Freeview outages and service status in Wakefield, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Wakefield, England

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

Live Outage Map Near Wakefield, England

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Normanton, Bradford, Leeds, Barnsley, Batley, Dewsbury, and Wakefield.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Normanton	TV	15 days ago
Bradford	Total Blackout	17 days ago
Leeds	TV	20 days ago
Leeds	Total Blackout	26 days ago
Barnsley	TV	26 days ago
Leeds	TV	28 days ago

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Wakefield, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Wakefield and nearby locations:

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  Dave Cocker (@Dc03Ker) reported 3 minutes ago from Gildersome, England

  Pensioners, our TV broke down today, just ordered our first ever HD Freeview TV, paid a TV Licence for 50 years so why not embrace this technology we have paid the BBC for all these year @DefundBBC

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  Simon 💙💛 (@ElGaineseo) reported 13 minutes ago from Leeds, England

  @Philips @philips_uk @FreeviewTV I recently purchased a Philips Ambilight 55PUS8204/12 55" Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR LED TV with Google Assistant does it support Freeview play as I can't get the apps to work.

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  Sarah Jane Illingworth 😷💗 (@SJIFreddyFan82) reported 20 minutes ago from Castleford, England

  I feel this thing of channel 4 and 5 and Freeview going down was a publicity stunt to add to all the fuel crisis today. **** you channel 4 and 5.

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  Paul O'Flynn (@palyniam) reported 26 minutes ago from Gildersome, England

  @HumaxUK only had this fvp-500t since 7th may 20 and its on the blink, freezes, losing recorded programs and Freeview is so slow. Has updates April 2019 but still poor. I would not recommend this at all.

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  Paul Mitchell #5280 ⚽ 🏈 🏉 🤘🍺 (@ukbronco) reported 26 minutes ago from Wibsey, England

  @Emmalouisajones @SkyNews Poor retro-protest. You can't cancel Sky News. It's on Freeview.

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  ☘️NeelyFanTerry ☘️ (@NeelyFanForever) reported 45 minutes ago from Garforth, England

  @MaddFan1 Same thing happened to me a few years ago, I was quite happy watching @AJEnglish on Freeview and then suddenly it went on to freeview HD, which my box wasn't. My problem was finally solved when they started broadcasting live on Youtube.

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  Sean Collindridge (@SLCollindridge) reported 48 minutes ago from Huddersfield, England

  @AmazonHelp I bought a Freeview PVR on my new Argos but have since decided I don't want it. It's still ready for collection at the Huddersfield store. What can I do to cancel this and have my card refunded

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  Sam Rickelton | North East Family Fun (@NEFamilyFun) reported 52 minutes ago from Leeds, England

  @Sharon43068108 Very annoying! They are now showing the same match on BBC 1 AND 2. We are in a hotel room son only have Freeview. Going to watch Bridget Jones Diary on itv2 - I have my fingers crossed it's not too rude for the kids 🤣 (from what I remember, I think it's ok)

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  Simon 💙💛 (@ElGaineseo) reported 56 minutes ago from Leeds, England

  @Philips @philips_uk @FreeviewTV @PhilipsCare I recently purchased a Philips Ambilight 55PUS8204/12 55" Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR LED TV with Google Assistant does it support Freeview play as I can't get the apps to work.

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  David Carroll (@DavidCarrollIr1) reported 4 minutes ago

  If you are a born-again Christian but have no church to go to, try watching the SonLife Broadcasting Network (SBN) on the United Kingdom's Freeview 94. It is also available 24/7 online, and on the radio in the USA. It is sound teaching, services, and worship.

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  Matt Quinn - The Caledonian Television Company. (@Matt_Q_OnX) reported 8 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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  BrendanB (@Brendan80704486) reported 14 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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  Selene Mariposa (@Selene_Mariposa) reported 20 minutes ago

  @LillacTyanu This is the most accurate breakdown in the thread, so thank you. You are right, the fee is for live TV, Freeview comes preloaded, and if you never connect the aerial or watch live you do not owe it. They can chase you, but the burden is on them to prove you watched. That nuance is the whole ballgame. The fee leans on people not knowing they already have the exit. You clearly do. 🦋

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  Scott (@_fod0) reported 20 minutes ago

  @HLTCO It's been **** for years. The last time I properly watched it was when Ray Stubbs was still in charge and we had Score on the Red Button. When Sky Sports News went free on Freeview, I watched Soccer Saturday instead.

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  Bryan (@htfc2) reported 21 minutes 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.

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  Matt Huisman (@MattHuismanNZ) reported 21 minutes ago

  @tdbnz123 @ThreeNewZealand @BravoTV Please check their official website / freeview apps. I think its down for everyone so a them problem

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  IronWorks1990 (@IronWorks1990) reported 24 minutes ago

  @dskiuk2 @Danrocsky76 @cordbusters I went Paris last year and our tv where we stayed was through through aerial, 50 odd channels and every single one of the was HD. Freeview now is terrible in 2026, full of shovelware channels and hardly any HD channels, SD channels look awful as well.

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  Sally Wood (@Woodydryad) reported 25 minutes ago

  @steyn1423024 @WhiteRoofer @CollinRugg One i did want yo see that recent was the one(name escapes me, maybe "poor things"??) with Emma Stone as the dead resurrected strange girl. It seemed intriguing but I haven't spotted it on Freeview yet

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  Winston Marshall (@MrWinMarshall) reported 26 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.