Not once more! Freeview customers will endure extra TV disruption this weekend

Jun 16, 2023 at 7:44 AM
Not once more! Freeview customers will endure extra TV disruption this weekend

It’s been a torrid few weeks for some Freeview customers with the present climate circumstances wreaking havoc with the sign used to beam exhibits and films into properties. Now the favored platform is as soon as once more warning to anticipate disruption over the following few days on account of a band of excessive stress hovering over Britain.

These circumstances could be good for BBQs and sunbathing however they’re no good for getting the very best image high quality on TV screens and a few might discover their nightly viewing is disturbed by the local weather.

“Freeview viewers across parts of the country could see some disruption to their TV reception between Tuesday 13th June and Sunday 18th June. This is due to high pressure which could disrupt the TV signals which Freeview uses,” Freeview defined in an replace on its web site.

With the sign glitching it may be tempting to begin retuning the display however that’s not a good suggestion.

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All you’ll do is waste time as as soon as the scan is full you’ll nonetheless have precisely the identical issues as earlier than.

“You are advised not to retune your TV during this time – reception will be restored once the high pressure passes,” Freeview added.

If you’re attempting to look at your favorite exhibits and may’t get a sign, the very best concept is to modify over to Freeview Play.

This service makes use of the net to whizz content material into dwelling rooms and isn’t affected by the climate.

Freeview Play presents dwell TV together with catch and on-demand providers.

It’s out there on most sensible tellies and may even be put in on telephones and tablets.

It’s unclear what number of extra instances Freeview will face points this summer season but when the excessive stress continues then anticipate extra glitching screens within the coming weeks.