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Freeview reception at ME19 5NY

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 ME195NY (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

	Quest Red +1	Bluebell Hill	COM6
	Smithsonian Channel	Bluebell Hill	COM5
	Classic Hits	Bluebell Hill	COM6
1	BBC One (SD)	Bluebell Hill South East	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Bluebell Hill South East	PSB1

3	ITV 1 (SD)	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
6	ITV 2	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
9	BBC Four	Bluebell Hill South East	PSB1

10	ITV3	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
11	Sky Arts	Bluebell Hill	COM5
12	Quest	Bluebell Hill	COM6
13	E4	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
14	Film4	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2

15	Channel 4 +1	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
17	Really	Bluebell Hill	COM5
18	More4	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
19	Dave	Bluebell Hill	COM5
20	Drama	Bluebell Hill	COM4

21	5USA	Bluebell Hill	COM4
23	BBC Three	Bluebell Hill South East	PSB1
25	W	Bluebell Hill	COM6
26	ITV4	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
27	Yesterday	Bluebell Hill	COM6

28	ITVBe	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
29	ITV2 +1	Bluebell Hill	COM4
30	E4 +1	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
31	E4 Extra	Bluebell Hill	COM5
32	5STAR	Bluebell Hill	COM4

33	5Action	Bluebell Hill	COM4
34	GREAT! movies	Bluebell Hill	COM6
35	ITV1 +1	Dover Meridian (East)	PSB2
36	pick	Bluebell Hill	COM5
38	Channel 5 +1	Bluebell Hill	COM4

39	DMAX	Bluebell Hill	COM6
40	Quest Red	Bluebell Hill	COM5
41	Legend	Bluebell Hill	COM4
42	Great! Movies Action	Bluebell Hill	COM4
43	Food Network	Bluebell Hill	COM5

44	HGTV	Bluebell Hill	COM6
46	5SELECT	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
47	Film4 +1	Bluebell Hill	COM5
48	Challenge	Bluebell Hill	COM5
49	4seven	Bluebell Hill	COM5

52	GREAT! romance	Bluebell Hill	COM6
57	Dave ja vu	Bluebell Hill	COM4
58	ITVBe +1	Bluebell Hill	COM4
59	ITV3 +1	Bluebell Hill	COM4
60	Drama +1	Bluebell Hill	COM5

64	Blaze	Bluebell Hill	COM4
67	CBS Reality	Bluebell Hill	COM4
69	HorrorXtra	Bluebell Hill	COM4
70	Quest +1	Bluebell Hill	COM5
71	That's 60s	Bluebell Hill	COM5

73	HobbyMaker	Bluebell Hill	COM6
74	Yesterday +1	Bluebell Hill	COM5
75	That's 70s	Bluebell Hill	COM5
76	That's 80s	Bluebell Hill	COM6
78	TCC	Bluebell Hill	COM4

81	Blaze +1	Bluebell Hill	COM4
82	Talking Pictures TV	Bluebell Hill	COM6
83	Together TV	Bluebell Hill	COM6
84	PBS America	Bluebell Hill	COM6
89	ITV4 +1	Bluebell Hill	COM4

90	Together TV +1	Bluebell Hill	COM6
91	WildEarth	Bluebell Hill	COM4
101	BBC One HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
102	BBC Two HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
103	ITV 1 HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3

103	STV HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
103	UTV HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
104	Channel 4 HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
105	Channel 5 HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
106	BBC Four HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3

108	BBC Scotland HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
109	BBC Three HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
201	CBBC	Bluebell Hill South East	PSB1
202	CBeebies	Bluebell Hill South East	PSB1

203	CITV	Bluebell Hill	COM4
204	CBBC HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
205	CBeebies HD	Bluebell Hill	PSB3
208	Pop Player	Bluebell Hill	COM4
209	Ketchup TV	Bluebell Hill	COM4

210	Ketchup Too	Bluebell Hill	COM4
211	YAAAS!	Bluebell Hill	COM4
231	BBC News	Bluebell Hill South East	PSB1
232	BBC Parliament	Bluebell Hill South East	PSB1
233	Sky News	Bluebell Hill	COM5

235	Al Jazeera Eng	Bluebell Hill	COM6
250	BBC Red Button	Bluebell Hill South East	PSB1

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Comments

Saturday, 11 May 2013

Dave Lindsay

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3:15 PM

pete: No. The UK now has a two-tier . This is because there are two types of broadcaster.

The Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) transmit from the . There are over 1,000 other low transmitters which serve about 8.5% of the population which also only carry PSB channels.

As well as Public Service Broadcasters, there are now Commercial broadcasters (COMs) which have no obligation to provide a "Public Service", only make profit. For this reason they only broadcast from the largest transmitting stations and are therefore not "missing" from any transmitting as it is their choice as to which they serve from.

For a further explanation, see:

Londonderry (Northern Ireland) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice

It is doubtful that you may be able to receive the full service (from another transmitter). As well as having inferior coverage due to not being carried from all stations, there are some who can only receive PSB stations reliably even though they are using a full-service transmitter. This is because the signals aren't as good as well as the frequencies they use being reused by transmitters in closer proximity than the PSB frequencies are reused.

The COM channels from share frequencies with the COM channels of , so at your location you "may" find that this rules out of the full service from the latter. That said, Rowridge's channels are vertically polarised and Stockland's are horizontally polarised.

See if any of your neighbours have aerials directed to Rowridge which is on a bearing of 84 degrees. Rowridge broadcasts horizontally and vertically now, albeit that the COM channels are better with the latter. The fact that someone has an pointing to it does not necessarily mean that they can pick up all channels.

You may give consideration to , particularly if you are unable to receive the COM channels.

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Sunday, 12 May 2013

Edwina Waters
8:03 AM
Belford

Last night our went off the air. This morning is broadcasting OK. Where can I find out if there is maintenance being carried out? Thanks for reading.

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Edwina Waters
8:05 AM
Belford

Last night our went off the air. This morning is broadcasting OK. Where can I find out if there is maintenance being carried out? Thanks for reading.
Forgot to mention our is in the and we are using transmitter,

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jb38

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8:41 AM

Edwina Waters: Nothing has been indicated as yet on the fault reporting site nor is any work taking place, although in cases like this its always best policy to check with a neighbour just to make sure that the problem is not being caused by some glitch having occurred within your own installation.

By the way, you can check these two sites by clicking on "R+T Investigation" seen on the list of four choices on the right hand side of your posting, and with planned engineering works being accessed by clicking on " UK tradeview" and then by placing your pointer on "Help and advice" you will see planned engineering work on the bottom of the drop down choices

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Toni B
10:57 AM

Response with thanks to Dave Lindsay and jb38
I will look at the next time I visit my relations and see if its both level and turned to either vertical or horizontal and in view of Dave's observations whether it is high enough, i.e. pole or bracket mounted? I was amazed at how regular the disruption was though bearing in mind location it was almost as if some nearby military or private system was being switched on for a period just like a sequence. Thanks anyway.

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Becky
11:21 PM
Northampton

Hello everyone
For the last 5 week my has been breaking up and freezing
it seems to start at 4.20 in the afternoon and stops at roughly 10.20 in the evening a friend in the same street is having the same problem
we thought but that's been checked and is fine
I live in NN3 8PW and its been fine up until now The aerial is on the using Sandy Health
we have been told its from an outside source but what and how do we find out where
Any would be very welcome Thanks
becky

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Dave Lindsay

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11:43 PM

Becky: I would use a AM (MW or LW) radio powered from batteries. Tune it away from a and listen for any noise. Have it on at the start and end time and see if the start and end of the noise on the radio coincides with the TV breaking up, that way you know you are listening to the cause.

AM radios have a ferrite rod in which act as the . They are most sensitive in the axis perpendicular to their length. Hence, if you hold the radio with it facing you, when the sound is the loudest you know that it is coming from in front of, behind, above, or below you (or somewhere on that axis). Spin round to where it is at its quietest and the source of the noise must be from either end of the radio.

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Monday, 13 May 2013

Edwina Waters
11:03 PM
Belford

Hi JB38,
Thanks for the information. I found the cause of the problem - I must have accidentally pressed a button on the TV remote and found that it was not actually connected to the box. My fault and I feel a bit sheepish now, but thanks again anyway!

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jb38

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11:16 PM

Edwina Waters: Many thanks for taking the time to give on the situation, the main point being that everything is now OK again.

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Tuesday, 14 May 2013

John
10:12 PM
Hartlepool

I can't receive Dave can anyone please i tried re-tune still can't pick it up.

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