Full Freeview on the Caradon Hill (Cornwall, England) transmitter
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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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Caradon Hill (Cornwall, England) mast?
Caradon Hill transmitter - Caradon Hill 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
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?
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| 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 |
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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 AM/FM 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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Friday, 9 October 2015
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Robert Boulton6:44 PM
Saltash
channel 81 talking pictures, Carradon hill transmitter, to Saltash pl12 4px
Repeated re-tuning has failed to find this new channel. Is there some reason for this?
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jb387:44 PM
Robert Boulton: Caradon Hill is indicated on DUK's reception predictor as providing a first class signal in the postal code area mentioned, talking pictures (81) being broadcast on C31 by Caradon's COM7 HD Mux.
Others programmes broadcast by COM7 HD being : (106) BBC Four HD / (58) Viva / (71) Motors.
It should though be appreciated that these programmes can only be received on TV's or boxes capable of receiving HD broadcasts, that is equipment fitted with DVB-T2 tuners.
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MikeB9:42 PM
Macclesfield
jb38: Yep - as the channels FAQ says:
'In order to receive Talking Pictures TV on Freeview, you will need to be within coverage and be watching on a Freeview HD television or Freeview HD recorder'.
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MikeB's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 10 October 2015
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MikeP8:14 AM
Robert Boulton:
I understand that it is broadcast on an HD mulitplex, so you will need a DVB-T2 equipped TV or box. If your equipment is 'HD Ready' it is unlikely to have such a tuner fitted. That can be overcome by using an external box that does have a DVB-T2 tuner fitted.
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Wednesday, 9 December 2015
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M. Smith6:23 AM
Plymouth
Postcode PL6 7QA
Currently have a loft aerial receiving from Plympton transmitter.
I wish to change to the Caradon Hill transmitter, (with a loft aerial).
Can I just redirect existing aerial, or do I need a new aerial, if so, which type?
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MikeP
5:07 PM
5:07 PM
M. Smith:
No. You will need a different aerial unless you already have a wide band or a log-periodic type. Plympton transmits in Group A whereas Caradon Hill is in Group C/D - so totally different frequencies and so need a different aerial to receive Caradon Hill. The aerial has to be set horizontal for Caradon but vertical for Plympton - and in a different direction. Look at the 'digitaluk trade' box beneath your posting to see the details.
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Wednesday, 6 January 2016
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A Wakeford2:38 PM
I receive BT Vision TV. From my home in Callington, I can see the Caradon Transmitter. At this time of year every year for the past 3 years, I have very poor or no signal for all channels listed in the com4 group from Caradon. For example, ITV3, Drama, 5USA. I have tried to retune several times and re-set everything and have now lost all of these channels due to zero strength signal. Can anyone please help, or pinpoint the cause of these problems. From memory the same thing has happened every year, getting worse from mid-late December through until late January. Thank you in advance for any help / advice you may be able to offer.
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Sunday, 20 March 2016
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TERRY7:20 PM
hi .are all the hd channels running on full power .after setting up my aerial i am getting data errors on a few of the new hd channels & am unable to receive a good signal on them even after tweaking the aerial to obtain the best signal .all other channels seem ok.problem appears to be on the newer hd channels.
postcode ST ISSEY.
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jb388:51 PM
TERRY: As no faults are listed against the Caradon Hill transmitter, nor are any engineering works taking place at same, I feel that your problem is more inclined to be down to the fact of receiving signals from lower powered transmitters via a line of sight obstruction. The newer HD channels referred to, namely COM7 & COM,8 only radiating on 10.5Kw and 2.5Kw respectively compared to PSB3 (HD) on 100Kw.
By the way, the line of sight obstruction referred to can be seen by opening the undermentioned link.
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
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Monday, 21 March 2016
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TERRY7:27 AM
hi. are there any future plans to increase the power of com7 & com8 to improve signal .
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