[backstage] Re: BBC Distribution Transmitter info

[Brian Butterworth]

The scraper seems to be working.  I've created a page that recreates the old
list.

http://www.ukfree.tv/reception_transmitters_index.php

Brian Butterworth

follow me on twitter: @briantist 
web: ukfree.tv  - independent digital television and
switchover advice, since 2002


On 2 September 2010 21:27, Brian Butterworth  wrote:

> Ant,
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> I've made some progress scraping the information from the "helpdesk"
> system.  Quite good results so far, the current "active" lists is:
>
> "Aberfoyle","BBC TWO FAILURE; DSO related from 09:15 yesterday to 17:00
> yesterday",
> "Bampton",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 10:10 yesterday to 12:30 yesterday"
> "Bolehill","BBC ONE Weak Signal from 07:01 today to 08:04 today",
> "Brierley Hill","BBC ONE FAILURE from 04:25 today to 06:27 today","- No
> problems -"
> "Brook Bottom",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 10:15 today to 10:16 today"
> "Carmel",,"BBC Digital TV Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:06 today to
> 15:58 today"
> "Cerne Abbas",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 09:39 today to 11:05 today"
> "Chalford",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 07:04 today to 12:53 today"
> "Chalford Vale",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 07:04 today to 12:53 today"
> "Chatton","BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:56 today to 11:45 today BBC TWO Weak
> Signal from 14:56 yesterday to 15:33 yesterday","- No problems -"
> "Chesterfield","- No problems -","BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC,
> News) Weak Signal from 04:46 yesterday to 06:24 yesterday"
> "Crystal Palace","BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","-
> No problems -"
> "Delph",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 10:15 today to 10:16 today"
> "Edginswell",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 11:14 yesterday to 11:27
> yesterday"
> "Emley Moor","BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","BBC
> Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00
> yesterday"
> "Fintry","BBC ONE FAILURE from 09:00 today to 16:00 today",
> "Gartly Moor","BBC TWO FAILURE; DSO related from 08:15 yesterday to 08:23
> yesterday","- No problems -"
> "Greenhill",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 14:02 on 30 Aug"
> "Hannington","BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:41 yesterday to
> 14:05 today","- No problems -"
> "Heathfield","BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:24 yesterday to 11:14 yesterday
> BBC TWO Weak Signal from 10:27 yesterday to 10:43 yesterday","- No problems
> -"
> "Henley-On-Thames","BBC TWO FAILURE from 04:39 today to 04:44 today",
> "Hughenden","BBC ONE FAILURE from 11:33 yesterday to 12:48 yesterday",
> "Kirkfieldbank","BBC ONE FAILURE; DSO related from 09:06 yesterday to 15:38
> yesterday",
> "Lark Stoke","BBC TWO Weak Signal from 15:18 yesterday to 18:23
> yesterday","- No problems -"
> "Limavady","BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","- No
> problems -"
> "Llanfach",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 10:04 yesterday to 10:14
> yesterday"
> "Llanharan",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 11:19 today to 12:27 today"
> "Midhurst","BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","- No
> problems -"
> "Moffat",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 15:30 yesterday to 15:45 yesterday"
> "Oxford","BBC ONE FAILURE from 10:21 yesterday to 10:29 yesterday BBC TWO
> Weak Signal from 17:16 today to 17:23 today","- No problems -"
> "Pendle Forest",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 09:25 today to 09:26 today"
> "Pontop Pike","BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:35 yesterday to 16:03
> yesterday","- No problems -"
> "Presely",,"BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 09:37 yesterday to 10:30
> yesterday"
> "Ravenscraig","- No problems - - No problems -",
> "Rhondda",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 14:45 today to 16:00 today"
> "Rosehearty","BBC ONE FAILURE; DSO related from 06:57 yesterday to 07:06
> yesterday","- No problems -"
> "Rowridge","- No problems -","BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News)
> Weak Signal from 11:25 today to 13:41 today"
> "Saddleworth",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 10:15 today to 10:16 today"
> "South Knapdale","BBC TWO FAILURE from 09:06 yesterday to 13:08 yesterday",
> "Sutton Coldfield","BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 06:17 today to 06:50 today
> BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 09:33 yesterday to 15:36 yesterda","-
> No problems -"
> "Torosay","BBC TWO FAILURE from 09:05 yesterday to 09:06 yesterday","- No
> problems -"
> "Tynewydd",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 14:45 today to 16:00 today"
> "West Runton","BBC ONE FAILURE from 07:02 yesterday to 07:04 yesterday",
> "Yetholm",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 10:56 today to 11:01 today"
>
> If anyone is interested, the list of postcodes used (with the resulting
> analogue and Freeview transmitters) is in the attached .CSV file.
>
>
>
>
> Brian Butterworth
>
> follow me on twitter: @briantist 
> web: ukfree.tv  - independent digital television and
> switchover advice, since 2002
>
>
> On 1 September 2010 18:15, Ant Miller  wrote:
>
>> Hi Brian, all,
>>
>

Re: [backstage] Re: BBC Distribution Transmitter info

[Ant Miller]

Good work Brian.  I'm wondering whether to tell distribution!

