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Freeview

British  
/ ˈfriːˌvjuː /

noun

  1. (in Britain) a free service providing digital terrestrial television

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ofcom also asked for urgent clarity on whether digital terrestrial TV - which is transmitted using masts and ariels, and which currently supports Freeview - will be phased out after 2034.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

Operator Arqiva predicts that half of those households - in the Blackhall, Seaham and Sunderland areas - rely on Freeview services and will lose their TV signal.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2022

Once the new tower goes live, it will serve 95% of homes with 70 Freeview channels, with 100% coverage only resumed when a new permanent mast is installed on the site of the Bilsdale transmitter.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2021

Some Freeview channels have been restored but some viewers may need to retune.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2021

The blaze at the Bilsdale mast impacted Freeview, DAB, and FM radio signals for more than a million people across North Yorkshire, Teesside and County Durham.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2021

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