Freeview outages and service status in Helston, England
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- Freeview generated 0 outage signals in the last 24 hours around Helston, including 0 direct reports.
- The most common problems reported in this area mention TV and Total Blackout.
- TV (67%)
- Total Blackout (33%)
The latest reports from users having issues in Helston come from postal codes TR13 .
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 Helston, England
The chart below shows the number of Freeview reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Helston, 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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Live Outage Map Near Helston, England
The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Helston, Penzance, and Camborne.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Helston
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TV | 8 days ago |
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Penzance
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Total Blackout | 8 days ago |
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Camborne
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TV | 21 days ago |
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Penzance
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TV | 2 months ago |
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Falmouth
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TV | 3 months ago |
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Penzance
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TV | 3 months ago |
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Freeview Issues Reports Near Helston, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Helston and nearby locations:
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Mary Jasper (@MaryJasper2) reported from Penzance, England@GBNEWS I am subscribed to GB News on YouTube but canβt seem to get it live. Freeview 236 has no watchable signal this morning. Please can anyone advise?
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Heather Wallace (@burntcopper) reported from Falmouth, EnglandPeople who have Freeview - is it just a one off cost for the box or subscription and can you record stuff? (Am trying to figure out tv options and can't get virgin and sky i think you need a dish. Aerial is crap here)
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Les Malpas (@LesMalpas) reported from Truro, England@MarkBlackmore33 Right. You poor sod. I use Freeview. If anybody knocks on the door they get tolled to get away.
Freeview Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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smoking the phonicvirus (@4doorsmorepaws) reported@codfish246 yuhh i think we had freesat cause of the awful freeview signal, my nan had the exact same box lol (and my grandma had the exact same telly!) upstairs we had a freeview telly and someone had to stand and wave the portable aerial around a bit to get a clear picture
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FreeScot π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ ππ€π (@roorooyes4) reportedUnsurprisingly, so many things have not been considered with the whole "shutting off terrestrial" tv thing. For instance, companies like BT/EE do NOT broadcast the Freeview channels on their online service in rural Scotland. These come in on the aeriel, the rest through your ...
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Ken (@Ken63753831) reportedPlease sign before the deadline as BBC and labour are trying to pass a law to shut freeview down effecting millions of people forcing them to pay for unbiased news
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π΄ββ οΈ Fatchops the Pirate π¦ (@GluebagPaul) reported@RightSide_Uk @GBNEWS It's the signal π‘ it happens to me all the time and I've got Sky...so I switch to Freeview and it seems to be abit better.
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South Wales Pragmatist (@WalesPragmatist) reported@alunsays @EnglandRugby Not in HD on Freeview. For a premium match it's a poor effort from ITV, like watching TV in the 90s...
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Mitch W 71 (@Mitch_1142) reported@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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George (The UK Action Team) (@UKAT_George) reportedPrecisely and if the BBC want to discontinue running the freeview service and save money on upkeep of the transmitters why do we have to pay the licence fee. If you decide to only watch non BBC live channels online which you pay for by having broadband then the licence is wrong.
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BENEFITS NEWS (@BENEFITS_NEWS) reportedThe problems with planning to switch Freeview off: Many people still watch Freeview. Internet drops out or you get the 'circle of doom' and freezing BBC iPlayer when trying to watch something! Not everyone has or wants internet / wifi / data.
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KennyBilly (@KeepingKen) reportedOver 13 million households across the UK currently rely on Freeview - and residents could be forced to fork out an additional Β£20 monthly and potentially purchase a new television set if the service is discontinued, experts have cautioned.
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Fen! (@Fennecing) reportedIn my bnb this week it had free Netflix and Netflix is actually so bad we watched freeview