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Freeview reception at BN13 3SL


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 5 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of BN133SL (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)Findon SouthPSB1
2BBC TwoFindon SouthPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
5Channel 5Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
 
6ITV 2Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
7Latest TVWhitehawk Hill LBN
9BBC FourFindon SouthPSB1
10ITV3Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
11Sky MixWhitehawk Hill COM5
 
13E4Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
14Film4Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
15Channel 4 +1Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
17ReallyWhitehawk Hill COM5
18More4Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
 
19U&DaveWhitehawk Hill COM5
20U&DramaWhitehawk Hill COM4
215USAWhitehawk Hill COM4
23BBC ThreeFindon SouthPSB1
26ITV4Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
 
28ITVBeFindon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
29ITV2 +1Whitehawk Hill COM4
30E4 +1Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
31E4 ExtraWhitehawk Hill COM5
325STARWhitehawk Hill COM4
 
335ActionWhitehawk Hill COM4
35ITV1 +1Findon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
36Sky ArtsWhitehawk Hill COM5
38Channel 5 +1Whitehawk Hill COM4
40Quest RedWhitehawk Hill COM5
 
41LegendWhitehawk Hill COM4
42GREAT! actionWhitehawk Hill COM4
43Food NetworkWhitehawk Hill COM5
465SELECTFindon PSB3
47Film4 +1Whitehawk Hill COM5
 
48ChallengeWhitehawk Hill COM5
494sevenWhitehawk Hill COM5
57U&Dave ja vuWhitehawk Hill COM4
58ITV3 +1Whitehawk Hill COM4
59ITV4 +1Whitehawk Hill COM4
 
60U&Drama +1Whitehawk Hill COM5
64BlazeWhitehawk Hill COM4
65That's TV 2Whitehawk Hill COM5
67TRUE CRIMEWhitehawk Hill COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRAWhitehawk Hill COM4
 
70Quest +1Whitehawk Hill COM5
71That’s 60sFindon Meridian (South Coast)PSB2
74&UYesterday +1Whitehawk Hill COM5
76That's TV 2 MCRWhitehawk Hill COM5
81Blaze +1Whitehawk Hill COM4
 
83Together TVWhitehawk Hill COM4
91WildEarthWhitehawk Hill COM4
93ITVBe +1Whitehawk Hill COM4
101BBC One HDFindon PSB3
102BBC Two HDFindon PSB3
 
103UTV HDFindon PSB3
103STV HDFindon PSB3
103ITV 1 HDFindon PSB3
104Channel 4 HDFindon PSB3
105Channel 5 HDFindon PSB3
 
106BBC Four HDFindon PSB3
107BBC Three HDFindon PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDFindon PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Findon PSB3
201CBBCFindon SouthPSB1
 
202CBeebiesFindon SouthPSB1
204CBBC HDFindon PSB3
205CBeebies HDFindon PSB3
209Ketchup TVWhitehawk Hill COM4
210Ketchup TooWhitehawk Hill COM4
 
211YAAAS!Whitehawk Hill COM4
231BBC NewsFindon SouthPSB1
232BBC ParliamentFindon SouthPSB1
233Sky NewsWhitehawk Hill COM5
251Al Jazeera EnglishWhitehawk Hill COM4
 
255FRANCE 24 (in English)Whitehawk Hill COM4
265Rok Sky +1Whitehawk Hill COM4

 

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Comments
Saturday, 11 April 2020
J
John
9:10 PM
Leamington Spa

My dtv signal keeps bloching out ihave new tv amp aerial is good for digital my post code cv312dq
Is there a problem with your signal

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Chris.SE
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11:22 PM

John:

It's not "our" signal, this is an independent help site, that said your predicted reception is from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter which is currently listed for Planned Engineering with "Possible weak signal" so this may be the cause of your issue. I am surprised that work might be continuing over the bank holiday weekend, but as Arqiva never give details of the work, it may be essential.
However, there has also been some talk of the possibility of atmospherics disrupting reception over the bank holiday - Tropospheric Ducting - see How clear skies and fine weather can affect your TV reception | Help receiving TV and radio and the linked page.
If you lose signal and try retuning you may get signals from a different transmitter and lose them again as the propagation changes, and then you'll have to retune again and maybe unsuccessful in getting your regular signals back until the disruption subsides.

