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Freeview reception at TS26 8JQ

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 9 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of TS268JQ (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)	Bilsdale North East and Cumbria	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Bilsdale North East and Cumbria	PSB1
3	ITV 1 (SD)	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2

6	ITV 2	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2
9	BBC Four	Bilsdale North East and Cumbria	PSB1
10	ITV3	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2
11	Sky Mix	Bilsdale	COM5
12	Quest	Bilsdale	COM6

13	E4	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2
14	Film4	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2
15	Channel 4 +1	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2
17	Really	Bilsdale	COM5
18	More4	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2

19	U&Dave	Bilsdale	COM5
20	U&Drama	Bilsdale	COM4
21	5USA	Bilsdale	COM4
23	BBC Three	Bilsdale North East and Cumbria	PSB1
25	U&W	Bilsdale	COM6

26	ITV4	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2
27	U&Yesterday	Bilsdale	COM6
28	ITVBe	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2
29	ITV2 +1	Bilsdale	COM4
30	E4 +1	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2

31	E4 Extra	Bilsdale	COM5
32	5STAR	Bilsdale	COM4
33	5Action	Bilsdale	COM4
34	GREAT! movies	Bilsdale	COM6
35	ITV1 +1	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2

36	Sky Arts	Bilsdale	COM5
38	Channel 5 +1	Bilsdale	COM4
39	DMAX	Bilsdale	COM6
40	Quest Red	Bilsdale	COM5
41	Legend	Bilsdale	COM4

42	GREAT! action	Bilsdale	COM4
43	Food Network	Bilsdale	COM5
44	HGTV	Bilsdale	COM6
46	5SELECT	Bilsdale	PSB3
47	Film4 +1	Bilsdale	COM5

48	Challenge	Bilsdale	COM5
49	4seven	Bilsdale	COM5
52	GREAT! christmas	Bilsdale	COM6
56	That's TV (UK)	Bilsdale	COM6
57	U&Dave ja vu	Bilsdale	COM4

58	ITV3 +1	Bilsdale	COM4
59	ITV4 +1	Bilsdale	COM4
60	U&Drama +1	Bilsdale	COM5
63	GREAT! romance mix	Bilsdale	COM6
64	Blaze	Bilsdale	COM4

65	That's TV 2	Bilsdale	COM5
67	TRUE CRIME	Bilsdale	COM4
68	TRUE CRIME XTRA	Bilsdale	COM4
70	Quest +1	Bilsdale	COM5
71	That’s 60s	Bilsdale Tyne Tees	PSB2

73	HobbyMaker	Bilsdale	COM6
74	&UYesterday +1	Bilsdale	COM5
75	That's 90s	Bilsdale	COM6
76	That's TV 2 MCR	Bilsdale	COM5
81	Blaze +1	Bilsdale	COM4

82	Talking Pictures TV	Bilsdale	COM6
83	Together TV	Bilsdale	COM4
84	PBS America	Bilsdale	COM6
91	WildEarth	Bilsdale	COM4
93	ITVBe +1	Bilsdale	COM4

101	BBC One HD	Bilsdale	PSB3
102	BBC Two HD	Bilsdale	PSB3
103	UTV HD	Bilsdale	PSB3
103	STV HD	Bilsdale	PSB3
103	ITV 1 HD	Bilsdale	PSB3

104	Channel 4 HD	Bilsdale	PSB3
105	Channel 5 HD	Bilsdale	PSB3
106	BBC Four HD	Bilsdale	PSB3
107	BBC Three HD	Bilsdale	PSB3
108	BBC Scotland HD	Bilsdale	PSB3

110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Bilsdale	PSB3
201	CBBC	Bilsdale North East and Cumbria	PSB1
202	CBeebies	Bilsdale North East and Cumbria	PSB1
204	CBBC HD	Bilsdale	PSB3
205	CBeebies HD	Bilsdale	PSB3

209	Ketchup TV	Bilsdale	COM4
210	Ketchup Too	Bilsdale	COM4
211	YAAAS!	Bilsdale	COM4
231	BBC News	Bilsdale North East and Cumbria	PSB1
232	BBC Parliament	Bilsdale North East and Cumbria	PSB1

233	Sky News	Bilsdale	COM5
235	Al Jazeera Eng	Bilsdale	COM6
251	Al Jazeera English	Bilsdale	COM4
255	FRANCE 24 (in English)	Bilsdale	COM4
265	Rok Sky +1	Bilsdale	COM4

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Comments

Sunday, 21 September 2014

Lee Baker
9:56 AM
Dundee

Dave Lindsay,

Thanks for that info.

I've manually retuned (786MHz), but there is no difference.
It was definitely already on this channel, so it was pointing at and receiving the from , not .

I've got 1 with a -operated signal (without this I don't get enough signal for any kind of ) and 3 receivers plugged into it (2 digiboxes and 1 TV).

All 3 receivers are affected to some degree, but 1 is much worse than the other 2, and only BBC are affected.

To my logic, 1 of 4 things has happened:
1. Aerial has moved (but it hasn't - I checked yesterday)
2. Booster has stopped working (but if so, why are only BBC channels affected?)
3. Signal strength has been changed at the Angus (which I have no control over)
4. Atmospheric conditions (it's now fine and sunny, so this shouldn't be an issue).

Nothing has changed in my set-up for 7 years and this is the first time I've had a problem, so I can't really understand why this is happening.

I'm considering either:
1. Changing the booster (which will be a waste of money if this isn't the problem)
2. Turning the aerial to point to Tay Bridge and then retuning.

