FREEVIEW users could continue to find some channels have vanished from their TVs this morning after a major fire at a mast in Bilsdale affected services across the North East. The firm has now issued import advice that users need to follow.

“There is no need to retune your device, services will be restored once the problem has been fixed,” the company said on its status page.
Anyone wanting to catch up on some TV will need to their broadband instead of the aerial on their roof with Freeview advising its customers to watch online services until things are back up and running.
“You can watch Freeview on some internet-connected Freeview Play TVs, or one that has the players available to view, you will still be able to watch live and on-demand content from the likes of BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub or All 4,” Freeviewn advised.
“Alternatively, you can watch Freeview via our mobile app which is available to download for free from your app store or on a web browser via our online TV Guide.”