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Freeview reception at WS11 7GA

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 6 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of WS117GA (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	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	STV HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
103	UTV HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3

103	ITV 1 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, 1 November 2014

Jonathan
9:33 PM
Fraserburgh

I live almost next door to a light ( transmitter) so much so that there is no difference in with or without the . The transmitter that provides full coverage is the Transmitter. If the light one is in the line of sight path of Rumster Forest will I still be able to get the signal from Rumster Forest?

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Dave Lindsay

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11:02 PM

Jonathan : Whether it's a or any other type of structure in the way makes no difference - the question remains: can you receive successfully from desired transmitter?

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Sunday, 2 November 2014

jb38

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12:00 AM

Jonathan : The answer to your question is totally dependant on whether or not the signals from the local stations 400 watt transmitters are strong to the extent that they are swamping your TV (or boxes) tuner whereby making it insensitive to picking up transmissions from another located somewhat further away, the station in question being Rumster Forrest @ 64 miles / 314 degrees radiating on horizontal transmission, whereas Rosehearty radiates on vertical transmission.

Although a terrain check between your location and the Rumster only indicates the presence of a minor line-of-sight obstruction to the path of the signal from that station, but though, due the curvature of the terrain between the two positions I would think that if any was possible (which I doubt if it would be) reception would be totally erratic.

is really the only way of receiving the full range of in areas such as yours.

By the way, should at any time you wish to if its possible to receive any transmissions from the Rumster Forrest transmitter, flip your onto the horizontal mounting position, then turn it slightly backwards (anticlockwise) to point to roughly 314 degrees, then go into your devices tuning menu / manual tune and enter Rumstrers SDN / COM4 Mux on into the box, this being ITV3 which is not on the light transmitter.

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Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Mr T Meadows
7:17 PM
Harrow

Hi, We have a new that points to , our tv is about 4yrs old.
The problem we have is rain and wet conditions we simply loose BBC & ITV ,we can't point the aerial to the transmitters as we are on the nth side of harrow hill,can you in any way with our problem

Many thanks

Mr T Meadows.

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Dave Lindsay

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8:19 PM

Mr T Meadows: A quick look at the UK Coverage Checker tells the story and the terrain plot rather nails the likely cause!!

The PSB of are co-channel with the COMs of , albeit opposite polarisations.

The terrain plot to Hemel Hempstead shows clear line-of-sight at 11.4 miles:

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

The plot to Hannington also shows clear line-of-sight at 43.1 miles:

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

The plot for shows clear line-of-sight at 15.4 miles:

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

Harrow Hill probably isn't sampled for this plot so that's why it's not shown as obstructing the path.

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Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Mike Rogers
9:39 AM
Birmingham

Hi

I am experiencing poor subtitling on a few Freeview . The main culprits seem to be on your COM 4 MUX, eg Drama, ITV3, ITV3+1.

The problem I am getting is very poor synchronising of the subtitles. At times they are up to 10 seconds early, then they will stop, re-appear in synch and then gradually start appearing early again. On Monday evening I recorded George Gently on Ch 20(Drama) and Grantchester (ITV1). These two programmes overlapped between 8.00pm to 10.00pm. The George Gently subtitles were terrible whereas Grantchester's were perfect.

Have you any idea what may be causing this problem? I have had the problem for some time now.

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Thursday, 6 November 2014

Mike Rogers
4:41 PM
Birmingham

Re above.

My TV is on the . Sorry I omitted that yesterday.

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Sunday, 9 November 2014

quentin
10:09 AM
Falmouth

Our has been in the attic for 40+ years. During the summer, about 5 or 10 years ago, we were plagued with from France. In the last two or three years it has cleared itself up.
This year we are enduring interference, in the form of a mass of horizontal rectangles in the morning and evening. We have attributed all this to high and low atmospheric pressure (co-incides with the tides). Any suggestions for a non technician?
Q

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rob

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3:52 PM

Hi Quentin

I would replace the for a new one and replace all old co ax cables for double screened type same they use fort tv . this should clear up your problems.. an aerial and cable 40+ years old do degrade over time..... causing and other problems

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jb38

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8:24 PM

quentin: Have you as yet, verified if anyone else in your area is also suffering from the problem referred to with regards to a mass of horizontal rectangles afflicting in both mornings and evenings, something which comes into the category of being rather odd, as although anything of an alien RF nature clashing with a TV signal generally results in the break up of the , its not in the fashion of a clearly defined pattern such as you have mentioned.

On the subject of replacing the , although modern grade cable is in most cases superior to coax made in the era you have referred to, but as far as off from France or any other European is concerned, virtually nothing you (or anyone) can do will alleviate the problem, as viewers located in large swathes of the Southern areas of the UK can suffer from this at various times of the year due to reasons similar to what you have mentioned, although its usually at its worst during warmer weather.

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