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DURRIS VIEWERS GET SET TO RETUNE

Freeview viewers tuned to the Durris transmitter near Aberdeen will need to retune their equipment on Wednesday, 15 June, when an important change to local signals is carried out.

The change will take place around 0900 and is expected to be complete by midday. All Freeview, BT Vision and Top Up TV boxes, as well as digital TVs, should be retuned at any point after this.

Only viewers served by the main transmitter itself – an estimated 180,000 households – are affected. Anyone watching Freeview will need to retune in order to regain access to several channels including Dave and Film4. Those watching just satellite are not affected.

The changes are necessary to move channels to their final frequencies and power levels, which have become available following this month’s digital switchover in the Edinburgh area.

Digital UK is launching an information campaign to make people aware of the need to retune, including local advertising and messages on Freeview viewers’ screens.

John MacNeil, Digital UK Assistant National Manager in Scotland, said: “Most Freeview viewers in Aberdeenshire will be familiar with retuning, having done so during digital switchover which finished last September. This retune will further strengthen the Freeview signal, and we’ll be working with the community to make sure everybody is ready for 15 June.”

Anyone needing further help can get detailed advice from Digital UK’s website and advice line.

• Website: digitaluk.co.uk/retuning

• Advice line: 08456 50 50 50

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