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Sunday, 19 April 2020
T
Tony
6:06 PM
Rochester

I have freeview aerial in loft but no hd channels aerial is pointed to right bluebell hill transmitter
On tv settings got signal for ch21,43,40,46,23,26 albeit top 2m100% then rest drop down
Any help would be appreciated

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Chris.SE
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7:52 PM

Tony:

Has your TV got a T2 (HD) tuner? It won't get HD channels otherwise. If you had HD channels before, it may be that because the transmitter is currently listed for Planned Engineering with "Possible weak signal" you may not have received them if you were tuning.

However, although I'm not quite sure what exactly you mean by "albeit top 2m100% then rest drop down", the UHF channels you've listed are not all Bluebell Hill.
The correct UHF channels are C32, C34, C45(HD); C40, C43, C46; C55&C56 (COMs7&8 HD); C21 (Local) -
That's for PSB1/BBCA, PSB2/D3&4, PSB3/BBCB; COMs4-6; COMs7&8; & Local in that order.
C23 & C26 are from another transmitter, most likely Crystal Palace.

I would unplug the aerial and do an automatic full retune to clear existing tuning (as nothing will be found), then plug it back in and carry out a manual tune on the UHF channels I've listed.

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Monday, 11 May 2020
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Gerry
2:04 PM
Kilmarnock

aerial is in loft, and was getting the "yesterday" channel till about a month ago, now nothing and some other channel either break up or nothing at all. is it worth getting a new aerial, the one we have got is 14 + years old. have tried retuning TV - no improveement

thanks

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Chris.SE
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2:22 PM

Gerry:

Without a full postcode it's not possible to look at the predicted reception at your location and which transmitter(s) and multiplexes you might be able to receive. There are many (main) transmitters listed for Planned Engineering at present with "Possible weak signal" which MIGHT be the explanation, but we need to see what the Freeview Detailed Coverage Checker is giving for your location.

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Chris.SE
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2:26 PM

Gerry:

To add to the above, it might be helpful if you could say which direction your aerial is pointing and whether the rods are vertical or horizontal.

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Tuesday, 12 May 2020
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Alan Haynes
2:20 PM
Felixstowe

I live in Felixstowe IP11 9JZ. Can someone tell me the Freeview Channels I should use to manually tune my tv/pvr. Thanks

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Chris.SE
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3:33 PM

Alan Haynes:

That will rather depend on which way your aerial is pointing, there are actually a number of choices that you might receive, most requiring ideally a Group K aerial (although Group T /Wideband would do), but the most reliable are likely to be the main Sudbury transmitter which has all 6 main multiplexes or the Felixstowe Light transmitter which only has the 3 main PSB multiplexes (PSB1/BBCA, PSB2/D3&4, PSB3/BBCB HD).

For Sudbury, the aerial should be pointing virtually due W (bearing 273 degrees) with the rods horizontal, and for the Felixstowe relay, bearing 156 to 159 degrees depending on exact location, that's approx. SSE, rods vertical.
For Sudbury, PSBs1-3, COMs 4-6, it's UHF C44, C41, C47, C29, C31, C37 and
For Felxistowe, PSBs1-3, it's UHF C33, C35, C42
If you don't have an HD/T2 tuner, ignore C47 and C42.

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Wednesday, 13 May 2020
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Alan Haynes
3:05 PM
Felixstowe

Chris.SE: Hi Chris. Many thanks for that. I know the aerial is pointing towards Sudbury.

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