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 11/11/2024 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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Friday, 16 August 2013
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mr D Hodfes2:02 PM
I have a Samsung BD-E8500 DVD recorder. I have noticed on HD channels picture and sound drop out? Also audio very low. Crystal palace is my transmiter.
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Mark Lepak2:37 PM
Sevenoaks
When I put in my post code, TN15 6RJ it gives me Otford as my transmitter. I actually point to Crystal Palace as I have a direct line of sight to that transmitter because we are at the base of the Otford hill.
Is there any way to change the post code
prediction?
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Mark's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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MikeB11:03 PM
mr D Hodfes: You havn't supplied a postcode, but your showing the classic signs of either too weak or too strong a signal. The Samsung E8500 is a bit of a lemon, with hardly the most sensitive tuners, but check your signal strength - it should be more 75%, not 100%.
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Wednesday, 4 September 2013
My post code is SE22 0PA and I haven't been able to receive any BT Vision / Freeview tv since there was an update on Sunday evening. Could you please advise how long the interferrence will take - I have only an indoor aerial and have bought a new one but no joy.
Thank you
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Jane's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 6 September 2013
Jane Kemp: There is no interference... can you see Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice please?
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Sunday, 8 September 2013
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Joe6:24 PM
London
Hi -
My postcode is SE1 4HY and I have had no Freeview signal since Saturday morning (7th Sept). Any ideas?
I have done a quick Internet search but I can't see any signs of any maintenance being carried out.
Really annoyed as I was hoping to watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy this evening :-).
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Joe's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Joe: I suggest you have a look at the Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice page.
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jb387:21 PM
Joe: Considering the fact that you are referring to the Crystal Palace transmitter which is located at roughly 5 miles away, it would be quite unthinkable for it to be down for even 15 minutes or so let alone around 36 hours, therefore I suggest that you try and check with neighbour or whoever to find out if they also are being similarly affected and especially so if they / you are connected to any form or communal aerial system, as what you have reported suggests that the problem is being caused by something within your own installation.
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Joe8:15 PM
Thanks for the response.
I called BT twice over the course of the weekend and both times they insisted that they had checked their 'systems' and seen scheduled maintenance work being carried out at Crystal Palace which was affecting signal in my area.
I thought it seemed a bit suspicious when the so called work was not completed after 24 hours - I couldn't see anyone leaving such a large amount of customers without a signal for this long...
Very annoyed at BT for fobbing me off!
Thanks again.
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jb389:43 PM
Joe : As far as I can see the work that has been taking place this week at the Crystal Palace transmitter is connected with its FM radio service and not television, however as the terrain indicator shows that your location has a clear line-of-sight (buildings excluded) to the CP transmitter then purely for test purposes should you be able to access such as a set top aerial you should connect that into your BT box and see if anything is received, even a short length of wire (about 6 feet) connected into the boxes aerial socket might bring results.
But though, much as I am fully aware that many would prefer not having to do this and in some cases with very good reason!, but you should try and check with others nearby to find out if the problem is only confined to your own installation or not, as its about the only way of finding out.
By the way, are you connected into an aerial distribution system? or does the aerial belong to yourself?
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