Channels 673 & 674

I'm assuming that the start times will remain the same. Because if the start times of the channels were changing as you describe there would be no point in swapping them around.

(04-05-2021 12:37 )marlowe Wrote:  I think it's more likely that channels 673 and 674 are being swapped around, although the only reason I can think of to do that is to start BSX at 10:00 instead of 11:00.

Would that not have affected both channels on the epg?

(04-05-2021 13:10 )marlowe Wrote:  I'm assuming that the start times will remain the same. Because if the start times of the channels were changing as you describe there would be no point in swapping them around.

Thanks for that. So presumably 673 will start at 1.00am after BSX finishes!? And 674 at 1.00am as well: as the 10.00 licence is only for 673. So us FV viewers will lose about 3 hours!?................I suppose it could be worse: we could have lost all of the shows!!? .......

(04-05-2021 13:55 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Would that not have affected both channels on the epg?

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought channel 673 started at 10:00 and channel 674 started at 11:00. If that's correct, by swapping the channels around it would become possible for BSX to begin at 10:00 instead of the present start time of 11:00.

Well I've got freeview and don't bother to much now tbh just go onto the streams on the Web, so channel swapping doesn't really bother and time changes either

(04-05-2021 14:44 )marlowe Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 13:55 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Would that not have affected both channels on the epg?

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought channel 673 started at 10:00 and channel 674 started at 11:00. If that's correct, by swapping the channels around it would become possible for BSX to begin at 10:00 instead of the present start time of 11:00.

673 does start at 10.00 so at the moment we see the whole of that show: except for the last 30 minutes. 674 starts at 11.00 BUT is BSX until 1.00am when we get the last 4 hours of the show! So presumably (unless BSX goes on for longer?) our FV show could start at midnight !?............

(04-05-2021 15:00 )trains55 Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 14:44 )marlowe Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 13:55 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Would that not have affected both channels on the epg?

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought channel 673 started at 10:00 and channel 674 started at 11:00. If that's correct, by swapping the channels around it would become possible for BSX to begin at 10:00 instead of the present start time of 11:00.

673 does start at 10.00 so at the moment we see the whole of that show: except for the last 30 minutes. 674 starts at 11.00 BUT is BSX until 1.00am when we get the last 4 hours of the show! So presumably (unless BSX goes on for longer?) our FV show could start at midnight !?............

As I say got freeview to and your bang on with the timings mate so like you wondering whats going to happen next week in terms of output, but as I said in my earlier post tend to watch via the Internet now, so also get what's going out on sky at the same time, so potentially loosing a lot of airtime on freeview is a big loss but let's see what happens in due course

(04-05-2021 12:37 )marlowe Wrote:  I think it's more likely that channels 673 and 674 are being swapped around, although the only reason I can think of to do that is to start BSX at 10:00 instead of 11:00.

If both channels are definitely going to continue then I would agree with you, as like you I can't think of any other reason to swap them around.

Anyway it was announced last night on channel 674 that BSX will be moving to channel 673 from next week and will now be starting at 10:00.

(04-05-2021 14:44 )marlowe Wrote:  

(04-05-2021 13:55 )The Silent Majority Wrote:  Would that not have affected both channels on the epg?

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought channel 673 started at 10:00 and channel 674 started at 11:00. If that's correct, by swapping the channels around it would become possible for BSX to begin at 10:00 instead of the present start time of 11:00.

Your reasoning may be good, although it didn't answer The Silent Majority's question. It would surely have affected both the EPG listings.

Just out of interest, does anyone know if the current listings do indeed show BSX on channel 673 and Babestation on channel 674.

I'd check it myself, but sadly my remote control isn't working. I can still watch Freeview but I have no way of accessing the EPG.

Maybe it's something to do with the new Ofcom freeview licence, and the Dutch licence no longer being used ?

Freeview Smile TV3, got a new Ofcom licence back in March
Babestation on Sky also got a new Ofcom licence as well

Info here https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your-lic...es/updates