The scraper seems to be working. I've created a page that recreates the old list.
http://www.ukfree.tv/reception_transmitters_index.php Brian Butterworth follow me on twitter: @briantist <http://twitter.com/briantist> web: ukfree.tv <http://www.ukfree.tv> - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 On 2 September 2010 21:27, Brian Butterworth <briant...@freeview.tv> wrote: > Ant, > > Thanks for your help. > > I've made some progress scraping the information from the "helpdesk" > system. Quite good results so far, the current "active" lists is: > > "Aberfoyle","BBC TWO FAILURE; DSO related from 09:15 yesterday to 17:00 > yesterday", > "Bampton",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 10:10 yesterday to 12:30 yesterday" > "Bolehill","BBC ONE Weak Signal from 07:01 today to 08:04 today", > "Brierley Hill","BBC ONE FAILURE from 04:25 today to 06:27 today","- No > problems -" > "Brook Bottom",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 10:15 today to 10:16 today" > "Carmel",,"BBC Digital TV Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:06 today to > 15:58 today" > "Cerne Abbas",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 09:39 today to 11:05 today" > "Chalford",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 07:04 today to 12:53 today" > "Chalford Vale",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 07:04 today to 12:53 today" > "Chatton","BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:56 today to 11:45 today BBC TWO Weak > Signal from 14:56 yesterday to 15:33 yesterday","- No problems -" > "Chesterfield","- No problems -","BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, > News) Weak Signal from 04:46 yesterday to 06:24 yesterday" > "Crystal Palace","BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","- > No problems -" > "Delph",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 10:15 today to 10:16 today" > "Edginswell",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 11:14 yesterday to 11:27 > yesterday" > "Emley Moor","BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","BBC > Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 > yesterday" > "Fintry","BBC ONE FAILURE from 09:00 today to 16:00 today", > "Gartly Moor","BBC TWO FAILURE; DSO related from 08:15 yesterday to 08:23 > yesterday","- No problems -" > "Greenhill",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 14:02 on 30 Aug" > "Hannington","BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 10:41 yesterday to > 14:05 today","- No problems -" > "Heathfield","BBC ONE Weak Signal from 10:24 yesterday to 11:14 yesterday > BBC TWO Weak Signal from 10:27 yesterday to 10:43 yesterday","- No problems > -" > "Henley-On-Thames","BBC TWO FAILURE from 04:39 today to 04:44 today", > "Hughenden","BBC ONE FAILURE from 11:33 yesterday to 12:48 yesterday", > "Kirkfieldbank","BBC ONE FAILURE; DSO related from 09:06 yesterday to 15:38 > yesterday", > "Lark Stoke","BBC TWO Weak Signal from 15:18 yesterday to 18:23 > yesterday","- No problems -" > "Limavady","BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","- No > problems -" > "Llanfach",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 10:04 yesterday to 10:14 > yesterday" > "Llanharan",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 11:19 today to 12:27 today" > "Midhurst","BBC TWO Weak Signal; DSO related from 00:00 yesterday","- No > problems -" > "Moffat",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 15:30 yesterday to 15:45 yesterday" > "Oxford","BBC ONE FAILURE from 10:21 yesterday to 10:29 yesterday BBC TWO > Weak Signal from 17:16 today to 17:23 today","- No problems -" > "Pendle Forest",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 09:25 today to 09:26 today" > "Pontop Pike","BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:35 yesterday to 16:03 > yesterday","- No problems -" > "Presely",,"BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 09:37 yesterday to 10:30 > yesterday" > "Ravenscraig","- No problems - - No problems -", > "Rhondda",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 14:45 today to 16:00 today" > "Rosehearty","BBC ONE FAILURE; DSO related from 06:57 yesterday to 07:06 > yesterday","- No problems -" > "Rowridge","- No problems -","BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) > Weak Signal from 11:25 today to 13:41 today" > "Saddleworth",,"HD Digital TV FAILURE from 10:15 today to 10:16 today" > "South Knapdale","BBC TWO FAILURE from 09:06 yesterday to 13:08 yesterday", > "Sutton Coldfield","BBC ONE Reduced Quality from 06:17 today to 06:50 today > BBC ONE Weak Signal; DSO related from 09:33 yesterday to 15:36 yesterda","- > No problems -" > "Torosay","BBC TWO FAILURE from 09:05 yesterday to 09:06 yesterday","- No > problems -" > "Tynewydd",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 14:45 today to 16:00 today" > "West Runton","BBC ONE FAILURE from 07:02 yesterday to 07:04 yesterday", > "Yetholm",,"BBC Digital TV FAILURE from 10:56 today to 11:01 today" > > If anyone is interested, the list of postcodes used (with the resulting > analogue and Freeview transmitters) is in the attached .CSV file. > > > > > Brian Butterworth > > follow me on twitter: @briantist <http://twitter.com/briantist> > web: ukfree.tv <http://www.ukfree.tv> - independent digital television and > switchover advice, since 2002 > > > On 1 September 2010 18:15, Ant Miller <ant.mil...@bbc.co.uk> wrote: > >> Hi Brian, all, >> >> After extensive enquiries we have got to the bottom of the current >> status of this data in the BBC, and I'm afraid a simple return the model >> of old is not possible. The Ceefax pages and website were lovingly hand >> cranked twice a day by dedicated staff, and in terms of cost >> effectiveness and timeliness they are no longer deemed appropriate. On >> balance this is a sensible decision, though it's also a shame that the >> current 'wizard' interface is not more open. On the upside it *is* >> updated 24/7, and the BBC has no objection in principle to automated >> scraping. If it was to be built today, I think a few of us would hope >> to see the raw data published alongside the tool, but a retrofit of this >> isn't on the cards at the moment. >> >> There are, however, plans to update the Distribution website, and this >> will include more detailed notifications of incidents. We hope (and >> internally shall champion) that this will be a subscribable simple >> syndicatable service, but we can't guarantee that just yet. >> >> In essence this comes down to a question of where to direct limited >> resources, and as and when the opportunity to update these services >> emerges we hope that we'll be able to offer open access. If a clearly >> articulated case for the value of an open feed can be made, for license >> fee payers or the industry, then I would expect that we would take >> another look at the question, >> >> Many thanks for your patience, >> >> Ant >> >> _______________________ >> Ant Miller, Senior Research Manager >> >> mobile: +44 (0)7809 597757 >> BBC Research & Development >> South Lab, BBC Centre House >> 56 Wood Lane >> London >> W12 7SB >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/ >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/rd/ >> http://www.bbcarchive.org.uk/pmwiki/ >> >> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. 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