Where did the TV channels go?
Discussion
Hi all,
I've just been in my bedroom watching channel 4 when the station suddenly went blank (white noise). Flicking through the channels (just terrestrial in the bedroom, with portable ariel) I noticed that I could still get BBC channels, but no others. Then, five minutes later, channels One and Two also dissapeared.
I went downstairs and checked on the living room telly and all the channels are missing there too, unless I turn Sky on, in which case I get everything.
Just thought it was odd that everything but BBC dissapeared first, then BBC followed several minutes later. I'm guessing this is a problem at the local transmittor (Emely Moor?) but I've never notice channels dissapear in that kind of order before.
I've just been in my bedroom watching channel 4 when the station suddenly went blank (white noise). Flicking through the channels (just terrestrial in the bedroom, with portable ariel) I noticed that I could still get BBC channels, but no others. Then, five minutes later, channels One and Two also dissapeared.
I went downstairs and checked on the living room telly and all the channels are missing there too, unless I turn Sky on, in which case I get everything.
Just thought it was odd that everything but BBC dissapeared first, then BBC followed several minutes later. I'm guessing this is a problem at the local transmittor (Emely Moor?) but I've never notice channels dissapear in that kind of order before.
Well they're still gone!
I would just have assumed that if one channel dies, they all die. Alternatively if the channels are not 'linked' at transmission then I would expect just one channel to die, and not all of them, and especially not several minutes apart. Maybe someone's going rampant round the transmission room (wherever that is) with a hammer
I would just have assumed that if one channel dies, they all die. Alternatively if the channels are not 'linked' at transmission then I would expect just one channel to die, and not all of them, and especially not several minutes apart. Maybe someone's going rampant round the transmission room (wherever that is) with a hammer
No terrestrial stations on any of the four tv's in the house, only two of which take reception from the outside ariel (the other two are linked to portable ariels). All channels coming through fine in digital.
Perhaps the local transmitter is testing for digital shutdown or something. The 'problem' is definately coming from their end, but it just suprised me that the stations shut down in an order, as opposed to all at once or just one single channel.
They've been off for over half an hour now.
Perhaps the local transmitter is testing for digital shutdown or something. The 'problem' is definately coming from their end, but it just suprised me that the stations shut down in an order, as opposed to all at once or just one single channel.
They've been off for over half an hour now.
Cheers J111 - I had assumed it wasn't just me, but I couldn't find anything specific on the net to indicate disruption. The table on the BBC's reception page confused the crap out of me too 
It's not great that they've taken all the channels out at once though. Anyone without digital would have fair reason to be a little annoyed right now - makes far more sense to do one set of channels and then the other.
It's not great that they've taken all the channels out at once though. Anyone without digital would have fair reason to be a little annoyed right now - makes far more sense to do one set of channels and then the other.
From the BBC Leeds website:
Millions of people in Yorkshire will be unable to watch daytime television for up to two weeks while work is carried out on the Emley Moor transmitter.
The 256m-high tower, near Huddersfield, is running on reduced power while aircraft warning lights are installed.
Analogue television services will be affected from 0900 to 1500 BST.
National Grid Wireless, which operates the site, said it hoped to complete the work by Friday but it could last until 4 August if the weather deteriorated.
About five million people could lose their analogue services, but cable and satellite signals should not be affected.
The work has been planned to avoid major events that are covered on television and will only be carried out on weekdays, the spokesman added.
Millions of people in Yorkshire will be unable to watch daytime television for up to two weeks while work is carried out on the Emley Moor transmitter.
The 256m-high tower, near Huddersfield, is running on reduced power while aircraft warning lights are installed.
Analogue television services will be affected from 0900 to 1500 BST.
National Grid Wireless, which operates the site, said it hoped to complete the work by Friday but it could last until 4 August if the weather deteriorated.
About five million people could lose their analogue services, but cable and satellite signals should not be affected.
The work has been planned to avoid major events that are covered on television and will only be carried out on weekdays, the spokesman added.
My parents had the same issue today - but from the Guildford transmitter.
A quick bit of Googling comes up with this - can't find anything specific for ITV though, but I guess the same transmitter is used - just different frequencies...
[url] www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/today.shtml [/url]
Steve
A quick bit of Googling comes up with this - can't find anything specific for ITV though, but I guess the same transmitter is used - just different frequencies...
[url] www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/today.shtml [/url]
Steve
Alice Cupra said:
The 256m-high tower, near Huddersfield, is running on reduced power while aircraft warning lights are installed.
That's weird, you'd think they'd emphasise the fact that transmitter upgrades are going on at the same time
On a more positive note, Sky Three is now so crisp that Futurama looks like it's on DVD (and the degree of pleasure in ogling Beverley Turner while the missus watches Taste stands to increase
)So they've managed to time the work to avoid major events (presumably World Cup, etc) but have forgotten that this week has seen the start of the school holidays in most parts of the area. So what we now have are a whole bunch of parents who, faced with the prospect of having their kids during the daytime, must now think of alternative things to TV to occupy them for much of the day. Clever.
ehyouwhat said:
So what we now have are a whole bunch of parents who, faced with the prospect of having their kids during the daytime, must now think of alternative things to TV to occupy them for much of the day. Clever.
In this glorious weather kids (at least kids who don't own a Playstation) might, in order to find entertainment, have to...go...out...side ! Oh, the humanity !I'm just not sure that they've got it right. I suspect quite a lot more people watch morning/daytime tv than watch tv between the hours of, say, 1am and 7am. If the work they are doing is internal then the darkness shouldn't be a problem. If the work is external then maybe daylight is more of an issue, although I would have thought there would be ways around this.
In terms of general timing, assuming the work was only going to take a week or two, then the two weeks leading up to this week would have been better (no World Cup, no school hols). Also any time after six weeks from now would be more ideal. Typical they decide to do the work during a week (or two) where there will be probably more people at home during the day than at any other time of the year, with perhaps the exception of christmas.
In terms of general timing, assuming the work was only going to take a week or two, then the two weeks leading up to this week would have been better (no World Cup, no school hols). Also any time after six weeks from now would be more ideal. Typical they decide to do the work during a week (or two) where there will be probably more people at home during the day than at any other time of the year, with perhaps the exception of christmas.
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