How many Freeview channels do you have

[bibblebub]

I have cable tv so I'm only asking out of interest...

2 weeks ago BBC2 analogue was replaced by 21 digital channels (10 tv + 11 radio, all bbc). Today the switchover was completed and replacing the other 3 analogue channels (never could get Channel 5) there are just an extra 10 tv channels - making a total of 18 tv and 10 radio channels, not the 80 channels listed on the freeview website http://www.freeview.co.uk/freeview/Channels

Do you get all 80 channels? If so, did they all become available immediately or did some only appear in the following days/weeks?

[bibblebub]

oops - just an extra 8 tv channels today (not 10)

[mike11111]

Have you rescanned for channels? You are advised to do this on the switchover.

[gingejbee]

Yes, got them all. Always had all the Freeview channels that are available - though new ones are added every now and again, for which you ask the TV to add. "Switchover" made no difference to the number of channels available.

[HowardKennitby]

I retune about once a month. I think my total is about 100-ish. That includes all TV, radio, data etc.

[Davethedog]

I have more than that lots of shopping and stuff, however I have two tv's off the same ariel feed and on one TV I can't get ITV or 5 but I can off the other??

[bibblebub]

The switchover was supposed to be at 6am but had already been done by 5:40 when i first turned on; so I retuned immediately, and have given it a go twice more since.

It's like having a new toy and I'll probably try retuning several more times before today is out since it's very easy to do, so I was simply wondering about other people's experience of the switchover because it feels like a bit of an anticlimax to only have an additional 8 channels so far.

[BilSuth]

You can probably re-tune as often as you like if you go to Function Menu on your DVD handset, then To Others option, then Setup, to Tuning, and Auto Setup Restart.

[bibblebub]

Thanks for the suggestion but my tv has a built-in freeview tuner and the location of the menu option in your set-up almost certainly doesn't match mine. In fact I don't have a DVD player - I have a BluRay player which is not connected to the aerial.

I've just retuned again and there are still only 29 channels.

[ChuckFickens]

Rowridge transmitter??

If so it's due to have further power increases (and some changing about of the frequencies for some channels) on 18th April.

[bibblebub]

Ta Chuck, I did see that date mentioned earlier so maybe the number will increase then. And, as I originally mentioned, I have all the channels on cable tv anyway so it's not like I'm missing out on anything; the original question was simply out of interest in what is available to other people.

[Baldric]

Just retuned, thanks for reminder, total channels found including radio, 146, that's just a freeview Tv, no sky, no other extras.