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This weekend (11-13th Feb 2011), (February 2011)

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Brekkie
You probably don't get the Mux it's broadcast on - if you don't get Sky News or E4+1 either that'll be the case.
ST
Stuart
You probably don't get the Mux it's broadcast on - if you don't get Sky News or E4+1 either that'll be the case.

Craigkelly does transmit Mux C, but it's quite a weak signal.
RO
robertclark125
We don't get Sky News on freeview here. Have a Sky box which helps though.

Off topic slightly, once the digital switchover is compelted in Cardenden in June, will we get Sky News and E4+1 on Freeview?
BR
Brekkie
Probably - you'd have to check with your postcode: http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/postcodechecker

IIRC basically the three PSB muxes take the signals from analogue BBC1/2/ITV, and then the three non-PSB muxes (including Mux C carrying the Sky channels) move to the current PSB muxes - so if you can receive the BBC/ITV/C4 channels now on Freeview, you should get the full Freeview line up following DSO.
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Stuart
Probably - you'd have to check with your postcode: http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/postcodechecker

IIRC basically the three PSB muxes take the signals from analogue BBC1/2/ITV, and then the three non-PSB muxes (including Mux C carrying the Sky channels) move to the current PSB muxes - so if you can receive the BBC/ITV/C4 channels now on Freeview, you should get the full Freeview line up following DSO.

That is the case at Craigkelly, except for Mux ArqA, which will transmit on the curently unused C45.

However, the post DSO signal for that mux will be 5 times stronger than the current Mux C, so hopefully Robert will get a decent reception.
MA
Malpass
If they were serious about this offering they'd have put some live sport on again, as they did with a rugby match previously.


Couldn't agree more. Sky's big strength is the sports programming, so it would have made sense to showcase this, although perhaps the fallout from Messrs. Gray and Keys convinced them otherwise...
WP
WillPS
They don't need to show Sports on Freeview to let the public know you (normally) need Sky Sports to watch it.

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