[mythtv-users] BBC HD channels upgrade starting soon on Freesat

[David Watkins]

I'm guessing the the entry for 14th December 2023 is a typo on the date.
Not a great indication of that site's attention to detail.

On Sun, 22 Jan 2023 at 17:03, Mike Perkins <mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk>
wrote:

> On 22/01/2023 16:02, Paul Harrison wrote:
> > On 22/01/2023 15:04, Mike Perkins wrote:
> >
> >> On 22/01/2023 11:52, Paul Harrison wrote:
> >>> Just a heads up for UK Freesat users the BBC will be starting it's
> channel shuffling on Tuesday
> >>> 24th January 2023 where eventually all the regional SD channels will
> close and only the HD ones
> >>> will remain taking over the 101 channel position of the SD ones in
> most cases. It sounds like
> >>> there will still be one SD BBC1 channel called BBC One Nightlight
> which will be BBC1 but without
> >>> any regional content. The switch over will take a couple of months to
> complete so expect some
> >>> disruptions.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> This article on RXTV gives more in-depth details :-
> >>>
> >>>
> https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/sky-and-freesat-start-bbc-hd-channel-upgrade/
> >>>
> >> I know info this is satellite-specific but will any of the channel
> switching spread to Freeview as
> >> well? If so, is there a source for that info?
> >>
> >
> > Yeah these changes only affect FreeSat and Sky. I guess it's all part of
> a cost cutting exercise by
> > the BBC?
> >
> > I don't think any of these changes will affect Freeview in any way.
> There is still a lot of Freeview
> > equipment out there that doesn't even support HD so the SD broadcasts
> will be available for a good
> > while longer. The available bandwidth on Freeview is very restricted so
> there isn't a lot of room to
> > play with anyway only made worse by one multiplex recently closing down
> to make way for more mobile
> > services :(
> >
> >
> > The Freeview updates page on RXTV is a good page to keep up with all the
> changes.
> >
> > https://rxtvinfo.com/freeview-updates/
> >
> Useful. Thanks. Bookmarked.
>
> --
>
> Mike Perkins
>
>
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