Full Freeview on the Guildford (Surrey, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Guildford (Surrey, England) transmitter which serves 48,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Guildford (Surrey, England) transmitter._______
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)
The Guildford (Surrey, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Guildford 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)
The Guildford (Surrey, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Guildford transmitter?
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 46km northeast (43°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 47km northeast (44°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Guildford (Surrey, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 18 Apr 2018 | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | K T | |||||
| C31 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C32 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C33 | _local | ||||||||
| C37 | SDN | ||||||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
| C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | SDN | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | ArqB | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C51tv_off | _local | ||||||||
| C52tv_off | ArqA |
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 | 10kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 2kW | |
| Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 200W | |
| Mux 1*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 100W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Tuesday, 18 November 2014
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Ben7:12 PM
Camberley
I'm in GU15 3LT. Freeview has disappeared for BBC channels. ANy ideas?
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Ben's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 19 February 2015
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John Tenner9:51 AM
Just bought an HD tv and disappointed by lack of BBC 4/BBC News on HD - is it likely that Guildford will be extended to be a Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitter?
If so is there any timetable/
If not will BBC 4 take over the BBC 3 spectrum when 3 finishes this summer?
Many thanks.
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Dave Lindsay
2:33 PM
2:33 PM
John Tenner: No, COM7 and COM8 aren't going to become available from Guildford. They are built on a shoestring owing to their relative short life of five years.
The only thing you can do is consider whether you can receive them from another transmitter such as Crystal Palace or Hannington.
I don't know whether BBC Four HD might move onto PSB3.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2017
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Mrs C McAuliffe9:34 AM
Postcode GU10 1FA
We are not receiving any channels on COM5. & COM6
ArqA. ArqB
This is since Sunday 29th January 2017
Please advise on solution
We have followed your instructions given
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Friday, 8 September 2017
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Chris Warner11:19 AM
Godalming
Hi. I am having a problem tuning my Technika TV to receive a new station That's Surrey. I have completed a factory reset and attempted to retune a number of times. This prompts my to ask as to which aerial I should be using vertical or horizontal. The existing aerial is mounted on the side of my property at GU7 3PT which has visual sight of the transmitters on the Hogs Back Guildford which I would think is appropriately 2.5 miles away if that.
A further oddity is that my Smart Samsung which is connected to a roof aerial directed to Crystal Palace London picks up the Thats Surrey signal but a Sony Smart TV and a Hitachi Freeview box all connected to the same roof aerial as the Samsung will not tune no matter how much I retune each of the sets.
Chris Warner
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Chris's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 9 September 2017
MikeP
10:42 AM
10:42 AM
Chris Warner:
The Guildford transmitter is not on the Hogs Back but near to Guildford Cathedral. The aerial masts you see on the Hogs Back are for non-TV communications. Have a look at the 'Freeview Map' link below your post: Freeview reception at GU73 PT.
The Guildford transmitter uses vertical polarisation. From the listing available, Guildford does not carry That's Surrey but Crystal Palace does. How well you can receive those signals is uncertain. You would need a different aerial with the rods horizontal and aimed at 54 degrees East, the transmitter is some 45 km away so a high gain aerial would be needed. See the 'digitaluk trade' link below your post: Coverage Checker - Detailed View
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Sunday, 10 September 2017
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mike o'sullivan9:07 PM
I am tuned to the Guildford transmitter and I seem to be getting "That's Surrey" in my post code(GU48NH). Good reception. I assumed that I was getting it from Guildford. Am I wrong?
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Monday, 11 September 2017
MikeP
10:42 AM
10:42 AM
mike o'sullivan:
What multiplex channel number are you getting it on? The listing of what is transmitted from Guildford does not mention That's Surrey, but it may be on one that does not have a complete listing.
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StevensOnln111:11 AM
MikeP: That's Surrey is broadcast from the Guildford transmitter on C51 and not Crystal Palace, which is confirmed by the Digital UK postcode checker for the postcode given by Mike O'Sullivan. The final few local TV multiplexes which have launched over the last few months don't appear to have been added to the transmitter maps on here yet.
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Saturday, 16 September 2017
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