Freeview outages and service status in Oswestry, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Oswestry, England

The chart below shows the number of Freeview reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Oswestry, England 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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  Chef Paul (@ChefPaul41) reported 7 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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  Selene Mariposa (@Selene_Mariposa) reported 10 minutes ago

  @LillacTyanu This is the most accurate breakdown in the thread, so thank you. You are right, the fee is for live TV, Freeview comes preloaded, and if you never connect the aerial or watch live you do not owe it. They can chase you, but the burden is on them to prove you watched. That nuance is the whole ballgame. The fee leans on people not knowing they already have the exit. You clearly do. 🦋

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  Red Moon 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🍁 🇬🇱 (@Undercover_mole) reported 12 minutes ago

  @GBNEWS Problem is Freely isn't free.... You need a broadband connection costing you tens of pounds per month. Where as Freeview and Freesat are actually free to view.

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  Cameron Robinson (@Camlowandslow) reported 13 minutes ago

  @PeteBritish Freeview is all I have, and broadband. I would never, ever, pay for Sky.

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  i am a boy of the eighties (@gilililibo99902) reported 13 minutes ago

  That's 80s was a 24-hour music television channel from That's TV that played 1980s music hits. It closed its linear broadcast on Sky and Freeview on February 28, 2026, but continues as a streaming service on FAST platforms like Rakuten TV and Pluto TV

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  Daryl Millar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽️ (@daryl_millar) reported 13 minutes ago

  @syncronicity100 Thanks. Briefly thought it was high pressure taking down the Freeview signal in my area again, but it was just a few seconds. Dunno if it was the same on iPlayer.

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  Mr Mega Dump (@ChestneyS) reported 15 minutes ago

  @darrengrimes Nothing decided yet so I’ll wait until it actually happens before deciding to cancel my subscriptions or not. Tv companies are losing customers right left and centre due to the constant inflation plus 3.9%. I’m seriously looking at just getting a freeview box and a “fire stick “

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  Bigwows 💚🤍💜 ✖️✖️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@bigwows) reported 16 minutes ago

  @cmairsy @virginmedia Zen for internet - rock solid and great customer service, not that you’ll need it. But after ditching Virgin we went down the freeview route, I’m afraid.

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  LDH Marketing (@LDHMarketing) reported 16 minutes ago

  @BENEFITS_NEWS It also eats up a lot of your broadband. No problem if you're on an unlimited package, but for people on cheaper, restricted usage packages, that will cost. Freely is good where reception is poor, but Freeview is still needed.

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  Steven Dawson (@Steven59066) reported 18 minutes ago

  Hi everyone, the government are making plans to shut down freeview and freesat, something needs to be done to stop this from happening to millions of people, who watch freeview, including me,