The Freeview Changelog - Freeview

a516 · 08-02-2009, 18:00

With all the changes happening on Freeview, and likely to happen during switchover, I thought it might be a good idea to do something similar to that done on the Freesat forum, namely a thread logging changes. If anyone wants to discuss a change in more detail, they can start a dedicated thread. It might be interesting to view these pages in the future to remember when changes took place.

Beginning with February 2009-:
February 2, 2009:
Russia Today launches on LCN 85. Broadcasting hours 6am-8am. Broadcasts on Mux D, during Dave+1 downtime.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=971936

February 3, 2009:
Film 4 moves to LCN 15 from LCN 32. Some Freeview equipment requires you to delete Film 4 on 32 before re-scanning to get the channel on LCN 15.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=982456

DirectGov launches on Freeview LCN106. Placeholder appeared a week earlier. Digital Spy report from 3rd Feb: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...-freeview.html

February 6, 2009:
Forthcoming EPG moves in February discussed http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=985991

DVB Cornwall · 10-02-2009, 20:21

Great idea for a thread.

Can I request that only changes announced by Broadcasters, Freeview, DMOL, DTG, Ofcom and Digital UK are posted here?

Amateur sites which can so easily masquerade as 'official' can spawn confusion and at times false information so please no pointers from them.

Thanks a516 for this.

tvhamster · 10-02-2009, 20:32

DVB - Couldn't the OP put a speculation bit instead of ommitting them???

Thanks
TVHAMSTER

Furnell · 12-02-2009, 22:15

I thought the way a 'Changelog' worked was that changes are reported after they happen that way it leaves all speculation and worry about whether its true or not out and only show true information... or at least that's how the one on the cable section works.....

chunkymagmonkey · 12-02-2009, 22:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by a516

With all the changes happening on Freeview, and likely to happen during switchover, I thought it might be a good idea to do something similar to that done on the Freesat forum, namely a thread logging changes. If anyone wants to discuss a change in more detail, they can start a dedicated thread. It might be interesting to view these pages in the future to remember when changes took place.

Beginning with February 2009-:
February 2, 2009:
Russia Today launches on LCN 85. Broadcasting hours 6am-8am. Broadcasts on Mux D, during Dave+1 downtime.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=971936

February 3, 2009:
Film 4 moves to LCN 15 from LCN 32. Some Freeview equipment requires you to delete Film 4 on 32 before re-scanning to get the channel on LCN 15.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=982456

DirectGov launches on Freeview LCN106. Placeholder appeared a week earlier. Digital Spy report from 3rd Feb: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...-freeview.html

February 6, 2009:
Forthcoming EPG moves in February discussed http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=985991

Great idea, subject to the suggestion made by DVB Cornwall being implemented

a516 · 13-02-2009, 19:34

Thank you for the positive feedback and thank you to the mods for making it 'sticky'.
Yes, please keep the log for official announcements, and if you are aware of a change, post it here with a quote & link to the source.
If you post a change, check to see if there is a thread about it (e.g. a thread might have been started as a result of previous speculation) or start a new one, giving DS forum users an opportunity to discuss this in more detail, keeping this thread for change logs only.
In that way it will be useful for users to check this thread if they want to check to see if there have been any changes to their Freeview service, or to see if there have been any official annoucements about imminent changes to the service.

Nightdeamon · 16-02-2009, 12:52

Five is now FIVE and Five US is now FIVE USA on 5 and 35 respectively.

a516 · 18-02-2009, 19:57

February 18, 2009:

(Forthcoming change)
Freeview officially announces changes to its channel numbers (first discussed on DS on the 6th Feb). The changes will take place on February 24th:

ITV4 moving from channel 28 to 24
CITV moving from channel 75 to 72
ITV2+1 moving from channel 31 to 27
E4 moving from channel 29 to 28
E4+1 moving from channel 30 to 29

http://www.freeview.co.uk/freeview/R...-February-2009

Boxes/TVs may need rescanning (if not done automatically). Viewers who haven't rescanned recently, will also notice the recent additions/changes logged above in their channel lineup.

Join the discussion at: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=985991 Thanks to "Clive123", who reported the Freeview website article on the changes on the EPG changes thread.

tvhamster · 18-02-2009, 21:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by a516

February 18, 2009:

(Forthcoming change)
Freeview officially announces changes to its channel numbers (first discussed on DS on the 6th Feb). The changes will take place on February 24th:

ITV4 moving from channel 28 to 24
CITV moving from channel 75 to 72
ITV2+1 moving from channel 31 to 27
E4 moving from channel 29 to 28
E4+1 moving from channel 30 to 29

http://www.freeview.co.uk/freeview/R...-February-2009

Boxes/TVs may need rescanning (if not done automatically). Viewers who haven't rescanned recently, will also notice the recent additions/changes logged above in their channel lineup.

