Freeview outages and service status in South Shields, England

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, 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 South Shields, England

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Seaham	TV	4 days ago
Sunderland	TV	5 days ago
Newcastle upon Tyne	TV	5 days ago
Gateshead	TV	17 days ago
Gateshead	TV	29 days ago
Sunderland	TV	2 months ago

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Freeview Issues Reports Near South Shields, England

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

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  JR (@JonnyRoLi) reported 8 minutes ago 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.

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  Adam Widdrington (@AddingRandomWit) reported 13 minutes ago from Newcastle upon Tyne, England

  @bigpapablu @itvfootball I don’t have a sky or freeview box! I stream everything and have very good internet so it’s never an issue haha

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  Gerry Carpenter (@GerryCarpenter3) reported 15 minutes ago from Sunderland, England

  @Claire_Pickard @sueashton3000 Many residents in Sunderland & along the Durham Coast also receive Freeview Channels from the Bilsdale transmitter. The fire is also likely to have knocked out about 30 relay stations, which "feed" on signals from Bilsdale. I wouldn't like to climb up the transmitter to fix it!

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  Christine Scott (@Christi34653250) reported 42 minutes ago from Longbenton, England

  @ITVX I wish I could or that Freeview took on this network a lot of us on pensions can't afford satalite or cable

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  Nicola (@aquablu) reported 59 minutes ago 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🎅🤶🌲

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Daryl Millar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️ (@daryl_millar) reported 3 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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  Jay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@jordanpbanks) reported 11 minutes ago

  @soupyferns This generation have never had to sit up waiting for the 10 minute freeview, and it shows.

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  Graham (@Greyadder) reported 12 minutes ago

  @ThatsTVOfficial why is that TV2 on that Freeview 65? In Gloucestershire not working it just says no digital TV signal available and no picture.

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  Sam 1997 (@SamGate360) reported 13 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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  Tom H (@TomHLon) reported 17 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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  Richard (@DickyTrickle) reported 19 minutes ago

  @anon_opin Watched it on Freeview it's ****.

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  Susie Burton 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@SusieWBmeme) reported 20 minutes ago

  My elderly, widowed neighbour struggles to navigate Freeview. Her smart TV supports Netflix, Prime, Sky, but even if she could afford those platforms, she would be terrified of touching a different button on the remote. She sleeps very little and the TV is her only companion. If she can’t return to her familiar menu, she panics. I’ve had desperate calls from her in the evening, petrified that she’s ‘broken’ her TV. She never has, but her swollen arthritic fingers struggle with the tiny, spongy remote buttons. It’s heartbreaking 🥹. The @LabourParty DO NOT GIVE A **** about the vulnerable and elderly. I honestly believe they’re building to a ‘Logan’s Run’ style of totalitarian State 🤬

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  Essex Baldy (@darrensharp73) reported 21 minutes ago

  @TalkTV @cjsnowdon @iancollinsuk I don’t necessarily believe a sub model would work, but as an initial step they should require subscription-based logins at least for their TV and web-based services (radio maybe less practical). Maybe just have SD broadcasts on Freeview and require streaming for HD due to practicalities (Sky shouldn’t be an issue). This way those who don’t pay (for a license) will find it hard to view, and it would also cut off more overseas users who view without paying.

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  Voting Fodder (@VoteFodder) reported 23 minutes ago

  @JohnSimpsonNews @jjarichardson The BBC applies for grants to help fund its research into broadcasting technology that has contributed to developments such as Freeview and DAB digital radio. In 2017-18 it received a grant, external from the EU of €1,282,331 (£1,145,572).

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  GSG2590 (@gsg2590) reported 23 minutes ago

  @JoshCF_ They're a joke now, two years ago the deal was £45 with basic freeview and Sky Q and now it's £63. They've also ended customer support on here and UK based customer calls. The app regularly messes up now, doesn't recognise you've paid and you end up getting charged again 😑