Full Freeview on the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
Google Streetview | Google map | Bing map | Google Earth | 51.790,-1.179 or 51°47'25"N 1°10'46"W | OX3 9SS |
The symbol shows the location of the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 410,000 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 Oxford (Oxfordshire, 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Oxford 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
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 Oxford transmitter?
BBC South (Oxford) Today 0.4m homes 1.6%
from Oxford OX2 7DW, 6km west-southwest (258°)
to BBC South (Oxford) region - 6 masts.
BBC South (Oxford) Today shares 50% content with Southampton service
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 102km south (182°)
to ITV Meridian/Central (Thames Valley) region - 15 masts.
Thames Valley opt-out from Meridian (South). All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian+Oxford
How will the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 23 May 2018 | ||
VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | ||
C2 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C29 | SDN | ||||||||
C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C46 | _local | ||||||||
C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
C49tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C50tv_off | SDN | SDN | |||||||
C51tv_off | LOX | LOX | |||||||
C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCA | +BBCA | +BBCA | |||
C55tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | com7tv_off | |||||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
C59tv_off | -ArqA | -ArqA | -ArqA | ||||||
C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
C62 | SDN | ||||||||
C63 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 14 Sep 11 and 28 Sep 11.
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 | |
Analogue 5 | (-11dB) 40kW | |
com8 | (-14.7dB) 17.1kW | |
com7 | (-14.8dB) 16.4kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LOX | (-17dB) 10kW | |
Mux C*, Mux D* | (-18dB) 8kW | |
Mux A*, Mux B* | (-19.2dB) 6kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Oxford transmitter area
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Monday, 14 January 2019
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StevensOnln110:29 AM
Rory: The Oxford transmitter is only 7km away and is predicted to provide a strong signal at your location (no other transmitters are predicted to give good reception). This would suggest that the weak signal is down to a fault somewhere in your aerial system. Start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV, then work your way back as far as you can safely access towards the aerial.
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Wednesday, 20 February 2019
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Charles Parker12:51 PM
Abingdon
Good morning
I have lost all of my freeview channels since Sunday night.
I see from the above map I am the middle of a white zone.
My post code is ox13 5qa
When will it come back ?
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StevensOnln11:54 PM
Charles Parker: There are no faults showing for the Oxford transmitter and you are predicted to have a strong signal (you're only 15km away). This points to there being a fault in your aerial system somewhere, so start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV. Do not attempt to retune.
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Thursday, 21 February 2019
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Karen matthews9:29 PM
No channels at all -postcode OX150QR
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StevensOnln111:36 PM
Karen matthews: There are no faults showing for the Oxford transmitter and no one else is reporting any problems tonight. You're only 25km away and are predicted to get a good signal, which suggests that there is a fault in your aerial system somewhere. Start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV and do not attempt to retune.
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Friday, 22 February 2019
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Charmian Martin8:42 PM
Faringdon
Post code SN7 7HY I had no channels at all last night from about 6.45 pm through to about lunch time today. The same thing has happened this evening from about 7.45 pm and still nothing. My next door neighbour also reports the same problem. We do not share an aerial or even the same chimney! A similar problem occurred on Wednesday /Thursday last week. What is going on? I do not see how it could be a problem with my aerial.
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Charmian's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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David Nash9:15 PM
We have just lost the signal for all channels from about 21.02.
We also had a break earlier 20.21 to 20.25.
Our postcode is GL7 4 JB and we are tuned to the Oxford transmitter
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David's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
MikeP
11:07 PM
11:07 PM
Charmian and David:
There are no reports of any problems with the Oxford transmitter. Enegineering work is not carried at at night either. So the problems must either be with your system or the effects of high pressure. Start by carefully checking all your aerial cables and connections. Unplug all coaxial plugs and sockets and then refit them. Then check whether your signals have returned. DO NOT RETUNE.
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Dennis11:08 PM
David Nash:
Signal failed while watching Film4 at about 21:45. Returned for a couple of minutes at 21:56 then failed again.
No stations available from Muxes BBCA, D3_4, SDN, ArqB.
Stations available on ArqA.
Service restored some time between 22:45 and 23:00.
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