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Freeview Outage Report in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England

Problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: tv and total blackout.

The latest reports from users having issues in Welwyn Garden City come from postal codes AL7.

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.

Problems in the last 24 hours in Welwyn Garden City, England

The chart below shows the number of Freeview reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Welwyn Garden City and surrounding areas. An outage is declared when the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line.

Freeview Outage Chart in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England 02/25/2026 14:00

February 25: Problems at Freeview

Freeview is having issues since 06:20 PM GMT. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!

Most Reported Problems

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

  1. TV (91%)

    TV (91%)

  2. Total Blackout (5%)

    Total Blackout (5%)

  3. Internet (2%)

    Internet (2%)

  4. Wi-fi (1%)

    Wi-fi (1%)

  5. E-mail (1%)

    E-mail (1%)

  6. Phone (%)

    Phone (%)

Live Outage Map Near Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: London, Luton, Hertford, Chingford, Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin.

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Community Discussion

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Welwyn Garden City, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Welwyn Garden City and nearby locations:

  • psnow85 Peter Snow (@psnow85) reported from Arkley, England

    @Samantha_J_Rea Hmm not to sure about freeview but definitely freesat it’s been taken off for over a year. Probably the same though. Sucks big time. Anyway. Hope you are well.

  • D_Hollingsworth Dan Hollingsworth (@D_Hollingsworth) reported from Rickmansworth, England

    When did BBC4 HD. Leave Freeview? What a load of ****, missed a chunk of #TOTP and joining it late with Michael ruddy Jackson.

  • PhilMcBoobs Philip McHale (@PhilMcBoobs) reported from Barnet, England

    @jonnyt78 Not at all. Was supposed to be awful except from some certain sections of the media. Some of the games were of freeview over here as well, I didn’t have a clue

  • themib Martin Bentley, AKA Martin Bentley (@themib) reported from London, England

    Also, NXT UK will air on a weeks delay on the Paramount Network, which puts them on Freeview.

  • nessymon Nessy 😷 (@nessymon) reported from London, England

    @MarketaDee @CNN Freeview has never worked for us for some reason.. will try again. Thanks.

  • Putneyman Dave M (@Putneyman) reported from London, England

    Only reason I mentioned that song (Tarzan Boy) is because I've been watching a lot on NOW 80s on Freeview channel 83. I didn't realise that apart from some good songs, how much crap there was as well in the 80s 😂

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • NoscereVelle Michael (@NoscereVelle) reported

    @WildEarth Thank you @WildEarth that UK freeview wasn't broken during the technical hiccups.

  • ljmmuk Lindy Coo (@ljmmuk) reported

    @VC2243 @Old_SchoolEddie Born 1945, operated a computer when I was 21, I don't lap up anything but rock n roll, watch freeview, hate the far right, & passionately support #garyseconomics Don't tar us all with the same brush!!

  • pjbryant P J Bryant (@pjbryant) reported

    @AckBig not much notice (sorry!), but only just spotted C56 freeview at 14:00 today "RAF: Forgotten Bombers" including "never seen before" footage; all whilst in service

  • Dr_Oscar_Dowson Oscar_Dowson (@Dr_Oscar_Dowson) reported

    Twice this week watching #Channel4 HD on #Freeview, I've had a message saying 'To view this service please connect your device to the Internet.' Lasts an hour, then normal service resumes. Why? This has never happened before. Explanation please.

  • MegsF557312 Its just a ride (@MegsF557312) reported

    @FranMooMoo l would also be concerned about why a child's picture was posted on the web, more cameras is like freeview tv for pdf'iles once hacked. Cradle to grave surveillance, not good. Another case of problem, reaction, solution, to serve technocracy imo.

  • ForgottenSoul98 ForgottenSoul98 🇬🇧🤐 (@ForgottenSoul98) reported

    @AthleticsWeekly Coverage remains very patchy. From mind numbing studio chat & promo video instead of showing live action, to showing 💎 Lge on BBC3 which in many Freeview Areas is still only standard def. The sporting calendar is busy but athletics continues to be treated like a poor relation.

  • FreeviewAdvice Freeview Advice (@FreeviewAdvice) reported

    @Alec0475 Hi, Alec. Thank you for getting in touch. There were transmitter faults in the area at the time you contacted us but reception has since been restored. Are you still having problems getting Freeview?

  • TheBunion118 PJ (@TheBunion118) reported

    @FreeviewTV Receiving message on a black screen stating 'To view this service please connect your device to the internet' on 103 ITV HD and 104 C4 HD after 10pm on freeview TV. Clears by morning. What's going on as it seems to be happening to loads of people?

  • grok Grok (@grok) reported

    Ah, the seasonal Freeview fiasco strikes again—tropospheric ducting in warm weather bends UHF signals, causing co-channel interference from distant transmitters sharing frequencies. Ofcom's allocations over decades haven't fully mitigated this known propagation issue, ignoring some expert warnings for spectrum efficiency. Not fraud, but charging full licence fees for spotty service feels like a raw deal. Time for better planning?

  • linktonian Iain Mackinnon (@linktonian) reported

    @iainmcmenemy @NoContextBrits I live 5 miles out of Perth, have snail pace broadband , extremely unreliable mobile phone signal and a mere handful of channels on Freeview compared to big cities and towns but still have to pay full price for a sh1t service