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On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Brian Butterworth wrote:

> The scraper seems to be working.  I've created a page that recreates the
> old list.
>
> http://www.ukfree.tv/reception_transmitters_index.php
>
> Brian Butterworth
>
> follow me on twitter: @briantist 
> web: ukfree.tv  - independent digital television and
> switchover advice, since 2002
>
>
> On 2 September 2010 21:27, Brian Butterworth wrote:
>
>> Ant,
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> I've made some progress scraping the information from the "helpdesk"
>> system.  Quite good results so far, the current "active" lists is:
>>
>> "Aberfoyle","BBC TWO FAILURE; DSO related from 09:15 yesterday to 17:00
>> yesterday",
>> "Bampton",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 10:10 yesterday to 12:30
>> yesterday"
>> "Bolehill","BBC ONE Weak Signal from 07:01 today to 08:04 today",
>> "Brierley Hill","BBC ONE FAILURE from 04:25 today to 06:27 today","- No
>> problems -"
>>  "Brook Bottom",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 10:15 today to 10:16 today"
>> "Carmel",,"BBC Digital TV Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:06 today to
>> 15:58 today"
>> "Cerne Abbas",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 09:39 today to 11:05 today"
>> "Chalford",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 07:04 today to 12:53 today"
>> "Chalford Vale",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 07:04 today to 12:53 today"
>> "Chatton","BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:56 today to 11:45 today BBC TWO
>> Weak Signal from 14:56 yesterday to 15:33 yesterday","- No problems -"
>> "Chesterfield","- No problems -","BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC,
>> News) Weak Signal from 04:46 yesterday to 06:24 yesterday"
>> "Crystal Palace","BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00
>> yesterday","- No problems -"
>> "Delph",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 10:15 today to 10:16 today"
>> "Edginswell",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 11:14 yesterday to 11:27
>> yesterday"
>> "Emley Moor","BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","BBC
>> Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00
>> yesterday"
>> "Fintry","BBC ONE FAILURE from 09:00 today to 16:00 today",
>> "Gartly Moor","BBC TWO FAILURE; DSO related from 08:15 yesterday to 08:23
>> yesterday","- No problems -"
>> "Greenhill",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 14:02 on 30 Aug"
>> "Hannington","BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:41 yesterday to
>> 14:05 today","- No problems -"
>> "Heathfield","BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:24 yesterday to 11:14 yesterday
>> BBC TWO Weak Signal from 10:27 yesterday to 10:43 yesterday","- No problems
>> -"
>> "Henley-On-Thames","BBC TWO FAILURE from 04:39 today to 04:44 today",
>> "Hughenden","BBC ONE FAILURE from 11:33 yesterday to 12:48 yesterday",
>> "Kirkfieldbank","BBC ONE FAILURE; DSO related from 09:06 yesterday to
>> 15:38 yesterday",
>> "Lark Stoke","BBC TWO Weak Signal from 15:18 yesterday to 18:23
>> yesterday","- No problems -"
>> "Limavady","BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","- No
>> problems -"
>> "Llanfach",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 10:04 yesterday to 10:14
>> yesterday"
>> "Llanharan",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 11:19 today to 12:27 today"
>> "Midhurst","BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","- No
>> problems -"
>> "Moffat",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 15:30 yesterday to 15:45 yesterday"
>> "Oxford","BBC ONE FAILURE from 10:21 yesterday to 10:29 yesterday BBC TWO
>> Weak Signal from 17:16 today to 17:23 today","- No problems -"
>> "Pendle Forest",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 09:25 today to 09:26 today"
>> "Pontop Pike","BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:35 yesterday to 16:03
>> yesterday","- No problems -"
>> "Presely",,"BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 09:37 yesterday to 10:30
>> yesterday"
>> "Ravenscraig","- No problems - - No problems -",
>> "Rhondda",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 14:45 today to 16:00 today"
>> "Rosehearty","BBC ONE FAILURE; DSO related from 06:57 yesterday to 07:06
>> yesterday","- No problems -"
>> "Rowridge","- No problems -","BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News)
>> Weak Signal from 11:25 today to 13:41 today"
>> "Saddleworth",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 10:15 today to 10:16 today"
>> "South Knapdale","BBC TWO FAILURE from 09:06 yesterday to 13:08
>> yesterday",
>> "Sutton Coldfield","BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 06:17 today to 06:50
>> today BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 09:33 yesterday to 15:36
>> yesterda","- No problems -"
>> "Torosay","BBC TWO FAILURE from 09:05 yesterday to 09:06 yesterday","- No
>> problems -"
>> "Tynewydd",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 14:45 today to 16:00 today"
>> "West Runton","BBC ONE FAILURE from 07:02 yesterday to 07:04 yesterday",
>> "Yetholm",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 10:56 today to 11:01 today"
>>
>> If anyone is interested, the list of postcodes used (with the resulting
>> analogue and Freeview transmitters) is in the attached .CSV file.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Brian Butterworth
>>
>> follow me