Photos around Killearn : 30/12/2013
Here are various photos taken around Killearn on Monday 30th December 2013.
Killearn, a set on Flickr.
BBC to launch five HD channels
The BBC has announced that it will launch five new subscription-free HD channels, tomorrow (Tuesday 10th December 2013).
The new channels: BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, CBeebies HD and CBBC HD will be available on Freeview HD, Freesat HD, YouView and Sky HD. Viewers will also be able to catch-up on HD programmes from these channels on BBC iPlayer.
But only BBC Three HD and CBBC HD will be available to viewers in Killearn with Freeview and YouView. To watch BBC Four HD, BBC News HD, and CBeebies HD you will need to have Freesat HD or Sky HD.
For more information check out www.a516digital.com/2013/12/bbc-confirms-launch-date-for-new-hd-channels.html.
CBBC and BBC Three go HD tomorrow
Tomorrow will see the BBC launch both CBBC amd BBC Three in HD on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and YouView.
These two extra HD channels will be broadcast from both the local transmitter at Craighat and the Darvel transmitter. Meaning that anyone in Killearn and local area that can currently watch BBC One Scotland HD, will get these new channels.
CBBC HD will be on channel number 73. BBC Three HD will be on channel number 105 on both Freeview and YouView.
100mph winds cause chaos across Stirling area
Winds of up to 100mph battered Stirlingshire yesterday (Thursday).
More than 20 schools in the Stirling area were closed and the gusts brought down trees causing blocked roads and widespread power cuts.
Residents in Dunblane, Callander and Killearn suffered power cuts and many commuters were forced to stay at home because of blocked roads and suspension of trains across the entire rail network in Scotland.
Read it on the Daily Record website.
BBC restores five Freeview radio stations in Scotland
The BBC is restoring access to several radio stations on Freeview in Scotland, which for the past 2 1/2 years have gone off-air every afternoon and evening.
In June 2011, the BBC launched BBC Alba on Freeview channel 8 in Scotland. The capacity to broadcast this extra TV channel came at the expense of BBC National Radio on Freeview.
BBC Radio 4, 4extra, 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Asian Network and BBC Radio Scotland (MW version) are being restored. BBC Radio 1, 2, 3 and BBC Radio nan Gaidhael as well as the World Service will continue to be absent on Freeview in the evenings.
More information about this can be found at www.a516digital.com/2013/12/bbc-radio-on-freeview-in-scotland.html.
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