FREEVIEW, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are down after the transmission centre in west London was evacuated over a fire alarm.
Reports from furious viewers suggested the widespread problems with the channels and the TV platform started shortly after 6.30pm on Saturday.
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The server connection issues hit thousands of viewers as firefighters rushed to the Broadcast Centre in White City shortly after 6.30pm on Saturday to reports of a fire alarm going off in the building.
A spokeswoman told The Sun Online: “We sent two fire engines to the scene. Crews carried out a search of the building and no fire was detected.”
Thousands of problems with Freeview, Channel 4 and Channel 5 were reported at the same time on Downdetector.
Some social media users described frozen images on the screen, while others said they were experiencing a black screen with green lines.
One said: “Is it just me, or is Channel 4, E4 and Film 4 not working on Freeview right now? I’ve got a frozen image on each channel!”
Another wrote: “Is there something wrong with Film4 and 4Music on Freeview in Kent? Film4 seems stuck on titles of a film and 4Music is just a load of squiggles.”
A third said: “Is it just me or has @Film4 hung on the last movie credits for the last 30 minutes?”
Another joked: “I see there’s now a shortage of @Channel4 and @channel5_tv drivers…”
“Channel 4, Channel 5, E4, Film4, More4, 5USA, 4Music, Paramount network, Channel5+1, and 5Select all appear to be offline. Unclear what the issue is,” one Twitter user added.
In a statement, Channel 4 said: “Channel 4 and More 4 are currently off air due to a technical problem. We are working to restore them as quickly as possible.”
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