I Hope This Belongs Here - I Tried Technology, But It Was All About Computers.

[jourdain2]

Please does anyone know why, suddenly, last night our TV could not receive ITV on the usual numbers.

I've spent time today trawling through the 'Guide' and hitting every number attributed to ITV - 'no Signal' is always the message. We have an HD TV, so it can't be that and it was working fine until last night.

[barry1010]

If you watch your tv through an aerial, have you checked that your aerial is still exactly where it should be?

If it hasn't moved, check the aerial connection in to your tv - is it pushed in properly?

Have you tried retuning the tv? 

[ToraToraTora]

howq do you watch TV? Via freeview ariel? If so atmospheric conditions can affect reception.

[jourdain2]

It's Freesat, Barry. I can't reach it easily out of the bedroom window. I'll have a look to ensure all connections are firmly in place.  Thanks for your efforts.

I haven't a clue how to retune the TV.  BBC etc. are all still in place.

[jourdain2]

TTT - it does close down in storms etc. - but that affects all channels.  It's just ITV.

[ToraToraTora]

I'd suggest getting the TV to auto tune itself. It should be easy, just follow the menu. What's the make and model?

[jourdain2]

It's an LG  42LB 585V  .

The chaps who installed it (new) just set it to whatever came to hand, I think. E.G. it was never BBC1 is 1, BBC2 is 2  etc...

[ToraToraTora]

just google this is one:

 

[jourdain2]

Thank you TTT - we'll have a go.  Fortunately tonight's viewing is BBC quizzes and we like BBCNorth news.  Tomorrow could be interesting!!!  

We'll let you know.

[DTCwordfan]

watch out, wherever you are - the weather down here is really schyte what with this American hurricane tail coming in....

[jourdain2]

It's calm here, as yet. DTC.

[Buenchico]

Different Freesat channels use different frequencies (and different polarisations too).  A Freesat dish will, by the laws of physics, be better at receiving some frequencies than others (as, indeed, will the circuitry within your TV set).  So, when reception conditions are poor, it's not uncommon to lose one or more channels, while others remain perfectly OK.

We're currently in the middle of the biggest solar storm since 2017, meaning that there's a lot of electromagnetic energy from the sun pounding into your satellite dish and interfering with the signals coming from the Astra satellites that broadcast Sky and Freesat channels.

So you might simply have to wait a few days for the problem to resolve itself.

[jourdain2]

Wow!  Thank you Buen!  We'll give it a couple of days then. :)