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Freeview reception at KA13 6SA


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 7 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of KA136SA (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)Darvel ScotlandPSB1
2BBC TwoDarvel ScotlandPSB1
3STV (SD)Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
5Channel 5Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
 
6ITV 2Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
7BBC Alba HDDarvel ScotlandPSB1
10ITV3Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
11Sky MixDarvel COM5
12QuestDarvel COM6
 
13E4Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
14Film4Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
15Channel 4 +1Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
17ReallyDarvel COM5
18More4Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
 
19U&DaveDarvel COM5
20U&DramaDarvel COM4
215USADarvel COM4
23BBC ThreeDarvel ScotlandPSB1
24BBC Four (Scotland SD)Darvel ScotlandPSB1
 
25U&WDarvel COM6
26ITV4Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
27U&YesterdayDarvel COM6
28ITVBeDarvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
29ITV2 +1Darvel COM4
 
30E4 +1Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
31E4 ExtraDarvel COM5
325STARDarvel COM4
335ActionDarvel COM4
34GREAT! moviesDarvel COM6
 
35ITV1 +1Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
35STV+1Darvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
36Sky ArtsDarvel COM5
38Channel 5 +1Darvel COM4
39DMAXDarvel COM6
 
40Quest RedDarvel COM5
41LegendDarvel COM4
42GREAT! actionDarvel COM4
43Food NetworkDarvel COM5
44HGTVDarvel COM6
 
465SELECTDarvel PSB3
47Film4 +1Darvel COM5
48ChallengeDarvel COM5
494sevenDarvel COM5
52GREAT! christmasDarvel COM6
 
56That's TV (UK)Darvel COM6
57U&Dave ja vuDarvel COM4
58ITV3 +1Darvel COM4
59ITV4 +1Darvel COM4
60U&Drama +1Darvel COM5
 
63GREAT! romance mixDarvel COM6
64BlazeDarvel COM4
65That's TV 2Darvel COM5
67TRUE CRIMEDarvel COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRADarvel COM4
 
70Quest +1Darvel COM5
71That’s 60sDarvel STV Central (Glasgow)PSB2
73HobbyMakerDarvel COM6
74&UYesterday +1Darvel COM5
75That's 90sDarvel COM6
 
76That's TV 2 MCRDarvel COM5
81Blaze +1Darvel COM4
82Talking Pictures TVDarvel COM6
83Together TVDarvel COM4
84PBS AmericaDarvel COM6
 
91WildEarthDarvel COM4
93ITVBe +1Darvel COM4
101BBC One HDDarvel PSB3
102BBC Two HDDarvel PSB3
103UTV HDDarvel PSB3
 
103STV HDDarvel PSB3
103ITV 1 HDDarvel PSB3
104Channel 4 HDDarvel PSB3
105Channel 5 HDDarvel PSB3
106BBC Four HDDarvel PSB3
 
107BBC Three HDDarvel PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDDarvel PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Darvel PSB3
201CBBCDarvel ScotlandPSB1
202CBeebiesDarvel ScotlandPSB1
 
204CBBC HDDarvel PSB3
205CBeebies HDDarvel PSB3
209Ketchup TVDarvel COM4
210Ketchup TooDarvel COM4
211YAAAS!Darvel COM4
 
231BBC NewsDarvel ScotlandPSB1
232BBC ParliamentDarvel ScotlandPSB1
233Sky NewsDarvel COM5
235Al Jazeera EngDarvel COM6
251Al Jazeera EnglishDarvel COM4
 
255FRANCE 24 (in English)Darvel COM4
265Rok Sky +1Darvel COM4

 

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Comments
Monday, 5 June 2017
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adam potter
3:34 PM

Recently keep losing bbc 1 and 2, using a finlux 55"tv , other TV's in the house are fine not losing signal, I read something about unplugin the tv and retuning, this seemed to work, however just today the signal almost disappears, is it the tv at fault ? as I see nothing reported elsewhere for the keeley lang transmitter in Orkney ?
any other suggestions ?

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StevensOnln1
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5:17 PM

adam potter: Are all the TVs connected to the same aerial? If one is loosing signal but others are fine they it's quite likely that you have a loose or damaged cable/connection somewhere between that TV and the aerial.

