EC, there are no reported transmitter problems in your area.
Check with a neighbour if they are having similar problems.
Check it's not something like the aerial lead has come away from the socket on the wall or on the television.

velvet donkey posted:

A military coup is underway   

EC do you mean freeview? Perhaps the outside aerial has become damaged?

It happened to my daughter 2 days ago.  No problems with the transmitter. She found if you unplug from the wall and reconnect it solved it, hope it works for you. 

El Loro posted:

EC, there are no reported transmitter problems in your area.
Check with a neighbour if they are having similar problems.
Check it's not something like the aerial lead has come away from the socket on the wall or on the television.

I've done all the usual checks (except the neighbour who does not have a TV).  I installed everything so pretty confident that it's all working as it should.

I'm now getting broken picture, but no where near watchable. 

Roger the Alien posted:

velvet donkey posted:

A military coup is underway   

 

EC do you mean freeview? Perhaps the outside aerial has become damaged?

Checked it Rog. Looks fine 

Used a camera to take close up shots. 

squiggle posted:

It happened to my daughter 2 days ago.  No problems with the transmitter. She found if you unplug from the wall and reconnect it solved it, hope it works for you. 

The first thing I did this morning Squiggle. 

I suspect by the morning it should be OK, but you never know.

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

Anyone else having any issues.

 

I suspect it's due to the weather. Not got a signal on any channel.

 

Having to resort to streaming via the Interweb.

 

Really hoping it passes for later on in the evening.

 

I didn't have problems tonight (Monday), but I had significant problems on Sunday night. It's part of the reason why I couldn't watch Robot Wars "live".

I'm pretty certain it's atmospherics, although I'm in a particularly bad area anyway. I'm roughly at the point at which three TV regions meet, and on a bad night I can't get a decent signal from any of them - and that's with me using a booster as standard.

I would think that anyone who can't access television at the moment is at an advantage. 

Garage Joe posted:

I would think that anyone who can't access television at the moment is at an advantage. 

Very true GJ as my televisual abilities are curtailed I have found other things to occupy my brain!

I have found out that it is a fault with the aerial.  It must be something to do with the distribution box as the aerial and cabling look fine.

Telly repair man came today and repaired the aerial.

I'm now all channeled up and have my choice of over 100 channels.

Very pleased for you EC, meanwhile I've been to the red exchange shop and cashed in a load of DVDs. Old DVDs for new.