Freeview

Freeview Outage Report in South Shields, South Tyneside, England

Problems detected

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

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 South Shields, England

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

Freeview Outage Chart in South Shields, South Tyneside, England 03/09/2026 14:35

March 09: Problems at Freeview

Freeview is having issues since 02:20 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 (6%)

    Total Blackout (6%)

  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 South Shields, South Tyneside, England

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Whitley Bay, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomWhitley Bay TV
United KingdomWhitley Bay TV
United KingdomWhitley Bay TV
United KingdomGateshead TV
United KingdomNewcastle upon Tyne Internet
United KingdomSunderland TV

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Freeview Issues Reports Near South Shields, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in South Shields and nearby locations:

  • aquablu Nicola (@aquablu) reported from Whitley Bay, England

    If we're in lock down for another 3 weeks, I really feel the #sonyChristmasChannel should be put back on #freeview...Will keep people in the house ( okay, it'll easily keep me in the house🎅🤶🌲

  • JonnyRoLi JR (@JonnyRoLi) reported from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

    @Fern_McGovern @SIofting @jckhth Nope. You can pay for a better service. Just as you can have Freeview TV, standard channels, most in standard definition but functional, or you can pay more for Netflix/Amazon/etc, Sky or BT with movies and sport in HD. Same principle applies.

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • pikachanyan pikachanyan (@pikachanyan) reported

    @GeekCliche If Sky continue to advertise on GB News, why not switch to BT? I’d suggest Virgin but they’re a greedy company with bad ethics. You may also want to get a Freesat box for another room in your house for free channels not available on Freeview!

  • u0421793 Ian K Tindale (@u0421793) reported from East Ham, England

    The Good, the Bad and The Ugly is just starting now on Paramount network freeview 32

  • MrsJaneRace Jane Race 💙 (@MrsJaneRace) reported

    @zoom_96 @jeehaeda We have Sky and Freeview and haven't been to see any Olympic golf. Coverage has been awful.

  • Jules_Clarke Rouge Noir (897) (@Jules_Clarke) reported

    Freeview is playing bastards with me again. i probs need a new box , but cant . **** innit

  • allthisandless Let Love Win esq 🏳️‍🌈 (@allthisandless) reported

    @htwcentral @thisisrjg Trouble is, so few had analogue tuners 😔 (although I do have one with analogue and freeview tuners)

  • ClaireH38655873 Claire Harrison Page (@ClaireH38655873) reported

    As anyone else noticed in the last few days the terrible reception on Freeview channels?

  • Kenny_Onions Kenny Onions (@Kenny_Onions) reported

    @Allllright Channel 5 started in 1997. Cable was never a thing, we have about 80 Freeview channels now but it's 90% crap. You can't get proper Sky with a dish, they have a VOD kption but it's expensive.

  • MrZackwood somebody (@MrZackwood) reported

    @BenedwardsBen I think they had a channel. It was Freeview channel 64 I believe. I retuned my Freeview multiple times, never got channel number 64

  • sc_timmy1180 Tim (@sc_timmy1180) reported

    @JoePalmerUK @itvhub Couldn't figure out how to do the Freeview on our new TV so on the net too. It's crap!

  • Marcus51300652 Marcus (@Marcus51300652) reported

    @SkyHelpTeam hi. I’m going into my final year of uni and I’d like some sort of recording box. I’ve tried freeview/sat but they’re bad. Can I get it for 12 months and not 18? I really don’t need it for 18 and I’m not sure if I can afford it. Also, do you still do Freesat by Sky?