Freeview Light on the Lambourn (West Berkshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Lambourn (West Berkshire, England) transmitter which serves 1,300 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Lambourn (West Berkshire, England) transmitter._______
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 Lambourn (West Berkshire, England) 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 Lambourn 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 | V max | C32 (562.0MHz) | 171m | DTG- | 2W |
 1 BBC One (SD) South, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C34 (578.0MHz) | 171m | DTG- | 2W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (Meridian/Central (Thames Valley micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 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, 35 ITV1 +1 (Meridian south coast), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C35 (586.0MHz) | 171m | DTG- | 2W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD South, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Lambourn (West Berkshire, England) 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 Lambourn transmitter?
BBC South Today 1.3m homes 4.9%
from Southampton SO14 7PU, 68km south (172°)
to BBC South region - 39 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 73km south-southeast (164°)
to ITV Meridian/Central (Thames Valley) region - 15 masts.
Thames Valley opt-out from Meridian (South). All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian+Oxford
How will the Lambourn (West Berkshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 18 Apr 2018 | |||||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | A K T | |||||
| C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C35 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | BBCA | ||||||||
| C52tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C54tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C58tv_off | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 8 Feb 12 and 22 Feb 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 7W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-5.4dB) 2W |
Local transmitter maps
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Saturday, 30 November 2013
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malcolm Godden5:10 PM
Hungerford
I have now spoken to several people ref the poor reception coming from the lambourn transmitter and up to now i cant get anyone to admit there is a problem. I have spent hours on the phone to no avail . When will someone pull there finger out and do something about it . If anyone knows where i can get something done can they let me know
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malcolm Godden:
Are you using a 4g filter?
if so where have you fitted it?
Also does your system have a booster?
if so what is the location of the booster?
regards
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malcolm Godden: My understanding is that the issue affects the PSB2 multiplex (which carries ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and others). If this were an issue with the BBC or HD services then I would suggest contacting the BBC Engineering department.
The PSB2 multiplex is operated by Digital 3&4 Limited (D3&4), which is a consortium by ITV and Channel 4. I have been unable to locate a working phone number for D3&4.
Some websites give its details as: Digital 3 and 4 Ltd, Unit 4, 56 Norich Road, Wymondham NR18 ONT. Telephone 01953 608040. This number is not recognised.
Transmitters are run by Arqiva (www.arqiva.com) whose head office number is 01962 823 434. Don't hold your breath about them acting on calls from viewers. Clearly they probably receive reports from issues that aren't anything to do with them and therefore aren't likely to respond to individual reports. You can but try, explaining that you know of a number of other viewers in the same position. The next step could, perhaps, be to get others to speak to Arqiva.
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MikeB10:11 PM
Malcolm Godden: Looking through your posts, three things jump out:
1) You havn't actually spelled out what is the nature of the problem - your channels are 'unwatchable' in what way? Is it all of them? And is your signal strength very low, or 100% (too high)?
2) Does anyone else in the area have the same problem/s?
3) Have you checked that your system is working properly, such as cables, etc?
Forgetting about 4G for a moment, the facts are this - following the 20th October, your signal became unwatchable. If, however, we consider that that was about the time Lambourn had engineering work, and if it follows type, then the signal strength went up, then too much signal might be a result.
Since you are just 300 (!) metres from the transmitter...I'd check your signal strength! It might be more than a touch high. As Jamie advised, kill off any boosters etc. JB38 often advises just getting a long bit of wire, and sticking it into the aerial socket - if your getting an OK signal, then your signal is very strong.
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Thursday, 5 December 2013
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malcolm Godden10:02 AM
Hungerford
The problem i have with the TV signal is if i can explain if you know what an electrical short sounds like well that is what i have got there is a load crack on the screen and then the picture just goes into lines and breaks down. I have spoken to several of the people i know in lambourn and it is the same all round i have tried a new aerial also put this filter on that was sent out but it is still the same i have also tried a device that cuts the signal down in case it is to strong with no success it seems the only way is to put an aerial up that gets the signal from hanington but my argument is i have had good pictures up until mid oct so why should i have to change now i wish there was someone i could contact that could help i have spoken to about ten different people and it feels like i am just being fobbed off
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MikeB12:27 PM
Malcolm Godden : Ok - you've asked other people in the area, who have the same problem, and you've described the problem, which is that the picture is breaking up. You have put a 4G on your new aerial, but (perhaps unsurprisingly), that has made no difference, and you have tried an attenuator, but that has not worked (what was its strength, and what was your signal strength after you installed it).
Almost certainly the problem you and those near you have is that your signal is far too strong, since you are a stones throw (perhaps literally!) from the transmitter. Since the engineering work in October, the signal strength went up, and its tripped your tuner. There is no one you can 'contact', for its no one's fault - its just one of those things. A new aerial has probably not helped, since its possibly even more sensitive than the old one.
Check the signal strength on your TV - its must be 100% (or very close), and then get some stronger attenuators - I've just got a 6db one (less than £2 from Amazon), which lowered the signal strength by about 10%, so perhaps 12 and 18db ones might be better (you can always put them in series, to increase the effect). The other thing you can do is to buy a cheap indoor aerial - just £10 from some supermarkets - plug it in, and it might be fine.
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Friday, 13 December 2013
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Mike Oughton1:21 AM
I live in Lambourn and have had the same issue since the October engineering works. I tried a 12db attennuator but it had no obvious effect. I am somewhat pleased it is not just me with this problem.
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jb389:03 AM
Mike Oughton: Out of interest, does this problem affect all channels? insomuch if this occurs whilst viewing ITV and you "immediately" change over to BBC is it OK?
The other point being, if it does affect all channels then are you located in an area where your view of the transmitter is restricted by the trees on the left hand side of Sheepdrove Road or are you clear of them?
Finally, if you carry out a signal strength / quality check on the BBC and ITV are they roughly level pegging with each other?
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Mike Oughton2:37 PM
The problem only affects non-BBC channels.
The signal strength of all channels shows 'full' - which is why I thought an attenuator might fix the problem. Maybe I have not attenuated enough?
Very irritating that no one will admit there is a problem.
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Mike Oughton2:51 PM
WTF?!? Having done nothing other than test it out again, all channels are now working correctly - no attenuator.
I have no idea why.
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