menuMENU    UK Free TV logo Freeview

 

 

Click to see updates
Choose from four options: ■ TV mapping ■ TV terrain plot ■ TV technical ■ Radio

Freeview reception at OX4 4HJ


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.

map is loading, please wait...
There are 9 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of OX44HJ (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
9BBC FourOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
10ITV3Oxford MeridianPSB2
11Sky MixHannington COM5
 
12QuestOxford COM6
13E4Oxford MeridianPSB2
14Film4Oxford MeridianPSB2
15Channel 4 +1Oxford MeridianPSB2
17ReallyHannington COM5
 
18More4Oxford MeridianPSB2
19DaveHannington COM5
20DramaOxford COM4
215USAOxford COM4
23BBC ThreeOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
 
25WOxford COM6
26ITV4Oxford MeridianPSB2
27YesterdayOxford COM6
28ITVBeOxford MeridianPSB2
29ITV2 +1Oxford COM4
 
30E4 +1Oxford MeridianPSB2
31E4 ExtraHannington COM5
325STAROxford COM4
335ActionOxford COM4
34GREAT! moviesOxford COM6
 
35ITV1 +1Oxford MeridianPSB2
36Sky ArtsHannington COM5
38Channel 5 +1Oxford COM4
39DMAXOxford COM6
40Quest RedHannington COM5
 
41LegendOxford COM4
42GREAT! actionOxford COM4
43Food NetworkHannington COM5
44HGTVOxford COM6
465SELECTOxford PSB3
 
47Film4 +1Hannington COM5
48ChallengeHannington COM5
494sevenHannington COM5
52GREAT! romanceOxford COM6
56That's TV (UK)Oxford COM6
 
57Dave ja vuOxford COM4
58ITVBe +1Oxford COM4
59ITV3 +1Oxford COM4
60Drama +1Hannington COM5
61GREAT! movies extraOxford COM6
 
63GREAT! romance mixOxford COM6
64BlazeOxford COM4
65That's TV 2Hannington COM5
67TRUE CRIMEOxford COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRAOxford COM4
 
70Quest +1Hannington COM5
71That’s 60sOxford COM6
73HobbyMakerOxford COM6
74Yesterday +1Hannington COM5
75That's 90sHannington COM5
 
78TCCOxford COM4
81Blaze +1Oxford COM4
82Talking Pictures TVOxford COM6
83Together TVOxford COM4
84PBS AmericaOxford COM6
 
89ITV4 +1Oxford COM4
91WildEarthOxford COM4
101BBC One HDOxford PSB3
102BBC Two HDOxford PSB3
103UTV HDOxford PSB3
 
103STV HDOxford PSB3
103ITV 1 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 TVOxford COM4
210Ketchup TooOxford COM4
211YAAAS!Oxford COM4
 
231BBC NewsOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
232BBC ParliamentOxford South (Oxford)PSB1
233Sky NewsHannington COM5
235Al Jazeera EngOxford COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishOxford COM4
 

 

Advanced options

Show good and blocked paths from OX4 4HJ for aerial height of ...

10m20m (Angel of the North)25m30m40m56m (Hyde Park Flats, Sheffield)62m (Monument)90m (Royal Liver Building, Liverpool)107m (Meridian Quay Tower, Swansea)115m (Bridgewater Place, Leeds)127m (Glasgow Tower)143m (Guy's Hospital)158m (Blackpool Tower)170m (Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth)180m (The Gherkin/BT Tower) 193m (Tower 42)235m (Canary Wharf)310m (The Shard)(default view)

Comments
Monday, 10 July 2017
S
StevensOnln1
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

6:28 PM

JOSETTE GERLIER: There have been no technical changes announced for Channel 4 and therefore no need to retune. I've got program data for Friday but I can't see data for any of Channel 4's various channels on Freeview from Saturday onwards. I suspect this is probably just a fault with data supplied by Channel 4 that should be resolved soon.

link to this comment
StevensOnln1's 3,606 posts GB flag
J
Jane Cresswell
8:08 PM
Taunton

Some of my channels - for example 10 ITV3 and 20 Drama amongst others - seem to have disappeared over night; I have tried re-tuning but they haven't re-appeared! Have there been some changes ?

