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Freeview reception at PL18 9AQ

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 0 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of PL189AQ (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)	Caradon Hill South West	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Caradon Hill South West	PSB1
3	ITV 1 (SD)	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2

6	ITV 2	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2
9	BBC Four	Caradon Hill South West	PSB1
10	ITV3	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2
11	Sky Mix	Caradon Hill	COM5
12	Quest	Caradon Hill	COM6

13	E4	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2
14	Film4	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2
15	Channel 4 +1	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2
17	Really	Caradon Hill	COM5
18	More4	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2

19	U&Dave	Caradon Hill	COM5
20	U&Drama	Caradon Hill	COM4
21	5USA	Caradon Hill	COM4
23	BBC Three	Caradon Hill South West	PSB1
25	U&W	Caradon Hill	COM6

26	ITV4	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2
27	U&Yesterday	Caradon Hill	COM6
28	ITVBe	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2
29	ITV2 +1	Caradon Hill	COM4
30	E4 +1	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2

31	E4 Extra	Caradon Hill	COM5
32	5STAR	Caradon Hill	COM4
33	5Action	Caradon Hill	COM4
34	GREAT! movies	Caradon Hill	COM6
35	ITV1 +1	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2

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

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

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

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

65	That's TV 2	Caradon Hill	COM5
67	TRUE CRIME	Caradon Hill	COM4
68	TRUE CRIME XTRA	Caradon Hill	COM4
70	Quest +1	Caradon Hill	COM5
71	That’s 60s	Caradon Hill West Country	PSB2

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

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

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

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

110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Caradon Hill	PSB3
201	CBBC	Caradon Hill South West	PSB1
202	CBeebies	Caradon Hill South West	PSB1
204	CBBC HD	Caradon Hill	PSB3
205	CBeebies HD	Caradon Hill	PSB3

209	Ketchup TV	Caradon Hill	COM4
210	Ketchup Too	Caradon Hill	COM4
211	YAAAS!	Caradon Hill	COM4
231	BBC News	Caradon Hill South West	PSB1
232	BBC Parliament	Caradon Hill South West	PSB1

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

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Comments

Monday, 5 June 2017

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 , 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 in Orkney ?
any other suggestions ?

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adam's: A's Freeview map A's terrain plot A's frequency data A's Freeview Detailed Coverage

StevensOnln1

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5:17 PM

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

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Wednesday, 7 June 2017

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 are not very good breaking up and I don't seem to be able to pick up the channel.

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MikeB

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9:44 AM
Peterborough

Paul Reuben Bruney: Your 4km from the . 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 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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MikeP

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10:18 AM

Paul Reuben Bruney:

Please would you tell us what the strengths being reported on your TV are for each of the multiplexes. As yopu are so close to the , 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 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

Aharon Gillie
7:29 PM
Sittingbourne

Hi

Our 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

Howard Brinton
8:20 AM

Living in North dorset in the shadow of a hill to the north that blocks the , we use the tx on the I of W and have done for fifty years.. three days ago we lost all on both tv and radio on the TV, a sony Bravia.
usually in the summer we lose most but never all. we also get French channels displace our ones.
Cant get on the to point the 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:

is a known difficult area due to the hills as you state. The signals from should be reasonable unless you have a hill immediately nearby and between you and the . , 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 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 log-periodic one and don't fall for the ' aerial' scam as there is no such thing.

that helps?

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Tuesday, 4 July 2017

raymond harris
4:15 PM

I recently purchased a new HD TV but I keep getting "" on screen when trying to obtain HD . 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 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 on Freeview (if it only says 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 you're using and where you are in relation to it, along with your predicted 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 page (https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=202104860) for wifi setup instructions.

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