Freeview outages and service status in London, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in London, England

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

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: City of Westminster, City of London, and London.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
City of Westminster	TV	6 hours ago
City of London	TV	13 hours ago
London	TV	1 day ago
London	Total Blackout	1 day ago
London	TV	1 day ago
London	TV	1 day ago

Nearby cities with recent reports

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Freeview Issues Reports Near London, England

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

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  Nessy 😷 (@nessymon) reported 16 minutes ago from London, England

  @MarketaDee @CNN Freeview has never worked for us for some reason.. will try again. Thanks.

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  Dave M (@Putneyman) reported 55 minutes ago from London, England

  Only reason I mentioned that song (Tarzan Boy) is because I've been watching a lot on NOW 80s on Freeview channel 83. I didn't realise that apart from some good songs, how much crap there was as well in the 80s 😂

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  Martin Bentley, AKA Martin Bentley (@themib) reported 57 minutes ago from London, England

  Also, NXT UK will air on a weeks delay on the Paramount Network, which puts them on Freeview.

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Winter Doe 🦌❄️ (@yawn_fawn) reported 2 minutes ago

  Freeview is so *** man how do boomers just watch only this **** all day

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  Dr Jake Taylor (@AstroJake) reported 2 minutes ago

  Going to my friends house who had Sky and I had channels 1-5. I was like damn my friends are rich! Freeview changed my life.

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  Bizzybee🐝mee (@Heelsonfire2024) reported 3 minutes ago

  @Lorna_TVeditor Was it on Freeview? I could never get in on mine in the past.

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  Presley Turberville (@T21949Presley) reported 3 minutes ago

  @PageHannah81153 You are an unfunny **** and your shows are Freeview ****.

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  4comall (@topselfy) reported 5 minutes ago

  One of the things that fcks me off more than anything else in cheap hotels like Travelodge especially but also Premier Inn is they never bother to retune most TVs on Freeview. The hotel I'm in tonight upt North looks like it hasn't had the channels updated for at least 5 years.

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  Jennifer Thetford-Kay (@JenKteach) reported 8 minutes ago

  Terrestrial television, received through an aerial, often known as Freeview, is under serious threat of being scrapped. Within months the Government will decide whether to turn off terrestrial signals and rely solely on internet-based TV (IPTV) in the future. This would mean that every household would be forced to take out an expensive fixed broadband contract if they wished to continue watching their favourite TV programmes. Radio reception and signals for emergency services could also be put at risk. Millions of older and disabled people, and those on low and modest incomes, would lose their essential access to TV to keep them in touch with the world and to prevent isolation and loneliness. Lynette, aged 80, who lives in Kent, says: “Free Terrestrial TV is essential for me – whether it’s for entertainment, the news or even learning new things from magazine shows. I don’t want to be choosing apps and making new accounts, I don’t want a screen that pops up with the TV trying to work out what I want to watch. I’ve tried watching television programmes online with family members, and they stop part way through with a whirling circle and then an error message appears. I tried a streaming service and didn’t like it. It is time-consuming and irritating trying to work out where I want to be, to remember the sequence of clicks, with hieroglyphics instead of words. If I make a mistake I have to start again. I have more important things to remember than clogging up my memory with unnecessary information. With my TV in my kitchen, and the normal channels through an aerial, I can leave a channel on that I know I like. I’m worried that the government will decide to take that away from me and others, who either don’t like, can’t afford or can’t use online versions”. The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are all working together to convince the Government to take the drastic step of an early transition to IPTV, without any genuine concern about the millions who would lose out from such a move. IPTV would mean the end of a near universal free to air service, currently reaching 98.5% of households, where national moments of celebration and crisis can be shared. Although the Government maintains that it has an open mind, the lobbying of the broadcasters is intense, and elements in the Government want to use an IPTV switchover as a battering ram in forcing the UK population to accept, and pay for, the digital revolution. A recent Government stakeholder consultation exercise to inform the Minister in making his decision was heavily biased in favour of a rushed move to all-IPTV. In contrast, the petitioners do not oppose IPTV in principle but would like to see the current hybrid system, where households can choose between the two systems, or continue with both as a safety net, be maintained for an extended period. This petition, published by Silver Voices with the support of the Digital Poverty Alliance and the Broadcast 2040+ Coalition, calls on the Government to decide in favour of the viewer and pledge to keep Freeview terrestrial TV until at least the mid- 2040s.

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  Alberto (@AlbertoSpain79) reported 14 minutes ago

  @SkyNews @haynesdeborah What a **** service is sky atlantic. 35 pounds a month not worth at all. Just ads ads ads and more ads in an interface which is an absolute ****. wishing my 2 years contract to finish so i can get rid of it. I almost have less channels than with freeview. A total scam.

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  CinOvation 📽 (@CinOvation) reported 14 minutes ago

  @roland26750 @silverfoxdude @FunMovieTVFan It's on Peacock in the U.S. and on Netflix in several international territories. It was originally available on the Audience Network (formerly Freeview) before the service shut down in May, 2020.

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  Andy (@jump_drive_flyr) reported 17 minutes ago

  Oh look, the morning is misty (like most warm day mornings) and I have spotty at best Freeview reception on most channels, why did we ever let the analogue signal go?

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  Bennyblanks 🇵🇸 🐺 (@jimbo1YNWA) reported 19 minutes ago

  @femalebodybuil6 On freeview tv they have 60s,70s, and 80s music channels and the 70s was by far the best and I like all those eras music? The current music scene howevee needs to be put down and a new sound should come forth. Its utter trash