1 hour ago

  @1Atkins @ThatsTVOfficial xenon81Message posted on30 Jul 2026 03:21 PM - last edited: 30 Jul 2026 03:22 PM That's TV has gradually removed all its channels from Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media over the last few months. It remains on Freeview (for now) but is said to be suffering financial problems.

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  Melody Lane-Hayman (@ScepturaMelody) reported 1 hour ago

  There is never enough space on X for me to write what I need to. I still haven’t forgiven u @virginmedia for axing Thatstv2 and Thatstv3 at least now it’s not even on the menu wasn’t nice when u kept it up on the guide showing me what was on. Those channels r on sky & freeview

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  Presley Turberville (@T21949Presley) reported 1 hour ago

  @BritishComedy One more **** feminist's comedy for the Freeview telly dustbin.

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  Bryan (@htfc2) reported 1 hour ago

  @MartinAsto6999 @NzFubar TVNZ+ has the WC rights. They are also after the rights for the NRL off sky. According to my local tv aerial guy we have only another 18 months of satellite service left, we latched onto a S.Korean one. Freeview will disappear, everything will have to be subscription.