BBC warns of TV channel & radio signal chaos caused by WEATHER today – why affected households must not re-tune
BBC viewers have been warned of "disruptions to television and radio services" due to high pressure.
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High pressure can be troublesome for TV and radio signals
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However, it can affect any Freeview channel, not just the BBC's.
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The impact can include picture starting to break up on your TV,
These issues are more common in the summer with more high pressure.
High pressure weather can make signals from TV masts travel further than they normally would.
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This can bombard your telly with extra signals from other parts of the country you wouldn't usually tune in from.
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People tend to make a critical mistake whenever this happens - re-tuning their box.
While re-tuning normally helps fix a problem, when there's high pressure it can make matters worse.
That's because your TV may try to connect to all these extra signals instead to no avail.
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"High pressure weather conditions affecting television and radio reception across the UK from 23 June 2025," the BBC wrote on its website.
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"Some viewers and listeners across parts of the UK might experience short term interference to television and radio services.
"If your television picture starts to break up without warning or you experience reception problems with your radio, this could be the cause of the problem."
"High-pressure weather conditions are currently affecting some areas of the UK, causing disruptions to television and radio services."
It continued:
"At these times, there is nothing you can do but wait until the weather changes.
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You should not re-tune your television or radio when this happens.
If you have access to
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, you could switch to these while you wait for the weather to change.
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By Jamie Harris, Assistant Technology and Science Editor
If you're tired of paying out on several streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ then there are a growing number of free alternatives around.
While many of these alternatives have been filled with obscure content, more big names like Sky have got on board in recent years offering some quality stuff, which is largely archive but still entertaining.
As well as UKTV, Sony and 5 are among the other players getting involved.
If you haven't already, give Pluto TV a go, it's available on pretty much all devices including Fire TV Sticks.
On there you'll find channels from MTV, with Catfish and Geordie Shore.
Some of the classics are real gems too - I found myself watching long-forgotten episodes of Sabrina the Teenage Witch the other day.
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