Freeview outages and service status in Bolton, England

Problems in the last 24 hours in Bolton, England

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

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Blackburn, Manchester, Accrington, Bolton, Bury, and Rochdale.

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Blackburn	TV	11 hours ago
Manchester	TV	14 hours ago
Accrington	TV	15 hours ago
Manchester	TV	16 hours ago
Manchester	TV	17 hours ago
Manchester	TV	18 hours ago

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Bolton, England

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

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  Ann Murphy (@annmurphy_wigan) reported 1 minute ago from Wigan, England

  @FreeviewAdvice Well, after waiting 2 weeks for a Freeview engineer we are told we need a new aerial. Also, they can’t help us because we have Sky! So they change Winter Hill and now we have to pay. Why didn’t they say this 3 weeks ago...😳

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  Les Dawson and me #JC4PM2019 #LabourActivist (@Like47) reported 3 minutes ago from Manchester, England

  @gary_worden @cjssydney @cptcapitalg @FrogAlaPeche Poor people either don't have a TV or watch freeview.

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  Steve, just Steve (@Northern_Steve) reported 4 minutes ago from Manchester, England

  @mickmcfc1 I'll never know. I've pulled the cable out. BBC Parliament on freeview only from now on. They talk absolute bollocks but rarely about football. I'm in!

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  groovicat 💚 (@groovicat) reported 5 minutes ago from Adlington, England

  @Sillyshib Heartbeat, ssshhh, it's never been off. You can watch Heartbeat every day on freeview

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  Honey Elusive & Exclusive (@Braziliandoll2) reported 7 minutes ago from Salford, England

  Videochat love? Please note I don't offer freeview verification  but I can send my Twitter link my chat service is performed on Whastsapp, viber or Skype only Working till 10pm

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  Smoothste2 (@Smoothste21) reported 19 minutes ago from Sale, England

  Is anything on TV tonight I'm bit bored today skts engineer came to mine to install but I was out so I called them tonight there installing it tenth Jan at least it's on my mobil until then I just got Freeview never mind I'll just chill out and watch Corrie ha

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  Iain Sykes (@iainsykes2014) reported 20 minutes ago from Blackburn, England

  @KarmaUnc @GMB @joshwiddicombe Yes, but the BBC is a significant contributor to Arquiva who own the masts. They also support Freeview and Freesat.

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  Trains (@radio_caroline) reported 21 minutes ago from Haydock, England

  One of best films ever made is on at at 9pm on Freeview channel 33 5 Action Film Black Hawk down

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  julie byrne (@bulldogbyrne) reported 22 minutes ago from Hindley, England

  Why do I keep paying for TV service which is shit @BTGroup I get better service on indoor freeview aerial

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  mary whitfield (@MaryMares81) reported 24 minutes ago from Salford, England

  @FreeviewAdvice we have lost the majority of freeview channels having retuned a few times. Used the availability checker which says channels should be available, can you help? Thanks

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  Gareth Richmond (@garethrichmond5) reported 41 minutes ago from Bury, England

  If anyone needs a football fix Copenhagen are playing some other Danish club behind closed doors on Freeview 64...... is this what it’s come to😂

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  Mike 🇬🇧 #Britishindependent (@MikeBates04) reported 42 minutes ago from Manchester, England

  @NetflixUK as gone shit pay to see old flims that you get free on Freeview so what's the point 👊👊👊👊👊

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  Paul Williams✈️ (@PaulW_1) reported 43 minutes ago from Sale, England

  @BigJetTVLIVE I named 3 airlines on the above. Why say 10mins if you knew it wouldn’t be. You still don’t get the hang of it. Most of the times when I watch the freeview there are so many errors in it it’s unreal. If you didn’t have enough time then that’s bad planning on your side

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  patrick efc mc (@chef247patrick) reported 48 minutes ago from Bolton, England

  @steviemac2010 @LFC_NewStories Watch them cancel the freeview now

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  Smoothste2 (@Smoothste21) reported 48 minutes ago from Sale, England

  @nowtvhelp Hi I'm Steve Quinn WA15 9HN Can I ask u it's not fair where yr channels are on other services like sky arts sky news on Freeview where everyone has it and so much comedy even on movies MTV pure crap fox all usa can't u add CHS like W history Ch animal planet CI more tx

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  Paul Smith (@thelobsterboy) reported 53 minutes ago from Manchester, England

  I love these Freeview updates. Each time I rescan the television I seem to lose additional channels! I'm down to QVC, Free Sports and That's 70s and it's only 3pm!

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  Sean Vickers (@collegeflunky) reported 58 minutes ago from Radcliffe, England

  @FreeviewAdvice any advice?Unable to watch terrestrial tv properly since Winter Hill update in August. Retuned Humax box and Hisense tv numerous times but still an issue #winterhill #freeview #

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  That guy up the road (@MikeJDByrne) reported 2 minutes ago

  Well #Freeview has a shite signal tonight

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  Popeye (@PopeyeFreeview) reported 2 minutes ago

  @krstnbrws More likely TV Warehouse will closedown because it's affiliated shopping channel meaning it's sponsored by different companies and not real shopping channel. Plus the change over to Your TV . TV Warehouse never went nationwide on Freeview i wonder why not?

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  Adrian Caswell (@CaswellAdrian) reported 2 minutes ago

  @kenton1206 I did the same with Virgin Mafia. It was going up to £90 for little more than Freeview and ok broadband. Swapped to a Cityfibre service (small firm based in Worthing even though I live in Peterborough) and bought a Netgem Plieo. Less than half the cost, should’ve done it sooner.

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  Presley Turberville (@T21949Presley) reported 5 minutes ago

  @casualsdirect Don't have E4 on Freeview so can't help you there.

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  Presley Turberville (@T21949Presley) reported 7 minutes ago

  @evenskate566 Both of us loathe Richard Curtis comedy films, essentially due to the fact they're slushy Freeview crap.

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  Jev Ward (@JevWard) reported 10 minutes ago

  @BerisfordRon Its repeated on freeview. I saw an episode when I was young which still upsets me to this day. A young couples car breaks down they go to a house for help major twist at the end.

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  365 Days of Dave (@timbcaycgi) reported 11 minutes ago

  @ChrisHazzardSF My understanding is that RTE services work on the Freeview platform via terrestrial signal deep beyond the boarder counties. With RTE themselves saying that the signal strength is high in the boarder region and moderate beyond

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  Jennifer Thetford-Kay (@JenKteach) reported 13 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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  Twinkle Toes Tracy 🐭🐁📻🎹🎸📷🎶🛫 (@_littlecreature) reported 14 minutes ago

  @putthetellyon It's down on the Freeview TV too. I was waiting for the weather after the main news, except it just kept rolling the news ident.

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  Presley Turberville (@T21949Presley) reported 15 minutes ago

  @ATRightMovies Probably some mundane **** on Freeview.