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Freeview Outage Report in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Problems detected

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

The latest reports from users having issues in Cheltenham come from postal codes GL52.

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 Cheltenham, England

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

Freeview Outage Chart in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England 01/01/2026 11:25

January 01: Problems at Freeview

Freeview is having issues since 03:40 PM GMT. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!

Most Reported Problems

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

  1. TV (91%)

    TV (91%)

  2. Total Blackout (5%)

    Total Blackout (5%)

  3. Internet (2%)

    Internet (2%)

  4. E-mail (1%)

    E-mail (1%)

  5. Wi-fi (1%)

    Wi-fi (1%)

  6. Phone (1%)

    Phone (1%)

Live Outage Map Near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Cheltenham and Stroud.

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City Problem Type Report Time
United KingdomCheltenham TV
United KingdomStroud TV
United KingdomCheltenham TV
United KingdomGloucester TV
United KingdomGloucester Total Blackout
United KingdomGloucester TV

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Cheltenham, England

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

  • MartinCox0155 Martin 'Snazzy' Cox (@MartinCox0155) reported from Longford, England

    Anyone here who lives in London, who watches, or at least, can watch Freeview TV (terrestrial, rather than satellite/streamed TV), can you check whether it's working? I'm not home, so can't check. Wondering if there is a Crystal Palace transmitter problem. Thanks

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • ferrarif50lover That man there (@ferrarif50lover) reported

    Right, best quality TV I ever watch is HD Freeview. I do watch Netflicks and whatnot, but I don't know what standard they're in. What's the best resolution TV is worth my getting?

  • ChrisDFirth Chris Firth (@ChrisDFirth) reported

    @GBNEWS Unfortunately sound quality has been poor throughout. I am watching on Freesat and Freeview. The first night Andrew Neil's voice was not in sync with the pictures. Sound levels vary when changing to different locations. And yes black suits with a black background doesn't work.

  • DomaineValescia Paul H 🐝 🇬🇧 (@DomaineValescia) reported

    @GBNEWS My problem is video. Constant pixelation and then feed drops altogether. Makes it unwatchable. Using freeview 236

  • Fatjon27803327 TheFatjon (@Fatjon27803327) reported

    @GBNEWS Give us a fireTV app. The Freeview app doesn't work even if you have the knowhow to sideload it so unless you pay for Sky or watch on a phone you can't easily watch at all. I'm too old to squint at a phone for hours.

  • YoungOneUK AndyYoung (@YoungOneUK) reported

    @Carti_Mandua @GBNEWS It's crystal clear on Virgin TV. Really bad quality on freeview HD TV. It's down to the provider sending the signal.

  • respeak_uk Politically Homeless #ShockDoctrine #NHSPay15 (@respeak_uk) reported

    Twitter playing right into GB N*ws hands No publicity is bad publicity and the BBC is finishing off their reporting of the ads being pulled like this: "GB News is available on Freeview channel 236 as well as other platforms including Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat." #Ikea

  • mayunion8 May Scottish/British (@mayunion8) reported

    @1AndyPurchase @GBNewsXtra @GBNEWS Great point. I watch on Freeview and was not sure if it was just an issue with my TV. Subtitles so important to many of us

  • STh177 SimonThomas (@STh177) reported

    @GBNEWS Liking the new style, thought you should know sound still poor watching on ch 236 freeview the ads and voice in studio are lower than other channels non studio guest levels are even lower a whisper .Also ticker tape still says Simon McCoy show? Vision still grainy

  • DJMidarezaki DJ Midarezaki, Esq. 🇬🇧🇭🇰➡️ #LivesMatter (@DJMidarezaki) reported

    @IvorIdea @cheesedoff3 @GBNEWS The web feed in 1080p looks pretty decent, don't forget that many commercial slots on Freeview are the reduced resolution 544x576 stretched to 16x9 ratio so looks a bit blurry and washed out.

  • BindiLuna Luna (@BindiLuna) reported

    @GBNEWS You need to sort out your sound issues and improve the signal for people who watch Freeview which is probably going to be your number one source of viewers.