UKTV/BBC essential overnight maintenance this week

DV

dvboy 3 December 2003 4:13am

BillyH posted:

Ooh, hello! What's happening on Digital? The Learning Zone ident just appeared, before going back to TCJ. Don't know if Analogue did the same thing.
Anyway, BBC1 close in 10 minutes.

I spotted it on Analogue cable, and on analogue terrestrial the testcard has shrunk so I guess it was on both.

DV

dvboy 3 December 2003 4:15am

I bet 10p the girl wins.

BH

BillyH Founding member 3 December 2003 4:18am

Heh, it seems you and me are the only ones who've stayed up to see it!
Still, nice to see J & W. I remember starting a thread on TV Forum in 2001 which concerned me worrying if TCJ would ever return, after the last few Testcard showings being TCW only. Luckily, it appeared on Analogue for the 2001 tests. BBC1 should be closing soon now. I've got Digital in here, and Analogue upstairs.

DV

dvboy 3 December 2003 4:20am

There was a quick bit of some programme also after the bit of LZ ident

Eww what was that font they used on the BBC One slide? (didn't get a capture but am VHSing BBC2 and MPEGging BBC1 so will get it later).

Test card J is now on BBC One, full size with tone.

Has digital gone straight to News 24?

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BH

BillyH Founding member 3 December 2003 4:22am

Well, that was quick! A short slide followed immediately after See Here, with the anno mentioning that the channel is 'closing for essential engineering work'.

Dan posted:

I predict it will be something about BBC ONE closing for essential engineering work

Well done, Dan.

Fade out into TCJ on Analogue and Digital.

But wait a minute! Digital's just gone black!

EDIT: So has BBC2 Digital! Analogue and UKTV are unaffected.

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dvboy 3 December 2003 4:23am

BillyH posted:

But wait a minute! Digital's just gone black!

My cable must be taking an analogue feed then.

BH

BillyH Founding member 3 December 2003 4:25am

It could just be ntl, then. A box has popped up on One and Two saying 'This channel is currently unavailable.'. electronically generated by NTL, also seen when BBC Three/Four and CBBC/Cbeebies are off air.

DV

dvboy 3 December 2003 4:28am

The BBC Two DOG is still there, I see!

Test Card J is full size again. Didn't see it change.

Maybe they're playing about with aspect ratios.

SD

sda| 3 December 2003 4:32am

Telewest have most BBC channels blocked, but they still have BBC4 and Parliament going, saw some slight digital flickering on 3.

Talking of flickering, there's usually some on the testcard by now

BH

BillyH Founding member 3 December 2003 4:35am

Three of us watching, then. Not bad!

Now, we come to a problem here- both channels reopen at 5am. Who's going to watch 1 and who's gonna be watching 2?

DV

dvboy 3 December 2003 4:38am

Well I have BBC1 on the PC and BBC2 on the TV so no problem here really...

I'll probably watch BBC1 as I can capture stills from it while I watch, then rewind and capture the announcement from the start. Then hook up the VCR to the PC and capture BBC2.

Neither have flickred yet.

What's going on on 3 and 4? The usual slides?

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BH

BillyH Founding member 3 December 2003 4:39am

Ah ha...One on Digital is back with TCJ. So is Two. I guess the blackness was BBC actually turning off the digital transmitters to work on them.

(December 2003)