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Freeview reception at ST1 6AE


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 21 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of ST16AE (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)Fenton West MidlandsPSB1
2BBC TwoFenton West MidlandsPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Fenton Central (West)PSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Fenton Central (West)PSB2
5Channel 5Fenton Central (West)PSB2
 
6ITV 2Fenton Central (West)PSB2
9BBC FourFenton West MidlandsPSB1
10ITV3Fenton Central (West)PSB2
11Sky MixFenton COM5
12QuestFenton COM6
 
13E4Fenton Central (West)PSB2
14Film4Fenton Central (West)PSB2
15Channel 4 +1Fenton Central (West)PSB2
17ReallyFenton COM5
18More4Fenton Central (West)PSB2
 
19U&DaveFenton COM5
20U&DramaFenton COM4
215USAFenton COM4
23BBC ThreeFenton West MidlandsPSB1
25U&WFenton COM6
 
26ITV4Fenton Central (West)PSB2
27U&YesterdayFenton COM6
28ITVBeFenton Central (West)PSB2
29ITV2 +1Fenton COM4
30E4 +1Fenton Central (West)PSB2
 
31E4 ExtraFenton COM5
325STARFenton COM4
335ActionFenton COM4
34GREAT! moviesFenton COM6
35ITV1 +1Fenton Central (West)PSB2
 
36Sky ArtsFenton COM5
38Channel 5 +1Fenton COM4
39DMAXFenton COM6
40Quest RedFenton COM5
41LegendFenton COM4
 
42GREAT! actionFenton COM4
43Food NetworkFenton COM5
44HGTVFenton COM6
465SELECTFenton PSB3
47Film4 +1Fenton COM5
 
48ChallengeFenton COM5
494sevenFenton COM5
52GREAT! romanceFenton COM6
56That's TV (UK)Fenton COM6
57U&Dave ja vuFenton COM4
 
58ITV3 +1Fenton COM4
59ITV4 +1Fenton COM4
60U&Drama +1Fenton COM5
63GREAT! romance mixFenton COM6
64BlazeFenton COM4
 
65That's TV 2Fenton COM5
67TRUE CRIMEFenton COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRAFenton COM4
70Quest +1Fenton COM5
71That’s 60sFenton COM6
 
73HobbyMakerFenton COM6
74&UYesterday +1Fenton COM5
75That's 90sFenton COM5
78TCCFenton COM4
81Blaze +1Fenton COM4
 
82Talking Pictures TVFenton COM6
83Together TVFenton COM4
84PBS AmericaFenton COM6
91WildEarthFenton COM4
93ITVBe +1Fenton COM4
 
101BBC One HDFenton PSB3
102BBC Two HDFenton PSB3
103STV HDFenton PSB3
103UTV HDFenton PSB3
103ITV 1 HDFenton PSB3
 
104Channel 4 HDFenton PSB3
105Channel 5 HDFenton PSB3
106BBC Four HDFenton PSB3
107BBC Three HDFenton PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDFenton PSB3
 
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Fenton PSB3
201CBBCFenton West MidlandsPSB1
202CBeebiesFenton West MidlandsPSB1
204CBBC HDFenton PSB3
205CBeebies HDFenton PSB3
 
209Ketchup TVFenton COM4
210Ketchup TooFenton COM4
211YAAAS!Fenton COM4
231BBC NewsFenton West MidlandsPSB1
232BBC ParliamentFenton West MidlandsPSB1
 
233Sky NewsFenton COM5
235Al Jazeera EngFenton COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishFenton COM4

 

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Comments
Friday, 15 August 2014
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Fran Shuttlewood
3:35 PM

Hi jb38 , the Tv is a Technika 32-2000 and the signal quality says very good with a bar indicating around 80%. I have just been talking to a neighbour who also has just Freeview like us and they are receiving Oxford without any problems.
Thanks again for trying to help.

Fran

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Saturday, 16 August 2014
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jb38
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12:13 AM

Fran Shuttlewood : In that case, then your TV "not" being able to store a channel even although its being received at a good strength does give suspicions as to a possible fault in your TV's tuner, as about the only two things that can cause non- storage of a channel are: (1) the signal level of the channels attempted to be stored is too low, or : (2) that tuners memory is full to capacity (overloaded) whereby any attempt to store further channels is rejected, the way of overcoming this particular problem being to carry out a manufacturers reset, but of course, as you have already carried this out then this aspect does not obviously apply.

