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Freeview outages and service status in Blackburn, England

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  • Freeview generated 1 outage signal in the last 24 hours around Blackburn, including 1 direct report.
  • The most common problems reported in this area mention TV.
  • The most recent signal from this area was received Aug 27, 4:28 PM GMT+1.
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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 Blackburn, England

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

The most recent Freeview outage reports came from the following cities: Preston, and Bolton.

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Preston TV 11 hours ago
Bolton TV 1 month ago
Blackburn TV 2 months ago
Blackburn TV 3 months ago
Blackburn TV 3 months ago
Bolton TV 3 months ago

Nearby cities with recent reports

Preston

1 recent signals

11 hours ago

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Freeview Issues Reports Near Blackburn, England

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

  • markblackman
    Mark Blackman (@markblackman) reported from Clitheroe, England

    Anybody else had @FreeviewTV issues from Winter Hill transmitter? I rescaned my bedroom tv which wasnt receiving anything last week, and now.. Full Signal and Services! Bizarre?! #freeview #winterhill

  • groovicat
    groovicat 💚 (@groovicat) reported from Adlington, England

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

  • mooseandme1
    Moose And Me (@mooseandme1) reported from Great Harwood, England

    @Ossyref I know but it’s not on Freeview. Not everyone has YouTube for TV or ability to watch on app. We ok as have Virgin but it’s still crap they ain’t showing it for others.

  • garethrichmond5
    Gareth Richmond (@garethrichmond5) reported 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😂

  • iainsykes2014
    Iain Sykes (@iainsykes2014) reported 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.

  • chef247patrick
    patrick efc mc (@chef247patrick) reported from Bolton, England

    @steviemac2010 @LFC_NewStories Watch them cancel the freeview now

  • johnworthy27
    john worthington (@johnworthy27) reported from Preston, England

    @chloesammike @andywigmore @KayBurley Don't worry you can still get Sky news on channel 132 on your Freeview box. Thick ****.....

Freeview Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • IronWorks1990
    IronWorks1990 (@IronWorks1990) reported

    @dskiuk2 @Danrocsky76 @cordbusters I went Paris last year and our tv where we stayed was through through aerial, 50 odd channels and every single one of the was HD. Freeview now is terrible in 2026, full of shovelware channels and hardly any HD channels, SD channels look awful as well.

  • stephen_e_meyer
    Stephen Meyer (@stephen_e_meyer) reported

    @MTGraveStudio our small town got cable TV, my parents were at my grandparents down the street, I was home alone, there was an HBO “freeview” showing ALIEN. I was 7. Had nightmares for months, couldn’t tell mom why bc it was rated R & I’d get in trouble Still think its the best horror film.

  • CanDisagree
    Mad as Hell 😡😡😡 (@CanDisagree) reported

    @ryantegan @skytv The majority of the hundreds of channels they offer are standard definition, rolling repeat or Freeview channels. Most movies are on Netflix a month later too. Cancel the lot and get a firestick. It's illegal, but so are Sky's rip off prices.

  • Mi7Jason
    jason_mi7 (@Mi7Jason) reported

    @WhichUK For live events,internet speed isn’t everything. For reliability/lowest delay, broadcast still wins: Freeview/satellite first,then cable/TV provider. Fibre streaming is great,but usually behind “live”. 5G/4G/Starlink can work well, but depend more on signal, congestion and load.

  • CFCrivo
    Rivo (@CFCrivo) reported

    @manumally @wazzak23 Ah for me radio is actually faster that freeview lol. At the moment seems to be just a few seconds tho. Having said that I don’t think matterface is as bad as ppl make out to be fair

  • Lost_In_Films_
    LostInFilms🎬 (@Lost_In_Films_) reported

    @Hi_De_Helen Apparently it's going to get worse all down to Sky but how does that include Freeview losing them too 🤔 All I could find out from Google search piece about it in Sun today.

  • MisterBeergut
    Jonny (@MisterBeergut) reported

    @photonvision @fwrenzo1 You will not be able to soon in the UK. That is why they are shutting down Freeview.

  • PopeyeFreeview
    Popeye (@PopeyeFreeview) reported

    Freeview channel 71 That's 20th Century Was switched off at 04:00am on Wednesday 19th August 2026. 1 Technical issue 2 could be sharing with another channel

  • SusieWBmeme
    Susie Burton 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@SusieWBmeme) reported

    My elderly, widowed neighbour struggles to navigate Freeview. Her smart TV supports Netflix, Prime, Sky, but even if she could afford those platforms, she would be terrified of touching a different button on the remote. She sleeps very little and the TV is her only companion. If she can’t return to her familiar menu, she panics. I’ve had desperate calls from her in the evening, petrified that she’s ‘broken’ her TV. She never has, but her swollen arthritic fingers struggle with the tiny, spongy remote buttons. It’s heartbreaking 🥹. The @LabourParty DO NOT GIVE A **** about the vulnerable and elderly. I honestly believe they’re building to a ‘Logan’s Run’ style of totalitarian State 🤬

  • AirAcademy
    Allan Foxall (@AirAcademy) reported

    BBC TV Presenter Clive Myrie stated he doesn't have a television in his house and the termination of FREEVIEW should not be a problem to him. 🌐