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Freeview reception at SY7 8DL


For reliable and stable Freeview reception, you need an unobstructed path between the TV aerial on your roof and the digital TV transmitter. The map below shows the transmitters predicted to provide a signal at this location.

You can click on any transmitter symbol to show the coverage area as a green overlay on the map. Double click on a transmitter symbol to go to the transmitter information page.

You can also view the ten closest potential '4G-at-800' mobile phone masts within 1.5km of the selected location - these masts may be used for 4G-at-800 mobile broadband services from 2013-2015.

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There are 0 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of SY78DL (page shows closest 10)

What do the map symbols mean?

 EE,  Multiple operators,  O2,  3,  Vodafone,  location on line-of-sight,  Selected location,  Freeview transmitter,  Freeview light transmitter,  Engineering/fault today.

These icons show the potential locations for 5G-at-700MHz services that may interfere with Freeview reception. For actual mobile device reception prediction (at 800-960MHz and 1710-2170MHz) see these phone operator's mapping sites: Three O2 EE VM

Predicted Freeview channel list

1BBC One (SD)The Wrekin West MidlandsPSB1
2BBC TwoThe Wrekin West MidlandsPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
5Channel 5The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
 
6ITV 2The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
9BBC FourThe Wrekin West MidlandsPSB1
10ITV3The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
11Sky MixThe Wrekin COM5
12QuestThe Wrekin COM6
 
13E4The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
14Film4The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
15Channel 4 +1The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
17ReallyThe Wrekin COM5
18More4The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
 
19DaveThe Wrekin COM5
20DramaThe Wrekin COM4
215USAThe Wrekin COM4
23BBC ThreeThe Wrekin West MidlandsPSB1
25WThe Wrekin COM6
 
26ITV4The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
27YesterdayThe Wrekin COM6
28ITVBeThe Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
29ITV2 +1The Wrekin COM4
30E4 +1The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
 
31E4 ExtraThe Wrekin COM5
325STARThe Wrekin COM4
335ActionThe Wrekin COM4
34GREAT! moviesThe Wrekin COM6
35ITV1 +1The Wrekin Central (West)PSB2
 
36Sky ArtsThe Wrekin COM5
38Channel 5 +1The Wrekin COM4
39DMAXThe Wrekin COM6
40Quest RedThe Wrekin COM5
41LegendThe Wrekin COM4
 
42GREAT! actionThe Wrekin COM4
43Food NetworkThe Wrekin COM5
44HGTVThe Wrekin COM6
465SELECTThe Wrekin PSB3
47Film4 +1The Wrekin COM5
 
48ChallengeThe Wrekin COM5
494sevenThe Wrekin COM5
52GREAT! romanceThe Wrekin COM6
56That's TV (UK)The Wrekin COM6
57Dave ja vuThe Wrekin COM4
 
58ITV3 +1The Wrekin COM4
59ITV4 +1The Wrekin COM4
60Drama +1The Wrekin COM5
63GREAT! romance mixThe Wrekin COM6
64BlazeThe Wrekin COM4
 
65That's TV 2The Wrekin COM5
67TRUE CRIMEThe Wrekin COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRAThe Wrekin COM4
70Quest +1The Wrekin COM5
71That’s 60sThe Wrekin COM6
 
73HobbyMakerThe Wrekin COM6
74Yesterday +1The Wrekin COM5
75That's 90sThe Wrekin COM5
78TCCThe Wrekin COM4
81Blaze +1The Wrekin COM4
 
82Talking Pictures TVThe Wrekin COM6
83Together TVThe Wrekin COM4
84PBS AmericaThe Wrekin COM6
91WildEarthThe Wrekin COM4
93ITVBe +1The Wrekin COM4
 
101BBC One HDThe Wrekin PSB3
102BBC Two HDThe Wrekin PSB3
103STV HDThe Wrekin PSB3
103UTV HDThe Wrekin PSB3
103ITV 1 HDThe Wrekin PSB3
 
104Channel 4 HDThe Wrekin PSB3
105Channel 5 HDThe Wrekin PSB3
106BBC Four HDThe Wrekin PSB3
107BBC Three HDThe Wrekin PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDThe Wrekin PSB3
 
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)The Wrekin PSB3
201CBBCThe Wrekin West MidlandsPSB1
202CBeebiesThe Wrekin West MidlandsPSB1
204CBBC HDThe Wrekin PSB3
205CBeebies HDThe Wrekin PSB3
 
209Ketchup TVThe Wrekin COM4
210Ketchup TooThe Wrekin COM4
211YAAAS!The Wrekin COM4
231BBC NewsThe Wrekin West MidlandsPSB1
232BBC ParliamentThe Wrekin West MidlandsPSB1
 
233Sky NewsThe Wrekin COM5
235Al Jazeera EngThe Wrekin COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishThe Wrekin COM4

 

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Comments
Friday, 2 May 2014
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Mike Rothwell
5:57 PM
Durham

Dh7 tuned and pointing at Pontop Pike, reception satissfactory until very recently BBC1 & BBC2 are breaking up badly on my recording digibox.

