Full Freeview on the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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The symbol shows the location of the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter which serves 4,490,000 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.
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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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Crystal Palace transmitter broadcast?
If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Crystal Palace transmitter?
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 12km north-northwest (335°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 11km north-northwest (345°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
Charlton Athletic | Transposer | Redeveloped north stand Charlton Athletic Football Club | 130 homes |
Deptford | Transposer | south-east London | 100 homes |
Greenford | Transposer | 12 km N Heathrow Airport | 203 homes |
Hendon | Transposer | Graham Park estate | 50 homes |
White City | Transposer | 9 km W central London | 80 homes |
How will the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 21 Mar 2018 | ||||
VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | ||||
C1 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C22 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
C26 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C28 | -ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
C29 | LW | ||||||||
C30 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | -BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C33 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | com7 | |||||
C35 | com8 | ||||||||
C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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 4 Apr 12 and 18 Apr 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 1000kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 200kW | |
com7 | (-13.7dB) 43.1kW | |
com8 | (-14dB) 39.8kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*, LW | (-17dB) 20kW |
Local transmitter maps
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Friday, 17 May 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
CRYSTAL PALACE transmitter - AM: Radio 4 on MW has now closed. Please retune to FM, Digital Radio, digital TV, BBC Sounds or smart speakers to continue listening. More information can be found on the front page of this Reception Advice website. from 15 Apr 00:00. . [BBC]
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Monday, 20 May 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:21 AM
5:21 AM
Crystal Palace transmitter - Crystal Palace transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 20/05/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 27 May 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
Crystal Palace transmitter - Crystal Palace transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 27/05/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Wednesday, 29 May 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
CRYSTAL PALACE transmitter - AM: Radio 4 on MW has now closed. Please retune to FM, Digital Radio, digital TV, BBC Sounds or smart speakers to continue listening. More information can be found on the front page of this Reception Advice website. from 15 Apr 00:00. . [BBC]
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Monday, 3 June 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Crystal Palace transmitter - Crystal Palace transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 03/06/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Crystal Palace transmitter - Crystal Palace transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 03/06/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Wednesday, 5 June 2024
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DAVID LITTLE7:40 PM
Hello i cannot get London Live.I have fitted two filters.Have done a reset.My post code is LU33QU.
Filters came from restore TV.They said it could be blocked by phone mast so we fitted filters.But cannot get channel 8. Aerial lead comes into lounge one filter before spilter.Lounge tv has channel 8.Lead goes from spilter then outside house then inside loft and down into bedroom. filter fitted on spilter no channel 8 on tv. Lead then goes down inside house into kitchen TV no channel 8.The lead in the loft has been checked all good.It is just channel 8 we cannot get in the kitchen and bedroom.All other channels o.k.
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StevensOnln111:31 PM
DAVID LITTLE: What is the reason you're using multiple filters? Each time the signal goes through a filter it will introduce some signal loss. Have you tried it with just the filter before the splitter and removing the other filters?
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Chris.SE11:36 PM
DAVID LITTLE:
Hmm, despite your distance from Crystal Palace, 61 km, you are predicted to get the Local multiplex which carries London Live albeit with a variable signal. It's always possible that signal strength at the time you tuned was poor. Have you ever got London Live at any time previously on all TVs and if so, how reliable was the signal?
You mention that the aerial lead comes into the lounge. Is that straight from the aerial or is there any pre-amp/masthead amp between the aerial and lounge?
Where is the aerial (roof/loft etc) and do you know what type it is and roughly how old it is?
The situation with splitters is not 100% clear Are these splitters with amps in them or are they passive?
I assume the way you've mentioned it, the lead going to the loft then goes to the bedroom where it goes into another filter then another splitter before one output goes to the bedroom TV and the other to the kitchen TV. Does this 2nd splitter have any amp built in?
It's possible that the attenuation of the signal in the cable runs to the loft and then onto the bedroom and kitchen is high enough to reduce the signal for the Local multiplex.
We may get a better feel for this if you do the following -
Look in your Lounge TV Tuning section for Signal Strength and Quality figures for each multiplexes UHF channel and post the figures for each one.
Repeat this for the Bedroom TV and for the Kitchen TV.
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Thursday, 6 June 2024
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david little1:13 PM
Chris.SE: Hi Chris the aerial lead goes from the roof aerial direct to filter then splitter in lounge.The aerial is about 15 years old.V shape then a rod forward with side rods.The V shape at the rear has some rods missing,We did have London live before on all tv's. Signal was good.Now the funny part??the aerial lead goes from the lounge to inside our carport outside the lounge wall.The lead then goes up the wall and above the carport into the loft.In the car port I had a steel trailer propped against the house wall directly behind the lounge tv all TV's perfect.I sold the trailer now no channel 8.
The lounge tv Signal quality 100% signal level 100%.Bedroom Signal quality 91% signal level 30%
Kitchen could not do it .DVB 482.00mz ch22 nil.Sorry could not give correct info.WE are both seniors and I am disabled. Thank you for your help
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