All posts by Briantist
Below are all of Briantist's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
David: Just to add to Dave Lindsay's explanation.
The channel you get on the 3 or 103 button is licensed by Ofcom under the various Broadcasting Acts on a regional basis.
There are many regional licences in England, one that straddles England and Scotland (Border), one of Wales, two for Scotland and one for Northern Ireland.
The two licences for Scotland (Scottish TV and Grampian TV) are owned by STV. The Northern Ireland one by UTV and the rest by ITV plc.
Mainly because of the domination of the channel in the advertising market (once called a "licence to print money") the ITV companies are require to not broadcast outside their areas, and ITV plc is required to provide, by the competition authorities, regional advertising options.
So, UTV appears on the 103/3 position in Northern Ireland, STV in the central belt and highlands and islands of Scotland, and ITV-1 elsewhere.
| link to this comment |
...see also CRR explained: how contract rights renewal binds ITV ad sales | Media | guardian.co.uk .
| link to this comment |
Mrs Ada Alison: Please can you see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please?
| link to this comment |
Nicholas Willmott/Robert Hill: The Channel 3 companies are required by the Competition Commission to provide regional adverts, by way of the CRR mechanism. CRR explained: how contract rights renewal binds ITV ad sales | Media | guardian.co.uk - so a "national ITV1+1" is disallowed by this legal requirement.
| link to this comment |
brian: It might be worth considering moving the aerial out of the loft once the H & V transmissions start.
Loft aerials usually suffer from reflections issues with a single polarity signal, and if there are signals in both directions in the loft space it may render loft-based reception totally impossible.
| link to this comment |
Sorry folks, finger trouble with the Whitehawk Hill and Salisbury lines. Now corrected.
| link to this comment |
John: Please see Find out how to receive Freeview and Freeview HD | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ...
| link to this comment |
Monday 5 March 2012 6:07PM
Josh: I was wondering that, but it doesn't happen to viewers in Wales, where there is also a whole "national region" for ITV1.
It would be a good idea though...