Thousands of customers are left without TV as Freeview goes down across huge swathes of England and Wales because of ‘high pressure weather’

• Bad weather affecting Wales, south west, south east, East Anglia, Midlands 
• Parts of Yorkshire has also been experiencing poor signal since Sunday 
• Freeview confirmed ‘high pressure’ is the cause of the problem in most places 

Freeview is down across large parts of the UK leaving thousands of customers unable to watch TV. 

High pressure weather conditions are interfering with Freeview signal in Wales, south west England, south east England, East Anglia, parts of the Midlands and Yorkshire. 

The TV provider confirmed the weather is affecting signal levels and that problems could continue throughout this week.  

Freeview is down across large parts of the UK leaving thousands of customers unable to watch TV

A map of England and Wales shows areas worst affected by weather conditions 

Viewers have been complaining of bad signal in different regions since yesterday. 

Sandy in East Hampshire wrote: ‘@FreeviewTV are there any current issues affecting the East Hampshire area? Lost all HD signal.’ 

Jim Edwards, who lives near Peterborough, tweeted: ‘@FreeviewTV why is it Freeview is so utterly rubbish when it comes to consistent signal quality? 

‘PE15 only BBC and a smattering of channels this morning. How long has it been since the digital switchover? No wonder people are streaming TV.’ 

Melinda Harrison complained of bad signal in Basildon, Essex, commentingL ‘We re-turned 3 times last night and still horrendous blocking and channels moving around – poor son wanted to watch Wallace and Gromit on BBC 1, only to find himself watching The Bible Network.’  

Viewers have been complaining of bad signal in different regions since yesterday

A Freeview spokesman told MailOnline: ‘Current high pressure weather conditions across the UK can cause picture break up or loss of channels for some viewers.

‘At the moment, it looks as though these conditions may continue throughout the week. If you are affected please do not retune your TV, as reception will improve with the weather.

‘Viewers experiencing difficulty can still watch live and on-demand TV through players such as BBC iPlayer & ITV Hub on an internet connected Freeview Play TV or one that has players available to view.

‘Alternatively viewers can live stream shows via the Freeview mobile app.’  

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