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Freeview reception at TN8 5QU


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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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)Bluebell Hill South EastPSB1
2BBC TwoBluebell Hill South EastPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
5Channel 5Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
 
6ITV 2Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
9BBC FourBluebell Hill South EastPSB1
10ITV3Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
11Sky MixBluebell Hill COM5
12QuestBluebell Hill COM6
 
13E4Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
14Film4Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
15Channel 4 +1Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
17ReallyBluebell Hill COM5
18More4Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
 
19DaveBluebell Hill COM5
20DramaBluebell Hill COM4
215USABluebell Hill COM4
23BBC ThreeBluebell Hill South EastPSB1
25WBluebell Hill COM6
 
26ITV4Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
27YesterdayBluebell Hill COM6
28ITVBeTunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
29ITV2 +1Bluebell Hill COM4
30E4 +1Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
 
31E4 ExtraBluebell Hill COM5
325STARBluebell Hill COM4
335ActionBluebell Hill COM4
34GREAT! moviesBluebell Hill COM6
35ITV1 +1Tunbridge Wells Meridian (East)PSB2
 
36Sky ArtsBluebell Hill COM5
38Channel 5 +1Bluebell Hill COM4
39DMAXBluebell Hill COM6
40Quest RedBluebell Hill COM5
41LegendBluebell Hill COM4
 
42GREAT! actionBluebell Hill COM4
43Food NetworkBluebell Hill COM5
44HGTVBluebell Hill COM6
465SELECTBluebell Hill PSB3
47Film4 +1Bluebell Hill COM5
 
48ChallengeBluebell Hill COM5
494sevenBluebell Hill COM5
52GREAT! romanceBluebell Hill COM6
56That's TV (UK)Bluebell Hill COM6
57Dave ja vuBluebell Hill COM4
 
58ITV3 +1Bluebell Hill COM4
59ITV4 +1Bluebell Hill COM4
60Drama +1Bluebell Hill COM5
63GREAT! romance mixBluebell Hill COM6
64BlazeBluebell Hill COM4
 
65That's TV 2Bluebell Hill COM5
67TRUE CRIMEBluebell Hill COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRABluebell Hill COM4
70Quest +1Bluebell Hill COM5
71That’s 60sBluebell Hill COM6
 
73HobbyMakerBluebell Hill COM6
74Yesterday +1Bluebell Hill COM5
75That's 90sBluebell Hill COM5
78TCCBluebell Hill COM4
81Blaze +1Bluebell Hill COM4
 
82Talking Pictures TVBluebell Hill COM6
83Together TVBluebell Hill COM4
84PBS AmericaBluebell Hill COM6
91WildEarthBluebell Hill COM4
93ITVBe +1Bluebell Hill COM4
 
101BBC One HDBluebell Hill PSB3
102BBC Two HDBluebell Hill PSB3
103STV HDBluebell Hill PSB3
103UTV HDBluebell Hill PSB3
103ITV 1 HDBluebell Hill PSB3
 
104Channel 4 HDBluebell Hill PSB3
105Channel 5 HDBluebell Hill PSB3
106BBC Four HDBluebell Hill PSB3
107BBC Three HDBluebell Hill PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDBluebell Hill PSB3
 
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Bluebell Hill PSB3
201CBBCBluebell Hill South EastPSB1
202CBeebiesBluebell Hill South EastPSB1
204CBBC HDBluebell Hill PSB3
205CBeebies HDBluebell Hill PSB3
 
209Ketchup TVBluebell Hill COM4
210Ketchup TooBluebell Hill COM4
211YAAAS!Bluebell Hill COM4
231BBC NewsBluebell Hill South EastPSB1
232BBC ParliamentBluebell Hill South EastPSB1
 
233Sky NewsBluebell Hill COM5
235Al Jazeera EngBluebell Hill COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishBluebell Hill COM4

 

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Friday, 13 September 2013
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W.K Woollams
11:53 AM
Caterham

When weather is overcast, like now t.v and radio reception breaks up on b,b,c but not on ITV. Any answers.

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Alan Horsley
12:19 PM
York

further to my earlier enquiry about TV reception from Emley Moor, my problems only occur on BBC 1 and 2 and on channel 5. the lost of reception usually occur between 12.30 pm and 2.00pm when loss of picture occurs on BBC, if I change to ITV the picture is perfect. I have found that the most regular loss happens on Saturday mid day around 1.00pm

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Alan Horsley
3:11 PM

Alan Horsley:Just lost BBC 1 once again, "no signal" would you recommend an exterior aerial? (53.9833,-1.5333) 

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MikeB
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4:34 PM

Alan Langdown: You should be getting excellant reception from Crystal Palace - clear line of sight, and only 27km away, even with a loft aerial.

I'd check your cables - are all the connects ok, and if you have a splitter/booster, check that its working, or even better, see if you can bypass it, so that you have a straight run from aerial to TV. Could be you have too much signal (I know its my default suggestion, but still...)?

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Kim
7:48 PM
Walsall

I live in the Walsall area and keep losing freeview signal for a few seconds at a time, every few minutes. Can you advise the reason for this? It is a new issue, our signal has always been absolutely fine until now.

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MikeB
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8:56 PM

Kim: Your just 9km from Sutton Coldfield transmitter, which is one of the most powerful in the country.

In theory there could be lots of reasons, but I'm betting your signal is too powerful for your Tv's tuner.

Check the signal strength on the TV - it should be around 75% - at 100% the tuner is going to break up. Try to take out any booster , etc and see here

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

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Saturday, 14 September 2013
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James Sapwell
1:00 AM
Wadebridge

Hi,

Just moved into a rental property with a rooftop aerial and new HD plasma but channel search misses the whole of the BBCB and SDN multiplexes. Everything else fine. I think we're pointing at Caradon Hill transmitter. There also appears to be a powered splitter in the roof-space feeding 6(!) sockets.

Can anyone explain the right process for dealing with this? What to check first?

Thanks in advance,
James

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jb38
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8:38 AM

James Sapwell: Although your TV has failed to pick up either of the two channels mentioned during the auto-tune its not necessarily the case that no signals at all are being received from same, but just that they are being received under the threshold level required by your TV to store them, therefore in order to get an idea of the situation you are in you should carry out the following procedure.

If your new plasma TV offers a manual tuning facility then select this mode from the set up menu and enter Caradon Hill's SDN mux on Ch21 but do NOT scan it, as on most TV's (and boxes) the level that the signal is being received at will be shown in the strength / quality bars, make a note of the level seen and then change the channel number entered to Ch24 Caradons ArqA mux (same TX power level as SDN) and as before noting the level indicated from it then comparing the two readings.

As far as HD is concerned, use exactly the same procedure to test the reception from its mux operating on Ch22, but though should you get zero indication of a signal then you should go into your TV's instruction manual / specifications an make sure that the tuner fitted into your TV is listed as DVB-T2 as well as DVB-T, T2 being the requirement for HD reception.

Further advice dependant on feedback.

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Sunday, 15 September 2013
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Ben
12:23 PM

I live about 12 km from the Crystal Palace transmitter. I have direct line of site to it, I can see it from my roof.
I have been receiving all the HD channels using a BlackGold tuner card in my Windows 7 Media Center PC for years. Now, suddenly I no longer receive the HD channels. I have done a complete rescan and managed to pick up 93 channels, but none of the HD channels.
Have they stopped broadcasting for some reason?

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