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Freeview Outage Report in Preston, Lancashire, England

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The latest reports from users having issues in Preston come from postal codes PR1.

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 Preston, England

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

Freeview Outage Chart in Preston, Lancashire, England 11/28/2025 10:25

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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 (7%)

    Total Blackout (7%)

  3. Phone (1%)

    Phone (1%)

  4. Internet (1%)

    Internet (1%)

  5. Wi-fi (1%)

    Wi-fi (1%)

  6. E-mail (1%)

    E-mail (1%)

Live Outage Map Near Preston, Lancashire, England

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Poulton-le-Fylde, Blackburn, Preston, Ormskirk, Longridge and Lytham St Annes.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomPoulton-le-Fylde TV
United KingdomBlackburn TV
United KingdomPreston TV
United KingdomOrmskirk TV
United KingdomBlackburn TV
United KingdomBlackburn TV

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Preston, England

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

  • Robbo72uk Andy Roberts (@Robbo72uk) reported from Southport, England

    Virgin tv and broadband gone down yet again. Resorting to Freeview right now. The picture quality is actually much better than Virgin...AND no glitches and constant picture breakup!!

  • johnworthy27 john worthington (@johnworthy27) reported from Preston, England

    @chloesammike @andywigmore @KayBurley Don't worry you can still get Sky news on channel 132 on your Freeview box. Thick ****.....

  • iainsykes2014 Iain Sykes (@iainsykes2014) reported from Blackburn, England

    @KarmaUnc @GMB @joshwiddicombe Yes, but the BBC is a significant contributor to Arquiva who own the masts. They also support Freeview and Freesat.

  • groovicat groovicat 💚 (@groovicat) reported from Adlington, England

    @Sillyshib Heartbeat, ssshhh, it's never been off. You can watch Heartbeat every day on freeview

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • ravewithdaveuk Rave With Dave UK (@ravewithdaveuk) reported from Nunthorpe, England

    @GBNEWS U got big issues with your audio on freeview tv ch 236 its all over the place at times

  • LythgoeRonald Ronald Lythgoe (@LythgoeRonald) reported

    @Patrici89225734 A TV Licence covers you to: Watch or record TV on any channel on any TV service (like Sky, Virgin Media and Freeview). Watch live on streaming services (like ITVX, All 4, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video). Use BBC iPlayer.

  • ravewithdaveuk Rave With Dave UK (@ravewithdaveuk) reported from Nunthorpe, England

    @GBNEWS U got big issues with your audio on freeview tv ch 236 its all over the place at times

  • LythgoeRonald Ronald Lythgoe (@LythgoeRonald) reported

    @Patrici89225734 A TV Licence covers you to: Watch or record TV on any channel on any TV service (like Sky, Virgin Media and Freeview). Watch live on streaming services (like ITVX, All 4, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video). Use BBC iPlayer.

  • willmgreenhalgh Will (@willmgreenhalgh) reported

    @StetsonDoctor I didn't have freeview till like the digital switchover so I never watched torchwood

  • ravewithdaveuk Rave With Dave UK (@ravewithdaveuk) reported from Nunthorpe, England

    @GBNEWS U got big issues with your audio on freeview tv ch 236 its all over the place at times

  • ravewithdaveuk Rave With Dave UK (@ravewithdaveuk) reported from Nunthorpe, England

    @GBNEWS U got big issues with your audio on freeview tv ch 236 its all over the place at times

  • LythgoeRonald Ronald Lythgoe (@LythgoeRonald) reported

    @Patrici89225734 A TV Licence covers you to: Watch or record TV on any channel on any TV service (like Sky, Virgin Media and Freeview). Watch live on streaming services (like ITVX, All 4, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video). Use BBC iPlayer.

  • LythgoeRonald Ronald Lythgoe (@LythgoeRonald) reported

    @Patrici89225734 A TV Licence covers you to: Watch or record TV on any channel on any TV service (like Sky, Virgin Media and Freeview). Watch live on streaming services (like ITVX, All 4, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video). Use BBC iPlayer.

  • LythgoeRonald Ronald Lythgoe (@LythgoeRonald) reported

    @Patrici89225734 A TV Licence covers you to: Watch or record TV on any channel on any TV service (like Sky, Virgin Media and Freeview). Watch live on streaming services (like ITVX, All 4, YouTube and Amazon Prime Video). Use BBC iPlayer.