Millions of Freeview watchers hit by big Channel 4 change and must re-scan TV boxes to keep popular channel
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CHANGE CHANNEL Millions of Freeview watchers hit by big Channel 4 change and must re-scan TV boxes to keep popular channel
MILLIONS of Freeview watchers have been hit by a big channel change as viewers are urged to re-scan their TV boxes.
Channel 4 has boosted Freeview coverage for one of its channels this month, meaning you'll need to retune to continue watching.
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Millions of Freeview watchers are urged to retune their TV boxes this month
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As part of Freeview's monthly channel update, 4seven transitioned to a new frequency as of Wednesday 18 June.
This is because of an important technical change to the way the Channel 4 offshoot channel is broadcast on Freeview.
It will give more Freeview users access to the channel at a time when 4seven is increasingly used as an overspill for live events.
4seven has recently become the home of a selected number of men's European Championship U21 games, including Netherlands v Ukraine and Slovenia v Czechia.
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They have previously broadcast coverage of the Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
But for the time being, 4seven is broadcasting on both new and old frequencies.
At the end of this transition period, the old copy of 4seven will carry a retune caption.
But you can retune today to ensure continued reception of 4seven on channel 49.
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Following your retune, you should see 4seven on channel 49 and the old copy of 4seven on channel 790.
What's better is the channel now has universal coverage on Freeview.
It's now available to all viewers in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man in addition to UK viewers who can only receive a reduce Freeview channel line-up.
If you're a viewer who only receives around 20 basic Freeview channels at your address, you can retune to add 4seven to channel 49.
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It's a big bonus to some viewers as some remote locations with reduced access to Freeview are also affected by poor internet speeds meaning they can't stream TV either.
This follows a reconfiguration of the frequency that carries the main Channel 4 service on Freeview, meaning the 4seven signal can now be aired alongside its parent channel.
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It's not the only Freeview change seen this month either.
Just last week it was announced that Rewind TV is now on channel 81.
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It has swapped places with Blaze +1 and is now the next-door channel to the vintage Talking Pictures channel.
There's also a new shopping channel with Must Have Ideas setting up shop on channel 96.
The service was previously exclusive to satellite TV such as Sky and on YouTube but a retune will now add the channel to your service.
Millions of Freeview watchers can also enjoy three new channels this month.
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Starting from this week, viewers will be able to tune into a number of channels including ITV Quiz, a fresh channel dedicated to quizzes.
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