aadanvers
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Last week I started losing Freeview (uk) channels (viewing through antenna) at first I thought it was transmitter issues. Following day no change, so tried a retune, and half the freeview channels had gone including most abc and all hd channels. Spent the day retrying this and no change, then used 'signal test' in tv settings and found that it couldn't pick up half the channels and that all signals available were weak both signal and quality... Now I I'm stumped. Then went online to check issues/engineering works on local transmitters and nothing came up. Tweeted freeview and again, no issues/engineering works for my local transmitters. I kind of didn't believe them as i had issues obviously. Evenings was fine so I couldn't understand what was happening. Then I switched off the sky box just before bed and was watching freeview through the antenna as I do and as soon as switched off switch at socket, the freeview (through antenna) disappeared again. I just thought it odd and a coincidence. Next morning no change (sky box still off at this point) then in the evening, put sky box on, and all is fine again. I repeat night time action of turning off sky box at switch and having freeview on through antenna, to my surprise lost channels again, now i know that switching off sky box affects the freeview (antenna) signal. Yet i cant understand why?
Today. I reset tv LG 65UH950 to initial settings and attempted to set up tv without the sky box being on, or any cables (hdmi) in, and found that signal test was weak again, didn't pick up half the channels so that was a waste of time. Plugged sky box in switched on and what do you know the freeview (via antenna) channels all returned.
Im at a loss now as everything was fine a week back, not done anything different. Also found that the sky box can go into standby mode and the freeview is fine, but at night it goes into sleep mode (standby light from white to red) and when it does the freeview channels again are lost. So why is the sky box doing this. The tv isn't reliant on getting sky, and the sky box shouldn't affect freeview antenna viewing!!! Then what happens if i decide to leave sky, then freeview can't pick up strong signals it should normally get with or without sky. I just think this is the weirdest thing I've ever come across, so if anyone can shed any light...
Today. I reset tv LG 65UH950 to initial settings and attempted to set up tv without the sky box being on, or any cables (hdmi) in, and found that signal test was weak again, didn't pick up half the channels so that was a waste of time. Plugged sky box in switched on and what do you know the freeview (via antenna) channels all returned.
Im at a loss now as everything was fine a week back, not done anything different. Also found that the sky box can go into standby mode and the freeview is fine, but at night it goes into sleep mode (standby light from white to red) and when it does the freeview channels again are lost. So why is the sky box doing this. The tv isn't reliant on getting sky, and the sky box shouldn't affect freeview antenna viewing!!! Then what happens if i decide to leave sky, then freeview can't pick up strong signals it should normally get with or without sky. I just think this is the weirdest thing I've ever come across, so if anyone can shed any light...