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Freeview reception at SA11 2DQ


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 3 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of SA112DQ (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)Kilvey Hill WalesPSB1
2BBC TwoKilvey Hill WalesPSB1
5Channel 5Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
6ITV 2Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
9BBC FourKilvey Hill WalesPSB1
 
10ITV3Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
11Sky MixKilvey Hill COM5
12QuestKilvey Hill COM6
13E4Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
14Film4Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
 
15Channel 4 +1Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
17ReallyKilvey Hill COM5
18More4Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
19U&DaveKilvey Hill COM5
20U&DramaKilvey Hill COM4
 
215USAKilvey Hill COM4
23BBC ThreeKilvey Hill WalesPSB1
25U&WKilvey Hill COM6
26ITV4Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
27U&YesterdayKilvey Hill COM6
 
28ITVBeKilvey Hill WalesPSB2
29ITV2 +1Kilvey Hill COM4
30E4 +1Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
31E4 ExtraKilvey Hill COM5
325STARKilvey Hill COM4
 
335ActionKilvey Hill COM4
34GREAT! moviesKilvey Hill COM6
35ITV1 +1Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
36Sky ArtsKilvey Hill COM5
38Channel 5 +1Kilvey Hill COM4
 
39DMAXKilvey Hill COM6
40Quest RedKilvey Hill COM5
41LegendKilvey Hill COM4
42GREAT! actionKilvey Hill COM4
43Food NetworkKilvey Hill COM5
 
44HGTVKilvey Hill COM6
465SELECTKilvey Hill PSB3
47Film4 +1Kilvey Hill COM5
48ChallengeKilvey Hill COM5
494sevenKilvey Hill COM5
 
52GREAT! romanceKilvey Hill COM6
56That's TV (UK)Kilvey Hill COM6
57U&EdenKilvey Hill PSB3
58ITV3 +1Kilvey Hill COM4
59ITV4 +1Kilvey Hill COM4
 
60U&Drama 1Kilvey Hill COM5
61GREAT! mysteryKilvey Hill COM4
63GREAT! playerKilvey Hill COM6
64BlazeKilvey Hill COM4
65That's TV 2Kilvey Hill COM5
 
67TRUE CRIMEKilvey Hill COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRAKilvey Hill COM4
70Quest +1Kilvey Hill COM5
71That's TV 3Kilvey Hill WalesPSB2
73HobbyMakerKilvey Hill COM6
 
74U&DaveJaVuKilvey Hill COM4
75That's MelodyKilvey Hill COM6
76That's DanceKilvey Hill COM5
81Blaze +1Kilvey Hill COM4
82Talking Pictures TVKilvey Hill COM6
 
84PBS AmericaKilvey Hill COM6
91WildEarthKilvey Hill COM4
93ITVBe +1Kilvey Hill COM4
101BBC One HDKilvey Hill PSB3
102BBC Two HDKilvey Hill PSB3
 
103UTV HDKilvey Hill PSB3
103ITV 1 HDKilvey Hill PSB3
103STV HDKilvey Hill PSB3
104Channel 4 HDKilvey Hill PSB3
105Channel 5 HDKilvey Hill PSB3
 
106BBC Four HDKilvey Hill PSB3
107BBC Three HDKilvey Hill PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDKilvey Hill PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Kilvey Hill PSB3
201CBBCKilvey Hill WalesPSB1
 
202CBeebiesKilvey Hill WalesPSB1
203CBBC HDKilvey Hill PSB3
204CBeebies HDKilvey Hill PSB3
207POP UPKilvey Hill COM6
209Ketchup TVKilvey Hill COM4
 
210Ketchup TooKilvey Hill COM4
211YAAAS!Kilvey Hill COM4
231BBC NewsKilvey Hill WalesPSB1
232BBC ParliamentKilvey Hill WalesPSB1
233Sky NewsKilvey Hill COM5
 
251Al Jazeera EnglishKilvey Hill COM4
255FRANCE 24 (in English)Kilvey Hill COM4
265ROKKilvey Hill COM4

 

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Comments
Saturday, 11 April 2020
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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
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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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Monday, 25 May 2020
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David
10:05 PM

Hi, I've been trying for many years to get decent viewing at my home. CH3 8BA, every checker I look at tells me Moel-y-parc is the transmitter to aim for. The problem is I live in a dip and and surrounded by hills close to my home. I have no line of sight. I've tried a number of aerials but nothing is offering a consistent picture.
To stand any chance I think I'd need a pole on the chimney at least 18ft to ensure I clear the hills.
Any thoughts that could help me?

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