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Unable to access BBC and ITV channels on freesat box

Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 10:12am
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CamillaSW

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Help! Just realised that we're not going to be able to watch the Coronation as all HD channels (apart from Channel 5) appear to be blocked.  Any help much appreciated 

Darro

Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 11:29am

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Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 11:29am

I take you've done a rescan?

What size, dish do you have.

Lots in the same boat since the recent changes.

Time for a Firestick maybe?

CamillaSW

Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 11:31am

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Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 11:31am

Darro wrote on Thu May 4, 2023 11:29am:

I take you've done a rescan?

What size, dish do you have.

Lots in the same boat since the recent changes.

Time for a Firestick maybe?

Did a factory reset but loth to buy a firestick as house is on the market

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Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 12:56pm

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Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 12:56pm

CamillaSW wrote on Thu May 4, 2023 10:12am:

Help! Just realised that we're not going to be able to watch the Coronation as all HD channels (apart from Channel 5) appear to be blocked.  Any help much appreciated 

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The Sat and PC Guy

Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 2:20pm

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Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 2:20pm

Coronation will be on many channel, not just BBC and ITV (but not on C4 or Five which are showing alternate programming). Sky News on 202 will be showing it...and maybe one or two other new channels as will. I think GBNews HD will be showing it.

And you should still have access to ITV1 in SD on Freesat 111.

And you can scan in the BBC SD channels into your box in "non freesat mode".

But your lack of BBC and ITV HD channels will be down to the fact that either your dish is too small for where you are, or you are using a poor make of dish, or your dish is warped out of shape, or your dish is out of alignment, or your LNB is a poor make, or not aligned correctly.

swcoulthurst

Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 6:02pm

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Posted: Thu May 4, 2023 6:02pm

CamillaSW wrote on Thu May 4, 2023 11:31am:

Did a factory reset but loth to buy a firestick as house is on the market

You can always take the firestick with you when you leave. Also take it on holiday with you if you go away. 

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