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Freeview reception at BT78 5EB


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 BT785EB (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)Brougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
2BBC TwoBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
5Channel 5Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
 
6ITV 2Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
9BBC FourBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
10ITV3Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
11Sky MixBrougher Mountain COM5
12QuestBrougher Mountain COM6
 
13E4Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
14Film4Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
15Channel 4 +1Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
17ReallyBrougher Mountain COM5
18More4Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
 
19DaveBrougher Mountain COM5
20DramaBrougher Mountain COM4
215USABrougher Mountain COM4
23BBC ThreeBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
25WBrougher Mountain COM6
 
26ITV4Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
27YesterdayBrougher Mountain COM6
28ITVBeBrougher Mountain UTVPSB2
29ITV2 +1Brougher Mountain COM4
30E4 +1Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
 
31E4 ExtraBrougher Mountain COM5
325STARBrougher Mountain COM4
335ActionBrougher Mountain COM4
34GREAT! moviesBrougher Mountain COM6
35ITV1 +1Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
 
36Sky ArtsBrougher Mountain COM5
38Channel 5 +1Brougher Mountain COM4
39DMAXBrougher Mountain COM6
40Quest RedBrougher Mountain COM5
41LegendBrougher Mountain COM4
 
42GREAT! actionBrougher Mountain COM4
43Food NetworkBrougher Mountain COM5
44HGTVBrougher Mountain COM6
465SELECTBrougher Mountain PSB3
47Film4 +1Brougher Mountain COM5
 
48ChallengeBrougher Mountain COM5
494sevenBrougher Mountain COM5
52GREAT! romanceBrougher Mountain COM6
53TG4Brougher Mountain NIMM
54RTÉ OneBrougher Mountain NIMM
 
55RTÉ TwoBrougher Mountain NIMM
56That's TV (UK)Brougher Mountain COM6
57Dave ja vuBrougher Mountain COM4
58ITVBe +1Brougher Mountain COM4
59ITV3 +1Brougher Mountain COM4
 
60Drama +1Brougher Mountain COM5
61GREAT! movies extraBrougher Mountain COM6
63GREAT! romance mixBrougher Mountain COM6
64BlazeBrougher Mountain COM4
65That's TV 2Brougher Mountain COM5
 
67TRUE CRIMEBrougher Mountain COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRABrougher Mountain COM4
70Quest +1Brougher Mountain COM5
71That’s 60sBrougher Mountain COM6
73HobbyMakerBrougher Mountain COM6
 
74Yesterday +1Brougher Mountain COM5
75That's 90sBrougher Mountain COM5
78TCCBrougher Mountain COM4
81Blaze +1Brougher Mountain COM4
82Talking Pictures TVBrougher Mountain COM6
 
83Together TVBrougher Mountain COM4
84PBS AmericaBrougher Mountain COM6
89ITV4 +1Brougher Mountain COM4
91WildEarthBrougher Mountain COM4
101BBC One HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
 
102BBC Two HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
103UTV HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
103ITV 1 HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
103STV HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
104Channel 4 HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
 
105Channel 5 HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
106BBC Four HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
107BBC Three HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Brougher Mountain PSB3
 
201CBBCBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
202CBeebiesBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
204CBBC HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
205CBeebies HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
209Ketchup TVBrougher Mountain COM4
 
210Ketchup TooBrougher Mountain COM4
211YAAAS!Brougher Mountain COM4
231BBC NewsBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
232BBC ParliamentBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
233Sky NewsBrougher Mountain COM5
 
235Al Jazeera EngBrougher Mountain COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishBrougher Mountain COM4

 

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Comments
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
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MikeB
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12:36 PM

Graham Guthrie: A Samsung F6500 certainly has an HD tuner (in fact it has Freesat as well). You should be getting excellent reception from Belmont (or Waltham), so the only thing that I can think of is where in the EPG are you looking? HD channels should be 101, etc, not 50.

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Michael
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12:38 PM

Graham Guthrie: Looks like it has Freeview HD, which is good. Have you double checked channels 101-104 for the HD channels? Make sure you're not in Freesat mode.

What happens if you go to menu > broadcasting > channel settings > manual tuning > digital channel tuning - does it give you a list of 5 or 6 frequencies and UHF channel numbers?

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Graham Guthrie
3:32 PM
Lincoln

Michael it gives 5 different options in that menu. .i have checked them channel numbers up can't see them there. I checked signal strength that is showing 98 however signal quali is only showing 36
I also have a 36 bit error level.

Could this be the problem? Would buying a booster help?

Thanks for all the help

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Michael
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4:03 PM

Graham Guthrie: My Samsung with Freeview HD has 6 multiplexes listed, so if you only have 5 then you are obviously missing one.

You will need to manually add the HD channels by selecting "new", keying in "28" and then search for the channels.

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Mike
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4:11 PM

I have a Samsung 6500 series tv connected to BT Infinity which will not show HD streaming channels ie QVC extra 4 Music extra etc Any one any ideas or is this set just not able to receive this type of programme.

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jb38
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8:38 PM

Graham Guthrie: Your location is indicated as having a clear line-of-sight from Belmont @ 16 miles / 359 degrees and so is your aerial pointing due North towards that station? or is it facing towards Waltham @ 32 miles / 230 degrees? as although you should be able to receive Freeview from both stations Belmont is shown as being superior.

Just a little point I would like you to check though, have a close look at your models ID plate and make sure that its full number is UE40F6500 SBXXU, because if its anything other than that then its an EU model therefore unable to receive UK HD transmissions.

My only reason for requesting this check being that some EU models are being circulated around in the UK, and as would be expected usually at discounted prices.

By the way the HD channel from Belmont is C28 whereas from Waltham its C58.

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MikeB
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8:46 PM

Graham Guthrie: I can shed no light on the mystery of the missing mux, but I can tell you that the reason for your low signal quality is because of your extremely high signal strength.

'98 however signal quali is only showing 36' - 98% is very high, and should be closer to 75%. You certainly don't need a booster!

See - Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | Digital switchover | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice

JB38: I didn't know about the grey market sets - if it is one, this shows why you should buy the model meant for the country - it might seem expensive, but its the one that works best.



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jb38
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9:11 PM

MikeB: Yes quite so! one particular offender in this respect being the on-line retailer Pixmania.

As far as Graham's signal strength is concerned you beat me to it! as I was going to request that he try a test using a set top aerial or even a short length of wire (about 6 feet) instead of the normal aerial, as Samsung's cannot tolerate a slightly over the top signal, HD always cutting out first even although SD would appear to be OK.

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MikeB
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10:25 PM

jb38: I'd expect ebay sellers or some small mostly internet based shop, but Pixmania...
They are owned by DSG - which is interesting! Actually, they seem to have found a buyer for it Dixons Poised To Cut Losses On Pixmania

Hopefully, Graham's TV has just had a bit of a glitch, and everything will be ok.

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Thursday, 5 September 2013
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Graham Guthrie
12:46 PM
Lincoln

Hii have checked the model code and its a British TV. Bought it from richer sounds. The signal strength goes to 100 when I go to other channels. It is only low with the bit error on bbc channels. Could this be causing any problem? Samsung are sending an engineer out tomorrow.

Cheers for all your help and sorry about the delayed replys I'm on nights this week!

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