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Freeview reception at BT47 5PT


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 7 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of BT475PT (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

Saorview Information (*Holywell Hill SV2
Tithe an Oireachtais Holywell Hill SV1
RTÉ News NowHolywell Hill SV1
RTÉ2+1Holywell Hill SV2
RTÉ jrHolywell Hill SV2
 
Virgin Media 2 Holywell Hill SV2
RTÉ One +1Holywell Hill SV2
Virgin Media 3Holywell Hill SV2
TG4 (RoI)Holywell Hill SV1
Virgin Media 1Holywell Hill SV1
 
RTÉ One HDHolywell Hill SV2
1BBC One (SD)Limavady Northern IrelandPSB1
2BBC TwoLimavady Northern IrelandPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Limavady UTVPSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Limavady UTVPSB2
 
5Channel 5Limavady UTVPSB2
6ITV 2Limavady UTVPSB2
9BBC FourLimavady Northern IrelandPSB1
10ITV3Limavady UTVPSB2
11Sky MixLimavady COM5
 
12QuestLimavady COM6
13E4Limavady UTVPSB2
14Film4Limavady UTVPSB2
15Channel 4 +1Limavady UTVPSB2
17ReallyLimavady COM5
 
18More4Limavady UTVPSB2
19DaveLimavady COM5
23BBC ThreeLimavady Northern IrelandPSB1
25WLimavady COM6
26ITV4Limavady UTVPSB2
 
27YesterdayLimavady COM6
28ITVBeLimavady UTVPSB2
30E4 +1Limavady UTVPSB2
31E4 ExtraLimavady COM5
34GREAT! moviesLimavady COM6
 
35ITV1 +1Limavady UTVPSB2
36Sky ArtsLimavady COM5
39DMAXLimavady COM6
40Quest RedLimavady COM5
43Food NetworkLimavady COM5
 
44HGTVLimavady COM6
465SELECTLimavady PSB3
47Film4 +1Limavady COM5
48ChallengeLimavady COM5
494sevenLimavady COM5
 
52GREAT! romanceLimavady COM6
53TG4Strabane NIMM
54RTÉ OneStrabane NIMM
55RTÉ TwoStrabane NIMM
56That's TV (UK)Limavady COM6
 
60Drama +1Limavady COM5
61GREAT! movies extraLimavady COM6
63GREAT! romance mixLimavady COM6
65That's TV 2Limavady COM5
70Quest +1Limavady COM5
 
71That’s 60sLimavady COM6
73HobbyMakerLimavady COM6
74Yesterday +1Limavady COM5
75That's 90sLimavady COM5
82Talking Pictures TVLimavady COM6
 
84PBS AmericaLimavady COM6
101BBC One HDLimavady PSB3
102BBC Two HDLimavady PSB3
103STV HDLimavady PSB3
103UTV HDLimavady PSB3
 
103ITV 1 HDLimavady PSB3
104Channel 4 HDLimavady PSB3
105Channel 5 HDLimavady PSB3
106BBC Four HDLimavady PSB3
107BBC Three HDLimavady PSB3
 
108BBC Scotland HDLimavady PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Limavady PSB3
201CBBCLimavady Northern IrelandPSB1
202CBeebiesLimavady Northern IrelandPSB1
204CBBC HDLimavady PSB3
 
205CBeebies HDLimavady PSB3
231BBC NewsLimavady Northern IrelandPSB1
232BBC ParliamentLimavady Northern IrelandPSB1
233Sky NewsLimavady COM5
235Al Jazeera EngLimavady COM6
 

 

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Friday, 4 February 2022
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Edward Slater
11:47 AM
Nottingham

I agree that the loop resistance looks odd but all the connections seem to be good (using gold plated fittings throughout). It has, however, taken some time to try to check the whole cable length as much of it is inaccessible. Vermin isn't a problem. Whilst it suggests a possible issue, though, the signal reading were taken directly from the aerial. I will continue the investigation.

