Freeview outages and service status in Darlington, England
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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 Darlington, England
The chart below shows the number of Freeview reports we have received in the last 24 hours from users in Darlington, 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 Darlington, England
The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Newton Aycliffe, Darlington, and Bishop Auckland.
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Newton Aycliffe
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TV | 12 days ago |
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Darlington
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TV | 1 month ago |
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Bishop Auckland
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TV | 2 months ago |
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Darlington
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TV | 2 months ago |
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Freeview Issues Reports Near Darlington, England
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in Darlington and nearby locations:
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Joe (@Joe__Monty) reported from Stockton-on-Tees, EnglandLooks like freeview is down across Teesside. No TV or radio signal..
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Jim Gardner 🇺🇦 (@Jim_Gardner_) reported from Stockton-on-Tees, England@mrjamesob If the Gammon aren't careful, the only British values we'll have left will be brown sauce, calling Freeview "Normal Telly" and wrought iron silhouettes of a WW2 solider we're told to never forget, even though he died defending Europe, The Rule of Law, and Refugees.
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Darren Clark (@DarrenClark1971) reported from Stainton and Thornton, EnglandCan’t believe how truly terrible EETV is. Tuning freeview channels is atrocious. Currently get 43, no BBC, ITV or any basic ones using new aerial. If it does find them they just disappear. Bedroom TV gets all the freeview ones and that’s on an old aerial in the same spot. #EETV
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Brian Winter (@brianwinteruk) reported from Hipswell, England@danmooreradio @a516digital On Freeview bandwidth is an issue. But also still a fair number of SD only boxes out there.
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Brian Winter (@brianwinteruk) reported from Hipswell, England@Stuart_Linnell @BBCOne @bbcmtd Only on Sky and Freesat. Freeview to follow, by end of April, but not down to each region. Only same as ITV. The HD multiplex cannot be fully regionslised
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Chrissy Gunnell (@Khrissy6unnell) reported from Darlington, EnglandWhat a really cheeky naughty way 2get numbers onto this @ITVX putting top flight footy onto either itv4,which doesnt have HD on normal freeview never mind UHD or ITVx which we can't record & haV 2 sit & put up with all the adverts which make U a fortune yet no investment into 4k!
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Brian Winter (@brianwinteruk) reported from Hipswell, England@BuddyGB Will watch that on IPlayer. Technical issues with Bilsdale mast means signal is not strong enough for my Freeview PVR to use its two tuners to record more than one programme at a time. Frustrating.
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Brian Winter (@brianwinteruk) reported from Hipswell, EnglandThe 80m temporary mast at Bilsdale has blown down. So no @Freeview. We did tell them it gets windy up there.
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Brian Winter (@brianwinteruk) reported from Hipswell, England@PCarmichaelVO @NadineDorries BBC does NOT maintain Freeview network. That is Arqiva. BBC in partnership with other PSB broadcasters own Freeview. They, like other broadcaster pay carriage charges to Arqiva.
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Brian Winter (@brianwinteruk) reported from Hipswell, England@dannysavage Not everywhere. Parts of Ripon, Thirsk and Harrogate still have very little or no signal. Freeview and Arqiva are on the case. Temporary relay being planned in next 14 days.
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Brian Winter (@brianwinteruk) reported from Hipswell, England@scottygb Shouldn't be any shunt on Freeview either as 7 was never reallocated.
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Brian Winter (@brianwinteruk) reported from Hipswell, England@NYorksPolice This is obviously a hang over from the Bilsdale transmitter problems. As far as I am aware, Harrogate has good Freeview coverage now. If not from Bilsdale, then from one of two temporary relays set up by Arqiva.
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Brian Winter (@brianwinteruk) reported from Hipswell, England@dannysavage @yorkshireladtv It's channels that are text services, teletext holidays is one, or use the Internet to show programmes that are not transmitted over the Freeview UHF network.
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Brian Winter (@brianwinteruk) reported from Hipswell, England@Jan_208 It is a minor problem that occurs once in a while when Freeview change the channel map too frequently. Part of it is broadcasters who fail to update their channel tags.
Freeview Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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George Phillips (@gphillips1945) reported@HughEdw31897368 A problem for many older people like us whose only programme source is freeview. No internet subscription, mobile network only.
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Breaking News (@MattMoore2025) reported@MetroUK Close down loads of channels that isn't important and keep the ones going why have we got loads of pointless channels on freeview Freesat Virgin and sky
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Presley Turberville (@T21949Presley) reported@ATRightMovies Probably some mundane **** on Freeview.
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Bigwows 💚🤍💜 ✖️✖️🏴 (@bigwows) reported@cmairsy @virginmedia Zen for internet - rock solid and great customer service, not that you’ll need it. But after ditching Virgin we went down the freeview route, I’m afraid.
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Tony Carrick (@tceesanfran) reported@jamosameo @cordbusters I agree the interface is awful for recording It's as if they only added the Freeview recording facility at the last moment in development... Was looking forward to this device for months but returned mine to Richer Sounds within the returns period
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nick renshaw (@nickrenshaw5) reported@BBC I hear that Freeview is being turned off at some point in the future. Well you will lose my payment for the TV licence as that's how I watch TV & if you get rid then I won't be able to watch & I'll cancel my licence. Not a very clever decision to make is it?
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Mart Smith (@Mart_Smith) reported@InfiniRunner @thesimpsonRFC Football commentary is never online, as it says, due to licensing restrictions. Only radio or freeview for free, or paid something's through the clubs follow/in house media.
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LaraInTheMiddle (@LaraInTheMiddle) reportedMother has been settled into the respite home and will now be able to watch crap TV to her heart’s content without me having to explain for the hundredth time how to work freeview on the iPad
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Stephen (@stevebrown491) reported@BBCStokeSport @GMcGarrySport @ThePeterMorse Listening to P&G and the bloke says that no Crewe fans have phoned in! No **** Sherlock, why should we phone in when you can’t be bothered to put us on the RADIO - just in case you don’t understand, Freeview is not available to most people who are not at home! Only 2 teams played
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The Silver Cloak (@TheSilverCloak) reported@jaygrocott29 @DoctorWhoPN Wrong. The public service broadcasters are all gifted their spectrum and their advantageous position on the Freeview EPG. Road tax was abolished in 1937. Road building and maintenance is paid by general taxation. Revenue from VED just goes into the chancellor’s pot.