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Freeview Outage Report in Smethwick, Sandwell, England

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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 Smethwick, England

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

Freeview Outage Chart in Smethwick, Sandwell, England 03/19/2026 05:40

March 19: Problems at Freeview

Freeview is having issues since 08:40 AM 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 (90%)

    TV (90%)

  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 (1%)

    Phone (1%)

Live Outage Map Near Smethwick, Sandwell, England

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Oldbury, Birmingham, Dudley, Bromsgrove and Halesowen.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomOldbury TV
United KingdomBirmingham TV
United KingdomDudley TV
United KingdomBirmingham TV
United KingdomBromsgrove TV
United KingdomBirmingham TV

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Smethwick, England

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

  • DamienAshton Damien Ashton-Wellman (@DamienAshton) reported from Birmingham, England

    Looking through the festive TV schedule and there's no Muppet Christmas Carol on any of the freeview channels this year. Never wanted @DisneyPlus to launch more than right now.

  • unit_1974 🐺Wolfish (@unit_1974) reported from Birmingham, England

    @Matey30 @virginmedia Nothing less than I’ve come to expect from them. Service has been so bad which is why we’ve left their tv service. Had to keep the broadband for now due to limitations of other local providers. Now watching freeview…

  • geovilla77 georgie green (@geovilla77) reported from Bromsgrove, England

    You don’t realise how awful freeview is until your waiting for the sky man to come to your house 🥴

  • DamienAshton Damien Ashton-Wellman (@DamienAshton) reported from Birmingham, England

    Looking through the festive TV schedule and there's no Muppet Christmas Carol on any of the freeview channels this year. Never wanted @DisneyPlus to launch more than right now.

  • genders_jason Jason Genders (@genders_jason) reported from Walsall Wood, England

    @madaboutHolly @Lee_JM75 Who's watching this bad boy on Freeview channel 70 ,Horror, right now😁💩💩💩

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • ChonjiGraham Graham Pitkin (@ChonjiGraham) reported

    @robbeckettcomic So not on Freeview? Can't. Oh well, never mind.

  • BarclayWrongans SensibleSteve (@BarclayWrongans) reported

    @LittleBoats2020 I cannot fathom the complacency of the British over this but the big problem is that the media cover up is working. A Freeview channel would be nice with back 2 back footage as seen on here of the slimy little wrongans getting caught every day of the ******* week.

  • wildetrousers Gert Wildetrousers (@wildetrousers) reported

    @domjoly Les Dawson is always being repeated on Freeview. WTF is that victim on about? Benny Hill on every night at the moment

  • DawsePaws dawse (@DawsePaws) reported

    Public service announcement: Am watching 'Kenny Everett New Year 1979' show on Freeview 'That's TV" chan 65. I think Bowie is on soon.

  • BlueberriesRok Léonie #GirlySwot 🔶 🇺🇦 (@BlueberriesRok) reported

    @dem_cath The TV's awful this year. We're all going through a rubbish time, TV should be a welcome distraction for a day or so, but they are just showing rubbish. I have freeview and it's all like this, sadly. I hope your book makes you smile.

  • sugarcanebook E. E. Fry (@sugarcanebook) reported

    @virginmedia Also, losing all of our recorded programmes and movies yet again, unable to pre record any Xmas TV or movies, losing all of our favourites and our series links. FreeView and catch up have rendered the Tivo service sold to us as obsolete and we've not been offered any compensation

  • jonhughes_72 Jon (@jonhughes_72) reported

    What is it with feeling like crap and the correlation with crap TV. Can't be doing with Netflix or films, but instead I'm in the depths of freeview staring at family fortunes and a place in the sun.

  • PhilJDore Phil Dore 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 (@PhilJDore) reported

    My washing machine is now fixed, but I'm gonna nope out anyway lads, as my Freeview signal has gone rubbish in the wet weather we're having at the moment. #CovideoWed

  • _philjohn Philip John (@_philjohn) reported

    @SteveCo12420968 TV License also pays for the transmitter network used by all other TV stations on Freeview.

  • maisiemaria_ maisie (@maisiemaria_) reported

    So we don’t have a TV license because all we watch is Netflix, YouTube and Disney + but now I want to watch **** evening TV so I’m gonna get a license and freeview. Question: is freeview something I can pay for and download or do I need a box or whatever x