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Widespread support for freeview TV

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Vincent
Published date23 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Research commissioned by telecommunications company Arqiva also indicated 85% of people believe Government or local MPs should actively support its ongoing availability

Meanwhile, 83% of respondents believed the BBC should continue to actively support these services.

Around three-quarters (73%) said free TV through an aerial is important if not essential, with 84% saying the same of radio.

A quarter of people (25%) said they would feel very lonely if Freeview services through an aerial were lost and a similar proportion (23%) agreed they would be very lonely without radio.

Freeview, the UK's sole digital terrestrial television platform, is universally available across the country and does not need a superfast broadband connection.

The research is published as the Government and media regulator Ofcom face decisions over the future of UK broadcasting.

Earlier this month, the BBC announced that BBC Four, CBBC and Radio 4 Extra will be moving online only in the coming years.

Current plans only guarantee provision for TV and radio through an aerial until the early 2030s.

In response, Arqiva has launched the Broadcast 2040+ campaign - in collaboration with...

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