Freeview outages and service status in Perth, Scotland

Problems in the last 24 hours in Perth, Scotland

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

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Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Grifty (@TheGriftReport) reported 9 minutes ago

  MILLIONS FACE LOSS OF FREEVIEW TV AFTER LOBBYING BY BBC AND ITV BACKED BODY Freeview which serves 13.6 million homes and 40 percent of UK households with more than 70 channels including BBC One ITV Channel 4 and Channel 5 could be axed after 2034 under government plans to end digital terrestrial television. Ministers are expected to publish a consultation paper within weeks setting out the path to an internet only future in the mid 2030s with the switch depending on universal affordable superfast broadband. Campaigners at Silver Voices which represents older people have launched a petition warning the move would disproportionately hit elderly low income and rural viewers who rely on aerials rather than streaming. The push is driven by The Connection Project a lobbying body funded by the BBC ITV Vodafone and BT all of whom stand to benefit commercially from moving viewers online and reducing costs of maintaining one platform. Dennis Reed of Silver Voices said the companies funding The Connection Project all have a commercial interest in moving services online and older viewers deserve better. The Connection Project responded that the transition preserves everyones right to free public service TV via broadband with subsidised costs where needed while the BBC and Department for Culture Media and Sport confirmed they are working to ensure nobody is left behind. Thoughts?

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  Enamel (@gin_vodka_fan) reported 10 minutes ago

  COMMENT: It needs an internet subscription, also an aerial for some progs, if your internet is slow you lose all progs, the manufacturers claim it's the internet problem so you cannot return the TV. It's a complete con for the companies to save supplying Freeview. 🤔🤔🤔

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  Paul_M_© (@Doub1eHelix) reported 11 minutes ago

  @jamzefish @BBCNews Ok, I get that you're talking about unencrypted satellite signals, but these can be controlled. Everyone will have to login to iPlayer for BBC content with some programs requiring a paid subscription. Freeview channels should remain viewable without need for a TV licence.

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  Jonny (@MisterBeergut) reported 15 minutes ago

  @photonvision @fwrenzo1 You will not be able to soon in the UK. That is why they are shutting down Freeview.

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  Michael McCartney (@MickeyMcCartney) reported 16 minutes ago

  @drummergirl2000 I know! No Food Network either (my fave!) signals for those channels on Council Telly (Freeview) must be v weak

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  Aintnofollabackho (@Bitmap_PLC) reported 19 minutes ago

  @jimthegiant To be fair switching off Freeview is a bad policy.

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  Jill Collier 🟥 (@JillCollier16) reported 22 minutes ago

  The Government is threatening to switch off Freeview TV, forcing millions to pay for expensive broadband just to keep their telly. We have just days to force them to back down. Sign the petition and keep free TV free:

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  Vic (@cra46159) reported 22 minutes ago

  I watch Al Jazeera - I get the truth from this site, & I'm more likely to get it here than from our own crap MSM. Freeview also on Ch 251. It's Arab, but good Arab 👍

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  Chef Paul (@ChefPaul41) reported 22 minutes ago

  Reckon we had better offerings on TV last week in our lodge ( caravan ) with Freeview than we do back home with virgin media. TV sucks.

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  South Wales Pragmatist (@WalesPragmatist) reported 23 minutes ago

  @alunsays @EnglandRugby Not in HD on Freeview. For a premium match it's a poor effort from ITV, like watching TV in the 90s...