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?
| 1961-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 27 Mar 2019 | ||||
| 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 |
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 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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Thursday, 19 January 2017
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TERRY10:48 PM
Wadebridge
are there problems on COM4 .Lost all channels this evening on com4 19/01 ,also yesterday evening in postcode.ST ISSEY pl27 7rn.
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Friday, 17 March 2017
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Ian Powell7:38 PM
Can anyone confirm that tiny pop channel has gone it said to retune i have done this on two tv's. The only channel that shows up 791 saying to retune. I checked the freeview website and should still be broadcasting on this transmitter.
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Ian Powell7:51 PM
Just confirmed it's gone for good only available in select cities.
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Tuesday, 1 August 2017
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Geoffrey Cusick2:33 PM
Recurring problem with high BER from Caradon, affecting most channels. I have checked signal strength (53dB at the antenna downlead), and found bursts of high BER on the antenna signal. Any thoughts?
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Paul4:38 PM
Geoffrey Cusick: I have lost all freeview channels thus after
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Wednesday, 2 August 2017
MikeP
11:08 AM
Winchester
11:08 AM
Winchester
Geoffrey Cusick & Paul:
Please provide a full post code so that we contributors can look at the reception conditions at your exact location.
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MikeP's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 13 November 2017
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Mike3:18 PM
Hi
I am only receiving channel 25 and 28 from the caradon hill transmitter. Are there any problems or works going on?
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StevensOnln14:10 PM
Mike: There are no faults or engineering work showing for Caradon Hill. Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? Do not attempt to retune as this will delete all of your channels before searching for them again, which makes it much more difficult to know when the problem is fixed. Please provide a full postcode so we can see where you are in relation to the transmitter and your predicted signal strength etc.
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Sunday, 10 December 2017
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John5:36 PM
St. Austell
I live at Pl26 6DJ and until mid November could easily receive all Caradon hill transmitter channels. Since mid November I have lost all of Channel 21 and have today installed a new wideband weak signal Labgear aerial which has made no difference. I note from this forum others are having similar issues with channel 21, so ask how long this problem will be in place before being resolved.
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MikeB9:44 PM
John: Two thoughts - are you actually tuned to Caradon, since the prediction tools say you should only get St. Austell.
Secondly, if your losing a mux, there is a problem with your system. Putting a new aerial on a system with a likely fault doesn't change that.
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