By the way, do you have a booster connected into your aerial system? my reason for asking being that the signal reading given is somewhat higher than would have been expected at 27 miles away from the Oxford transmitter, and if you do have a booster in line then the possibility exists that input circuitry on this device is being affected by the signal from the Woodford Halse transmitter located at a proverbial stones throw away from you, i.e: on the right hand side of the entrance to the Manor Business Park, checks made revealing that this transmitter is beaming the signal directly towards you.

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7:54 AM

Fran Shuttlewood : In addition to that said. Taking into account the fact that you have already tried a number of tests and yet the situation remains the same, then about the only options available to you (cost free!) are either to test your aerial out using another TV, or try tuning your TV whilst its temporarily connected into another aerial system, possibly an obliging neighbours?

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Fran Shuttlewood
10:25 PM

Hi jb38, thanks again for your persistence. Yes we do have a booster. We thought this may have died but a kind gent at Maplins tested it for us and it is fine. Our next plan is to test with another tv. However this will be in about a week as our spare is on our narrowboat which is somewhere in Oxford with our son and his family. Im a bit dubious about hooking up to a neighbours aerial in case I obliterate their ability to connect to Oxford!!

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jb38
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11:06 PM

Fran Shuttlewood: With regards to your concern about the possibility of affecting your neighbours ability to receive Freeview from Oxford, as an engineer, I can assure you that there is absolutely nothing to worry about as its impossible for you to do anything that would affect it in any way whatsoever.

However, I will look out for any further updates once you have managed to carry either of the two test options mentioned

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Sunday, 17 August 2014
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jb38
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10:22 AM

Fran Shuttlewood : Just another couple of points that you could possibly try / check out in the meantime.

Although having reset your TV followed by attempting to store Oxfords 53 (BBC) or ITV (60) using the manual tune procedure had failed, as you will no doubt have carried out an auto-tune since then check to make sure that Oxfords BBC / ITV are not stored up in the 800 range of channels,

If by any chance a BBC / ITV programme channel is listed, select one of and carry out a signal check on it, this not so much being for the strength / quality of the signal, and which I believe "might" be combined in one bar on your set?, but more to check the Mux channel number seen indicated along with it, which if BBC could be : 25 (Woodford) - 53 (Oxford) or possibly 43 (Sutton Coldfield)

Secondly, if the aforementioned does not bring any results, should the booster referred to be situated anywhere close to the TV, remove the connector going into its input and connect it directly into the TV, this then followed by (unfortunately once again) resetting the TV and carrying out another manual tune / attempt to store / Oxfords Mux 53.

My reason for the latter check is simply because the booster will be amplifying the signal from Woodford Halse as well as the one from Oxford, but by Woodford H being so close its signal being amplified could possibly have the effect of desensitizing the tuner in your set as well as causing other problems, tuners used in Technika's not necessarily the best for stability.




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John Martin
3:37 PM
Grantham

John Martin: jb38: Sorry for not replying sooner, but I just didn't think to read the website until now.

Anyway continuing the conversation: The engineer came on the Monday and he managed to sort out the television reception. Both our two television are connected to one aerial and it has a signal splitter on the aerial, unfortunately this was on it's last legs and would have died if we left it much longer, meaning no television at all. Anyway one new signal splitter and a retune later and problem sorted. Everything's back to normal now.


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jb38
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8:57 PM

John Martin: Perfectly understandable! but many thanks for the update on the outcome of the engineers visit, insomuch that the problem was tracked down as being caused by a defective aerial splitter, site visits armed with the necessary equipment always being a far quicker way of determining the cause of a problem, no matter of what nature it might be!


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Wednesday, 20 August 2014
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Richard Chambers
9:54 AM
St. Ives

whatever I do, I always seem mohave my channels start at 800 on a Samsung smart TV.

Any suggestions? Tried the factory reset but it still goes back...

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MikeB
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11:32 AM

Richard Chambers: The Samsung has a decent tuner, and what the 800 numbers are 'extra' channels picked up by the TV - so if you have BBC1, then 805 might be BBC1 as well, but for a different transmitter. This can be a pain - I've got four BBC1's on my Sony recorder (the tuner is really sensitive), pulled in from my main transmitter, plus 3 others. Unfortunately, the other three are just powerful enough to confuse the recorder, but not enough signal to actually record anything. In your case, I'd start by checking your tuned to Redruth, because that should be the BBC1 on channel 1 transmitter. If not , start with this page I get signals from two Freeview transmitters, but I don't have the BBC and I | Help! Freeview and aerials | ukfree.tv - 12 years of independent, free digital TV advice , and hopefully someone more expert than me will be able to answer your question!

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