Ok here's a move you couldn't see coming.
5Select is moving to a DVB-T2 multiplex on 1st July.
Most likely to be BBCB/PSB3 as the wording says "We're making these changes to ensure the continued availability of 5Select into the future" and COM7 is temporary.
https://faqs.channel5.com/hc/en-us/a...st-July
Why it would move from COM4, where 4 other of its channels are, isn't obvious. It is the lowest rated, bearing in mind that there aren't separate C5+1 ratings on the BARB website and you'd expect that to actually be the lowest rating of the Freeview-available channels.
When many (including me) had been expecting PSB3 to be adding extra HD streams and so vacating the SD channels, this is a surprise if it is indeed going to the stream just vacated by Shopping Quarter.
Is there going to be a reconfiguring of COM4 needing space to implement?
Is it simply a cost cutting measure since DTT is the most expensive platform to broadcast on?
So many things to wonder about.
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The pop-up message is already showing on the channel telling you you need to retune on the 1st as there's going to ne a change. Most DVB-T2 tuners automatically retune anyway so the retune information is in some respects unnecessary.
Maybe it should instead say "you may lose this channel on the 1st, if you can't see it after this date you need to upgrade to a Freeview HD or Play branded device".