Freeview reception at CF83 3SN
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.
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
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 3 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of CF833SN (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) | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB1 | |
| 2 | BBC Two | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB1 | |
| 5 | Channel 5 | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 6 | ITV 2 | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 9 | BBC Four | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB1 | |
| 10 | ITV3 | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 13 | E4 | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 14 | Film4 | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 15 | Channel 4 +1 | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 18 | More4 | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 23 | BBC Three | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB1 | |
| 26 | ITV4 | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 28 | ITVBe | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 30 | E4 +1 | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 35 | ITV1 +1 | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB2 | |
| 46 | 5SELECT | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 101 | BBC One HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 102 | BBC Two HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 103 | UTV HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 103 | STV HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 103 | ITV 1 HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 104 | Channel 4 HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 105 | Channel 5 HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 106 | BBC Four HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 107 | BBC Three HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 108 | BBC Scotland HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 110 | Channel 4 HD (Wales) | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 201 | CBBC | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB1 | |
| 202 | CBeebies | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB1 | |
| 204 | CBBC HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 205 | CBeebies HD | Mynydd Machen | PSB3 | |
| 231 | BBC News | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB1 | |
| 232 | BBC Parliament | Mynydd Machen Wales | PSB1 |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2014
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MikeB10:32 PM
UKFree.TV gets a mention...http://www.lifehacker.co.uk/2014/06/24/fix-freeview-signal-youre-digital-tv-problems
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Thursday, 26 June 2014
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Mike11:47 AM
Southampton
Ive lost BBC1 BBC2 retuned the TV . I can only get 36 channels now I was getting over 100
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Mike's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Saturday, 28 June 2014
had good freeview reception from outside aerial for past 12 months from north west transmitter but now signal poor & can't pick up previous channels. I live in North Wales. Is there transmitter problems in North West region?. Thanks.
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Brian's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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MikeB6:45 PM
Brian T: If you click the link to R+T investigation, there appears to be no problems, so perhaps check your system.
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jb386:50 PM
Brian T: Although no faults been indicated by the Winter Hill transmitter there has been a posting by David Roberts (Colwyn Bay) about bad reception from same of the BBC HD channels on Mux C54 including possible reasons for, this seen by opening the undermentioned link.
If indeed your reception from this transmitter has been good over the last twelve months then I feel that this was with an element of luck, because at 56 miles away from the transmitter and with the signal from the TX passing over an expanse of water, variation in the level of signal received is not exactly uncommon, but though on this occasion its possibly dropped slightly under the threshold for reception level, the usual way of getting over the problem being to fit a mains powered variable booster (0 -15db or so) in line with the aerial feed into the TV.
Winter Hill (Bolton, England) Full Freeview transmitter | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Monday, 30 June 2014
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Derek McLean5:22 PM
Why is Craigkelly not appearing in the above list? It shows my most likely transmitters as Angus, Blackhill and Durris.
But Craigkelly is my nearest mast, at 25 miles, and it's the one that offers me the Edinburgh STV programme. And it does give me strong signals - although, perversely, the STV signal on rf24 is not as good as that from Durris.
As for Angus, well, that's a joke. Mind you, my aerial is pointing to Blackhill, so I can't expect to get a signal from Angus. This makes it all the more surprising that I get a good signal from Durris, 73 miles away on an almost perpendicular bearing. (NT621742)
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Dave Lindsay
5:41 PM
5:41 PM
Derek McLean: The predictor on this site rules out transmitters to which there is no line-of-sight, which would appear to be the case for Craigkelly (just):
Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location
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Derek McLean: There is an "advanced mode" - if you use an aerial 20m above your location - My Freeview | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice ...
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Brian M. Leahy9:29 PM
I keep asking why my TV reception is so bad and I never find an answer. Could anyone please tell me what I need to do to get one?
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MikeB10:19 PM
Brian M. Leahy: OK - I found on one or two of your previous posts your postcode - which is whats really needed when asking about reception problems (you also posted similar questions on two different threads), and you seem to have an old LCD Panasonic TV.
You dont really say what the problem is, but it seems that channels go, or at least the subtitles do, and you keep retuning.
If you click on the link to Home to Mast plot, you'll see that your only about 20km from Oxford, and there doesn't seem to be anything in the way. The DigitalUK link confirms that Oxford should be excellent for you, and the aerial should be on a bearing of 28 degrees.
Check that you are actually tuned to the Oxford transmitter - its on RF Channel 53, so its possible the TV has picked something else. The reception guru's will tell you how to manually tune if you need to.
However, since both you and the neighbour are having a similar problem, there is another possibility, that your simply getting too much signal. Panasonic's are sensitive, and your only 20km away from the transmitter. If you got a big newish aerial, (and certainly if you have a booster), then you could just be getting too high a signal strength at certain times. See this page for help with this problem : 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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