Freeview customers should examine their TVs in the present day or miss out on important improve
Anyone with a Freeview TV or set-top field of their front room could be sensible to observe the newest recommendation from the favored telly service. A swathe of adjustments have simply been launched together with new channels, extra content material together with an replace to the planner however customers will solely obtain the replace in the event that they retune their screens.
“On 23 August 2023 some broadcasters are making important changes to their channels,” Freeview explained in a blog post. “You will need to retune to update your TV and keep your channels and TV Guide up to date.”
So what’s new and what has modified?
Firstly, there are two new channels as a part of the adjustments together with That’s 90s (channel 86) and Zee World (channel 278).
Next up, eight channels are shifting place on the planner which suggests they not sit of their normal place, these embrace That’s 60s, That’s 80s, That’s TV and Together TV+1.
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FULL LIST OF CHANNEL CHANGES BELOW
That’s 60s • WAS Ch 71 – NOW Ch 65
That’s 70s • WAS Ch 75 – NOW Ch 71
That’s 80s • WAS Ch 76 – NOW Ch 75
That’s TV (UK) • WAS Ch 65 – NOW Ch 56
That’s 60s MCR • WAS Ch 77 – NOW Ch 76
That’s 70s MCR • WAS Ch 80 – NOW Ch 77
That’s 80s MCR • WAS 86 – NOW Ch 80
Together TV+1 • WAS Ch 90 – NOW Ch 285
The ultimate change coming to Freeview is that extra houses throughout the UK are having access to three film channels which embrace GREAT! television+1, GREAT! Movies +1 and GREAT! Romance +1.
These providers are broadcast throughout the entire of the nation however there may be now elevated protection so it is price a retune to see if now you can entry some bonus characteristic movies.
HOW TO RETUNE YOUR FREEVIEW TV
• Press menu in your field or TV distant management
• Select ‘set-up’, ‘installation’, ‘update’ or an identical choice. If you’re requested for a password, the default code is ‘1234’ or ‘0000’.
• Select ‘first-time installation’ (typically known as ‘factory reset’, ‘full retune’ or ‘default settings’).
• Press ‘OK’ in case your tools asks if it is OK to delete current channels after which your retune ought to begin robotically. If you’re prompted to, save the channels which might be discovered.