Join the discussion at: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=985991 Thanks to "Clive123", who reported the Freeview website article on the changes on the EPG changes thread.

Are they changing stream... because if not.. I'm waiting till there's something Important i want to rescan for.

19-02-2009, 17:58

Why are they moving channels?

It seems pointless to me.

beatrice39 · 19-02-2009, 20:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lost_In_Time

Why are they moving channels?

It seems pointless to me.

Its to divert people's attention from the fact that Freeview is getting worse.

a516 · 19-02-2009, 22:01

Further to recent posts on the changelog: No stream or multiplex changes have been announced. This is just an exercise by ITV and Channel 4 to move their digital services up the channel list by filling what are now vacant channel numbers. Please see http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=985991 for a full discussion of the changes.

Any stream/multiplex changes will be announced here on the Changelog when they come.

michael21 · 19-02-2009, 23:32

why not log the changes when they happened ?

Clive123 · 20-02-2009, 13:36

Film4 maybe extending it's hours!

5.3 We intend to broadcast the extended version of our Film4 service in HD UKwide
from the hours of 11am to 4am (Film4’s transmission hours will be
extended by two hours in March 2009). Between the hours of 7am and 11am a
children’s service in HD will be provided UK-wide by S4C. The residual
hours will ultimately be used to provide Push VoD services potentially in both
HD and standard definition

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/d...s2nd/c4s4c.pdf

AndyBurns · 21-02-2009, 09:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clive123

Film4 maybe extending its hours

5.3 We intend to

Please keep the changelog for logging changes that have actually happened, rather than speculation and intentions

Clive123 · 21-02-2009, 13:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndyBurns

Please keep the changelog for logging changes that have actually happened, rather than speculation and intentions

I apologies for this! However, I believe that this is a fact and not just speculation.

michael21 · 21-02-2009, 15:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clive123

I apologies for this! However, I believe that this is a fact and not just speculation.

but this has not happened yet so you can not log it but you can talk about it on the freeview forums hope that clear it up

kibworthfv · 24-02-2009, 12:29

Dave + 1 has changed to Dave ja vu (Waltham, scanned at 12.15 today)

Ray Cathode · 24-02-2009, 13:54

The Quest caption on LCN47 has changed (yesterday) to show the launch date of 14/5/09.

At about 12.01pm today the following LCN changes occurred.

24 (from 28) ITV4
27 (from 31) ITV 2+1
28 (from 29) E4
29 (from 30) E4+1
72 (from 75) CITV

25 Dave +1 the service name became "Dave ja vu"

MacLondon · 24-02-2009, 14:31

97 relabelled as Television X

michael21 · 24-02-2009, 14:40

five become FIVE

Ray Cathode · 24-02-2009, 14:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by michael21

five become FIVE

See post #7

michael21 · 24-02-2009, 14:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ray Cathode

See post #7

soz i miss that one

Ray Cathode · 24-02-2009, 14:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacLondon

97 relabelled as Television X

That happened some time ago, certainly not today.

michael21 · 25-02-2009, 17:10

301 302 now have epg listing

08-02-2009, 18:00	#1
a516 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: East Midlands Services: Freeview \| DAB \| O2 Broadband Posts: 556	The Freeview Changelog With all the changes happening on Freeview, and likely to happen during switchover, I thought it might be a good idea to do something similar to that done on the Freesat forum, namely a thread logging changes. If anyone wants to discuss a change in more detail, they can start a dedicated thread. It might be interesting to view these pages in the future to remember when changes took place. Beginning with February 2009-: February 2, 2009: Russia Today launches on LCN 85. Broadcasting hours 6am-8am. Broadcasts on Mux D, during Dave+1 downtime. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=971936 February 3, 2009: Film 4 moves to LCN 15 from LCN 32. Some Freeview equipment requires you to delete Film 4 on 32 before re-scanning to get the channel on LCN 15. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=982456 DirectGov launches on Freeview LCN106. Placeholder appeared a week earlier. Digital Spy report from 3rd Feb: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitalt...-freeview.html February 6, 2009: Forthcoming EPG moves in February discussed http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=985991

20-02-2009, 13:36	#14
Clive123 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 220	Film4 Film4 maybe extending it's hours! 5.3 We intend to broadcast the extended version of our Film4 service in HD UKwide from the hours of 11am to 4am (Film4’s transmission hours will be extended by two hours in March 2009). Between the hours of 7am and 11am a children’s service in HD will be provided UK-wide by S4C. The residual hours will ultimately be used to provide Push VoD services potentially in both HD and standard definition http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/d...s2nd/c4s4c.pdf

10-02-2009, 20:21	#2
DVB Cornwall Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cornwall Services: Topfield TF5800 - Evoke-1 DAB - BT Y 8M BB Posts: 2,620	Great idea for a thread. Can I request that only changes announced by Broadcasters, Freeview, DMOL, DTG, Ofcom and Digital UK are posted here? Amateur sites which can so easily masquerade as 'official' can spawn confusion and at times false information so please no pointers from them. Thanks a516 for this.

