Full Freeview on the Caradon Hill (Cornwall, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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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.
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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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Caradon Hill 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Caradon Hill transmitter?
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 26km east-southeast (123°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
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?
Barleycombe | Active deflector | 25 km E Plymouth | 3 homes |
Parracombe | Transposer | 17 km NE Barnstaple | 80 homes |
How will the Caradon Hill (Cornwall, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1961-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 27 Mar 2019 | ||||
VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | ||||
C12 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
C21 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
C24 | -ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
C27 | -ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | +BBCA | BBCA | ||||
C30 | _local | _local | |||||||
C31 | com7 | ||||||||
C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
C37 | com8 |
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 |
Local transmitter maps
Caradon Hill Freeview Caradon Hill DAB Caradon Hill TV region BBC South West West CountryWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Caradon Hill transmitter area
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Monday, 10 June 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
5:11 AM
Caradon Hill transmitter - Caradon Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 10/06/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
5:11 AM
Caradon Hill transmitter - Caradon Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 10/06/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 14 June 2024
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Jacky9:48 AM
When will the engineering works be finished at Caradon Hill it's been months of missing Channels
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StevensOnln111:47 AM
Jacky: Unfortunately Arqiva (who operate the transmitter) don't give any details of what the engineering work involves or how long it is expected to last.
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Chris.SE4:42 PM
Jacky:
If you provide a full postcode we can check your predicted reception and may be able to advise on ways to improve it or whether you may be suffering some sort of interference.
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Monday, 17 June 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:06 AM
5:06 AM
Caradon Hill transmitter - Caradon Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 17/06/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Transmitter engineering
2:03 PM
2:03 PM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Off the air due to essential engineering from 18 Jun 05:30 until 18 Jun 05:55. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Transmitter engineering
2:38 PM
2:38 PM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 26 Jun 10:04. . FM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 17 Jun 10:04. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
3:50 PM
3:50 PM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 26 Jun 10:04. . FM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 26 Jun 10:04. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:47 PM
6:47 PM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 26 Jun 10:04 until 26 Jun 15:49. . FM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 26 Jun 10:04 until 26 Jun 15:49. . [BBC]
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