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Freeview reception at GL1 1LZ

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 22 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of GL11LZ (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

1	BBC One (SD)	Ridge Hill West Midlands	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Ridge Hill West Midlands	PSB1
3	ITV 1 (SD)	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2

6	ITV 2	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2
9	BBC Four	Ridge Hill West Midlands	PSB1
10	ITV3	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2
11	Sky Mix	Ridge Hill	COM5
12	Quest	Ridge Hill	COM6

13	E4	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2
14	Film4	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2
15	Channel 4 +1	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2
17	Really	Ridge Hill	COM5
18	More4	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2

19	U&Dave	Ridge Hill	COM5
20	U&Drama	Ridge Hill	COM4
21	5USA	Ridge Hill	COM4
23	BBC Three	Ridge Hill West Midlands	PSB1
25	U&W	Ridge Hill	COM6

26	ITV4	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2
27	U&Yesterday	Ridge Hill	COM6
28	ITVBe	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2
29	ITV2 +1	Ridge Hill	COM4
30	E4 +1	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2

31	E4 Extra	Ridge Hill	COM5
32	5STAR	Ridge Hill	COM4
33	5Action	Ridge Hill	COM4
34	GREAT! movies	Ridge Hill	COM6
35	ITV1 +1	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2

36	Sky Arts	Ridge Hill	COM5
38	Channel 5 +1	Ridge Hill	COM4
39	DMAX	Ridge Hill	COM6
40	Quest Red	Ridge Hill	COM5
41	Legend	Ridge Hill	COM4

42	GREAT! action	Ridge Hill	COM4
43	Food Network	Ridge Hill	COM5
44	HGTV	Ridge Hill	COM6
46	5SELECT	Ridge Hill	PSB3
47	Film4 +1	Ridge Hill	COM5

48	Challenge	Ridge Hill	COM5
49	4seven	Ridge Hill	COM5
52	GREAT! christmas	Ridge Hill	COM6
56	That's TV (UK)	Ridge Hill	COM6
57	U&Dave ja vu	Ridge Hill	COM4

58	ITV3 +1	Ridge Hill	COM4
59	ITV4 +1	Ridge Hill	COM4
60	U&Drama +1	Ridge Hill	COM5
63	GREAT! romance mix	Ridge Hill	COM6
64	Blaze	Ridge Hill	COM4

65	That's TV 2	Ridge Hill	COM5
67	TRUE CRIME	Ridge Hill	COM4
68	TRUE CRIME XTRA	Ridge Hill	COM4
70	Quest +1	Ridge Hill	COM5
71	That’s 60s	Ridge Hill Central (West)	PSB2

73	HobbyMaker	Ridge Hill	COM6
74	&UYesterday +1	Ridge Hill	COM5
75	That's 90s	Ridge Hill	COM6
76	That's TV 2 MCR	Ridge Hill	COM5
81	Blaze +1	Ridge Hill	COM4

82	Talking Pictures TV	Ridge Hill	COM6
83	Together TV	Ridge Hill	COM4
84	PBS America	Ridge Hill	COM6
91	WildEarth	Ridge Hill	COM4
93	ITVBe +1	Ridge Hill	COM4

101	BBC One HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3
102	BBC Two HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3
103	UTV HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3
103	STV HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3
103	ITV 1 HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3

104	Channel 4 HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3
105	Channel 5 HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3
106	BBC Four HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3
107	BBC Three HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3
108	BBC Scotland HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3

110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Ridge Hill	PSB3
201	CBBC	Ridge Hill West Midlands	PSB1
202	CBeebies	Ridge Hill West Midlands	PSB1
204	CBBC HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3
205	CBeebies HD	Ridge Hill	PSB3

209	Ketchup TV	Ridge Hill	COM4
210	Ketchup Too	Ridge Hill	COM4
211	YAAAS!	Ridge Hill	COM4
231	BBC News	Ridge Hill West Midlands	PSB1
232	BBC Parliament	Ridge Hill West Midlands	PSB1

233	Sky News	Ridge Hill	COM5
235	Al Jazeera Eng	Ridge Hill	COM6
251	Al Jazeera English	Ridge Hill	COM4
255	FRANCE 24 (in English)	Ridge Hill	COM4
265	Rok Sky +1	Ridge Hill	COM4

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Comments

Friday, 6 September 2013

Graham Guthrie
4:22 PM
Lincoln

Update on my situation. I took the tv to richer sounds today. They hooked it up channel scanned and there they were all the HD so no problem with the tv. Clearly a problem with the in the block. So it looks like I'll be going without HD channels. May phone an engineer out and see how much it is going to cost.

