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How to Watch: BBC RB 1


Below is a list of all the television and radio channels that you can watch in the UK using one of the free services: DAB (for radio), Freeview, Sky No Card - Sky without a viewing card (Freesat from Sky (or fSfS)) and Freesat.. Where a channel can be watched for free, the channel number is listed below. In addition, if you can watch (or listen) immediately online, press the button in the "web" column.

As some channels are exclusive to one service alone, you may need to get receive more than one service to get all the channels you want. The coverage for Freeview differs too - those channels not provided by the public service "Freeview Light" transmitters the current coverage shown thus (54%), taken from Connected Nations Report 2017: Data analysis'

Key: wb_sunny daytime; watch_later nighttime; account_box funded from the TV License; flags show Freeview channel limits.
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BBC RB 1account_box   601   981

Regional content: National channel with no regional content or variations.

From Wikipedia: The services replaced Ceefax, the BBC's analogue teletext service, and is only available via digital television receivers. edit History and branding The service was launched in September 1999 as BBC Text. In the first phase, the service was created using content migrated from the existing analogue teletext service, Ceefax. - en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org link icon read more about BBC RB 1 on wikipedia (summary by Clipped).

Freeview multiplex: BBC RB 1 is on multiplex PSB1 in england flagscotland flagnorthernireland flagwales flag.

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Sunday, 18 January 2015
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leslie
12:38 PM

I could not get bbc red button/text service, ONLY since JAN15 upto time of sending msg. Is it due to my freeview set-top box and/or tv set being faulty? or due to service suspension by bbc. I could not find the info anywhere at all.

Please help!

Leslie

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Wednesday, 3 June 2015
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Mr J Phillips
7:27 PM

Just recently (last few days) I have not been able to access Ceefax/Teletext on my TV's built in non HD
Freeview box, have you discontinued the service, or have I or the BBC got problems?. Thank you.
Joe Phillips.

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MikeB
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9:26 PM

Mr J Phillips: According to Wikipedia, Ceefax has been off the air since Octover 2012!

Ceefax

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Monday, 24 July 2017
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dale
6:30 PM

Why can't all channels on freeview be free

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StevensOnln1
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7:34 PM

dale: All of the channels on Freeview are free (as implied by the name). Freeview does not have any subscription channels.

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Tuesday, 25 July 2017
Mark A
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7:14 PM

dale
All the channels on Multiplexers BBC-A, BBC-B and D3+D4 are free to view and are transmitted from all transmitters and transmitter relays.
Multiplex Aqr-A, Aqr-B Mux-SND, Local, etc are only transmitted from some of the main transmitters where you get more stations for the same licence fee.
Some of these are encrypted.

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Mark A
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7:21 PM

P.S.
H.D. channels and Film4+1 use different code to compress the singal (BBC-B)
So older Freeview TV's can't receave them.

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Sunday, 5 February 2023
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Paddy McElroy
2:41 PM

Can you please explain the absence of any summary or mention (other than the bear result with the rest of the rugby union results throughout the country) of the Wales v Ireland sis nations match. There is a 5 page summary of the England v Scotland match as well as a further 2 page blurb further down the summaries, there is also a mention of today's Italy v France game? This ghosting of the existence and result of the Wales v Ireland match is most annoying but again begs the question why? This practice by the BBC is repeated in its hourly sports bulletins on radio 4 this morning where the Twickenham match is repeatedly mentioned as is the Italy v France game but not one mention of the above stated match, which was shown in full live on the BBC yesterday - what is going on and who is blocking this information from your news??

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StevensOnln1
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5:48 PM

Paddy McElroy : This isn't the BBC's website, nobody on this independent technical help website has anything to do with any decision made by the BBC or any other broadcaster.

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Tuesday, 7 February 2023
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Richard Cooper
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3:28 PM

Paddy McElroy : Hi, Paddy: you are posting to the wrong website to comment on broadcast content: this is a technical website, where you can comment on tv or radio reception issues. For your issue, you need to contact the broadcaster who provides the Rugby sports content. I hope this helps you. Richard in Norwich.

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