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Freeview reception at DY8 1ZR

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 8 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of DY81ZR (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

1	BBC One (SD)	Brierley Hill West Midlands	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Brierley Hill West Midlands	PSB1
3	ITV 1 (SD)	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2

6	ITV 2	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
7	Big Centre TV	Brierley Hill	LB
9	BBC Four	Brierley Hill West Midlands	PSB1
10	ITV3	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
11	Sky Mix	Brierley Hill	COM5

12	Quest	Brierley Hill	COM6
13	E4	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
14	Film4	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
15	Channel 4 +1	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
17	Really	Brierley Hill	COM5

18	More4	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
19	Dave	Brierley Hill	COM5
20	Drama	The Wrekin	COM4
21	5USA	The Wrekin	COM4
23	BBC Three	Brierley Hill West Midlands	PSB1

25	W	Brierley Hill	COM6
26	ITV4	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
27	Yesterday	Brierley Hill	COM6
28	ITVBe	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
29	ITV2 +1	The Wrekin	COM4

30	E4 +1	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
31	E4 Extra	Brierley Hill	COM5
32	5STAR	The Wrekin	COM4
33	5Action	The Wrekin	COM4
34	GREAT! movies	Brierley Hill	COM6

35	ITV1 +1	Brierley Hill Central (West)	PSB2
36	Sky Arts	Brierley Hill	COM5
38	Channel 5 +1	The Wrekin	COM4
39	DMAX	Brierley Hill	COM6
40	Quest Red	Brierley Hill	COM5

41	Legend	The Wrekin	COM4
42	GREAT! action	The Wrekin	COM4
43	Food Network	Brierley Hill	COM5
44	HGTV	Brierley Hill	COM6
46	5SELECT	Brierley Hill	PSB3

47	Film4 +1	Brierley Hill	COM5
48	Challenge	Brierley Hill	COM5
49	4seven	Brierley Hill	COM5
52	GREAT! romance	Brierley Hill	COM6
56	That's TV (UK)	Brierley Hill	COM6

57	Dave ja vu	The Wrekin	COM4
58	ITV3 +1	The Wrekin	COM4
59	ITV4 +1	The Wrekin	COM4
60	Drama +1	Brierley Hill	COM5
63	GREAT! romance mix	Brierley Hill	COM6

64	Blaze	The Wrekin	COM4
65	That's TV 2	Brierley Hill	COM5
67	TRUE CRIME	The Wrekin	COM4
68	TRUE CRIME XTRA	The Wrekin	COM4
70	Quest +1	Brierley Hill	COM5

71	That’s 60s	Brierley Hill	COM6
73	HobbyMaker	Brierley Hill	COM6
74	Yesterday +1	Brierley Hill	COM5
75	That's 90s	Brierley Hill	COM5
78	TCC	The Wrekin	COM4

81	Blaze +1	The Wrekin	COM4
82	Talking Pictures TV	Brierley Hill	COM6
83	Together TV	The Wrekin	COM4
84	PBS America	Brierley Hill	COM6
91	WildEarth	The Wrekin	COM4

93	ITVBe +1	The Wrekin	COM4
101	BBC One HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3
102	BBC Two HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3
103	UTV HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3
103	STV HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3

103	ITV 1 HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3
104	Channel 4 HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3
105	Channel 5 HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3
106	BBC Four HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3
107	BBC Three HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3

108	BBC Scotland HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3
110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Brierley Hill	PSB3
201	CBBC	Brierley Hill West Midlands	PSB1
202	CBeebies	Brierley Hill West Midlands	PSB1
204	CBBC HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3

205	CBeebies HD	Brierley Hill	PSB3
209	Ketchup TV	The Wrekin	COM4
210	Ketchup Too	The Wrekin	COM4
211	YAAAS!	The Wrekin	COM4
231	BBC News	Brierley Hill West Midlands	PSB1

232	BBC Parliament	Brierley Hill West Midlands	PSB1
233	Sky News	Brierley Hill	COM5
235	Al Jazeera Eng	Brierley Hill	COM6
267	Al Jazeera English	The Wrekin	COM4

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Comments

Thursday, 12 June 2014

Dave Lindsay

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2:50 PM

Michael Gilmartin: The "DM Log" sold by ATV is a Blake DML26WB and it's good because it has flat elements and a bracket that allows the device to be tilted.

