Freeview reception at BT32 3DG
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.
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
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 BT323DG (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
| TG4 (RoI) | Clermont Carn | SV1 | ||
| Virgin Media 1 | Clermont Carn | SV1 | ||
| RTÉ One HD | Clermont Carn | SV2 | ||
| Virgin Media 3 | Clermont Carn | SV2 | ||
| RTÉ One +1 | Clermont Carn | SV2 | ||
| Virgin Media 2 | Clermont Carn | SV2 | ||
| RTÉ jr | Clermont Carn | SV2 | ||
| RTÉ2+1 | Clermont Carn | SV2 | ||
| RTÉ News Now | Clermont Carn | SV1 | ||
| Tithe an Oireachtais | Clermont Carn | SV1 | ||
| Saorview Information (* | Clermont Carn | SV2 | ||
| 1 | BBC One (SD) | Divis Northern Ireland | PSB1 | |
| 2 | BBC Two | Divis Northern Ireland | PSB1 | |
| 3 | ITV 1 (SD) | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 4 | Channel 4 (SD) | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 5 | Channel 5 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 6 | ITV 2 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 7 | NvTv | Divis | LBT | |
| 9 | BBC Four | Divis Northern Ireland | PSB1 | |
| 10 | ITV3 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 11 | Sky Mix | Divis | COM5 | |
| 13 | E4 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 14 | Film4 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 15 | Channel 4 +1 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 17 | Really | Divis | COM5 | |
| 18 | More4 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 19 | U&Dave | Divis | COM5 | |
| 20 | U&Drama | Divis | COM4 | |
| 21 | 5USA | Divis | COM4 | |
| 23 | BBC Three | Divis Northern Ireland | PSB1 | |
| 26 | ITV4 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 28 | ITVBe | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 29 | ITV2 +1 | Divis | COM4 | |
| 30 | E4 +1 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 31 | E4 Extra | Divis | COM5 | |
| 32 | 5STAR | Divis | COM4 | |
| 33 | 5Action | Divis | COM4 | |
| 35 | ITV1 +1 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 36 | Sky Arts | Divis | COM5 | |
| 38 | Channel 5 +1 | Divis | COM4 | |
| 40 | Quest Red | Divis | COM5 | |
| 41 | Legend | Divis | COM4 | |
| 42 | GREAT! action | Divis | COM4 | |
| 43 | Food Network | Divis | COM5 | |
| 46 | 5SELECT | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 47 | Film4 +1 | Divis | COM5 | |
| 48 | Challenge | Divis | COM5 | |
| 49 | 4seven | Divis | COM5 | |
| 53 | TG4 | Divis | NIMM | |
| 54 | RTÉ One | Divis | NIMM | |
| 55 | RTÉ Two | Divis | NIMM | |
| 57 | U&Eden | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 58 | ITV3 +1 | Divis | COM4 | |
| 59 | ITV4 +1 | Divis | COM4 | |
| 60 | U&Drama 1 | Divis | COM5 | |
| 61 | GREAT! mystery | Divis | COM4 | |
| 64 | Blaze | Divis | COM4 | |
| 65 | That's TV 2 | Divis | COM5 | |
| 67 | TRUE CRIME | Divis | COM4 | |
| 68 | TRUE CRIME XTRA | Divis | COM4 | |
| 70 | Quest +1 | Divis | COM5 | |
| 71 | That's TV 3 | Divis UTV | PSB2 | |
| 74 | U&DaveJaVu | Divis | COM4 | |
| 76 | That's Dance | Divis | COM5 | |
| 81 | Blaze +1 | Divis | COM4 | |
| 83 | Together TV | Divis | COM4 | |
| 91 | WildEarth | Divis | COM4 | |
| 93 | ITVBe +1 | Divis | COM4 | |
| 101 | BBC One HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 102 | BBC Two HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 103 | STV HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 103 | UTV HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 103 | ITV 1 HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 104 | Channel 4 HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 105 | Channel 5 HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 106 | BBC Four HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 107 | BBC Three HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 108 | BBC Scotland HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 110 | Channel 4 HD (Wales) | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 201 | CBBC | Divis Northern Ireland | PSB1 | |
| 202 | CBeebies | Divis Northern Ireland | PSB1 | |
| 203 | CBBC HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 204 | CBeebies HD | Divis | PSB3 | |
| 209 | Ketchup TV | Divis | COM4 | |
| 210 | Ketchup Too | Divis | COM4 | |
| 211 | YAAAS! | Divis | COM4 | |
| 231 | BBC News | Divis Northern Ireland | PSB1 | |
| 232 | BBC Parliament | Divis Northern Ireland | PSB1 | |
| 233 | Sky News | Divis | COM5 | |
| 251 | Al Jazeera English | Divis | COM4 | |
| 255 | FRANCE 24 (in English) | Divis | COM4 | |
| 265 | ROK | Divis | COM4 |
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Thursday, 5 November 2020
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Chris.SE5:07 AM
Tracey:
Quote > His cabling along the front of the house is very neat, suggesting he takes pride in the finished appearance of his work, so why choose what would seem to be a 'marginal' aerial? (rant over).
Penny pinching cheapskate?? :O Seriously, it depends on who did the job, was it a professional installer, or an amateur one where the person who did it may not have appreciated the differences in aerial gains.
It's a shame you haven't got any strength and quality figures (I'm assuming) from the past when reception was poor.
Two things I did mean to mention, first was that there are now no offsets on any of Winter Hills UHF channels, when the final 700MHz clearance took place in August, the channel moves were to the exact frequencies.