Interestingly, a small amount of signal on channel 48 has returned but it's not really viable. I'm seeing as much signal on channel 46 despite the aerial being vertically polarised and pointing at right angles to the Sutton transmitter.

Thanks for your help - I will continue to investigate before giving in and paying the cable company.

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Saturday, 5 February 2022
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Chris.SE
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3:49 PM

Edward Slater:

Is that loop resistance down to the TV from the loft, or from the TV back to the aerial?
Has your aerial got a Balun? It maybe worth looking at the loop resistance directly at the balun and check the internal connections, there maybe an explanation there.
How long (roughly) is your downlead?

As regards signals from Sutton, polarisations can change in the near vicinity of walls, chimneys, roof tiles & etc. This is why, as I'm sure you already know, RF is often described as being a bit of a Black Art!

If you haven't tried, see if examining each UHF channel (say above 44) has any spurious signals on them. Using the TV tuning section, you can probably see the strength/quality by selecting it but without actually tuning it. There might just be something causing an issue.

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Sunday, 6 March 2022
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Vin
9:23 AM
Wallington

Are there issues in SM60RA

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Chris.SE
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10:57 PM

Vin:

Your most likely transmitter is Crystal Palace assuming your aerial is pointing at bearing 31 degrees, that's ~9 degrees E of NNE. If it's pointing at Reigate, bearing 195 degrees (almost SSW) with its rods vertical, you only be predicted to get reliable reception of the 3 PSB multiplexes (BBCA, D3&4, BBCB HD).

See Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview for which channels are carried on which multiplex.

Neither transmitter appears to have any faults recently reported, however Crystal Palace is currently listed for Planned Engineering with "Screen may go black on some or all channels".

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Tuesday, 19 April 2022
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Ben Ware
11:27 AM
Guildford

Hi,
I'm based in Bramley, Guildford and want to know if it's possible to tune my Freeview TV to receive Quest HD on channel 114?

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Chris.SE
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11:46 AM

Ben Ware:

As you haven't given a full postcode, it's not possible to give a definitive answer, but in that area generally, it is highly unlikely, as you are not likely to get any reception from Crystal Palace even if your aerial was pointing that way. All the other transmitters you might receive do not transmit COM7 which is the multiplex that carries Quest HD.
COM7 was always a temporary multiplex until the frequencies were needed for mobile use, and it's due to close by the end of June 2022 under the terms of the current licence. No announcements have been made about what will happen to any of the channels on COM7, most people are expecting many will just close.

See Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview for which channels are carried on which multiplex.

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Tuesday, 26 April 2022
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/Barbara Northwood
9:24 PM
Stoke-on-trent

Why is my signal blocked? ST1 3RB The aerial is on the roof of a tower block less than a mile from the transmitter

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/Barbara Northwood
9:25 PM
Stoke-on-trent

Why is my signal blocked? ST1 3RB The aerial is on the roof of a tower block less than a mile from the transmitter.

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StevensOnln1
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10:32 PM

/Barbara Northwood: What do you mean by signal blocked? Are you getting a broken up picture or is nothing coming through at all? Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? Is the aerial on the roof of the tower block part of a shared communal system or is it your own individual aerial connected directly to your TV? Have you checked whether anyone else in the building is suffering with the same problem? If so, contact whoever is responsible for maintaining the communal aerial system and get them to send someone to investigate/fix it.

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Tuesday, 3 May 2022
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Jeff Whittle
9:59 PM
Ayr

Hi, our house number is 11. The aerial is in the loft. We can receive the Darvel Local MUX channels with excellent reception (8 That's TV Scotland, 50 Great TV, 52 Great Movies Classic & 61 Great Movies +1, but not the Darvel Main transmitter channels! Previously, we could receive the Darvel Main transmitter channels until 1 week ago, but they would often freeze or have a broken up picture, they had been like that for about 3 months or more. We thought it was down to the weather conditions, but now we have totally lost the Darvel Main transmitter channels and cannot manually retune them. We have tried the Freeview reset procedure. The good news is we used to have a huge woods which may have blocked the signal, but it has just been chopped down, but this has made no difference to reception.

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