They do lower the bit rate to fit more channels onto Freeview, but have improved encoding technology in the past, so hopefully this will continue.
I agree that some of the pictures are shocking though, which is why I think it's better to get Freesat. If I didn't use pay TV i'd get a PVR for both to get the best of both worlds. Having said that most Freeview channels are now on Freesat, so I might just use Freesat as it has more bandwidth available and, therefore, better picture quality.
https://www.tvbeurope.com/production...or-uk-freeview
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I would think the first warning we'll get is all the TV and Radio stations go off air simultaneously quickly followed by all electrical power as EMPs take out everything electrical that isn't hardened including all mobile phones.
That's assuming you haven't already gone into orbit with most of your surroundings or been fried to a crisp.
Funnily enough we had a power cut a few days ago and the first thing I checked was to put the radio on battery and see if R4 was still on the air. Maybe it's having lived through an era when a nuclear exchange was a very real threat.
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Unfortunately, I think with some of the leaders in the world at this point in time, that the threat is once again increasing.