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Freeview reception at DE65 5QB

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 2 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of DE655QB (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)	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
3	ITV 1 (SD)	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2

6	ITV 2	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
7	Notts TV	Waltham	LNG
7	Big Centre TV	Sutton Coldfield	LB
9	BBC Four	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
10	ITV3	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2

11	Sky Mix	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
12	Quest	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
13	E4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
14	Film4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
15	Channel 4 +1	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2

17	Really	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
18	More4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
19	U&Dave	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
20	U&Drama	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
21	5USA	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

23	BBC Three	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
25	U&W	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
26	ITV4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
27	U&Yesterday	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
28	ITVBe	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2

29	ITV2 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
30	E4 +1	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
31	E4 Extra	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
32	5STAR	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
33	5Action	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

34	GREAT! movies	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
35	ITV1 +1	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
36	Sky Arts	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
38	Channel 5 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
39	DMAX	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

40	Quest Red	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
41	Legend	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
42	GREAT! action	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
43	Food Network	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
44	HGTV	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

46	5SELECT	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
47	Film4 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
48	Challenge	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
49	4seven	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
52	GREAT! christmas	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

56	That's TV (UK)	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
57	U&Dave ja vu	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
58	ITV3 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
59	ITV4 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
60	U&Drama +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5

63	GREAT! romance mix	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
64	Blaze	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
65	That's TV 2	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
67	TRUE CRIME	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
68	TRUE CRIME XTRA	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

70	Quest +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
71	That’s 60s	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
73	HobbyMaker	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
74	&UYesterday +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
75	That's 90s	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

76	That's TV 2 MCR	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
81	Blaze +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
82	Talking Pictures TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
83	Together TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
84	PBS America	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

91	WildEarth	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
93	ITVBe +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
101	BBC One HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
102	BBC Two HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
103	UTV HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3

103	ITV 1 HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
103	STV HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
104	Channel 4 HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
105	Channel 5 HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
106	BBC Four HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3

107	BBC Three HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
108	BBC Scotland HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
201	CBBC	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
202	CBeebies	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1

204	CBBC HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
205	CBeebies HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
209	Ketchup TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
210	Ketchup Too	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
211	YAAAS!	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

231	BBC News	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
232	BBC Parliament	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
233	Sky News	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
235	Al Jazeera Eng	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
251	Al Jazeera English	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

255	FRANCE 24 (in English)	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
265	Rok Sky +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

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Comments

Saturday, 12 July 2014

MikeB

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10:51 PM

Francis Owen: If the postcode you gave is you uncles, your really close to , but slightly closer to or Ally Pally, which has far fewer .

It could be that the TV is finding those channels first, or that he's using an indoor , which tend to not be very good. Click on the 'DigitalUk tradeview' link next to your question, and you'll find out what direction his aerial should be, and what Crystal Palace should be on. You might need to manually tune it, but hopefully it should work.

john murphy: Although DigitalUk is a bit iffy about your , since you said it used to be fine, thats OK. You've said the signal has now gone totally, which makes its sound like you've got a fault in your system. Check back from the aerial lead into the TV, but its probably a break or bad connection which has just given way.

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Sunday, 13 July 2014

maggie
9:12 AM
Bordon

Hi i need a lead that is normal one end the thin the other for my new tv as i have the older box can you tell me where to get one and what it is call maggie

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jb38

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11:42 AM

maggie: As the make / model of TV being referred to is unknown, before purchasing anything its best to take a careful look at the socket on the TV just to ensure that it isnt an HDMI socket, something that would create a more expensive problem if using an older box fitted with two sockets. However, the undermentioned link might be to what you are looking for. Scart Adaptor Currys / Haier / Logik TV`s Only ** This cable is Not hdmi to scart **: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

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MikeB

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12:07 PM

jb38: Before buying anything new, almost certainly you already have a connection in the back of the TV, although it might be hidden away somewhere (certain Panasonics, for instance). You need to look at your manual.

It does mean that you wont get HD from your box, but if you to Sky HD, then they will even give you an HDMI lead to plug in. Of course your new TV might (hopefully) have an HD tuner in it (or even a sat tuner), so you can still get HD.

Personally, anyone should buy a new TV expecting to to only have one scart, and certainly dont buy something to match something you bought 5-10 years ago, because HDMI is where things are now, not scart.

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jb38

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12:56 PM

MikeB: Its not really me thats asking the question! but there are a few TV's around such as the brands mentioned on the link, that as a space saving measure are not fitted with a size connector to make the device easier to mount on a , and I think that Maggie has acquired one of those types.

One of the LG models (number of escapes me!) also requires a special connector.

When I referred to a possible problem if the socket was only an HDMI type and not a scart, then a special and higher priced, Scart to HDMI adaptor would have to be purchased if viewing via the boxes RF modulator was also not possible.

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MikeB

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1:44 PM

jb38: Sorry about that, but my wife complained that I was using the laptop when she was trying to do some work, so I forgot to change the name!

The vogue for 'adapters' came in some years ago with the D year Samsung LED's - they came with a small plugin thing, which customers had the unfortunate habit of throwing away with the box, not realising what it was, having not read the manual.

Panasonic basically copied the back of the Samsung (but turned it through 180 dgrees), and this included the adapter. However, relatively few still have this (Samsung's not have one and RGB/phonos), with only the Panasonic E6/ET61(?) from last year doing this (I really should look at this years models).

However, there should normally be something still (even top end TV's still generally have one), but it might take a careful look to find it!

I can see why manufacturers have this route in reducing the number of scarts, etc. Pretty much everything for the past 5 years or more should(!) have HDMI's, but they still have to think about legacy equipment. But I point out to my customers that rather than spend good money on various adapters to make that DVD work, they are better buying a blu-ray for £60(?), which smart, plays everything, and is of course HDMI. As for , just how many people still use one?

Of course, since I have an old CRT, with 5 boxes attached, I do actually need an adapter, but its not something I'd recommend!

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Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Helen
5:52 PM
Corby

I'm not sure if I am in the right place, if I'm not could someone direct me there? I am in and apparently I use the . I cannot get any BBC or, I have all the others with brilliant , no or anything. I have tried doing a 'new channels' and a 'new installation' and they just don't show up. My starts at ITV! Any or suggestions would be gratefully accepted, thanks in advance!

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Friday, 18 July 2014

Heather Jamieson
3:31 PM

I live in Feance part of the year. I have a . I need to buy a freeviewbox to receive British . Amazon uk don 't seem to have providers that will post it to me in France. Any ideas?
thanks
Heather

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Darin
6:10 PM
Tewkesbury

OT: How can I stop receiving comments/posts on twitter from this forum? I can't find how to unsubscibe from these pages - I've looked through all 134 pages for my posts (which I may have missed)

Can somebody?

I've unticked the 'email me ' on this post and left the twitter name blank

thnak you

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MikeP

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8:16 PM

Heather Jamieson:

British are not available in France apart from 'accidental' in the Pas de Calais from the , which is not intended. Even if you have a Freeview box and an (not a ) you would not get good British TV signals so that would not be a workable option.

You may, however, be able to get signals using a suitably sized dish and . These are broadcast from a set of satellites above the Equator at orbital position of 28.2 dgrees east and with suitable equipment may be receivable at your French home, depending on where that is.

I suspect your best choice would be to buy a FreeSat box while in the UK and take it to France when you go there. The dish will need to be larger than a 'normal' one because the transmissions are intended for UK reception rather than in France.

But there are no guarantees you'll be successful.

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