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Adjust your set: freeview channels are switching airwaves

Transmitters to be updated on 19 August

Freeview users across the Island may need to adjust their televisions in a couple of weeks time.

Channels are moving to new airwaves to allow for the future development of new mobile broadband services.

Following a decision by the UK Government, transmitters are being updated region by region as part of a major engineering programme due to be completed this year.

The required changes will begin at the Douglas transmitter shortly after midnight on 19 August and freeview channels will be off-air overnight until 6am.

After this, any viewers receiving their TV signal from the main Douglas transmitter who find they are missing channels, can retune.

Services from the Glen Maye local relay may be subject to disruption until later in the day.

Satellite and cable TV are not affected.

More information can be found here.

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