Full Freeview on the Huntshaw Cross (Devon, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Huntshaw Cross (Devon, England) transmitter which serves 37,000 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 Huntshaw Cross (Devon, 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 Huntshaw Cross (Devon, 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 Huntshaw Cross 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 Huntshaw Cross (Devon, 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 Huntshaw Cross transmitter?
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 66km south (184°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 66km south (176°)
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?
| Nth Molton | Transposer | 18 km E Barnstaple | 30 homes |
How will the Huntshaw Cross (Devon, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1968-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 19 Jun 2019 | ||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | W T | ||
| C11 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C30 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C32 | SDN | ||||||||
| C34 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C35 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | SDN | SDN | SDN | ||||||
| C50tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C51tv_off | _local | _local | _local | _local | |||||
| C52tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | -BBCB | -BBCB | -BBCB | |||
| C56tv_off | +ArqB | +ArqB | +ArqB | ||||||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
| C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
| C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C67 | C5waves | C5waves |
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 1 Jul 09 and 29 Jul 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-14dB) 4kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-17dB) 2kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Huntshaw Cross transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 9 May 2016
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K Toms5:18 PM
we seem to be having problems with certain channels on our recorders. ie channel 20 Drama.
Is there a reason for this .
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MikeB6:57 PM
K Toms: If you signal stength is low across the baord, you most likely have a problem at your end. There is no warning about low signal strength (which in any case would probably be above pre switch over levels anyway).
If your getting 27% on BBC, then its not surprising Drama has vanished - that mux is half the power of the BBC one.
You say your aerial appears ok, but has moved? is that a typo? Check the signal path back from the TV - could be as simple as a loose connection. But if it isn't, it sounds like you need to get someone out.
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Sunday, 29 May 2016
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sarah fitzgerald3:31 PM
Transmitter engineering: i have no carrier found
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Thursday, 2 June 2016
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Richard Cooper11:29 AM
Norwich
sarah fitzgerald: You have 'no carrier found' would suggest that you have 'no signal'. Have you checked Brian's transmitter engineering listings for the Huntshaw Cross, Devon transmitter? Now, on 2nd June, no transmitter or engineering work is taking place, although work had taken place towards the end of May! Suggest, if you are still having issues, you check all aerial connections and then carry out a full retune. Make sure you choose 'first time installation' from the tuning menu, NOT simply 'add channels'!!! hope this helps, Richard, Norwich, 11:28, Thursday 2nd June 2016.
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Richard's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 29 July 2016
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Phil Baldry11:59 AM
Is the Huntsville cross transmitter working normally I receive my freebies signal from north Devon and I am no longer receiving a signal.
Kind regards.
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MikeB8:56 PM
Phil Baldry: You can check yourself on the transmitters page on this site, but almost certainly its your system thats at fault.
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Monday, 19 June 2017
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Mr Guy M J Thair9:14 PM
No tv signal at all in Barnstaple Whiddon Valley all evening
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StevensOnln110:53 PM
Mr Guy M J Thair: Have you checked all the cables and connections behind your TV to make sure there is nothing loose or damaged? Have you checked with any neighbours as to whether anyone else is suffering the same problem. Please provide a full postcode so we can see where you are in relation to the transmitter and predicted signal strength etc.
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Friday, 30 June 2017
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NIGEL3:21 PM
Com 5 and Com 6 channels are at 955 rather than 98% even after our booster and still break up.
Please can they be 20kw rather than 10kw so we actually enjoy them without break up ....?
Thanks.
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NIGEL3:23 PM
Com 5 and Com 6 channels are at 95% rather than 98% even after our booster and super reception aerial still break up.
Please can they be 20kw like others rather than 10kw so we actually enjoy them without break up ....?
Thanks.
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