When do i get freeview in my area

So make sure you've got a good external or loft aerial that can receive a digital Freeview signal a TV set-top aerial is unlikely to be good enough, even with a booster. Check your aerial is pointing in the same direction as your neighbours'. Weather - low pressure or windy conditions - can affect your Freeview signal, especially if the aerial isn't securely mounted. Weather can disrupt picture quality, cause pixelation, picture freezes and missing channels. Transmitter changes and maintenance can change the channels you can receive, and their quality.

Make sure you're using good quality cables, so the signal reaches you with minimum picture loss and interference. Is BT responsible for my Freeview service? In the terms of your BT TV service it says: "The quality of digital terrestrial TV content, the Freeview picture and the number of channels, if any, that you can receive is dependent on the quality of the broadcast and your television aerial and the availability of Freeview in your area.

Was this answer helpful? Make sure the aerial cable is connected firmly. The easiest way to do this is to remove and then reconnect the aerial cable on the back of your set top box. To pick up Freeview channels, you'll need a good quality loft or external aerial that's capable of recovering digital TV signals and is aligned with your local transmitter. Avoid using a portable aerial even with a signal booster.

If this doesn't work, remove the aerial cable from the back of the box and follow the steps above to retune channels again. Once this is complete you'll have no channels on the list. Restart your set top box, plug the aerial cable back in and then follow the retuning steps above to restore the full channels list. Skip to main content. Call us on Your basket. You were so close to getting our broadband, so why not finish things off?

Here's a look at what was already in your basket:. Continue order. Monthly payment. Monthly payment total. One-off payment. One-off payment total. Included with your package. Your location will determine where you get your TV signal from, and the channel line-up in your area.

To check your Freeview coverage and available channels, just enter your postcode in our Freeview Channel Checker. When you set up your device, you'll be asked to select your TV region. First, check to see if your preferred service appears lower down the TV guide, in the s.

If it does, and your box or TV has a Favourites function, you can save these channels so you can easily find them again. If it doesn't, you need to manually retune your device and select your preferred frequencies, if available — follow our step-by-step guide here. In a small number of cases, your preferred region may have a weaker signal, which can affect your picture quality. In this situation, and if the manual retune hasn't worked, it's best to get some advice from a qualified aerial installer — visit the following websites to find one local to you:.

We need to know your location to make sure you get the correct channel line-up and relevant programme information for your region. So if you're travelling, you can manually reset your location within the My Freeview section of the app.