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Freeview reception at ZE1 0SW


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 2 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of ZE10SW (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)Bressay ScotlandPSB1
2BBC TwoBressay ScotlandPSB1
3STV (SD)Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
5Channel 5Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
 
6ITV 2Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
7BBC Alba HDBressay ScotlandPSB1
10ITV3Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
11Sky MixBressay COM5
12QuestBressay COM6
 
13E4Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
14Film4Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
15Channel 4 +1Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
17ReallyBressay COM5
18More4Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
 
19U&DaveBressay COM5
20U&DramaBressay COM4
215USABressay COM4
23BBC ThreeBressay ScotlandPSB1
24BBC Four (Scotland SD)Bressay ScotlandPSB1
 
25U&WBressay COM6
26ITV4Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
27U&YesterdayBressay COM6
28ITVBeBressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
29ITV2 +1Bressay COM4
 
30E4 +1Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
31E4 ExtraBressay COM5
325STARBressay COM4
335ActionBressay COM4
34GREAT! moviesBressay COM6
 
35ITV1 +1Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
35STV+1Bressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
36Sky ArtsBressay COM5
38Channel 5 +1Bressay COM4
39DMAXBressay COM6
 
40Quest RedBressay COM5
41LegendBressay COM4
42GREAT! actionBressay COM4
43Food NetworkBressay COM5
44HGTVBressay COM6
 
465SELECTBressay PSB3
47Film4 +1Bressay COM5
48ChallengeBressay COM5
494sevenBressay COM5
52GREAT! christmasBressay COM6
 
56That's TV (UK)Bressay COM6
57U&Dave ja vuBressay COM4
58ITV3 +1Bressay COM4
59ITV4 +1Bressay COM4
60U&Drama +1Bressay COM5
 
63GREAT! romance mixBressay COM6
64BlazeBressay COM4
65That's TV 2Bressay COM5
67TRUE CRIMEBressay COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRABressay COM4
 
70Quest +1Bressay COM5
71That’s 60sBressay STV North (Aberdeen)PSB2
73HobbyMakerBressay COM6
74&UYesterday +1Bressay COM5
75That's 90sBressay COM6
 
76That's TV 2 MCRBressay COM5
81Blaze +1Bressay COM4
82Talking Pictures TVBressay COM6
83Together TVBressay COM4
84PBS AmericaBressay COM6
 
91WildEarthBressay COM4
93ITVBe +1Bressay COM4
101BBC One HDBressay PSB3
102BBC Two HDBressay PSB3
103UTV HDBressay PSB3
 
103STV HDBressay PSB3
103ITV 1 HDBressay PSB3
104Channel 4 HDBressay PSB3
105Channel 5 HDBressay PSB3
106BBC Four HDBressay PSB3
 
107BBC Three HDBressay PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDBressay PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Bressay PSB3
201CBBCBressay ScotlandPSB1
202CBeebiesBressay ScotlandPSB1
 
204CBBC HDBressay PSB3
205CBeebies HDBressay PSB3
209Ketchup TVBressay COM4
210Ketchup TooBressay COM4
211YAAAS!Bressay COM4
 
231BBC NewsBressay ScotlandPSB1
232BBC ParliamentBressay ScotlandPSB1
233Sky NewsBressay COM5
235Al Jazeera EngBressay COM6
251Al Jazeera EnglishBressay COM4
 
255FRANCE 24 (in English)Bressay COM4
265Rok Sky +1Bressay COM4

 

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Show good and blocked paths from ZE1 0SW 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
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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