Yes, if you are watching analogue television you are likely to receive around 5 channels. By switching over to Freeview digital television you will be able to receive around 11-13 channels depending on where you live.

Also, if you are in the Freeview|HD® coverage area, you can watch some programmes in high definition. 

Often broadcast schedules can over or under run by a few minutes. MyFreeview recorders extend the start and end time if possible to overcome this issue. If multiple recordings are scheduled it may not always be possible to extend the time and the recorder may start or finish the recording at the scheduled time.

Find further help and support for Freeview approved receivers on the manuals and helplines page.

Digital channels are broadcast in groups. 1 digital channel or frequency holds many individual channels. As of June 2010 on the Freeview|HD_®platform there are three digital channels. TVNZ, Mediaworks and Kordia.

TVNZ - TVOne, TV2, TVNZ 6 and TVNZ 7
Mediaworks - TV3, C4, TV3 PLUS 1 and C42
Kordia - Maori Television, Prime, Parliament TV, Chinese TV8, Television 33 and Freeview|HD_® Demo channel

Each of the three digital channels have their own frequency and as such if there is a problem with your aerial or cable it’s possible that you may not receive one entire group of channels. As is the nature of digital television you may have perfect picture on the other channels. Please contact an installer in your area if you experience this.

You can find an installer here.