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Freeview reception at EX1 2BQ


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 27 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of EX12BQ (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 4G-at-700MHz services that may interfere with Freeview reception at some point from 2020 when the 5G 700MHz services start.

For actual mobile phone reception prediction (at 800-960MHz and 1710-2170MHz) see these phone operator's mapping sites: Three O2 T-Mobile EE Virgin

Predicted Freeview channel list

FreeSportsStockland Hill COM6
1BBC One (SD)Stockland Hill South WestPSB1
2BBC TwoStockland Hill South WestPSB1
3ITV (SD)Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
 
5Channel 5Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
6ITV 2Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
9BBC FourStockland Hill South WestPSB1
10ITV3Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
11Sky ArtsStockland Hill COM5
 
12QuestStockland Hill COM4
13E4Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
14Film4Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
15Channel 4 +1Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
17ReallyStockland Hill COM5
 
18More4Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
19DaveStockland Hill COM5
20DramaStockland Hill COM4
215USAStockland Hill COM4
23BBC ThreeStockland Hill South WestPSB1
 
25WStockland Hill COM6
26ITV4Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
27YesterdayStockland Hill COM6
29ITV2 +1Stockland Hill COM4
30E4 +1Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
 
31E4 ExtraStockland Hill COM5
325STARStockland Hill COM4
335ActionStockland Hill COM4
34GREAT! moviesStockland Hill COM6
35ITV +1Stockland Hill West CountryPSB2
 
36pickStockland Hill COM5
39DMAXStockland Hill COM6
40Quest RedStockland Hill COM5
41LegendStockland Hill COM4
42GREAT! movies actionStockland Hill COM4
 
43Food NetworkStockland Hill COM5
44HGTVStockland Hill COM6
46Channel 5 +1Stockland Hill COM4
47Film4 +1Stockland Hill COM5
48ChallengeStockland Hill COM5
 
494sevenStockland Hill COM5
565SELECTStockland Hill PSB3
57Smithsonian ChannelStockland Hill COM5
58ITVBe +1Stockland Hill COM4
59ITV3 +1Stockland Hill COM4
 
60Drama +1Stockland Hill COM5
64BlazeStockland Hill COM4
67CBS RealityStockland Hill COM4
70Quest +1Stockland Hill COM5
71Quest Red +1Stockland Hill COM6
 
73HobbyMakerStockland Hill COM6
74Dave ja vuStockland Hill COM4
75Yesterday +1Stockland Hill COM5
78TCCStockland Hill COM4
81Blaze +1Stockland Hill COM4
 
82Talking Pictures TVStockland Hill COM6
83Together TVStockland Hill COM5
84PBS AmericaStockland Hill COM6
89ITV4 +1Stockland Hill COM4
91Classic HitsStockland Hill COM6
 
101BBC One HDStockland Hill PSB3
102BBC Two HDStockland Hill PSB3
103STV HDStockland Hill PSB3
103UTV HDStockland Hill PSB3
103ITV HDStockland Hill PSB3
 
104Channel 4 HDStockland Hill PSB3
105Channel 5 HDStockland Hill PSB3
106BBC Four HDStockland Hill PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDStockland Hill PSB3
109BBC Three HDStockland Hill PSB3
 
201CBBCStockland Hill South WestPSB1
202CBeebiesStockland Hill South WestPSB1
203CITVStockland Hill COM4
204CBBC HDStockland Hill PSB3
205CBeebies HDStockland Hill PSB3
 
208Pop PlayerStockland Hill COM4
211Ketchup TVStockland Hill COM4
212YAAAS!Stockland Hill COM4
231BBC NewsStockland Hill South WestPSB1
232BBC ParliamentStockland Hill South WestPSB1
 
233Sky NewsStockland Hill COM5
235Aljazeera EnglishStockland Hill COM6
250BBC Red ButtonStockland Hill South WestPSB1

 

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Comments
Thursday, 27 September 2018
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Les Phillips
9:21 AM
Tiverton

Martin: Loss of signal. Lots of pixilation on all channels.


I believe the aerial is directed at Stockland Hill

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Les Phillips's 1 post EU
MikeP
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10:34 AM

Chris:

Tacolnston transmitter is working correctly at present and no faults reported.

Please check your aerial system and connections.



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MikeP
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

10:36 AM

Les Phillips:

Please check your aerial cables and connections. If there are coaxial plugs/sockets please unplug them and refit. That will clear any corrosion/oxidation of ther contacts, which is a well known cause of the problems you report. DO NOT RETUNE.



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MikeP's 3,056 posts GB
Saturday, 29 September 2018
K
Kirk
10:17 PM
Hull

I have an Edison HDMI Modulator for my CCTV system and have tried setting it to various channels, no matter what channel I select, when in use I cannot tune in any bbc / itv etc channels on my TV's.

Any help on channel selection to eliminate signal loss would be appreciated.

Location - Humberside

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Kirk's 3 posts GB
Sunday, 30 September 2018
MikeP
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

11:19 AM

Kirk:

Assuming you are tuned to the Belmont transmitter, try using a channel between 40 and 49 as they are not used by that transmitter now nor in the future.

However, it could be that the HDMI cables are radiating themselves and disrupting the TV UHF signals carried by the aerial cables- expecially if they are close to each other. So try moving the cables as far apart as is reasonably possible. If that helps then it is worth considering buying better cables with improved screening.



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MikeP's 3,056 posts GB
Monday, 1 October 2018
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Chris
10:50 AM

MikeP

Thanks for the Tacolneston advice. With no equipment changes the Channel 56 signal was off and on for me on Thursday/Friday (varying no signal at all to 90%) but stable since Saturday pm. Maybe there has been some 'tweaking' going on and I am right on the edge.

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Chris
4:24 PM

Hmm,. Channel 56 Tacolneston back to zero signal again, channel 55 (also a low power transmitter) is 95% signal. Something must be going on!

Chris

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Tuesday, 2 October 2018
MikeP
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

10:27 AM

Chris:

Have you checked your aerial connections as previously suggested? Poor connection can cause loss or interuption of just one channel. There is no reported work at the transmitter at the time of writing.



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Chris
7:38 PM
Saxmundham

Yes, I have checked these thoroughly and re-terminated a couple I thought might be imperfect - no change. What I can't understand is why COM7 on channel 55 is consistently 90% signal strength, 90% signal quality, whilst COM8 (which I thought had about the same 24kW output at COM7) and is on a bearing of 142 degrees from Tacolneston to me, and therefore not restricted by the radiation pattern (according your polar diagram), is currently zero signal today and yesterday (but was solidly 90% on Saturday and has in previous weeks been absolutely fine). 8MHz higher frequency should not affect reception that much.

Are we sure the wind hasn't blown the COM8 aerial away!? A comparison of channel 55 and 56 signal strengths at your location might be interesting.

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Wednesday, 3 October 2018
MikeP
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

11:16 AM

Chris:

The aerial at the transmitter radiates ALL the channels, there is not a separate aerial for any of the multiplexes. They all use a design known as a trapezoid slot aerial where the signals are radiated from different sections of the slot depending on the frequency. So they are all radiated by all the trapezoid slots and not by separate aerials for each multiplex.

An 8 MHz difference in frequency can make a considerable difference to the transmission and reception of the signals.

Looking at the Digital UK Coverage Checker for your location, see Coverage Checker - Detailed View it shows that reception of COM8 is expected to be poor and unreliable, as it is for other multiplexes from Tacolnston.

Where is your arial positioned? If it is possible, it might be worth trying a different position - on the othert end of the roof perhaps? Such a change has given good results in the past in my experience.



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