History
Freeview officially launched on 30 October 2002 at 5 am, when the BBC and Crown Castle (now2009 retune
The Freeview service underwent a major upgrade on 30 September 2009, which required 18 million households to retune their Freeview receiving equipment. The changes, meant to ensure proper reception of Channel 5, led to several thousand complaints from people who lost channels (notably ITV3 and2014 retune
The Freeview service underwent a major upgrade on 3 September 2014 which required 18 million households to retune their Freeview receiving equipment. The changes included a reshuffle of the Children's, News, and Interactive genres. A number of new HD channels launched in 2014, from a new group of multiplexes awarded to Arqiva.publisher Ofcom, 16 July 2013: ''New HD channels on terrestrial TV''Temporary multiplex removal
The temporary multiplexes are Arqiva-owned multiplexes called COM7 and COM8, DVB-T2 multiplexes for Freeview HD capable devices carrying some channels including HD channels. COM7 is made up of mostly +1s and HDs such as More4+1 andTechnical problems
On 10 August 2021, the 315-metre (1033') Bilsdale transmitter caught fire leaving up to a million homes in the North East of England without a TV or radio signal. Work is ongoing to restore services, but delays to the granting ofChannels
The Freeview service broadcasts free-to-air televisionReception equipment
Receivers
Aerial
Services
The Digital TV Group, the industry association for digital television in the UK, is responsible for co-ordination between Freeview and other digital services. The original Freeview was later expanded with additional facilities (Freeview+), high-definition channels (Freeview HD), and Internet connectivity (Freeview Play). All services remain available; the original Freeview equipment will work (unenhanced) in the same way it always did.Freeview
The original Freeview service allowed a large number of digital television channels to be received on a compatible television receiver, set-top box, or personal video recorder. An electronic programme guide was available. Freeview channels are not encrypted and can be received by anyone in the UK. There is no additional charge to receive Freeview but it is a legal obligation to hold a currentFreeview HD
Freeview HD comprises a number of high-definition versions of existing channels. It requires a different high-definition tuner, and does not supersede or replace standard Freeview. On 20 August 2020, Freeview announced that it would phase out their Freeview HD brand in 2022.Channels
With two channels (Technical
TheCopy protection
In August 2009 the BBC wrote to Ofcom after third-party content owners asked the BBC to undertake measures to ensure that all Freeview HD boxes would includeFreeview HD Recorder
Freeview HD Recorder (formerly Freeview+, originally named Freeview Playback) is the marketing name for Freeview-capableFreeview Play
Freeview Play combines the existing live television service with catch-up TV ( BBC iPlayer,Mobile app
In 2019 Freeview released an app forSee also
*References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeview (Uk) Digital television in the United Kingdom