Cheers for the on here

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Briantist

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4:29 PM

Graham Guthrie: Glad to hear you have found out where the problem is.

I've emailed you too.

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jb38

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9:20 PM

Graham Guthrie: Many thanks for the update as I was curious as to what the outcome would be as you had exhausted all avenues that could be explored whereby the only way the problem was likely to be sorted out was by an engineer making on on-site visit.

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Saturday, 7 September 2013

Mark E7
9:07 AM
London

Hi,

I have a Sony bravia TV about a year old that till yesterday has had impeccable , even though the is a basic indoor type. All of a sudden, the BBC ( I think) are cutting in and out, lots of blockiness etc. Same applies to the Sony , again previously excellent reception. Channel 23 shows a lower signal than the others, about 70-80 percent, but the '' is shown as sometimes down to 5-10 percent, although this seems to shift if we're moving about. All aerial connections are good, as are the other channels signals and nothings been touched recently. Did a retune; no change.

My first thought was 4G switched on in the area i the last few days, especially as the dropout seems intermittent. But the lowish signal strength suggests otherwise. As far as I know I'm tuned to , and there's no on the aerial. I've tried 2 or 3 other aerials from Maplin in the past, but stuck with this as the signal is actuall better strength.

Any ideas appreciated!

My postcode is E7 9HJ

Mark

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MikeB

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8:02 PM

Mark E7: You should be getting an excellent , as you say, even with a portable (normally a pain). Signal strength should be around 70-80%, not 100% - its not your strength which is too low, its the . I'm going to suggest my normal solution - high signal strength? Having said that, Sony tuners are really robust.

Hopefully, someone can come up with another suggestion, but whjy not dig out another portable aerial and see if it makes any difference?

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jb38

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11:50 PM

Mark E7: Albeit that this is something I always ask people complaining about similar problems to yourself before suggesting carrying out any tests, but have you as yet verified with any others in your immediate locality if they are also experiencing difficulties with their ? as dependant on answer from it could you from carrying out needless checks on your system.

By the way, 4g (or the pre-service testing of should it apply) can cause receivers to give low strength indications as a result of the powerful 4g signal swamping the tuner, that said I cannot see and transmitters (4G or otherwise) being close enough to your location to cause this sort of problem.

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Monday, 9 September 2013

mick
2:00 PM
Moreton-in-marsh

i am using the strength indicator on my tv to fine tune my recently installed tv but find on differant tv this reading differs !! what channel number is the best to tune it into to give a better on all channels ? i live in moreton in marsh glos and the aerial is pointing to id 3024 transmiter

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Tuesday, 10 September 2013

MikeB

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9:44 AM

mick: I think your making work for yourself. Your new is probably pointing at (bearing 344 degrees), which is your nearest (only 11km away), and your best bet (although is only 7 degrees off that).

The TV will normally self tune to either the strongest , or the lowest channel number. Since Lark Stoke is only channel 26 and is very close, thats the one it should go to. Dont worry too much about signal strength - signal should be 9-10, and strength actually around 75%, but that will vary with different (BBC tend to be pretty strong). Just let the TV do its thing, and everything will probably be fine.

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Martin
5:25 PM
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

Please!
Ive been receiving on my PC-TV using a Hauppauge T500 and Windows7 Pro OS with WMC this set up has been making timed recordings correctly for several years.
Over the past 12 months, the PC/TV was only used very occasionally.
As I intend to use the PC/TV during this winter I checked it and it does work but the EPG is only showing the correct Program Data on about 30% of , other channels show No Data Available. This problem is not confined to one .
Every one of the TV & Radio channels give sound and vision OK but no Program Data, but for use as a PVR the EPG is essential.
I have tried all the usual tricks to get it to reload the correct EPG Data on all channels, including retuning without the connected and Default, but I guess I must be doing something wrong, any ideas please?
Martin

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jamie stevens

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7:27 PM
Portsmouth

Martin:

Hi,

Although not familiar with pc tv tuners I do regularly come across this issue.

It is generally down to the age of the equipment and the age of the software.

equipment around 4/5 years old tend to struggle with this issue.

If you cant update the software you may need to change the tuner.

regards

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