Freeview outages and service status in Maidstone, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Maidstone, England

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

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Sittingbourne, Chatham, and Maidstone.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Sittingbourne	TV	2 days ago
Sittingbourne	TV	11 days ago
Chatham	TV	13 days ago
Maidstone	TV	14 days ago
Sittingbourne	Wi-fi	16 days ago
Sittingbourne	TV	22 days ago

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Maidstone, England

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

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  DJSimonUK (@DJSimonUK) reported 4 minutes ago from Gillingham, England

  @skytv is there a problem with channel 103 itv1 on sky tv and also on freeview .,., sounds been cutting out all day ,, not just with me ??? Gillingham Kent ME7 AND Also CT5 Whistable Kent,,

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  NM (@englishbobsnr) reported 9 minutes ago from Maidstone, England

  Please please please please please please please please PLEASE STOP CHANGING THE FREEVIEW CHANNEL NUMBERS AROUND FOR **** SAKE #Freeview @FreeviewTV

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  Robin Juste Emery (@robinjuste) reported 16 minutes ago from Gillingham, England

  Fog risk and disruption to TV and radio transmissions. Expect some lost Freeview or low signal channels on some mornings next week! #KentWeather @AffinityDJ @AffinityKent

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  LexFuturus (@LexFuturus) reported 29 minutes ago from Longfield, England

  Terrible streaming quality via YouTube! @btsport should have made it freeview #UCLfinal

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  DJSimonUK (@DJSimonUK) reported 34 minutes ago from Gillingham, England

  @ITV @skytv is there a problem with channel 103 itv1 on sky tv and also on freeview .,., sounds been cutting out all day ,, not just with me ??? Gillingham Kent ME7 AND Also CT5 Whistable Kent,,

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  Davidp (@Davidp1103) reported 36 minutes ago from Snodland, England

  Continually frustrated by @TalkTalk and its inconsistent service and performance. Have today purchased a freeview recorder to replace their box and will be actively looking for new broadband provider.

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  William Poel (@wpoel) reported 7 minutes ago

  What happened last night? Mon aug 3? Freeview on band 4 uhf just stopped in the cm3 area. The tropo map was a bit messy, a d there was very little sporadic e showing. The blackout was total but it's all back now. Are you aware of any transmission failure? However a crucial Star Trek Enterprise episode on Sky mix at 11:00 p.m. failed to record, and retrieving it requires a Paramount subscription! @FreeviewAdvice

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  fizzforbrexit (@fizzforbrexit) reported 13 minutes ago

  I have never missed watching terrestrial TV, it won't be a big leap to also cancel Freeview. I'll just read even more.

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  Matt Quinn - The Caledonian Television Company. (@Matt_Q_OnX) reported 13 minutes ago

  @BENEFITS_NEWS Well for a start the Freeview service is guaranteed until at least 2034 and likely to be phased out over a period of time; unlikely before about 2040. 'Freely' is currently being touted as the IPTV replacement - From about £70 for a set-top box; this price will drop dramatically.

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  Mitch W 71 (@Mitch_1142) reported 16 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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  Essex Baldy (@darrensharp73) reported 17 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.

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  Dave (@m1ctk) reported 18 minutes ago

  @cordbusters Hoping that the video resolution will be higher than the poor 544 x 576 on freeview at 720 x 576 at least

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  Liarpoliticians, UK has rogue Parliament+police (@liarpoliticianz) reported 19 minutes ago

  @Osprey0 @SkyNews Yes, GB News WAS in HD on Freeview, but the paedophiles in @OfCom decided to erase five HD TV channels, for garbage 5G mobile phones. The channels are still in HD on satellite, a cheapo sat box, sub £100 dish, and decent cable, and you can have it all so long as dish south facing

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  Gotta Have Faith (@Suzghf) reported 20 minutes ago

  I bet you haven't even read the info where they're thinking about scrapping all freeview channels. And so to watch TV it'll all be paid online service - that you need ID for! Join the dots.

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  Velvettoatone (@TeamMPTS1) reported 20 minutes ago

  Another stupid idea is the 2034 plan to turn off Freeview. In no way will rural broadband be up to providing reliable services by then..the same applies to FM/MW radio. It's ridiculous meanness dressed up as 'progress' @SarahChampionMP @KarlTurnerMP @lukeakehurst

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  IamDrOm🗿 (@Iamdrom) reported 20 minutes ago

  Can anyone from New Zealand confirm if the Freeview is down or is it just my home?