UK households in 110 locations told TV screens will turn black this week - check your area Newspoint  |  16/05/2025 05:39:14

Brits have been warned that they could be left with black screens and flickering over the next few days. Around 16 millions homes across the nation have and some of those TVs may be impacted by engineering works this week - with more than 110 areas being noted as potentially experiencing distruptions.

The planned works are necessary to allow transmitters to continue "reliably broadcasting" programmes to households. TV owners are being told to expect possible "pixelation or flickering", with some even being warned that their screen "may go black" during the planned , according to Freeview's website.

Nearly every UK region is set to have some sort of distruption this week including Anglia, Border, Central, Channel, Granda, London, Meridian, Northern Ireland, STV Central, STV North, Tyne Tees, Wales, West County, and Yorkshire.

Freeview has urged people not to attempt to re-scan their TV by adjusting any settings. The website states: "If you are affected by engineering work, please don't try and retune your TV - reception will be restored as soon as the engineering work is completed."

Areas which may see pixelated or flickering channels:
  • Aberdare
  • Alderney
  • Angus
  • Beacon Hill
  • Belmont
  • Black Hill
  • Blaenplwyf
  • Bluebell Hill
  • Bristol Ilchester Crescent
  • Caldbeck
  • Carmel
  • Chesterfield
  • Crystal Palace
  • Darvel
  • Dover
  • Douglas
  • Dychliemore Link
  • Guildford
  • Hannington
  • Heathfield
  • Idle
  • Kendal
  • Kilvey Hill
  • Lancaster
  • Les Touillets
  • Limavady
  • Llanddinam
  • Llanddona
  • Margate
  • Mendip
  • Midhurst
  • Moel y Parc
  • Moneymore
  • Nottingham
  • Oliver's Mount
  • Pendle Forest
  • Pontop Pike
  • Preseli
  • Redruth
  • Reigate
  • Ridge Hill
  • Rosemarkie
  • Rosneath
  • Rowridge
  • Saddleworth
  • Sailsbury
  • Sandy Heath
  • Sheffield
  • Storeton
  • Sudbury
  • Sutton Coldfield
  • Tay Bridge
  • The Wrekin
  • Torosay
  • Waltham
  • Washford
  • Wenvoe
  • Whitehawk Hill
  • Winter Hill
Areas where screens may go black on some channels:
  • Abergavenny
  • Abergwynfi
  • Allesley Park
  • Arfon
  • Assendon
  • Betws y Coed
  • Blackburn
  • Bonchester Bridge
  • Brighstone
  • Campbeltown
  • Clovenfords
  • Duncraig
  • Dunkeld
  • Dunkeld Town
  • Ferndale
  • Foxdale
  • Galashiels
  • Glenmaye
  • Hazler Hill
  • Haverfordwest
  • Jedburgh
  • Jurby
  • Keswick
  • Kielder
  • Kilve
  • Lauder
  • Llandrindod Wells
  • Long Mountain
  • Luscombe Valley
  • Machynlleth
  • Mickleham
  • Pencader
  • Pennar
  • Port Ellen
  • Port St Mary
  • Porthleven
  • Porthtowan
  • Ramsey
  • Siston
  • Slapton
  • South Knapdale
  • Southway
  • St Helier
  • Tillicoultry
  • Union Mills
  • Wells Next The Sea
  • West Kilbride
  • West Kirby
  • Whalley
  • Widecombe In The Moor
  • Yetholm
  • Ynysowen
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