Freeview Outage Report
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Freeview is the United Kingdom's digital terrestrial television platform. It is operated by DTV Services Ltd, a joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and transmitter operator Arqiva.
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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.
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Freeview outages have been causing frustration for many of the company's customers. These outages, which have been reported in various parts of the country, have resulted in a loss of service access for many users.
If you use Freeview and have experienced an outage, it's important to contact the company to report the issue and get help. You can also check their website for updates on known outages in your area. Freeview has sometimes offered some customers credits and other compensation for the inconvenience.
Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Freeview users through our website.
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TV (87%)
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Total Blackout (11%)
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Phone (1%)
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Internet (1%)
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E-mail (1%)
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Wi-fi (%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Preston, Glasgow, Tadworth, Swindon, Camberley, Redhill, Hastings, London, Clacton-on-Sea, Bristol, Leeds, Leicester, Exeter, Newry and Falkirk.
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Freeview Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Superfried
(@Superfried) reported
Question. Our TV is old + our digi box is awful. So until I fork out for a new TV – what is the best streaming stick – Chromecast / Amazon / Roku? Do any also do Freeview?
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Talking Pictures TV
(@TalkingPicsTV) reported
@Mucky1 Most Freeview connected TVs & set top boxes can receive the service.
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JMB
(@Lundavra) reported
@thejohnnylowe @riceuten @ArchRose90 Quote some audited figures, all the ones I have seen show they are well behind BBC News and Sky News. Never seen GB News because of its lack of national coverage on Freeview.
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Paul Constance
(@PaulCon64272244) reported
@FreeviewAdvice My postcode is NR32 3BX and my house number is 18. I don't have a Freeview HD television only a Freeview television. Is this the problem?
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John Lewis
(@JohnLew81263270) reported
Freeview uk tv crap same files 70years old every week .and same adverts . Same programs .every week
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Joanna Clarke
(@JoannaClarke158) reported
@GBNEWS The problem with Freeview 236 is the signal is so poor, with unwatchable screen and unlistenable sound. I wish you could make it like the others.
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Steve May
(@SteveMay_UK) reported
Ho! Ho! Ho! Just heard that the GREAT! Movies Christmas channel is returning to Freeview beginning September 8 - because it's never too early to celebrate Xmas, right? Time to get the decos down from the loft!
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Cabaal 🇮🇪🇪🇺
(@Cabaal) reported
@adrianweckler Zero interest in Sky for TV. We got rid of it in 2009 with last recession and just watched freeview available channels. People don't realise just how many channels you can watch for free, its fairly decent. Can signup/cancel streaming service as needed then. Big cost savings
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DK
(@DK1_DK1) reported
@MattyladKRO @virginmedia I'm sure there will be other providers trying to do the same worried people will cancel services due to cost of living increases. We just cancelled SKY TV as were paying £50 a month to pretty much watch channels that are available on freeview.
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Jim Haigh.
(@adrianjhaigh) reported
@GBNEWS Why is the reception on Freeview 236 rubbish in Rochdale, but I can get all other channels with no problem??
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Stephen Akehurst
(@StephenAkehurs1) reported
@ThatTimWalker @skytv Was thinking of cancelling Sky and going back to Freeview as never anything on worth watching. This just about confirms it!
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Goldenpath
(@GoldnPath) reported
@supertanskiii @skytv I’m already so close to cancelling Sky and going Freeview and streaming channels … can’t believe they wasted my money on this crap
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JMB
(@Lundavra) reported
@sophielouisecc I have never seen GBNews, mainly because we have no coverage here from it on Freeview Lite. But I have never spoken to anyone who has watched it?
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Freeview Advice
(@FreeviewAdvice) reported
@scotsvoice Hi Scot, I am sorry to hear that you are having issues with your Freeview Reception So, we can investigate this for you, can you please PM us your postcode and house name or number? Thanks, Dylan
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James Fisher 🐾
(@Posyfish) reported
@wil20198865 @beverleyturner Doesn't the licence fee also support freeview and freesat that GB News depends on?
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G M Dundee-Hausman
(@GavinDorris) reported
@RMGLUCK2017 @Legend__Channel wow, another freeview candidate... as the hollanders never tire of saying, interressant...
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Dook 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇳🇿
(@dook42_domini) reported
@Trailer_Swift69 if using #freeview your lucky it's even watchable - since they removed the wavebands to 5G, it's been close to unwatchable for myself for the signal strength.. returned to the 1970's - about 3 watchable channels.
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Julie Deighton
(@JulieDeighton3) reported
@Thursley Channel 94 on my Freeview if that's any help (very late though 4am) tonight's episode is the murder of Suzanne Greenhill series 1 episode 5 enjoy the rest of your day 🥰
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Andrew
(@shortflyslip) reported
@PullarStrecker yeah, that's an interesting development. The market for watching NZ's so-called terrestrial TV channels seems a bit uncertain right now with the Freeview on demand service set to end, and Sky might be one of the better options.
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Talking Pictures TV
(@TalkingPicsTV) reported
@__Deja__Vu__ Most Freeview connectedTVs and set top boxes can receive the service
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Seneca
(@SenecaOre) reported
@GBNEWS Unfortunately freeview signal is unusable. 😕
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Neil Hoskins
(@NeilHoskinsLDnH) reported
@FreeviewTV Everybody is telling me that I can still access ITV Hub by other means, but that's not the point. The WHOLE POINT of Freeview Play is its simplicity. You just go back in time in the EPG and it launches the appropriate catch-up service. This change completely breaks that.
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Katrina Buchanan 💙💚
(@MsKinLondon) reported
I've discovered the most fantastically awful programme on a Freeview channel. Script, direction, acting all splendidly and spectacularly dreadful. I am completely hooked
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Jon Marr
(@J_Ded) reported
@DasJarg Not seen Most Haunted, I've never had Sky, just Freeview and Netflix/Prime. I'm aware of Derek Acorah, but he seemed like a pale imitation of Doris Stokes, now that lass really could channel the incorporeal !
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vintendo BS
(@VincentVanGrump) reported
@afneil Why are you lot so ******* obsessed with shite from a century ago. You watch a History Channel documentary on Freeview and think you're all Whinston Churchill. Put the bunting down. You weren't even alive. YOU personally didn't win **** all. Learn from extremism. Be better.
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SpectralSong 💙🇺🇦
(@spectral_song) reported
@deathofbuckley Echoes of Price & Andre, on your screens soon. Prob Ch5 or some Freeview repeats crap. Now let me tell the world all about my life. No takers? Phew! Couldn't be arsed anyway. Not that needy.
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@2_Wheeled_Wolf 🇪🇺
(@2_Wheeled_Wolf) reported
@commuteer_ahoy what do you expect from rehashed bigoted Wright Show from the #ScourgeOfTheTVChannels, just enforces why to never watch that **** channel or even have it on my freeview boxes.
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Talking Pictures TV
(@TalkingPicsTV) reported
@GarryLavin Most Freeview connected TVs and set top boxes can receive the service.
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media:man
(@chrishainstock) reported
@EyesWatchin @IndeedItsMark The sound is really bad on iPlayer via Freeview - how are you watching it?
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mikey
(@themikei) reported
@CyclingScience1 @JHesterdrums @lavuelta If you're watching on Freeview then there's nothing that can be done, the spectrum available for the service has been reduced and some channels removed, that's down to decisions made by the British government.