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Freeview reception at SN4 8AX


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 SN48AX (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)Oxford South (Oxford)PSB1
2BBC TwoOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Oxford MeridianPSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Oxford MeridianPSB2
5Channel 5Oxford MeridianPSB2
 
6ITV 2Oxford MeridianPSB2
7That's OxfordOxford LOX
7Made in BristolMendip LBS
9BBC FourOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
10ITV3Oxford MeridianPSB2
 
11Sky MixMendip COM5
12QuestMendip COM6
13E4Oxford MeridianPSB2
14Film4Oxford MeridianPSB2
15Channel 4 +1Oxford MeridianPSB2
 
17ReallyMendip COM5
18More4Oxford MeridianPSB2
19U&DaveMendip COM5
20U&DramaMendip COM4
215USAMendip COM4
 
23BBC ThreeOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
25U&WMendip COM6
26ITV4Oxford MeridianPSB2
27U&YesterdayMendip COM6
28ITVBeOxford MeridianPSB2
 
29ITV2 +1Mendip COM4
30E4 +1Oxford MeridianPSB2
31E4 ExtraMendip COM5
325STARMendip COM4
335ActionMendip COM4
 
34GREAT! moviesMendip COM6
35ITV1 +1Oxford MeridianPSB2
36Sky ArtsMendip COM5
38Channel 5 +1Mendip COM4
39DMAXMendip COM6
 
40Quest RedMendip COM5
41LegendMendip COM4
42GREAT! actionMendip COM4
43Food NetworkMendip COM5
44HGTVMendip COM6
 
465SELECTOxford PSB3
47Film4 +1Mendip COM5
48ChallengeMendip COM5
494sevenMendip COM5
52GREAT! christmasMendip COM6
 
56That's TV (UK)Mendip COM6
57U&Dave ja vuMendip COM4
58ITV3 +1Mendip COM4
59ITV4 +1Mendip COM4
60U&Drama +1Mendip COM5
 
63GREAT! romance mixMendip COM6
64BlazeMendip COM4
65That's TV 2Mendip COM5
67TRUE CRIMEMendip COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRAMendip COM4
 
70Quest +1Mendip COM5
71That’s 60sOxford MeridianPSB2
73HobbyMakerMendip COM6
74&UYesterday +1Mendip COM5
75That's 90sMendip COM6
 
76That's TV 2 MCRMendip COM5
81Blaze +1Mendip COM4
82Talking Pictures TVMendip COM6
83Together TVMendip COM4
84PBS AmericaMendip COM6
 
91WildEarthMendip COM4
93ITVBe +1Mendip COM4
101BBC One HDOxford PSB3
102BBC Two HDOxford PSB3
103UTV HDOxford PSB3
 
103ITV 1 HDOxford PSB3
103STV HDOxford PSB3
104Channel 4 HDOxford PSB3
105Channel 5 HDOxford PSB3
106BBC Four HDOxford PSB3
 
107BBC Three HDOxford PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDOxford PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Oxford PSB3
201CBBCOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
202CBeebiesOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
 
204CBBC HDOxford PSB3
205CBeebies HDOxford PSB3
209Ketchup TVMendip COM4
210Ketchup TooMendip COM4
211YAAAS!Mendip COM4
 
231BBC NewsOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
232BBC ParliamentOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
233Sky NewsMendip COM5
235Al Jazeera EngMendip COM6
251Al Jazeera EnglishMendip COM4
 
255FRANCE 24 (in English)Mendip COM4
265Rok Sky +1Mendip COM4

 

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Comments
Sunday, 31 May 2015
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MikeB
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1:10 PM

Nigel: You havn't supplied a postcode, which is vital, but in the meantime search for 'too much of a good thing' on this website.

