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cheekyangus · 02-01-2020, 13:47

RXTVlog is reporting on Twitter that Smithsonian Channel is
a) moving to 57 on Freeview
b) moving to a more widely available slot
c) it's happening on 7th January
https://twitter.com/RXTVlog/status/1212703331614887937

They don't say which of the 3 slots available as of 7th it will be occupying, though it will probably be 5Spike's. (E4+1 and TBN's old slots are the other two.)

Well called by Media Boy.

I know they will eventually have common ownership, but the OFCOM license is still under a different name/address so if it was a straight handover of the EPG number I would be surprised. Maybe Freeview thought there was no point being picky as it would only be a matter of time until the paperwork got sorted out, but they've been a pain regarding their EPG number rules with other channels in the past.

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Futher RXTVlog and Freeview Status articles on changes
https://www.rxtvlog.com/2020/01/smit...-boost-in.html
https://www.freeview.co.uk/7-jan-202...anges-freeview

Interesting additional mentions.
-CBS Justice +1 is arriving on Ch 69 , no word on how wide coverage is.
-Jewellery Maker is getting wider coverage, no word on which slot it is using, but probably Sewing Quarter's slot as they were owned by same company until recently and SQ is moving to JM's Temp Multiplex position on COM7.
-TJC is going HD-only, so Ch49 is freeing up

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If TJC is coming off 49 and going HD-only on Freeview, that means another permanent slot has been freed up, this time on ARQA.

02-01-2020, 13:47	#70
cheekyangus cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,526	Re: Freeview channel renumbering and hours changes RXTVlog is reporting on Twitter that Smithsonian Channel is a) moving to 57 on Freeview b) moving to a more widely available slot c) it's happening on 7th January https://twitter.com/RXTVlog/status/1212703331614887937 They don't say which of the 3 slots available as of 7th it will be occupying, though it will probably be 5Spike's. (E4+1 and TBN's old slots are the other two.) Well called by Media Boy. I know they will eventually have common ownership, but the OFCOM license is still under a different name/address so if it was a straight handover of the EPG number I would be surprised. Maybe Freeview thought there was no point being picky as it would only be a matter of time until the paperwork got sorted out, but they've been a pain regarding their EPG number rules with other channels in the past. ---------- Post added at 13:35 ---------- Previous post was at 13:04 ---------- Futher RXTVlog and Freeview Status articles on changes https://www.rxtvlog.com/2020/01/smit...-boost-in.html https://www.freeview.co.uk/7-jan-202...anges-freeview Interesting additional mentions. -CBS Justice +1 is arriving on Ch 69 , no word on how wide coverage is. -Jewellery Maker is getting wider coverage, no word on which slot it is using, but probably Sewing Quarter's slot as they were owned by same company until recently and SQ is moving to JM's Temp Multiplex position on COM7. -TJC is going HD-only, so Ch49 is freeing up ---------- Post added at 13:47 ---------- Previous post was at 13:35 ---------- If TJC is coming off 49 and going HD-only on Freeview, that means another permanent slot has been freed up, this time on ARQA. Last edited by cheekyangus; 02-01-2020 at 14:13.