Thoughts?

Cheers

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Lee Baker
5:17 PM
Dundee

Dave Lindsay,

Update:

I think I've sorted it.
I've fashioned a compass out of a cup of water, a small piece of paper and a pin, and checked the alignment.
It was out by about 10-12 degrees, so I've re-aligned and now all the have come back and (so far) are behaving well.

I still don't know why the problem started though - as I said, I've had exactly the same set-up for 7 years...

Anyway, thanks for your.

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Monday, 22 September 2014

Robert Strachan
5:29 PM
Kilmarnock

I Cannot receive 23 as I receive transmission from . Is there any plan to transmit channel 23 from Darvel.

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Keith Chappell
10:50 PM

Hi
I live in Aldershot. I can only receive news on both ITV & BBC but I want to receive news for this area which is, I believe from Meridian for ITV. Other people in this area seem to have this. Can you me please? (51.2423,-0.7761)

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Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Dave Lindsay

_{sentiment_very_satisfied}Platinum

1:33 PM

Keith Chappell: I have to say, it's not looking great. How and where are they receiving it from? Those who have (/) will have it. is located beyond and carries and ITV Meridian (Thames Valley). But in the direction of Hannington the ground goes upwards so you are really pushing your luck to try for it. also carries BBC South but has ITV Meridian (West) rather than ITV Meridian (Thames Valley). Line-of-sight is obstructed by the high ground at . One of the most useful sources of information as to what you may be able to receive is where your neighbours' aerials are pointing. Judging by Google Streetview, most aerials point to , which carries and ITV London, as does . The Guildford-facing aerials are vertical and judging by their size, and in some cases height, I'd say isn't easy. That said you would appear to have line-of-sight to Guildford at 7.5 miles, so I can only think that the doesn't put its full 2kW out in your direction. Indeed, the post- coverage map is here and you are officially outside it: mb21 - Transmitter Information - Guildford The Crystal Palace aerials are horizontal and a bit anti-clockwise of the Guildford ones. "If" you can receive from Hannington (or Midhurst) then be aware that reception "may" vary by time of day, time of year and depending on the weather. For that reason I would always keep the existing London- . Indeed, I'll add another layer to this: The COM signals aren't as good from Hannington and Midhurst as the PSB . The PSB (Public Service Broadcaster) ones carry BBC, ITV, , Channel 5 and some sisters of ITV and Channel 4. For most Hannington/Midhurst viewers this is fine and they can pick all channels up reliably. However, some will have intermittent reception of the COMs, either because of their lower transmission and/or from another transmitter. I think that if you're pushing it to get the Hannington PSBs then you may not get reliable reception of its COMs. In such circumstances you may be able to combine two aerials, but this is only possible when UHF channel/ allocations permit. For example, if your current aerial is on Crystal Palace you could have a second one on Hannington and combine the two (assuming you can receive from Hannington which I'm not at all sure you can). This would allow you to watch PSBs from Hannington (including your desired BBC and ITV regions) and COMs from Crystal Palace. It's possible to combine Midhurst+Crystal Palace, but you couldn't combine Guildford with either Hannington or Midhurst. The combining approach would also give you a back-up if your prefered regional transmitter wasn't available (due to poor reception).

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Thursday, 25 September 2014

freddy
2:12 PM

I've lost track of where I posted the message but just thought I'd give some on the B34 area problem.

The levels on 666Mhz have now gone up (for the last few days) and we are getting 48-52% - a bit wobbly compared to the other bands and very occasional small dropouts - this is not better than before the last retune
but it is much better than it was and it is watchable now.

I the problem reported at the same time is improved.
Thank god I've lost the temptation to keep messing with the and stuff every time it goes t**s up

(Thats a tip by the way folks - don't always assume it's your problem)

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Friday, 26 September 2014

Melvyn Mills
1:02 PM
London

Hi

Has the EPG listings gone down on Quest? I have not been able to view forthcoming programs on my TV for a couple days although all other listings are okay.
Also Icannot pickup Quests plus 1 channel PROGRAM 37 but Program 38 Quest is fully working and no problems.
Any ideas Thanks.
Regards
Melvyn

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jb38

_{sentiment_very_satisfied}Platinum

3:03 PM

Melvyn Mills: Although the EPG listing for Quest on (37) was down earlier on, however, it should have returned by now, if though it hasnt, then carry out a "manual" tune on Crystal Palaces COM4 / Mux Ch25 and check if this has rectified the situation, programmes such as ITV3 (10) / QVC (16) also being on COM4.

By the way, although Quest (37) is on COM4, Quest+1 (38) is transmitted on COM6 / Mux Ch28, as used by 4Music (18) / Ideal World (22) etc.

If all said has failed to cure the problem, then carry out a "Manufacturers reset" on your TV prior to retuning same, this also known on some brands of devices as "First time installation" / "Default setting" or some similar sounding name.

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Saturday, 27 September 2014

Jon Burns
12:30 PM
Montgomery

Although when putting in the desired postcode (SY15 6EB - just east of Churchstoke Powys) the map shows the correct location it shows only a - on the Wold in the east Midlands. Why would this be?

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jb38

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6:58 PM

Jon Burns: This is obviously being caused by a glitch in the programme, and which the owner / operator of the site will no doubt pick up on.

However, if you click on "J's DigitalUK tradeview", seen in the blue box at the side of your posting, this will show the transmitters that cover your area, both of unfortunately being light PSB only transmitters, being the most likely of the two.

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