For the second time today it has gone to a black screen for over 5 minutes
I'm getting selected programme is not available for Sky News, BBC 4, Sky Three, Yesterday, Film 4, 4 music, Dave, Viva, Ideal World, Itv 4, Dave ja vu, e4+1, Virgin 1+1, Create & craft, Price-drop tv, Super Casino, Rocks & Co, Ideal extra, Cbeebies, BBC Parliament, Sky sports news,
Just flicked over to Sky News, and yes blank screen! So not just you then.
RH
richard h
Also lost channel 4 on Analogue, Message reads:
we apologise for the interruption to your programmes. They will be resumed in a few moments.
16:20- message changed to: We apologise for the technical problems which are disrupting your programmes at present, We will bring them back to you as soon as we can.
Last edited by richard h on 8 June 2010 4:21pm - 2 times in total
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/how_do_i_switch/your_aerial/engineering_works
Engineering work alert: Emley Moor Transmitter Works
From Monday 14 April 2010 for around 2 months, transmissions from Emley Moor will be from a reserve antenna which may affect reception for some viewers. This is in preparation for digital switchover work and signals are liable to reduced power and short interruptions, for which we apologise.
Might well have something to do with it (not sure if it explains the caption on C4 analogue though)
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/how_do_i_switch/your_aerial/engineering_works
Engineering work alert: Emley Moor Transmitter Works
From Monday 14 April 2010 for around 2 months, transmissions from Emley Moor will be from a reserve antenna which may affect reception for some viewers. This is in preparation for digital switchover work and signals are liable to reduced power and short interruptions, for which we apologise.
Might well have something to do with it (not sure if it explains the caption on C4 analogue though)
Thanks for posting that Inspector Sands
RH
richard h
16:35-Channel 4 on analogue is back + the freeview channels
Also lost channel 4 on Analogue, Message reads:
we apologise for the interruption to your programmes. They will be resumed in a few moments.
16:20- message changed to: We apologise for the technical problems which are disrupting your programmes at present, We will bring them back to you as soon as we can.
Interesting - has this style of caption, generated at the tx site when the incoming programme feed fails, finally been replaced?
http://www.hhg.org.uk/images/itvbreak.gif
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/how_do_i_switch/your_aerial/engineering_works
Engineering work alert: Emley Moor Transmitter Works
From Monday 14 April 2010 for around 2 months, transmissions from Emley Moor will be from a reserve antenna which may affect reception for some viewers. This is in preparation for digital switchover work and signals are liable to reduced power and short interruptions, for which we apologise.
Slightly o/t, but I was talking to a guy from Arqiva, based at Emley Moor, a few weeks ago, and was trying to wangle a trip up to the top of the tower. He said that there's so much work going on up there at the moment in preparation for DSO that they weren't allowing any visitors until it's complete next year. Apparently there are cables everywhere up there right now.
Apparantly, this work will now not be completed until the end of August at the earliest. It was due to be finished two months from mid April (i.e. about now).
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/how_do_i_switch/your_aerial/engineering_works
Engineering work alert: Emley Moor Transmitter Works
From Monday 14 April 2010 for around 2 months, transmissions from Emley Moor will be from a reserve antenna which may affect reception for some viewers. This is in preparation for digital switchover work and signals are liable to reduced power and short interruptions, for which we apologise.
Slightly o/t, but I was talking to a guy from Arqiva, based at Emley Moor, a few weeks ago, and was trying to wangle a trip up to the top of the tower. He said that there's so much work going on up there at the moment in preparation for DSO that they weren't allowing any visitors until it's complete next year. Apparently there are cables everywhere up there right now.
(Or maybe he was just fobbing me off!)
Probably not, I was up the top of the tower in September, it was getting rather 'busy' up there then.
Probably not, I was up the top of the tower in September, it was getting rather 'busy' up there then.
Nice to know I wasn't being fobbed off then!
Just out of interest, can anyone explain what exactly it is they need to do in preparation for DSO, and why so much cabling needs to be done? I know a lot of main transmitter sites have also undergone a lot of work. But with them already broadcasting DTT, I would have presumed all the relevant feeds and connections are already there, and it would just be a case of switching off the analogue transmitters and turning up the power of the DTT transmissions and remapping the frequencies. Evidently that's not the case, so what else is it they're doing?