Freeview outages and service status in Paignton, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Paignton, England

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

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Newton Abbot.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Newton Abbot	TV	2 months ago

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Paignton, England

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

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  Nick Hancock 🇪🇺 (@nickhancock741) reported 16 seconds ago from Borough of Torbay, England

  @BoostTorbay @AndrewBrazier1 Never used the first two options. Very much old school. None of the fancy pants Sky or Virgin Media either. Just plain old Freeview for me

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  stumpy (@paulrstamp) reported 6 minutes ago from Brixham, England

  My @SkyUK box has frozen in a state of #wtf, using on/off/on/off does **** all, tv now gone to freeview and im out of my depth. And my man is sound asleep unwell, bless him. #SilenceIsGolden

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Grifty (@TheGriftReport) reported 5 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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  Melody Lane-Hayman (@ScepturaMelody) reported 12 minutes ago

  There is never enough space on X for me to write what I need to. I still haven’t forgiven u @virginmedia for axing Thatstv2 and Thatstv3 at least now it’s not even on the menu wasn’t nice when u kept it up on the guide showing me what was on. Those channels r on sky & freeview

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  George (The UK Action Team) (@UKAT_George) reported 12 minutes ago

  Precisely and if the BBC want to discontinue running the freeview service and save money on upkeep of the transmitters why do we have to pay the licence fee. If you decide to only watch non BBC live channels online which you pay for by having broadband then the licence is wrong.

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  🏴‍☠️ Fatchops the Pirate 🦜 (@GluebagPaul) reported 13 minutes ago

  @RightSide_Uk @GBNEWS It's the signal 📡 it happens to me all the time and I've got Sky...so I switch to Freeview and it seems to be abit better.

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  Joan Moss (@JoanMos87521028) reported 16 minutes ago

  @daveainsworth63 @TalkingPicsTV What Number on Freeview is Talking pictures I am struggling to find the channel. Please help.

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  Jay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@jordanpbanks) reported 17 minutes ago

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

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  Mitch W 71 (@Mitch_1142) reported 17 minutes ago

  @1Atkins @ThatsTVOfficial xenon81Message posted on30 Jul 2026 03:21 PM - last edited: 30 Jul 2026 03:22 PM That's TV has gradually removed all its channels from Sky, Freesat and Virgin Media over the last few months. It remains on Freeview (for now) but is said to be suffering financial problems.

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  Nigel Keeling (@Traighbon08) reported 20 minutes ago

  @reformparty_uk Most working classes have a dodgy stick and pay about £100 for every channel known to man. They couldn't give a **** about Freeview. You clearly know your voters.

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  BENEFITS NEWS (@BENEFITS_NEWS) reported 24 minutes ago

  @aconda_ann I am quite old fashioned as well. I did get a bargain smallish 'internet / smart' TV but no use when freezes or internet cuts off (been happening for years, with no fix). It's on a terrible indoor aerial, so I can't get most Freeview on that one but my fave usual telly: Freeview.

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  Essex Baldy (@darrensharp73) reported 25 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.