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jb38
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

9:11 PM

Mike Rothwell: As you have only mentioned this happening on your PVR (recorder) then does the BBC1 / 2 signal break up problem also occur on your Freeview TV? because if it doesn't, then that could possibly indicate that the signal level received from the Pontop Pike transmitter located at only just over 6 miles away is a tad on the high side for your PVR tuners input circuitry to the extent that its causing overloading.

You should carry out a signal strength test on your TV and also your PVR for the purpose of observing the "quality" of the signal over a few minutes, noting if its seen to dive downwards now and again.

By the way, I do realise you have said that this has only happened recently, but if your signal is indeed "slightly over the top" then even the slightest increase in the level of the signal received (as it can change for various reasons) can trigger instability in one type of a tuner whereas not in another.

It would also be of assistance to have knowledge of the aerial system being used, such as are you using any type of powered distribution amplifier?

Further info dependant on reply.

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Saturday, 3 May 2014
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MR K Wilson
4:09 PM

Aeriel on roof, very strong signal. IM9 1BJ
I am perplexed, why when I watch Freeview in the UK I can watch ITV 4 and a host of other freeview channels. I have just auto re tuned my freeview TV on my digital aerial, still no ITV4. I watch ITV4 on my friends FreeSat. Is there a problem, i recieve freeview stations but not all of them. I thought Freeview was FREE VIEW ?????
Its only a few weeks before the Isle of Man TT starts and the wonderful coverage of this event is on ITV4. I am extremely disappointed that I will not be able to watch it on my own TV at home.
There must be many people living on the Isle of Man who are extremely frustrated at not being able to view all the freeview stations when we pay exactly the same TV licence as the UK .
Your comments would be very much appreciated.
Thank you.

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jb38
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8:24 PM

MR K Wilson: The IM9 location mentioned is indicated as receiving Freeview from the Port St Mary transmitter @ 4.3 miles away, a secondary station being Douglas at just under 8 miles, both transmitters being of the Freeview light "PSB only" variety meaning that no COM channels are transmitted from either station.

As far as the licence is concerned, the PSB channels are associated directly with the licence fee whereas the missing COM channels are paid for entirely by advertisers, but with same "not" being willing to pay towards the running costs of the additional COM transmitters in areas of lower populations where its known that the cost of running same is liable to outweigh any profit made.

This of course also applies to numerous stations located in areas of lower populations in the UK mainland, as COM channels are purely profit based.

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jb38
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8:45 PM

MR K Wilson: Also meant to say, that the ITV4 programme you mentioned is carried on the ArqB / COM6 transmitter on a main station, as the only reason you can view it on your friends Freesat TV or box is simply because Freesat does not have any boundaries, likewise programmes can be received over the entire UK mainland and also Ireland.

Most people find that Freesat is the only answer to the limited channels problem because of residing in an area covered by Freeview light transmitters, this really being your only way of overcoming this difficulty.

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Howard Owens
10:59 PM
Exeter

Grateful for your site. Our Freeview BBC stations, apart from HD, have been wiped out by - it seems evident - a Vodaphone 4G half a mile away that switched on about April 20. Curiously, commercial stations are unaffected.
Is it correct that the BBC has been handed responsibility for diagnosing reception difficulties across all frequencies and services?

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Sunday, 4 May 2014
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DAVID HOLDSWORTH
2:20 PM
St. Neots

When can we expect all channels to be in HD,and why do we not have them now?

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Monday, 5 May 2014
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Tracey Wilde
9:50 AM
Stoke-on-trent

Hello.
I'm on the Fenton transmitter and lost BBC4 HD, BBC News HD etc on Saturday night. I have all the other BBC channels.
Has this effected anyone else ?
My postcode is ST7 8PQ

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Dave Lindsay
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10:37 AM

Tracey Wilde: These services aren't available from Fenton yet, so you must be picking them up from Sutton Coldfield on UHF channel 33 (570MHz) - this information is usually given on the signal strength screen.

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Tracey Wilde
11:26 AM
Stoke-on-trent

Tracey Wilde: Thanks for your response.

They were on channel 33 but that went on Saturday night and now I have no signal on it at all.
I've auto tuned twice and manual tuned 33 but still nothing.

Since posting I've found that some other people have got the same problem but we don't know why.

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