TV fans have been warned their favourite channels may be fuzzy or inaccessible on Tuesday.
Freeview has alerted viewers across England and Wales of potential disruption to signals.
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The glitch is a result of high pressure over the last 24 hours and going into today (February 20).
It causes havoc because high air pressure can bend or reflect TV and radio waves.
You are advised not to retune your TV during this time – reception will be restored once the high pressure passes
Freeview
The problem occasionally affects Freeview signals.
Viewers have been told not to bother rescanning their boxes as it’ll waste their time.
Normal service should resume once the pressure has shifted.
If you’ve already tried to retune, you’ll probably need to do it again when signal disruption has stopped.
Instead, affected users are advised to watch TV via streaming apps like BBC iPlayer or ITVX until the situation changes.
“Freeview viewers across parts of England and Wales could see some disruption to their TV reception between Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th of February,” the company said.
“This is due to high pressure which could disrupt the TV signals which Freeview uses.”
Freeview successor to launch
Signal disruption like this is something Freeview owners Everyone TV will be relieved to avoid with the launch of its new Freely product in a couple of months.
Freely relies primarily on the internet to stream channels into living rooms – and it’s backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
It’ll be built into brand new TVs as opposed to a set-top box.
The TVs will be hybrid, meaning you can still plug in an aerial to access some channels as well.
And while you won’t be at the mercy of the occasional signal issue you may face disruption from any broadband problems instead.
Despite Freely launching, Freeview is not disappearing permanently anytime soon.
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