10-02-2009, 20:32	#3
tvhamster Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Services: VM:M:Phone Broadband L: TV, DTV Posts: 2,100 Blog Entries: 2	DVB - Couldn't the OP put a speculation bit instead of ommitting them??? Thanks TVHAMSTER

12-02-2009, 22:15	#4
Furnell Forum Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Preston Services: Freeview via WMC (Win7), 3 Mobile Broadband Posts: 1,003	I thought the way a 'Changelog' worked was that changes are reported after they happen that way it leaves all speculation and worry about whether its true or not out and only show true information... or at least that's how the one on the cable section works.....

13-02-2009, 19:34	#6
a516 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: East Midlands Services: Freeview \| DAB \| O2 Broadband Posts: 556	Thank you for the positive feedback and thank you to the mods for making it 'sticky'. Yes, please keep the log for official announcements, and if you are aware of a change, post it here with a quote & link to the source. If you post a change, check to see if there is a thread about it (e.g. a thread might have been started as a result of previous speculation) or start a new one, giving DS forum users an opportunity to discuss this in more detail, keeping this thread for change logs only. In that way it will be useful for users to check this thread if they want to check to see if there have been any changes to their Freeview service, or to see if there have been any official annoucements about imminent changes to the service.

16-02-2009, 12:52	#7
Nightdeamon Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Plymouth Services: TV CatchUp, Virgin Mobile, XBOX 360, Acer Aspire One, Uni Broadband Posts: 2,494	Five is now FIVE and Five US is now FIVE USA on 5 and 35 respectively.

18-02-2009, 19:57	#8
a516 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: East Midlands Services: Freeview \| DAB \| O2 Broadband Posts: 556	February 18, 2009: (Forthcoming change) Freeview officially announces changes to its channel numbers (first discussed on DS on the 6th Feb). The changes will take place on February 24th: ITV4 moving from channel 28 to 24 CITV moving from channel 75 to 72 ITV2+1 moving from channel 31 to 27 E4 moving from channel 29 to 28 E4+1 moving from channel 30 to 29 http://www.freeview.co.uk/freeview/R...-February-2009 Boxes/TVs may need rescanning (if not done automatically). Viewers who haven't rescanned recently, will also notice the recent additions/changes logged above in their channel lineup. Join the discussion at: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=985991 Thanks to "Clive123", who reported the Freeview website article on the changes on the EPG changes thread.

19-02-2009, 17:58	#10
Lost_In_Time Posts: n/a	Why are they moving channels? It seems pointless to me.

19-02-2009, 22:01	#12
a516 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: East Midlands Services: Freeview \| DAB \| O2 Broadband Posts: 556	Further to recent posts on the changelog: No stream or multiplex changes have been announced. This is just an exercise by ITV and Channel 4 to move their digital services up the channel list by filling what are now vacant channel numbers. Please see http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=985991 for a full discussion of the changes. Any stream/multiplex changes will be announced here on the Changelog when they come.

19-02-2009, 23:32	#13
michael21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,319	why not log the changes when they happened ?

24-02-2009, 12:29	#18
kibworthfv Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Services: Freeview - Daewoo DSD-9502T (brilliant), Bush and ALBA - GDB3 clone. Posts: 290	Dave + 1 has changed to Dave ja vu (Waltham, scanned at 12.15 today)

24-02-2009, 13:54	#19
Ray Cathode Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Gender: Not specified Location: Guildford / Crystal Palace Services: Freeview; TUTV; FreeSat HD; FTA DSAT; DAB; FM; DAT45+MRD; LogPeriodic; Dish Posts: 7,399	The Quest caption on LCN47 has changed (yesterday) to show the launch date of 14/5/09. At about 12.01pm today the following LCN changes occurred. 24 (from 28) ITV4 27 (from 31) ITV 2+1 28 (from 29) E4 29 (from 30) E4+1 72 (from 75) CITV 25 Dave +1 the service name became "Dave ja vu"

24-02-2009, 14:31	#20
MacLondon Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: London Services: Sky HD FTA; Freeview; Xbox 360 Posts: 283	97 relabelled as Television X

24-02-2009, 14:40	#21
michael21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,319	five become FIVE

25-02-2009, 17:10	#25
michael21 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,319	301 302 now have epg listing