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The symbol shows the location of the Caradon Hill (Cornwall, England) transmitter which serves 180,000 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Caradon Hill (Cornwall, England) mast?

Caradon Hill transmitter - Caradon Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 25/03/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels Digital tick


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Which Freeview channels does the Caradon Hill transmitter broadcast?

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Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C28+ (530.2MHz)602mDTG-100,000W
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1 BBC One (SD) South West, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C25+ (506.2MHz)602mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (West Country), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (West Country),

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C22+ (482.2MHz)602mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD South West, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H -3dB
C21+ (474.2MHz)579mDTG-850,000W
Channel icons
20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 H -3dB
C24- (497.8MHz)579mDTG-850,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 H -3dB
C27- (521.8MHz)579mDTG-850,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Caradon Hill transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 26km east-southeast (123°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
regional news image
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 32km east-southeast (116°)
to ITV West Country region - 107 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (East)

Are there any self-help relays?

BarleycombeActive deflector25 km E Plymouth3 homes
ParracombeTransposer17 km NE Barnstaple80 homes

How will the Caradon Hill (Cornwall, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1961-80s1984-971997-981998-20092009-1327 Mar 2019
VHFA K TA K TA K TA K TA K T
C12ITVwaves
C21+SDNSDN
C22BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1waves+BBCBBBCB
C24-ArqAArqA
C25ITVwavesITVwavesITVwaves+D3+4D3+4
C27-ArqBArqB
C28BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves+BBCABBCA
C30_local_local
C31com7
C32C4wavesC4wavesC4waves
C37com8

tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 12 Aug 09 and 9 Sep 09.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4 500kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 100kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 50kW
com7(-16.3dB) 11.6kW
Mux 1*(-20dB) 5kW
Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-21dB) 4kW
com8(-24.2dB) 1.9kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Caradon Hill transmitter area

Apr 1961-Dec 1981Westward Television
Jan 1982-Dec 1992Television South West (TSW)
Jan 1993-Feb 2004Westcountry Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.

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Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
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1:25 PM

CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to essential engineering from 10 Nov 10:03 until 10 Nov 15:07. . [BBC]

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Monday, 7 December 2020
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David Sargeant
2:24 PM

Hello,
I am used to having a few days of poor reception periodically over a year. I live at the bottom of a valley and reception can, on occasion, be difficult. I use the Mevagissey repeater for terrestrial TV. However, this year and specifically in the last 6 months, reception has been consistently very poor. Interestingly the BBC channels are first to break up and ITV channels the last to fail if indeed they fail at all.
I have had a full review of my aerial installation by a professional installer and they could find no problem with the equipment and had no better or more up to date aerial to offer that would improve things. Coming from a technical background I can only conclude that since nothing has changed at my end and that the equipment I have is operating correctly either there is a new obstruction in the path of my signal or a change at the transmitter. Weather conditions do have some affect. High pressure tends to cause me problems, but once they clear I used to get back to normal reception. Now, reception is almost always poor. BBC is impossible to tune. I have installed a satellite dish as an interim solution, but would very much like to resolve my aerial reception issue. My problem is further enhanced by a poor broadband speed and so on demand television is not a practical solution. Looking forward to any assistance,
Kind regards,

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Tuesday, 8 December 2020
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Chris.SE
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2:56 AM

David Sargeant:

Can't find any reported faults either by Freeview or the BBC, and the Mevagissey transmitter isn't currently listed for Planned Engineering.

There has been a lot of "Tropospheric Ducting" accompanying High Pressure over recent months, most recently it did affect quite a few areas of Devon and Cornwall as well as other parts of the UK from time to time. However it is currently totally clear according to current predictions.

Without a full postcode, we can't look at what your predicted reception might be, or what even the typical Line-of-Sight to the transmitter might be. That in any case would not take account of any new buildings or trees etc on the L-O-S.
Do you have any trees near you that have grown larger and maybe on the LOS?

Whilst you've had your aerial checked, have you changed you installation in any way?
Also check any wall-plates, coax plugs, connections, flyleads etc, unplug connectors check for corrosion or other problems and reconnect them. Flyleads are a common problem, try swapping/changing them.

See what signal strengths and quality you are getting for the multiplexes (groups of channels) shown in your TV's tuning section.
The UHF channels for Mevagisey are C46, C43, C40 in the order BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3.
Are the BBC ones poorer than D3&4?

Problematic connections, water ingress etc. can seem to affect reception of just an individual or several multiplexes.

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Friday, 8 January 2021
Transmitter engineering
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9:22 AM

CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to a fault from 8 Jan 03:21 until 8 Jan 03:28. . [BBC]

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Monday, 20 September 2021
Transmitter engineering
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12:09 PM

CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Poor quality due to a fault from 20 Sep 11:44. . [BBC]

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1:48 PM

CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Poor quality due to a fault from 20 Sep 11:44 until 20 Sep 12:05. . [BBC]

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Thursday, 23 September 2021
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12:07 PM

CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Reduced quality due to a fault from 23 Sep 11:47. Poor quality due to a fault from 20 Sep 11:44 until 20 Sep 12:05. . [BBC]

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3:06 PM

CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Reduced quality due to a fault from 23 Sep 11:47 until 23 Sep 13:34. Poor quality due to a fault from 20 Sep 11:44 until 20 Sep 12:05. . [BBC]

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Saturday, 25 September 2021
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12:00 PM

CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Reduced quality due to a fault from 23 Sep 11:47 until 23 Sep 13:34. . [BBC]

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Thursday, 30 September 2021
Transmitter engineering
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12:26 PM

CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Reduced quality due to a fault from 30 Sep 08:31. . [BBC]

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