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Originally Posted by ScottishSteve
Following on from recent posts here in Scotland
When tuning into BBC Alba 161
There is a message saying
BBC ALBA IS ON THE MOVE
On 4th January will move to 120 in Scotland
ITVBe+1 120 says
ITVBE+1 IS ON THE MOVE
On 4th January this channel will move to 162 in Scotland
I personally find it crazy that such a low viewership channel (even in Scotland) is given such prominence in the rule books.
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This backs up what JJ20X has been reporting elsewhere. Thanks ScottishSteve. I agree to an extent. That particular swap is an improvement though.
For those unaware, various PSB channels are getting rearranged on several different platforms due to new OFCOM rules requiring them to be in at least Top 24 (sometimes Top 8) in EPGs. Sky had to move one of their own channels in Wales on satellite recently to get Channel 4 into Top 8. FreeSat recently moved a few things. The whole Freeview EPG got shuffled down a place to get BBC4 to 24 in Scotland. The rules come into effect in January 2021, so VM is leaving it even later than other platforms.
The stranger thing is they didn't use 113 as I believe it's free everywhere following ITV going HD-Only recently on 103 (STV did that a while back).