Freeview Light on the Fremont Point transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Fremont Point transmitter which serves 30,000 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 Fremont Point mast?
Fremont Point transmitter - Fremont Point transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 18/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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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.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Fremont Point mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Fremont Point 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.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| PSB1 BBCA | H max | C44 (658.0MHz) | 245m | DTG- | 3,200W |
 1 BBC One (SD) Channel Islands, 2 BBC Two Channel Islands, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 14 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | H max | C41+ (634.2MHz) | 245m | DTG- | 3,200W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (Channel), 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, 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | H max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 245m | DTG- | 3,200W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Channel Islands, 102 BBC Two HD Channel Islands, 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Fremont Point mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Fremont Point transmitter?
BBC Channel Islands News 0.0m homes 0.2%
from St Helier JE2 3PL, 1,455km west-southwest (253°)
to BBC Channel Islands region - 8 masts.
ITV Channel News 0.0m homes 0.2%
from St Helier JE1 3ZD, 1,455km west-southwest (253°)
to ITV Channel region - 8 masts.
How will the Fremont Point transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1962-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 30 Jun 2019- | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | ||||
| C9 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 17 Nov 10 and 17 Nov 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 20kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-8dB) 3.2kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Fremont Point transmitter area
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015
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John King9:24 PM
I know the Fremont Point transmitter was built in 1962 to bring the ITV Channel Television franchise to the Channel Islands, but can you tell me when did the Channel Islands first receive BBC Television? Did the Channel Islands have to wait until Channel Television was launching to receive BBC Television, later BBC One and Two or was there a separate transmitter built in the 1950s to bring BBC Television and Radio to the islands? I have never had this questioned answered fully as I was always pointed to Fremont Point transmistter, but since that was only opened in 1962 it seems a long wait for the islands to receive BBC Television, way after the rest of the UK. For example I am from Northern Ireland and the Divis transmitter in Belfast came on the air in 1955, four years before the launch of Ulster Television, the Northern Ireland ITV franchise. I look forward to your reply. Thank You.
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Thursday, 9 April 2020
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DUCASTEL9:50 AM
Bonjour,
Comment recevoir les chanes de tlvision depuis la Normandie avec un poste de tlvision cbl ?
Y-a-il un canal sur le cble ?
Merci
Cordialement
Didier DUCASTEL
de Rouen
Normandie
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Monday, 1 July 2024
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Denise Joyce12:03 PM
We have noticed the signal on all the Channels on the No 30 frequency is very weak at 2/10, thus we have effectively lost them, including W, Talking Pictures Yesterday + others. In addition, No 28 has been reduced to half strength, set at 5/10. Is this due to the maintenance or is it a fault? This signal comes from the St Paul's Transmitter in St Leonards on Sea.
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Steve Donaldson1:42 PM
Denise Joyce: Freeview publishes a list of transmitters with ongoing engineering works here:
Planned engineering works | Freeview
The transmitter in question is known as 'Hastings' and it does not appear on the list.
The two UHF channels you are having difficulty with are the two highest, with the worst affected being the highest, 30. The next one below 28 is 26, which is COM5 / Arq A multiplex.
Freeview has published a list of programme channels including which multiplex ('mux') they are on:
Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview
Multiplex channels from the Hastings transmitter are:
PSB1 - BBC A - C25
PSB2 - D3&4 - C28
PSB3 - BBC B - C22
COM4 - SDN - C23
COM5 - Arq A - C26
COM6 - Arq B - C30
The 'C' numbers are UHF channel numbers, the broadcast channel shown by your TV.
One possible cause could be interference from a nearby mobile phone base station that has just started operating in the frequency band which was previously used for TV. Restore TV is the organisation responsible for alleviating such interference. They will send a filter out which will filter out the mobile signal, stopping it from getting to your TV. Enter your postcode into their site to see if they have sent you a postcard, meaning they think there is a possibility the base station could be an issue for reception:
https://restoretv.uk/post…ure/
Most people have a TV aerial that connects directly to the TV, without any amplifier or booster. If that is you, then a filter that goes behind the TV is suitable.
If you have an amplifier such as on the roof or in the loft then any filter will need to be fitted before the amplifier. In such circumstances, you should tell Restore TV you have an amplifier and if it is in an inaccessible place, such as on the roof, they should send an engineer out to fit a filter.
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Chris.SE11:52 PM
Denise Joyce:
There could be other reasons that you are having reception problems. Steve has taken his best guess at one of the potential problems. Poor reception of those multiplexes may be another. As Steve has indicated, it's likely that it's the Hastings transmitter that you are actually receiving based on your information, but reception of each multiplex can be very dependant on location and we can't check that without a full postcode.
Once we've checked the predicted reception we can then see the likely possibility of general interference, or even the possibility of a fault on your aerial system.
Also where the aerial is located would be helpful.
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Tuesday, 2 July 2024
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Chris.SE12:07 AM
Denise Joyce:
Update on previous information. The Hastings transmitter has an Engineering post indicating that it's having Planned Engineering - Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 01/07/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels.
It is not appearing on the main list that Steve mentioned.
Errors in listing are not unheard of, again your predicted reception may help indicate whether any Planned Engineering if occurring, is likely to have a big impact on your reception.
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Monday, 30 September 2024
Transmitter engineering
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Fremont Point transmitter - Fremont Point transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 30/09/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 18 November 2024
Transmitter engineering
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Fremont Point transmitter - Fremont Point transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 18/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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