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2011 switch-overs start today at Sandy Heath, Nottingham

If you live in East Anglia or use the Nottingham transmitter, digital switchover starts for you today, 30th March 2011.

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Hardly a Wednesday from today until Wednesday 23rd November 2011 will not involve a step in the UK digital switchover.

From today. You will need to retune your Freeview box if you use the Sandy Heath or Nottingham transmitter. You MAY find that old equipment will no longer work - TVs and boxes that do not support the 8k-mode.

If you use the Dallington Park, Kimpton or Luton relay transmitters, you will no longer be able to watch BBC TWO on analogue from today, but you should be able now to use a Freeview box to watch ALL BBC services (apart from the two HD channels).

If you use Sandy Heath don't forget that you will need use a wideband aerial after switchover is complete on Wednesday, 13th April 2011 if you want to watch the commercial multiplexes. Sandy Heath is unusual in this respect.

Sandy Heath and Nottingham transmitters



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Wednesday, 30 March 2011
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David
8:56 AM

is there hd transmissition from this station
thanks

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Briantist
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8:57 AM

David: In 14 days time there will be.

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Leesa
12:57 PM

I seem to have lost BBC Channels on one of my TV's after I did a retune this morning, can you help??

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Leesa
2:20 PM

Thanks I will have a look, its not an old TV though

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Mike Dimmick
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2:24 PM
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Leesa: if you retuned before 6am, they may not have finished getting everything in its final configuration. Try retuning again.

Otherwise, we really need a full postcode to see what you should expect to receive.

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lee
4:02 PM
Nottingham

hi there
not sure if anything has happened for me?
I got the message saying that I need to retune but all my channels are working as normal? my post code is ng57dl
is there any way of confirming what transmitter i receive my signal from?

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Briantist
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4:07 PM

lee: You can compare the frequencies you are receiving services on (if your box or TV will tell you) with those in use by the transmitter.

Or, you can look at the direction your aerial points.

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lee
5:26 PM
Nottingham

Thanks Briantist

I have worked out that I am receiving the signal from Waltham! gutted that hd is not almost here!

Is this anything i can do to receive the signal from sutton colefield? I believe thats now picking up HD??

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