Tens of millions of Freeview customers should retune their TVs right this moment to get main...

After weeks of ready, hundreds of thousands of Freeview prospects will lastly get all BBC regional programming in wonderful High Definition (HD), lastly transferring issues away from the ageing Standard Definition sign. This very important TV improve was initially rolled out in March, with customers in areas equivalent to London and the East Midlands being the primary to take pleasure in that pin-sharp HD enhance. Today, the rest of the Freeview prospects can lastly say goodbye to the annoying pop-up message that warns regional programming shouldn't be out there in HD.

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Here are all of the areas that may lastly swap to HD right this moment

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• North East & Cumbria - Look North (North East & Cumbria)

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• North West - North West Tonight

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• West - Points West

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• South West - Spotlight

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The BBC defined in an e-mail: "Making BBC One HD out there on a regional foundation is a serious enterprise for BBC groups and our suppliers, so we're going to launch regional variations of BBC One HD in two phases.

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"This permits us to launch the primary set of areas as early as potential whereas we full the preparatory work to allow us to launch the second set."

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It's good news, as it means users will no longer need to flick channels to see what's going on their local area and all content gets that pin-sharp HD makeover. The only thing some might need to do is give their TVs and set-top boxes a quick retune to see the refresh.

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HOW TO RETUNE YOUR TV

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Retuning is pretty straightforward, and while it may vary slightly depending on which device you have, it usually includes the following steps:

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To retune...

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• Press menu on your box or TV remote control• Select ‘set-up’, ‘installation’, ‘update’ or a similar option. If you’re asked for a password, the default code is ‘1234’ or ‘0000’.

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• Select ‘first-time installation’ (sometimes called ‘factory reset’, ‘full retune’ or ‘default settings’).

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• Press ‘OK’ if your equipment asks if it's OK to delete existing channels and then your retune should start automatically. If you’re prompted to, save the channels that are found.

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Along with the update to the BBC there's additionally a brand new channel coming to Freeview from right this moment. Real Crime gives customers a style of True Crime programming and can launch on linked Freeview Channel 288.

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