New BBC HD Channels planned

[Black Hole]

What exactly does it say?

http://www.aljazeera.com/

Well, forgive me if I'm wrong but I thought Al Jazeera represents the Arabic view of the world (I guess much the same way as the BBC World Service represents the British view).

 

[Deleted member 473]

Well, forgive me if I'm wrong but I thought Al Jazeera represents the Arabic view of the world (I guess much the same way as the BBC World Service represents the British view).

Your point being?

 

[Ezra Pound]

Wallace : This is what it shows for my area:

How strange, It must be region thing, I have tried :-
British Isles
British Isles - England
British Isles - England - Central
British Isles - England - West
British Isles - England - London

but I either get just ARQ-C 108 or no ARQ-C at all. What area is yours set to?


EDIT
Ah, got it, I should have had Show = Everything, rather than Show = EPG listing

 

[xyz321]

I have my doubts about the start date of 108 because it is supposed to be on a new MUX, Arqiva C (COM7, Mux E) in the 600Meg. band (C31 - C37). Whereas all the others are on the existing BBC B HD Mux

Al Jazeera HD are currently broadcasting a preview loop on COM 7 from the Crystal Palace transmitter.

 

[Ezra Pound]

Yes, I guess Crystal Palace will meet the 10th, Dec date for COM7, not sure about the other regions though

 

[Brian]

COM7 is due to become available from Winter Hill after the retune event on 26th November.

 

[Wallace]

Thanks for that Brian, I was just checking myself and you beat me to it!

 

[Deleted member 473]

What is a "COM 7?"

I only believe in the existence of COM1...COM6!

 

[af123]

It's a Freeview Multiplex.

 

[Deleted member 473]

It's a Freeview Multiplex.

Ah! To hold the new channels! Thanks!

 

[xyz321]

What is a "COM 7?"

I only believe in the existence of COM1...COM6!

Sorry should have been COM7 [no space]

 

[gomezz]

Or a reference to the way of addressing old-fashioned serial ports on a PC?

 

[Brian]

COM7 is now broadcasting from Winter Hill transmitter, and showing the Al Jazeera Eng HD promo on LCN 108.

 

[xyz321]

Here's a link to a post which shows the transmitter information and some of the start dates - extracted from the postcode checker.

 

[xyz321]

Al Jazeera HD started at 12:00.

Also there are now placeholders for BBC Four HD, BBC News HD and CBeebies HD on COM7.

 

[Black Hole]

CBeebies in HD? Talk about spoiling the kids!

 

[MikeSh]

CBeebies in HD? Talk about spoiling the kids!

Yeah, does seem a waste. But I suppose it will just use the bandwidth vacated by BBC3/4 in the daytime.

 

[Deleted member 473]

CBeebies in HD? Talk about spoiling the kids!

They get BBC3 HD too!

 

[Deleted member 473]

Off topic, I know, but are these HD channels going to be unhooked from Sky on Freesat too?

 

[Brian]

The EPG now has programme details for the "New" BBC HD channels from 10th December.