Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby gus-lopez » Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:01 am

katy wrote:Does anyone actually watch channel 5 :o We could never get it in Marbella, never missed it, never watch it in the UK either.
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Acen » Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:34 am

katy wrote:Does anyone actually watch channel 5 :o We could never get it in Marbella, never missed it, never watch it in the UK either.
channel 5 is the best channel not including bbc and itv

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby satandpcguy » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:28 pm

"SES expects Astra 2E to launch in Q2 2013, so we currently expect to transition BBC services to it during summer 2013." - say the BBC.

So no BBC channel or reception changes until then - so much for all the rumours about loss of BBC on the 16th and 18th December!!
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Postby peteroldracer » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:31 pm

But will 2E cover us down here?
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby satandpcguy » Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:40 pm

peteroldracer wrote:But will 2E cover us down here?
Its pan european beam should, but as for its uk beam whcih the bbcs will be on..........????

here is the bbc blog:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/ ... rs-in-2013
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Technobear » Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:15 pm

speculation now rife that astra 2f cannot service transponders below 10950,
so itv and c4 possibly also safe, till 2e as well

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby knowal » Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:45 pm

peteroldracer wrote:But will 2E cover us down here?
You will need a crystal ball to answer that.

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby ashfieb » Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:31 pm

One is not amused! A Baroness Has Complained to the BBC That Expats will loose BBC ITV Next Year

http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/ ... ot-amused/
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby friendsunited » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:55 am

All of our channels have gone off, all the TV reads is further information is not availabe. We have a sky package which we pay for in the UK all gone :oops:

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Postby friendsunited » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:59 am

Forgot to say we live in El Faro, near fuengirola

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby friendsunited » Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:21 am

OMG everything is back all stations working BBC ITV And Sky I'm one happy bunny :P

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Marj » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:28 am

We have a FREESAT box and not a Sky Box. Will we be affected?
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Campo Steve » Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:33 am

Marj wrote:We have a FREESAT box and not a Sky Box. Will we be affected?
Afraid so. Same satellite so same footprint.
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby IreneD » Sat Dec 15, 2012 3:29 pm

Apologies if this has been posted before - I haven't read this whole thread. This looks like we have a reprieve till mid 2013

http://theportugalnews.com/news/bbc-gua ... s-tv/27333

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Lyric » Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:15 pm

This from the Astra2 web site I quote:

FROM THE BBC'S BLOG
Changes to BBC satellite transponders in 2013
I’m conscious that there is currently some speculation about the timing of forthcoming moves of BBC services between satellites and the reason for these changes. So I thought you would appreciate it if I set the record straight. The quick answer is that, as a result of SES’s fleet replacement programme, BBC services will move in the second half of 2013.

Regular readers will recall that in February 2012, SES retired Astra 2D and BBC services moved to a new temporary home on Astra 1N. Astra 1N is due to take up its permanent position in 2013 (19°East), so the BBC’s services will move to their new permanent home on Astra 2E (28.2°East) when that becomes operational. SES expects Astra 2E to launch in Q2 2013, so we currently expect to transition BBC services to it during summer 2013.

Some of you have also noticed that we commissioned a new transponder (which we call DSat8) in the autumn. It moved from its temporary home on Astra 1N to its permanent position on Astra 2F at the end of November 2012. DSat8 is still in a testing phase but in the coming months it will be used to broadcast BBC One Scotland HD and BBC One Wales HD as we complete the programme of providing all Nations programming in glorious HD. We’ll be publishing the details of DSat8 on our satellite reception advice page when the services launch.

I hope that clarifies the timings of moves and also that the moves relate to the SES fleet replacement programme, rather than any BBC strategy to change its footprint. That said, the new transponders do have a slightly different footprint, so I’ll explain a bit about that, and why the changes are no cause for concern for the BBC in our requirement to ensure that the BBC’s domestic services are readily accessible to people living in the UK.

In all likelihood the move of BBC services from 1N to their new permanent homes will have no impact on UK households. Astra 2E and 2F have the same, tighter but slightly more powerful UK spot beams which means that UK households should get a slightly stronger signal. So if you happened to be on the edge of coverage, you will hopefully get more reliable reception.

The overspill of the BBC’s services will be reduced so viewers outside the UK will find it even harder to receive them. I know that this causes unhappiness to some of you living outside the UK. However, it is entirely appropriate because the BBC domestic services are for people living in the UK only.

For viewers outside the UK, BBC Worldwide offers a number of channels which are available in various territories. These include BBC Entertainment, BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle, CBeebies along with BBC World News throughout Europe and the rest of the world.

I hope the detail above helps you to understand a bit more about the changes coming in the second half of 2013 and the reason for them. Finally, thank you to SES for the lovely pictures of Astra 2F.

Alix Pryde Director, BBC Distribution

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby IreneD » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:04 pm

Same as my link :)

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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby satandpcguy » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:59 pm

..and the same as my link that i posted on Wednesday to the actual blog where the bbc posted this :D
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby Mowser » Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:14 pm

Maybe we could ask our good friends - the North Koreans - if they would mind putting UKTV on their recent satellite ...
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Re: Has anyone actually lost their TV signal yet?

Postby satandpcguy » Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:49 pm

Mowser wrote:Maybe we could ask our good friends - the North Koreans - if they would mind putting UKTV on their recent satellite ...
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