2nd, it's possible that "some" of your poor reception in the past may have been due to "Tropospheric Ducting" which sometimes occurs with High Pressure weather conditions resulting in interference from distant transmitters in Europe or the UK as signals travel further. See Effect of tropospheric ducting on Freeview | RTIS for a simplistic explanation. There is unfortunately some predicted to be around over the next few days which "might" affect reception.
As far as problems when it rains heavily, if you know someone who can go up and look at your aerial to make sure water is not getting into the connections and cable, that would be a good idea, but I would want to see what happened to the Strength and Quality figures in the bad weather before venturing up there if it's a bit awkward (ie. need a proper roof ladder etc.). That said, as I mentioned in a previous post, if you have receipts if it was a professional installer, you could try a gentle moan at him and suggest he should come to check the installation as reception degrades significantly in heavy rain which it shouldn't.
The figures you've given are very respectable and probably about right for the transmission mode & power of the respective channels relative to one another (The main 6 muxes are the same power, COM7 is lower power, as are the Local muxes which are also beamed in specific directions).
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Tracey6:57 AM
Chris.SE:
Thanks again Chris. I'll question the previous owner a little more on their choice of installer and see if they have any paperwork to hand. No, unfortunately I don't have any strength and quality figures from the past when reception was poor, the relevant TV menus hadn't been found at that stage. Interesting read on the tropospheric ducting (an interesting looking website in general - I shall read further). As you suggest, I need to wait now for the weather to re-produce the problem and gather more data then. This being Glossop, that shouldn't be far away. I'll report back when I have further information. Thank you for the help, it's been most interesting working through this with your aid.
Tracey.
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Chris.SE7:28 AM
Tracey:
No problem, look forward to hearing how it goes.
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Saturday, 5 December 2020
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Jeff Kinghorn11:57 AM
Henley-on-thames
We are at RG9 5NB.
Why can't I get ITV3+1 (or any other COM4) channels from Hannington?
Some of these channels are out of date (eg Hannington CH 40 is CBS justice not Sony Movies Action)
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Sunday, 6 December 2020
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Chris.SE12:33 AM
Jeff Kinghorn:
According to the Freeview Detailed Coverage Checker, you should have no problems receiving ALL main multiplexes at your location, including the Local multiplex on C34.
Check that your aerial looks intact and is pointing the correct way, at a bearing of 213 degrees (between SSW and SW) with the rods (or squashed Xs) horizontal. Check your downlead looks undamaged and is secure.
There are some relay transmitters nearby, which although vertically polarised, you might still inadvertently tune to if signals are strong enough when signals from Hannington are low/missing due to maintenance or adverse weather conditions. It's best to ensure automatic retuning is turned off as it's generally more trouble than it's worth. If a retune is needed you are usually advised by an on-screen pop-up and can initiate it manually.
So check you are tuned to the correct UHF channels for Hannington which are -
In the multiplex order PSBs1-3, COMs4-7, Local - they are C45, C42, C39, C40, C43, C46, C55, C34(C32 depending on location).
If you are tuned to the correct UHF channels and still have a problem then check all your wall plates, coax plugs, connections, flyleads etc, unplug connectors check for corrosion or other problems and reconnect them. Flyleads are a common problem, try swapping/changing them. See what signal strengths and quality you are getting for the multiplexes (groups of channels) shown in your TV's tuning section.
Problematic connections, breaks, water ingress etc. can seem to affect reception of just an individual or several multiplexes.
As far as an up-to-date listing of which channels are on which multiplex and their LCNs, the site owner has not had time to update after many recent Freeview changes. Generally, Freeview have a current list at Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview but they haven't updated for the following changes
Updates and alerts | Freeview
Updates and alerts | Freeview
Change to come Updates and alerts | Freeview
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Chris.SE12:44 AM
Jeff Kinghorn:
Sorry, forgot to add, ITV3+1 only broadcasts limited hours as it shares the space with another channel (CITV IIRC).
Currently I believe they are on air 2100 -0400.
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Saturday, 20 February 2021
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Alan Wilson6:14 PM
BlackHill transmitter in Glasgow has gone dead.
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StevensOnln17:17 PM
Alan Wilson: Black Hill serves close to a million homes and you're the only one reporting a problem. That makes it far more likely to be something at your end rather than the transmitter having suddenly developed a major fault. Start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV and do not attempt to retune as this will just delete all of your correctly tuned channels which won't help in any way.
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Sunday, 21 February 2021
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Chris.SE9:46 PM
Alan Wilson:
Look in your TV's tuning section and double check you are correctly tuned to the UHF channels for Black Hill.
The correct UHF multiplex channels for Black Hill in the order PSB1-3, COMs4-7, Local -
are C46, C43, C40, C41, C44, C47, C55, C30 (C meaning UHF channel).
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Saturday, 13 March 2021
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Chris Hargrave4:24 PM
Oakham
I'm unsure if you can help as I don't think is is a Freeview problem but advice would be appreciated.
My post code is LE15 7DR and I'm using the Waltham tx.
I have a youview box connected to my TV via the HMDI cable as normal. I've also got a standard arial cable connected from the box as well for when I'm not using Youview, basically standard TV as the signal is routed directly through the box.
The problem is, while watching through the box (HMDI), I get intermittent quality/signal strength on some channels (e.g. 3 ITV, channal 4, channel 5 etc) but BBC is fine. Looking at the list of affected channels it appears to be all from Walthem Central (East). Watching through the standard standard arial connection, as described, is all fine. These problems seem only occur with bad weather, currently it's very windy with heavy rain showers.
I've tried BT but they are blaming Freeview so I'm trying to isolate the problem. Would a poorly aligned arial cause this?
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