The Log 36 is a Vision Products model:

TV & Radio Aerials Catalogue » Vision Products - Powerful Products. Easy Installation. Excellent Value

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Saturday, 14 June 2014

John Beaton
8:03 AM
Kilmarnock

I have a arial with slx do I still need an outside arial

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Dave Lindsay

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11:22 AM

John Beaton: Looking at your location, you "might" find that a is not sufficient to give a stable and that the only option is to put the aerial outside on the .

A terrain plot between you and the is here:

Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location

The reason I say this is that, whilst you are only 10 miles from the transmitter, the ground blocks your line-of-sight from about 1 mile out. The new houses at the top could perhaps increase any difficulty.

There's no such thing as a aerial. For Davel a Group A aerial, as installed in the days of four-channel should do because all its are still on Group A frequencies:

The Main Digital TV Transmitters (the 6 MUX transmitters)

A yagi isn't so good on Group A channels, so if it's a yagi it should be a Group A one. I would use a log which is naturally wideband but has a flatter response. See:

Rowridge Transmitter

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Lisa
3:57 PM
Strabane

on . Since getting a new tv, we have lost our irish rte, 3e etc. is there problems in out area with these channels? Bt82 9aq

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Dave Lindsay

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5:25 PM

Lisa: What's the make and model of the set?

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Rich
7:39 PM
Perth

bbc still down in area for ?

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Algernon Black

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8:25 PM
Cheltenham

How very strange! I don't watch as I got fed up with the problems so I changed to but last week I bought a new TV. Tuning the set brought me all the from , and . My is 752 feet above sea level pointing at Oxford. My post code is GL54 4EB.

I wonder what has changed, or my new TV.
Funny old World.

Algy.

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Peter
8:36 PM

Having problems with tv in liverpool. Using a communal on a block of flats, the signal has been working fine for 10 years then suddenly on Thursday evening started to receive on all . This is through a talktalk box. The signal strength is reading 55% and 80% plus for definition and 50% quality for high definition. The strange thing is that through an indoor aerial which had lower strength and lower quality readings the for standard definition is fine, but no high def at all. I think the indoor aerial maybe be using a different than the outdoor one, so I am wondering if it is due to maintenance works at the transmitter? I have checked all wiring, etc and nothing seems to improve signal.

Is anyone else experiencing signal issues in the north ? (53.4008,-2.9810)

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Sunday, 15 June 2014

Steve
6:32 PM
Carlisle

Hi Team
I had an old , nothing fancy 8 elements back plate, it fell of its bracket, old age, but it worked fine, lots of and radio.
Having bought a swanky new one, I cannot get Itv programmes or radio.
a few others are missing too. I did think it was the aerial, so took it back tried some thing else, same result, ........
1. tried to retune a couple of times,
2. the Digial tv has the same problems as the box.
3. the aerial is on the . pointing in the same direction as before.

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Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Dave Lindsay

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3:52 AM

Steve: At your location I think it's quite likely you can see the . See the terrain plot:

Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location

A log periodic is the type of to go for, no question, such as is shown here (other models and retailers are available):

Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial

If you do get, or have got, a yagi aerial (that being the other type) then it should be a Group A one rather than a one - see here for explanation:

Rowridge Transmitter

It sounds like you're missing PSB2 which carries ITV, , Channel 5 and six other of the ITV/C4 sisters and their +1s.

You could try a manual on the relevant UHF channel (. Enter/select the number and then wait - don't press the button to scan/add channels - see if any indication of strength and is given as at this stage the should act like a signal meter.

PSB2 is on from Caldbeck (that is the one for England). The transmitting also broadcasts one for Scotland on .

I would suggest that if you are going to have any issue then it is likely to be too much signal (this being why a log is ideally suited to your location):

Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice

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