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Sandy Heath transmitter - dead?
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I've just suddenly got a complete loss of analogue TV from the Sandy Heath transmitter.
I've got Sky so it's no problem. I've tried various portables and the two main TV's that use the loft aerial but nothing.
No picture or sound from any of the 5 terrestrial channels.
I've got Sky so it's no problem. I've tried various portables and the two main TV's that use the loft aerial but nothing.
No picture or sound from any of the 5 terrestrial channels.
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yep same here mate am trying to contact arqiva - anyone know of any engineering works...
services affected
96.9 Chiltern FM
BBC 3CR
BBC One
BBC Two
ITV1
Channel 4
Five
Digital 1
BBC National DAB
All Freeview Mux's
I thought I'd look in here and see if anyone else was having the same problem before I started checking my aerial set-up. At least I'm saved a trip into the loft to check out the booster I suppose.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/transmitters/today.shtml
For further info on the Sandy Heath TX...
http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/sandy-heath.asp
Could be a power cut, but I thought they had their own generators for a loss of mains power (I've never noticed a problem with Sandy Heath before anyway). Then again I don't know what else could cause a total loss of all channels like this..
Guess I can stop now! Any guesses as to what has happened and how long it will take to fix it?
I don't ever remember everything going off like this before.
It's obviously a serious problem to knock everything out - also it being a bank holiday - and weekend how much technical support is there around at Arqiva?
Can anyone find anything on any websites about planned work or anything - urrm.... running out of ideas.... keep the posts coming.....
The engineering firm that is the landlord at the Sandy Heath TX for the TV and Radio services...
Basically if something goes wrong - they have to fix it!
That is strange as our cable tv is fine we were watching the golf thing on sky one mix (its crap by the way) but when we went up to bed, the television that is just for analogue will not work!
I wonder if it's caught fire and collapsed????!!!!!
Why do you know something we dont?
Update from three counties radio - it has been caused by a power cut. Engineers are on the way, should be back on air shortly......
Watch out low flying aircraft!
that will be the power cut then , mind you , i would have thought they would have emergency backup for at least the safety lights :eek:
After fifteen minutes of it I know why
very strange for even the marker lights to go off at the top....
I thought they'd have had a backup power system, though. :-/