Full Freeview on the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter
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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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) mast?
Crystal Palace transmitter - Crystal Palace transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering 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.
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
Crystal Palace Freeview Crystal Palace DAB Crystal Palace AM/FM Crystal Palace TV region BBC London LondonWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
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Matt8:37 PM
Wickford
Hi all.
Quick question, I was under the impression that as of today, BBC HD, ITV HD, C4 HD etc, would all become available, yet they are not received.
I'm in the SS12 9NF postcode. BBC 1 signal strength had gone to 90% so I removed the booster incase the signal was too strong. I've read that its meant to be around 75%. Now its removed its down to about 50%.
Anyone else have the same prolem? how do I get these channels
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Matt's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Matt: Only BBC standard definition channels go on full power today. The rest, including HD, will follow in two weeks' time.
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Stephen: ONdigital boxes will not work after switchover because they do not comply fully with the DVB-T standard as they do not work in 8k mode which is what is used after switchover.
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caroline8:46 PM
London
im still getting all 5 analogue channels but no freeview. still no signal.
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caroline's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Alex: Before switchover digital services are on lower power than after switchover. BBC standard definition services are now on full power and in two weeks time the rest will follow.
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Roger9:19 PM
I'm within a few miles of the Crystal Palace transmitter and have never previously had reception problems, but..
Since I retuned (auto scan to replace all channels) my Freeview HD T.V. today, as part of the digital switchover, all channels now lose the signal for a couple of seconds every minute.
Very annoying! Has anyone else got the same problem?
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michael adams10:39 PM
Thanks very much for the hints on this very useful site
Recurring Blue Retune Request problem solved.
It seems that to do a proper factory reset and totally clear the memory, at least on Goodmans and maybe Bush STB's its necessary to remove the aerial while doing the initial scan.
If the STB is then switched off, and the aerial reconnected, this automatically generates the set-up menu on screen, that
you get when you first install the box.
Indicating that a proper factory reset has at last been made.
From there its just a question of
going through the installation process
just one more time, scanning for all the channels and no more blue screens.
michael adams
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Roger: Being in such close proximity to the transmitter it is probably the level of signal which is overwhelming your receiver. At the moment only one multiplex has gone on high power (although at a few miles even the "low" ones are pretty high). In two weeks time when the rest follow, the problem could get worse.
See Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Get yourself an attenuator for a few pounds off eBay, although with the bank holidays you may be waiting a week for it.
In the mean time, to reduce the level of signals going into your TV, as a temporary fix you could try:
- a set-top aerial.
- if the aerial connector is one that screws together, unscrew the outer part so there is just the inner pin protruding. Then insert that pin into the socket on your TV.
- try just an aerial lead (not connected to the aerial). You may have to move it about to best effect and fasten it on the wall.
- a wire coathanger in the inner part of the aerial socket may do the trick.
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Chris11:01 PM
I used to be able to watch FreeviewHD on my PC using a USB DVB-T2 device, but today I can find no signal on 554MHz. (In fact, I couldn't find anything a couple of days ago, either).
Is FreeviewHD still being transmitted, or has it been suspended until 18th April.
This is with the Crystal Palace transmitter.
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Edward11:52 PM
Hi I have a Philips ondigital box 10 years old, I re-tuned, (store, add, update) to get channels with bbc 1 and bbc 2 bbc 3 bbc news, 301 bbc channels missing... any tips. Read "Single Frequencey interference" Someone please make me understand what it means?
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