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Freeview reception at WS2 0BL

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 9 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of WS20BL (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)	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
3	ITV 1 (SD)	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2

6	ITV 2	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
7	Big Centre TV	Sutton Coldfield	LB
9	BBC Four	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
10	ITV3	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
11	Sky Mix	Sutton Coldfield	COM5

12	Quest	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
13	E4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
14	Film4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
15	Channel 4 +1	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
17	Really	Sutton Coldfield	COM5

18	More4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
19	Dave	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
20	Drama	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
21	5USA	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
23	BBC Three	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1

25	W	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
26	ITV4	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
27	Yesterday	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
28	ITVBe	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
29	ITV2 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

30	E4 +1	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
31	E4 Extra	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
32	5STAR	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
33	5Action	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
34	GREAT! movies	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

35	ITV1 +1	Sutton Coldfield Central (West)	PSB2
36	Sky Arts	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
38	Channel 5 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
39	DMAX	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
40	Quest Red	Sutton Coldfield	COM5

41	Legend	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
42	GREAT! action	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
43	Food Network	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
44	HGTV	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
46	5SELECT	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3

47	Film4 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
48	Challenge	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
49	4seven	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
52	GREAT! romance	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
56	That's TV (UK)	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

57	Dave ja vu	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
58	ITVBe +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
59	ITV3 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
60	Drama +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
61	GREAT! movies extra	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

63	GREAT! romance mix	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
64	Blaze	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
65	That's TV 2	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
67	TRUE CRIME	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
68	TRUE CRIME XTRA	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

70	Quest +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
71	That’s 60s	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
73	HobbyMaker	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
74	Yesterday +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
75	That's 90s	Sutton Coldfield	COM5

78	TCC	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
81	Blaze +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
82	Talking Pictures TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
83	Together TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
84	PBS America	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

89	ITV4 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
91	WildEarth	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
101	BBC One HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
102	BBC Two HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
103	UTV HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3

103	STV HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
103	ITV 1 HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
104	Channel 4 HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
105	Channel 5 HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
106	BBC Four HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3

107	BBC Three HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
108	BBC Scotland HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
201	CBBC	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
202	CBeebies	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1

204	CBBC HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
205	CBeebies HD	Sutton Coldfield	PSB3
209	Ketchup TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
210	Ketchup Too	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
211	YAAAS!	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

231	BBC News	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
232	BBC Parliament	Sutton Coldfield West Midlands	PSB1
233	Sky News	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
235	Al Jazeera Eng	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
267	Al Jazeera English	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

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Comments

Monday, 16 September 2013

John
7:00 PM
Benfleet

I have no in the morning, but by the afternoon the reception is fine. This has been occurring for the last 2 weeks. My post code is SS7 2EP and my is facing . I had an engineer round (unfortunately in the afternoon) and couldn't find anything wrong.

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Tuesday, 17 September 2013

dawn pascoe
8:10 AM

we have recently moved on land where tv has not been used for 10 years..trees have grown.wind tusbines have sprouted up every which way and there is an o2 500meters from house . I looked on wolfbane but don't fully understand complexities of siting .we have bungalow,so have possible aerial height of 7meters please advise.is it better to site aerial up tree to extra height [up to 15meters] or add to our expenses by paying for tv through our bt broadband link ?
current reads 51% with indoor aerial
os ref.sw806 508 (SW806508)

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MikeB

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2:06 PM

dawn pascoe: Basically, you have an indoor , which are generally rubbish.
Your only 16km from the , and there is nothing in the way, so I'm not surprised that you got something out of the indoor aerial, but a rooftop one will be much better. Get a professional to advise you (the turbines, etc might make a difference, so follow their advice), and expect to pay about £150.

This site will explain a lot, and give you a guide to the equipement involved A.T.V (Aerials And Television) FM DAB TV Aerial, plus poles and brackets

If your worried about 4G, you'll get a free filter anyway, and since its unlikely you'll need a , you'll probably be OK.

BTW - Lots of people think that the BT boxes feed via the net - but they are actually boxes that also go on the net, so they still need a aerial.

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John Giles
7:01 PM
Hessle

Hello,
Using , I have constant very poor ITV4 (frozen/non-existant ), intermittent freezing/blank screen (BBC 1, 2, 4) and intermittent loss of sound on radio (BBC 4). Any advice or insight as to the cause (it has been going on for the past couple of weeks) would be very welcome. Thanks.

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MikeP

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7:53 PM

Dawn Pascoe
Under no circumstances should a TV be fitted in a tree! The tree moves in the wind but the aerial needs to stay carefully aimed at the , at in your case. Finding a location for the aerial that is free from the interruptions of the view to Redruth by trees and wind turbines is the key and your aerial contractor should look for such a position.
4G is not yet available in your area, but when it is you may, only may, get some and @800 will supply one free filter to fit in the aerial lead. Redruth transmits on : 41, 44, 47, 48, 51 and 52. All are some way under the channels used for 4G. The O2 may or may not be used for 4G , it is not expected until at least 2014 according to O2's coverage checker.

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jb38

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8:11 PM

John Giles: A terrain check indicates that the from sweeps across towards you at a reasonably low level from about 8 miles or so prior to reaching your location, and should this be a tree lined area? then this can cause problems such as you have reported.

However as with all problems of this nature its always advisable to check with a neighbour or whoever for the purpose of determining if others are also experiencing similar problems to yourself, because if they are then this eliminates your installation as being defective as its being caused by factors out with your control.

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Wednesday, 18 September 2013

jb38

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7:58 AM

dawn pascoe: If when you say "indoor " you are actually referring to an aerial in the same room as the TV then as MikeB has said these type of aerials are very seldom ever satisfactory, however if indeed you are referring to a same room aerial then the strength mentioned is an indication that you must be receiving a reasonably good signal and as such the aerial seen in the undermentioned link would be perfect for your situation, this type of aerial being the latest updated version of an excellent aerial known as a Log 40 as its been redesigned to minimise any possible effects from a 4G that may have been installed in the area.

As far as wind turbines are concerned, if these are already in operation then you can for yourself if they are causing you any problems, this done by first of all making sure that they are actually turning and then observing the strength, and more importantly the of the signal being received for any regular pulsing effects, in the interests of accuracy this test being carried out in both low as well as high winds as this eliminates the possibility that strobing effects might suddenly occur.

ATV`s Choice Of Aerials for digital TV

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jb38

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8:13 AM

dawn pascoe: In addition to that said, as this type of is only around 4' 2" long its lends itself to be easily mounted in virtually any location such as on the or the fascia of a building (generally being known as a gutter mount), a flat surface or even in a , albeit that in this latter case qualifications apply.

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Thursday, 19 September 2013

martin
6:15 PM
Stoke-on-trent

hi i like in stoke-on-trent ST6 1SH and my aireal went very low when it rained so i changed the wire from aireal and made sure it was properly sealed and now ive got less chanels than i had wen signal was low but other chanela are perfect now does any 1 now y i have lost ?

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Sunday, 22 September 2013

Jacqui
9:34 AM
Loughborough

Hi, live at LE12 7GF and have a . We seem to have a single problem on 3+4 (). We had no issues until a few months ago. Have tried clearing all settings then retuning and checked aerial pointing to . Do we need to change the aerial or is it of some kind? Sometimes the is not too bad but mostly very poor and very frustrating when you've recorded something then it turns out to be unwatchable. Any advice please?

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