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Wednesday, 7 June 2017
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Paul Reuben Bruney
8:23 AM
Sheffield

Good morning, Can you tell me if the recent change in weather conditions is having an effect on tv signals. My channels are not very good breaking up and I don't seem to be able to pick up the Sheffield channel.

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MikeB
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9:44 AM
Peterborough

Paul Reuben Bruney: Your 4km from the Sheffield transmitter. If you cant pick that up, then something is very very wrong with your system. The only thing that could be wrong other than that is your signal is so strong that its screwing up your tuner.

However, the reality is that if your that close to a transmitter and you can't pick it up, there is a profound problem with your setup.

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10:18 AM

Paul Reuben Bruney:

Please would you tell us what the signal strengths being reported on your TV are for each of the multiplexes. As yopu are so close to the transmitter, it is highly likely that you have too muc signal, which will cause the problems you report.

If any of the signal strengths is greater than 85% then you need to fit an attenuator into the aerial lead at the back of your equipment. They are inexpensive and available in different 'strengths' so you could start by buying a 3dB and a 6dB. Try each separately to see if there is any improvement. If not, you can sonnect them both in series and try again. If the signal strengths are still above 85%, you can get a 12dB attenuator to try.

Note that if the signal strength shows 0% then you almost definitely have too much and it is 'swamping' your tuner. That assumes you don't have an aerial fault.



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Thursday, 22 June 2017
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Aharon Gillie
7:29 PM
Sittingbourne

Hi

Our Freeview is down here in Sittingbourne, Kent, the BBC has mentioned that this may be down until at least 8pm, can you confirm if that is correct?

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Saturday, 24 June 2017
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Howard Brinton
8:20 AM

Living in North dorset in the shadow of a hill to the north that blocks the mendip transmitter, we use the tx on the I of W and have done for fifty years.. three days ago we lost all reception on both tv and radio on the TV, a sony Bravia.
usually in the summer we lose most channels but never all. we also get French channels displace our freeview ones.
Cant get on the roof to point the antenna in another direction and all other txs are not in line of sight.
maybe I should thank you.

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MikeP
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1:21 PM

Howard Brinton:

Shaftesbury is a known difficult area due to the hills as you state. The signals from Mendip should be reasonable unless you have a hill immediately nearby and between you and the transmitter. Rowridge, on the Isle of Wight, is considered to be variable on both horizontal and vertical transmissions, so will be unreliable. Also it means that an aerial will be aimed in a southwards direction, making it more susceptible to picking up signals from French transmitters especially when there is high pressure around, quite common in hot weather.

I would recommend that you check all the connections in your aerial system, unplugging all coaxial plugs and re-inserting them (to ensure clean contact is made) and look for any damage to the cables. If you still have problems when the weather is less hot and all those checks don't resolve the problem then I would suggest getting a professional aerial contractor to check out the aerial system. If they suggest replacing the aerial ensure they use a good quality log-periodic one and don't fall for the 'digital aerial' scam as there is no such thing.

Hope that helps?



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Tuesday, 4 July 2017
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raymond harris
4:15 PM

I recently purchased a new HD TV but I keep getting "NO SIGNAL" on screen when trying to obtain HD channels. This is not a constant but it does happen every night at some stage. Also my Amazon Firestick fails to work!
I have a good web strength of between 32 - 38 Mbps.
Any ideas how to rectify these problems?

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StevensOnln1
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5:10 PM

raymond harris: Does your new TV have a Freeview HD logo either on the TV itself or the box, manual etc? This indicates whether it has a DVB-T2 tuner, which is required to receive HD channels on Freeview (if it only says HD Ready then it doesn't have the correct tuner). If you're not sure, tell us the make and model so we can check. Please also provide a full postcode so we can see which transmitter you're using and where you are in relation to it, along with your predicted signal strength and which channels you should be able to receive.

Have you successfully connected your Amazon Fire stick to your wifi? What do you see on the screen when you select the HDMI input that you've connected the stick to? See Amazon's help page (https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202104860) for wifi setup instructions.

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