Freeview Light on the Bath (Bath and North East Somerset, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bath (Bath and North East Somerset, England) transmitter which serves 24,000 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 Bath (Bath and North East Somerset, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/UKHY/FOUR7/TMF/5LIFE/5US/ALJAZ/ALJAZHD/BLAZE/BLAZEP1/CHALLENGE/FIVEPL1/DMAX/THTS)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47//FILM4P1/FOODNET/Gaction/Gmovies/Gclassic/Gclassic1/UKTVHOME/YOURTVP1/ITV2P/ITV3P1/ITV4P1/ITVBEP1)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSACT/PSBAMERICA/QUEST/QUESTP1/REALLY/PICKTV/SNWS/TALKPICS/COMCHHD/CLUBLND/THATSUK/COMCH/REAL)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSDRMA/DAVE/DAVEJAVU/DRAMA/W/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2)
The Bath (Bath and North East Somerset, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
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 Bath 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.
Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
PSB1 BBCA | V max | C21 (474.0MHz) | 228m | DTG- | 50W |
1 BBC One (SD) West, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others | |||||
PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C24 (498.0MHz) | 228m | DTG- | 50W |
3 ITV 1 (SD) (West), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (West), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C27 (522.0MHz) | 228m | DTG- | 50W |
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD West, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others |
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Bath (Bath and North East Somerset, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
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 Bath transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-points-west.jpg)
BBC Points West 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS8 2LR, 21km west-northwest (294°)
to BBC West region - 60 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-west-west.jpg)
ITV West Country News (East) 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS4 3HG, 17km west-northwest (291°)
to ITV West region - 61 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (West)
Are there any self-help relays?
Claverton | Active deflector | 4.5 km E Bath | 40 homes |
How will the Bath (Bath and North East Somerset, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1968-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 5 Jun 2019 | ||||
VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | ||||
C6 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C8 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
C21 | BBCA | ||||||||
C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
C24 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
C27 | BBCB | ||||||||
C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | |||||
C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 24 Mar 10 and 7 Apr 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 250W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 50W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Mendip transmitter area
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Tuesday, 16 October 2018
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Paul Foden5:25 PM
I can't recieve all the HD channels from the Bath transmitter. The web says it's full coverage, but I haven't been able to view any of the HD channels for the past 3 days or so.
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StevensOnln15:40 PM
Paul Foden: Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? Please provide a full postcode so that we can see the predicted coverage for your location. Do not attempt to retune.
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Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Transmitter engineering
2:09 PM
2:09 PM
BATH transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 11:37 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:09 PM
5:09 PM
BATH transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 11:37 today to 13:27 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 29 November 2018
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BATH transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 11:37 yesterday to 13:27 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 30 November 2018
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
BATH transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 11:37 on 28 Nov to 13:27 on 28 Nov. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:32 AM
5:32 AM
BATH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:19 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:19 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
8:31 AM
8:31 AM
BATH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:19 today to 03:19 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:19 today to 03:19 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:31 PM
2:31 PM
BATH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:19 today to 03:19 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:19 today to 03:19 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:53 today to 11:33 today. [BBC]
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Thursday, 17 January 2019
Transmitter engineering
4:30 AM
4:30 AM
BATH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:19 yesterday to 03:19 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:19 yesterday to 03:19 yesterday. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:53 yesterday to 11:33 yesterday. [BBC]
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