Thank you.

link to this comment
Jane Cresswell's 2 posts GB flag
Jane's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
M
MikeB
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

10:42 PM
Peterborough

Jane Cresswell: Your 40km from Mendip, so its likely your aerial system is failing - check for loose or damaged cables, etc.

link to this comment
MikeB's 2,579 posts GB flag
MikeB's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 11 July 2017
J
Jane Cresswell
6:36 PM
Taunton

MikeB:

Many thanks, Mike; I'll check everything and see what happens!

link to this comment
Jane Cresswell's 2 posts GB flag
Jane's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
R
raymond harris
8:26 PM

Thank you StevensOnln1 for explaining to Mike B what a mains adapter is.
I still have the problem though. I believe it's an aerial connection fault somewhere as the TV is OK on standard but unstable on HD.

link to this comment
raymond harris's 4 posts GB flag
M
MikeB
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

10:01 PM
Peterborough

raymond harris: I'm very aware as to what the mains adapter was...since I read the instructions! It would perhaps be helpful if you did the same.

link to this comment
MikeB's 2,579 posts GB flag
MikeB's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
E
Emma Atkinson
7:25 PM
Shoreham-by-sea

I am not sure the Freeview antenna solution each house nearby will need will be affordable for our area. I think the mobile network firms will want to offload the risk of poor reception onto local TV antenna firms and households; or push us onto Virgin Media cable, FreeSAT and Sky.

I have been analysing the predicted Freeview Channel List for BN43 5LG and combined that information with transmitter information for Rowridge and Whitehawk transmitters, their polarisations and power levels and signal path lengths given on the terrain diagrams.

To cope with the forthcoming changes I reckon that we will need
(a) 3 antennae, two pointing West and one pointing East as now.
(b) possibly a signal amplifier or two or three
(c) move the antennae outside onto a guyed mast
(d) a signal mixer / bandpass filter arrangement to mix down the antenna feeds into a single cable for distribution to rooms inside the house.

Signal Strength Calculations
#1 Vertical Long Yagi Antenna for Rowridge PSB1, PSB2, PSB3. These output 200kW ERP in Vertical polarisation on UHF C21 to C27. The signal travels over 78km; mainly sea. Signal strength is likely to vary in calm weather due to multipath effects due to reflections off a smooth water surface as the tide rises and falls. The nearby church is likely to attenuate the signal. The increased likelihood of rain suggest an extra 6dB to 12dB margin might be prudent if it does not overload receivers under normal conditions. I tried pointing a loft antenna at Rowridge a long while ago without much luck. Admittedly, I did not try very hard because the Whitehawk signal was easier to make work at that time. The Whitehawk signal reflected off the church nicely too.

#2 Horizontal Long Yagi Antenna and band-filtered masthead amplifier: Rowridge COM7 (24kW), COM8(18kW), LSO(10kW) on UHF C29 to CH37. The signal travels over 78km mainly sea. It is likely to need a 15dB masthead signal booster to raise the signal level to that of PSB1, 2 and 3. The nearby church might attenuate the signal. The increased likelihood of rain suggest an extra 6dB to 12dB margin might be prudent if it does not overload receivers.

#3 Vertical Long Yagi Antenna: Whitehawk COM4, COM5, COM6 (4kW) and LBN (0.4kW). This is about 17dB weaker ERP than Rowridge but much nearer at 12km (equivalent to a 16dB boost). They should be about the same signal strength. My calculation ignored obstacles and the increased likelihood of a lot of rain between here and the Isle of Wight. Some multipath deterioration in signal may be experienced in calm weather when the sea is flat as the tide rises or falls. Some reflection off of other buildings such as the power station chimney may be involved too. So we need to ensure that there is both a good signal quality and a strong signal under normal conditions on all multiplexes.

Weather and Outside Antennas
Our house faces the prevailing SW weather directly off the sea. Most of the year the weather is great; the wind always carries some saltiness and causes rusting. However, often around equinoxes, we get some days with very strong, salty, sandy, wet and gusty gale force winds (G8 to G10 Beaufort). Any outside antenna array (3 long yagis at lower end of UHF TV spectrum) and masthead amplifiers and its masting arrangement will be required to handle this weather without causing or suffering damage. Our chimney stack is unlikely to be strong enough on its own.