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Nigel
6:35 PM
Barnsley

MikeB: my postcode is s71 3bb also to add i have a second tv running off the same roof mounted aerial but on a separate cable and that one is fine

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MikeB
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8:37 PM

Nigel: Your 13km from the transmitter, so an overload is not a total surprise. Different TV's have different tuners, and they can all act in a slightly different way - Sony tends to be sensitive but robust, whilst Humax and Panasonic tend to be sensitive full stop. So its perfectly possible for your other TV to be OK (just about), whilst the LG breaking up. Add to that a feed to your other TV which might not be as good, etc, and that could explain the mismatch.

As they say in Jaws, your going to need a bigger boat.I'm 46km from my transmitter, and in order to get the strength down enough so that the PVR didn't get confused, I've put a 12db attenuator on that feed. Best suggestion is to get a couple of fixed ones in series (6 + 12 + 8, etc), until you've got a level thats OK. The fixed ones are less than two quid each on Amazon, and they fit into each other, so you can make a 'stick'. Get another aerial lead, so you dont have the attenuators sticking out of anything - because the weight of them will damage the sockets.

Be interesting at what level of attentuation your signal will need to come in at around 75%!

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Nigel
8:56 PM

MikeB: Hello Mike thank you for all your help.
In the end its looking like the Lg is at fault (well i think its tuner/or aerial socket as packed in,tonight it's not tuning to anything now!.
I've swapped the tv's around to make sure and my second one (samsung)works downstairs and up whilst im not getting anything on the lg!
Cheers Nige

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MikeB
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

11:06 PM

Nigel: Bad luck - 5 years old(?) so pretty much out of warrenty. Either get a Freeview HD tuner cheap (Manhatten for about 44 quid - Buy Manhattan Plaza HD-T2 Smart Freeview HD Digital Receiver | John Lewis ) or if you want to upgrade anyway, most of my customers have gone up from a 32 to a 40-42 or even 47/48.

If your about 8-10 feet away from the screen, by far the best value I can suggest is the ace Samsung H6400 from 2014. They are about to vanish (the new 2015 J6300 is curved), but has a great 400hz 3D screen, fully smart, two remotes, etc. Right in the mid range, and a very popular model.

Still just about available for 399 - Buy Samsung UE40H6400 LED HD 1080p 3D Smart TV, 40" with Freeview HD, Voice Control, Built-In Wi-Fi and 2x 3D Glasses | John Lewis - great price, five year warrenty, and I'd be very happy having one myself!

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Tuesday, 2 June 2015
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GeordieLad
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7:45 PM
Towcester

Forgive me if this sounds like an idiotic question but do either the old MovieStar codes or PDC settings (from analogue days) still work on digital transmissions? I ask this because I'm fed up with broadcasters not sticking to scheduled program times, meaning I often lose either the beginning or the end (usually the latter) on many programs. Some of my STBs have what appear to be PDC facilities but I tend not to rely on them because the problems still seem to occur. Ignoring PDC, I always program the starts at least one minute before schedule and the ends two or three minutes after the scheduled times but even this does not always work - mainly because the broadcasters either change the scheduled programs or simply play fast and loose with the timings.

By the way, my Post Code is NN12 7TN and I'm using the sandy Heath services.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Regards

GeordieLad

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Wednesday, 3 June 2015
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GeordieLad
sentiment_satisfiedBronze

11:05 AM
Towcester

Further to my post yesterday, just in case it's not obvious, I'm referring to the start/end programs when recorded on analogue VCRs - with apologies for hanging on to out-dated technology!

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Dave Lindsay
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6:17 PM

GeordieLad: Wikipedia confirms (if it's to be believed) my suspicion that PDC worked by information encoded in the teletext data which was on the top few lines of analogue pictures. This means that PDC won't work.

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MikeP
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10:24 PM
Trowbridge

Dave Lindsey and GeordieLad:PDC used 'spare' data space in the lines that were not normally displayed and some were used for teletext (Ceefax, Oracle or Teletext). So as the digital transmissions no longer have those spaces available for data there is no PDC in operation.
However, from a technical viewpoint, there is no obvious reason why such control data could not have been included with the digitised programme data. It seems it wasn't thought about at the time, so was not included with the specification. Perhaps Briantist has more information?

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