Freeview

Freeview Outage Report in Maidstone, Kent, England

Problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: tv and total blackout.

The latest reports from users having issues in Maidstone come from postal codes ME14 and ME16.

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 Maidstone, England

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

Freeview Outage Chart in Maidstone, Kent, England 02/02/2026 15:10

February 02: Problems at Freeview

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Freeview users through our website.

  1. TV (92%)

    TV (92%)

  2. Total Blackout (4%)

    Total Blackout (4%)

  3. Internet (1%)

    Internet (1%)

  4. Wi-fi (1%)

    Wi-fi (1%)

  5. E-mail (1%)

    E-mail (1%)

  6. Phone (%)

    Phone (%)

Live Outage Map Near Maidstone, Kent, England

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Maidstone, Chatham, Sittingbourne, Rochester, West Malling, Gillingham, Gravesend, Cobham and Tonbridge.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomMaidstone TV
United KingdomMaidstone TV
United KingdomChatham TV
United KingdomSittingbourne TV
United KingdomRochester TV
United KingdomWest Malling E-mail

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Maidstone, England

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

  • Davidp1103 Davidp (@Davidp1103) reported 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.

  • englishbobsnr NM (@englishbobsnr) reported from Maidstone, England

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

  • robinjuste Robin Juste Emery (@robinjuste) reported 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

  • LexFuturus LexFuturus (@LexFuturus) reported from Longfield, England

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

  • DJSimonUK DJSimonUK (@DJSimonUK) reported 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,,

  • Davidp1103 Davidp (@Davidp1103) reported from Gravesend, England

    @Complyorcry @Back_Two_Mee To @TalkTalk they are okay but the broadband is not a good as VM but it's okay; it cut the monthly bill in half. I have since dropped their tv service and bought a freeview recorder. Monthly bill for broadband/phone £38

  • Davidp1103 David-19 (@Davidp1103) reported from Gravesend, England

    @TalkTalk It would be nice if you could reduce or remove a £40 charge for an engineer who called but made no inspection of equipment, explained that Freeview channels had been altered; a fact that your customer services were not aware of, but should have known.

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Mr_Pink13 Mr Pink 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@Mr_Pink13) reported

    @Sargon_of_Akkad I've been thinking about this. If Sky is funded from subscriptions why is the awful Sky News on Freeview? It should be banned from Freeview because it's using it subscription revenue stream to distort the free to air market.

  • Brendan80704486 BrendanB (@Brendan80704486) reported

    @BotFinderUK Let them pay for it then - and exempt the others from a compulsory licence fee to watch tv even if you never watch the BBC. No one is forced to pay to watch Sky or GB News - they are free on freeview. They are forced to pay for the BBC if they want to watch any live tv.

  • Mr_Pink13 Mr Pink 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@Mr_Pink13) reported

    @Sargon_of_Akkad I've been thinking about this. If Sky is funded from subscriptions why is the awful Sky News on Freeview? It should be banned from Freeview because it's using it subscription revenue stream to distort the free to air market.

  • Brendan80704486 BrendanB (@Brendan80704486) reported

    @BotFinderUK Let them pay for it then - and exempt the others from a compulsory licence fee to watch tv even if you never watch the BBC. No one is forced to pay to watch Sky or GB News - they are free on freeview. They are forced to pay for the BBC if they want to watch any live tv.

  • CorianderSoap Cilantro (@CorianderSoap) reported

    @BenInRushcliffe @GBNEWS So they should be moved from the 'News' section of the Freeview schedule. Give them a channel number similar to the Food Network or QVC.

  • Mr_Pink13 Mr Pink 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@Mr_Pink13) reported

    @Sargon_of_Akkad I've been thinking about this. If Sky is funded from subscriptions why is the awful Sky News on Freeview? It should be banned from Freeview because it's using it subscription revenue stream to distort the free to air market.

  • CorianderSoap Cilantro (@CorianderSoap) reported

    @BenInRushcliffe @GBNEWS So they should be moved from the 'News' section of the Freeview schedule. Give them a channel number similar to the Food Network or QVC.

  • Mr_Pink13 Mr Pink 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@Mr_Pink13) reported

    @Sargon_of_Akkad I've been thinking about this. If Sky is funded from subscriptions why is the awful Sky News on Freeview? It should be banned from Freeview because it's using it subscription revenue stream to distort the free to air market.

  • Mr_Pink13 Mr Pink 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@Mr_Pink13) reported

    @Sargon_of_Akkad I've been thinking about this. If Sky is funded from subscriptions why is the awful Sky News on Freeview? It should be banned from Freeview because it's using it subscription revenue stream to distort the free to air market.

  • gabystubbs1 Gabrielle Stubbs (@gabystubbs1) reported

    @ArchRose90 Its about time we had choice and not an arbitrary tax just to watch OTHER channels on freeview who are funded by adverts. BBC should be funded through adverts or by a subscription service