Freeview outages and service status in Lancaster, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Lancaster, England

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

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Morecambe, and Lancaster.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Morecambe	TV	15 days ago
Lancaster	TV	2 months ago
Lancaster	TV	3 months ago

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Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  David (@Disc_light) reported 5 minutes ago

  @kenton1206 I must be the only person on the planet that doesn't have any subscription TV service and only have freeview!

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  Jennifer Thetford-Kay (@JenKteach) reported 5 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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  . (@SCFCJosh96) reported 5 minutes ago

  not putting Crewe on the radio seems a bit stupid tbh. I mean, do they even know what freeview is in Crewe?

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  Michael Broderick (@MichaelBro70850) reported 5 minutes ago

  @vickimichelle @martywilde3 Hi Vicky I would like you to save are Freeview TV and to stop the TV license go up 180 to help us

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  Popeye (@PopeyeFreeview) reported 7 minutes ago

  It looks like QVC shopping channel is in financial in trouble? It's QVC made life hard for Freeview from beginning for refusing having shopping channels in one place. If QVC goes bust Freeview will be celebrating and get back channel 16?

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  Kev Thomas 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 (@KevMonynys) reported 10 minutes ago

  @73_seaking @SkyNews @TrevorPTweets When? I have no problems at all receiving it on Freeview, and I can’t remember it ever disappearing from my screen.

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  Anniroo the Essex Gel (@MaldonGirl1966) reported 13 minutes ago

  @fenlandflo Yes I used to listen to Smooth on Freeview but its disappeared now down here

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  Brinscall, Withnell and I (@WarriorBlood121) reported 17 minutes ago

  @DavidLloydRADIO I sometimes flick from one BBC radio station to the other on TV's Freeview service and the same pop tune will often be playing at the same time in 3 places. Penny pinching banality. The opposite of what BBC local radio used to stand for.

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  Disabled Rebel (@DisabledRebel) reported 20 minutes ago

  @LeeVicarage @NewsMurray Yep from 2029 I think no more sky dish you can’t even order sky q now as a new customer it’s all gonna be sky stream , so if I can’t record anything anyway I’ll stick with Netflix and freeview

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  riz vuocolo (@VuocoloRiz) reported 20 minutes ago

  @DebNZ4 lol. wot a clown . not havin a new decoder box freeview kinda sucks coz that would be fukin gold.. i saw some of the interview .. *** she rambles lmao...