Freeview outages and service status in St Albans, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in St Albans, England

The chart below shows the number of Freeview reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in St Albans, 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 St Albans, England

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Chesham, Harrow, Hemel Hempstead, St Albans, Stevenage, Berkhamsted, Luton, Potters Bar, Watford, Borehamwood, Stanmore, Barnet, Harpenden, Dunstable, and Harringay.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Chesham	TV	4 hours ago
Harrow	TV	4 hours ago
Hemel Hempstead	TV	5 hours ago
St Albans	TV	1 day ago
Stevenage	TV	2 days ago
Berkhamsted	TV	2 days ago

Nearby cities with recent reports

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Freeview Issues Reports Near St Albans, England

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in St Albans and nearby locations:

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  J. Alfred Prufrock (@Stroudgreenguy) reported 15 minutes ago from Tottenham, England

  @Channel4 Hello. Can I watch Channel 4 *live* through the All 4 app on smart TV? All I see is catchup. I would like to watch CH 4 news every night but my aerial is broken, no Freeview. Please advise.

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  Philip McHale (@PhilMcBoobs) reported 28 minutes ago 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

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  Dan Hollingsworth (@D_Hollingsworth) reported 37 minutes ago 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.

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  Danté Banks (@Dante_Banks) reported 43 minutes ago from Tottenham, England

  @tinytwink The poor shouldn't have anything they have to work for. Big screen TV - nope. Netflix - what's wrong with Freeview? Mobile phone - can't they walk to the phone box on the corner that was disconnected five years ago. They think if you're poor you should suffer or not be poor.

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  Peter Snow (@psnow85) reported 47 minutes ago 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.

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  The Silver Cloak (@TheSilverCloak) reported 2 minutes ago

  @jaygrocott29 @DoctorWhoPN Wrong. The public service broadcasters are all gifted their spectrum and their advantageous position on the Freeview EPG. Road tax was abolished in 1937. Road building and maintenance is paid by general taxation. Revenue from VED just goes into the chancellor’s pot.

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  Myles Fitzpatrick (@mylesfitz) reported 4 minutes ago

  @readysetdrone I was really intrigued by the stitching issue you found closer to objects too. How possible is it to create a 360 video to YouTube with this drone? Where you can freeview rather than export a perspective.

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  Jack Last (@Ajax62859643753) reported 4 minutes ago

  @GBPolitcs Why is the BBC on Freeview?, it’s a free to watch service hence the name. But because the BBC use it they expect people to pay for a free service.

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  Rational Villan (@RationalVillan) reported 5 minutes ago

  @_Tobolos_ It’s already taken seriously. Get it back on freeview and **** VAR off. 👍

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  Ben Johnson (@BenJohn45874515) reported 7 minutes ago

  @virginmedia why is the sound so terrible tonight? I've been trying to watch Father Brown on U&Drama but it sounds like I'm watching underwater. If I switch over to Freely or Freeview then the sound is fine.

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  Jennifer Thetford-Kay (@JenKteach) reported 9 minutes ago

  Terrestrial television, received through an aerial, often known as Freeview, is under serious threat of being scrapped. Within months the Government will decide whether to turn off terrestrial signals and rely solely on internet-based TV (IPTV) in the future. This would mean that every household would be forced to take out an expensive fixed broadband contract if they wished to continue watching their favourite TV programmes. Radio reception and signals for emergency services could also be put at risk. Millions of older and disabled people, and those on low and modest incomes, would lose their essential access to TV to keep them in touch with the world and to prevent isolation and loneliness. Lynette, aged 80, who lives in Kent, says: “Free Terrestrial TV is essential for me – whether it’s for entertainment, the news or even learning new things from magazine shows. I don’t want to be choosing apps and making new accounts, I don’t want a screen that pops up with the TV trying to work out what I want to watch. I’ve tried watching television programmes online with family members, and they stop part way through with a whirling circle and then an error message appears. I tried a streaming service and didn’t like it. It is time-consuming and irritating trying to work out where I want to be, to remember the sequence of clicks, with hieroglyphics instead of words. If I make a mistake I have to start again. I have more important things to remember than clogging up my memory with unnecessary information. With my TV in my kitchen, and the normal channels through an aerial, I can leave a channel on that I know I like. I’m worried that the government will decide to take that away from me and others, who either don’t like, can’t afford or can’t use online versions”. The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are all working together to convince the Government to take the drastic step of an early transition to IPTV, without any genuine concern about the millions who would lose out from such a move. IPTV would mean the end of a near universal free to air service, currently reaching 98.5% of households, where national moments of celebration and crisis can be shared. Although the Government maintains that it has an open mind, the lobbying of the broadcasters is intense, and elements in the Government want to use an IPTV switchover as a battering ram in forcing the UK population to accept, and pay for, the digital revolution. A recent Government stakeholder consultation exercise to inform the Minister in making his decision was heavily biased in favour of a rushed move to all-IPTV. In contrast, the petitioners do not oppose IPTV in principle but would like to see the current hybrid system, where households can choose between the two systems, or continue with both as a safety net, be maintained for an extended period. This petition, published by Silver Voices with the support of the Digital Poverty Alliance and the Broadcast 2040+ Coalition, calls on the Government to decide in favour of the viewer and pledge to keep Freeview terrestrial TV until at least the mid- 2040s.

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  That guy up the road (@MikeJDByrne) reported 9 minutes ago

  Well #Freeview has a shite signal tonight

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  Vic (@cra46159) reported 10 minutes ago

  Watched the usual MSM crap 'News' on BBC, Sky, GB News, got bored, & switched to Al Jazeera Ch 252 on Freeview. I got a REAL perspective on their programme I didn't get from our own ones. Try them out 👍

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  Andy (@jump_drive_flyr) reported 12 minutes ago

  Oh look, the morning is misty (like most warm day mornings) and I have spotty at best Freeview reception on most channels, why did we ever let the analogue signal go?

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  John Duffield (@jfwduffield) reported 13 minutes ago

  @johnlbirch Indeed. Becoming utterly dependent on one broadcaster is just terrible business. Even worse when Sky Sports is wedded to a dying & technically outmoded business model. Cricket poses difficulties to FTA broadcasters but with Freeview they now all have multiple channels to show it.