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The symbol shows the location of the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter which serves 4,490,000 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 Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Crystal Palace transmitter broadcast?

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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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C23 (490.0MHz)324mDTG-200,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One (SD) London, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 16 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C26 (514.0MHz)324mDTG-200,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (London), 4 Channel 4 (SD) London ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 London ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (London),

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C30- (545.8MHz)324mDTG-200,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD London, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV London), 104 Channel 4 HD London ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H max
C25 (506.0MHz)314mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 H max
C22 (482.0MHz)321mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 H max
C28- (529.8MHz)321mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

LW
 H -10dB
C35 (586.0MHz)324mDTG-1220,000W
Channel icons
from 31st March 2014: 8 LONDON LIVE,

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Crystal Palace transmitter?

regional news image
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 12km north-northwest (335°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
regional news image
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 11km north-northwest (345°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.

Are there any self-help relays?

Charlton AthleticTransposerRedeveloped north stand Charlton Athletic Football Club130 homes
DeptfordTransposersouth-east London100 homes
GreenfordTransposer12 km N Heathrow Airport203 homes
HendonTransposerGraham Park estate50 homes
White CityTransposer9 km W central London80 homes

How will the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1950s-80s1984-971997-981998-20122012-1321 Mar 2018
VHFA K TA K TA K TA K TW T
C1BBCtvwaves
C22ArqAArqA
C23ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCABBCA
C25SDNSDN
C26BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4D3+4
C28-ArqBArqB
C29LW
C30C4wavesC4wavesC4waves-BBCBBBCB
C33BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavescom7
C35com8
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offCOM8tv_off

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 1000kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 200kW
com7(-13.7dB) 43.1kW
com8(-14dB) 39.8kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*, LW(-17dB) 20kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area

Sep 1955-Jul 1968Associated-Rediffusion†
Sep 1955-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1992Thames†
Jul 1968-Feb 2004London Weekend Television♦
Jan 1993-Feb 2004Carlton†
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc♦
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc†
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Crystal Palace was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Tuesday, 24 April 2018
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Chris Roberts
10:29 AM

1) Re StevensOnin1 2.07pm comment - Thanks for your prompt reply - there is no loose connection etc. Everything is fine on all other Channels both directly to the TV and via the recorder. I think Colin R may have solved it - see below. Our post Code is a GU1 - hope that helps.

2) Colin R's 8.50pm comment is great. It looks as though we are suffering from co-channel interference - thus nothing I can do about it!! Before 18 April we could get a very weak channel 55 signal - now we have none (Strength and Quality). Our aerial points to Crystal Palace and are tuned to London but because we are in a good signal area it also gets a strong signal from Hannington as well. Since 18 April, Channel 56 has improved in strength and quality and we can now get consistent programmes from this Channel. In respect of Channel 55, at least Baldrick had "a cunning plan" - these planners don't!!

3) There must be a change in policy/implementation or something as we have lost important TV Channels for ever.

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Wednesday, 25 April 2018
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Chris Roberts
11:17 AM

Hi - as a Postscript to yesterday's comment. Clearly when Hannington moved to Channels 55 & 56 on the 18th April, it enhanced our reception on Channel 56 by an in-phase addition to the Crystal Palace transmissions for us (GU1 post code) BUT for Channel 55 it was, I believe, an out of phase (ie 180 degrees) alignment - cancelling completely any programmes on Channel 55 (Signal Strength & Quality now register 0 - before 18 April it registered about 5 for both - out of 100).

Could/can Hannington change its phasing for Channel 55 so it is in addition to Crystal Palace rather than negating its signal BUT leaving Channel 56 untouched? It appears others are having the same problems.

Thanks - Chris.

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milescad
12:03 PM

Hi there. I live in flats with a communal aerial. I have a TV plugged directly into the aerial socket in the front room and in the back bedroom have a Panasonic Freeview HD box (DMR-HWT250EB) plugged into the aerial socket in that room. The front room is able to receive some channels that the bedroom cannot (specifically London Live - channel 8). I have retuned the Panasonic box countless times including putting it back to factory settings and starting again but to no avail. I am scratching my head as to how two different sets of channels are being received when they are both connected to the same aerial. Any advice appreciated!

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StevensOnln1
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

12:11 PM

milescad: Can you get London Live and the other missing channels on the Panasonic box if you connect it to the aerial socket in the front room?

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Roger Scott
2:33 PM

I've basically given up now trying to get my favourite channels back since the channel frequency change fiasco.
I used to get all channels with good signal from both Crystal Palace and Hannington.
Now I get absolutely nothing from Com 7 (channel 55), no signal or quality from either transmitter but I do get a signal from Com 8 (channel 56) . This is after I fitted a wide band high gain aerial which has proved to be a waste of money and time.
I now have to rely on my Sky box to continue watching the missing channels

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Michael
5:34 PM

Roger
sorry to hear the wideband didn't sort it for you,i'm so glad i already made the decision to leave my set up alone until they finish moving things around.
I guess they probably won't be happy until the whole spectrum is sold off for telecoms and we have to rely on streaming everything and pay through the nose for it.

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NICKADSLUK
sentiment_satisfiedBronze

10:38 PM

milescad: a Panasonic is far more sensitive then other makes of TV etc. hence you can receive London live on it
Samsung and LG will only operate correctly if the overall quality and strength are above 80 percent and even then they may glitch non and then

my old Panasonic which is still going strong of 8 years never glitches and can receive London live where as my brand new top build Samsung will only glitch

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Thursday, 26 April 2018
MikeP
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

12:34 PM

Roger:

Please perform a retune after removing the aerial connection from the back of the TV set. Then refit the aerial plug and perform another retune. Finally check which channels are being received and check the channel numbers against those listed at Digital UK | Home for both Crystal Palac e and Hanningtomn to check that you are tuned to the correct transmitter.



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Saturday, 28 April 2018
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Phil Brady
1:37 PM

I think your web page for Crystal Palace is incorrect.
In particular, my DVB-T tuner (which does not receive DVB-T2) receives at 586MHz:

8 London Live
50 Sony Movie Channel+1
68 truTV
69 Sony Crime Channel +1
207 Tiny Pop
208 POP Max
790 The Vault
791 Sony Crime Channel

Would you please correct this.
Regards

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Peter K
2:12 PM

I'm having a problem with intermittent signal loss from Crystal Palace. Signal - 100%, Quality - 95% on most Mux's and then suddenly the quality can drop to 0% on all Mux's. This happens for a short period of time and then the signal comes back. I get the same behaviour when using a portable aerial upstairs in my house so doesn't appear to be a problem with amplifier or roof aerial. I'm quite far down in Hampshire but do receive a very good signal most of the time. Is there ongoing transmitter work or could my technical issues be more complex?

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