What do I have now?
Presently, I have a high quality single wideband antennae in the loft pointed at Whitehawk with about 12dB signal boost near the antenna. I get generally good Freeview reception. I had to position the antenna carefully in the loft and adjust the amplifier gain to get the signal up on all channels (lots of trial and error with an antenna signal meter device).

Who is doing the work?
Q1: Who will design and build the new antenna system required?
Local antenna firms have failed to design a successful solution for just Whitehawk. I don't think they have the skills. The previous owner's contractor ended up walking away after repeated calls to fix poor reception. Some TV installation firms I went to plainly don't appear to know what they are talking about - expecting me to swallow nonsense.

I fear we will end up losing, having to find our own solution without reimbursement from the mobile network operators.

Q2: Is setting to work a capable installation going to be covered by the mobile phone operators even if I design and build it?

Q3: If not what might they offer as an alternative? FreeSAT, Virgin cable, Sky subscription for life

Q4: Finally, has anyone asked Eon if they can build and install a Freeview and DAB repeater on the massive Rampion Wind Farm export sub-station? It is being constructed over the course of this year just 8km away from a huge stretch of the south coast and there is a clear line of sight path to Rowridge. Electrical power shouldn't be a problem. Maintenance out at sea might be rather more expensive than a man or woman in a van. But it might remove the need for Whitehawk and a few Freeview local area transmitters.

I hope you can help

Regards
Emma Atkinson



link to this comment
Emma Atkinson's 3 posts GB flag
Emma's: mapE's Freeview map terrainE's terrain plot wavesE's frequency data E's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
MikeP
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

10:50 AM

Emma:

I congratulate you on your thoroughness. However, you will not need 3 aerials at all, one log-periodic will suffice. That should be aimed at Whitehawk Hill and not Rowridge. If you look at Coverage Checker - Detailed View you will see that the only transmitter providing reasonably good service at your location is Whitehawk Hill. The other listed are too far away for reliable reception.

The frequency changes planned do not affect the coverage of any transmitter significantly, so by using a good log-periodic will allow reception of all current and foreseeable future transmissions. I doubt you will need an amplifier at only 12km from the transmitter.

COM7 and COM8 are likely to cease when the 700MHz changes take place as they were only ever intended as a temporary solution to limited capacity.

Note that there will be a gradual change from DVB-T transmissions to use DVB-T2 encoding, which is much more efficient in usage of available bandwidth as well as allowing more channels and more HD services. So any equipment used should become Freeview HD certified.

If you were ever to consider a guyed mast for your aerial, you will need to discuss with your local planning authority whether you will need planning consent and/or building regulations approval. Best to ask first.

You should always check the reported signal strengths on your TV. The ideal is between 60% and 85%, less is unreliable and more will cause loss of pictures and/or sound (even though you have a strong signal, it can be too strong).

So the situation is not a complicated as you fear. A single simple log-periodic properly positioned and aimed should be sufficient for your needs. I am assuming you are not on a communal aerial. If you are, the aerial system is entirely a matter for the managing agents of the property.



link to this comment
MikeP's 3,056 posts GB flag
Saturday, 29 July 2017
S
Steve carvalhi
8:44 AM

No locals Chanel

link to this comment
Steve carvalhi's 1 post GB flag
MikeP
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

10:22 AM

Steve Carvahli:

To assist you we need you to provide a full post code please. There could be many reasons for you not receiving local channels. Please will you check with your neighbours as to whether they are receiving those channels.



link to this comment
MikeP's 3,056 posts GB flag
Select more comments

Your comment please
Please post a question, answer or commentIf you have Freeview reception problems before posting a question your must first do this Freeview reset procedure then see: Freeview reception has changed, Single frequency interference, and Freeview intermittent interference.

If you have no satellite signal, see Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'

If you have other problems, please provide a full (not partial) postcode (or preferably enter it in box at the top right) and indicate where if aerial is on the roof, in the loft or elsewhere.

UK Free TV is here to help people. If you are rude or disrespectful all of your posts will be deleted and you will be banned.








Privacy policy: UK Free Privacy policy.