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Freeview reception at HX3 6AD


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 10 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of HX36AD (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)Halifax YorkshirePSB1
2BBC TwoHalifax YorkshirePSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
5Channel 5Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
 
6ITV 2Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
7Estuary TV DoncasterBelmont LDN
9BBC FourHalifax YorkshirePSB1
10ITV3Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
11Sky MixBelmont COM5
 
12QuestBelmont COM6
13E4Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
14Film4Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
15Channel 4 +1Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
17ReallyBelmont COM5
 
18More4Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
19U&DaveBelmont COM5
20U&DramaBelmont COM4
215USABelmont COM4
23BBC ThreeHalifax YorkshirePSB1
 
25U&WBelmont COM6
26ITV4Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
27U&YesterdayBelmont COM6
28ITVBeHalifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
29ITV2 +1Belmont COM4
 
30E4 +1Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
31E4 ExtraBelmont COM5
325STARBelmont COM4
335ActionBelmont COM4
34GREAT! moviesBelmont COM6
 
35ITV1 +1Halifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
36Sky ArtsBelmont COM5
38Channel 5 +1Belmont COM4
39DMAXBelmont COM6
40Quest RedBelmont COM5
 
41LegendBelmont COM4
42GREAT! actionBelmont COM4
43Food NetworkBelmont COM5
44HGTVBelmont COM6
465SELECTHalifax PSB3
 
47Film4 +1Belmont COM5
48ChallengeBelmont COM5
494sevenBelmont COM5
52GREAT! christmasBelmont COM6
56That's TV (UK)Belmont COM6
 
57U&Dave ja vuBelmont COM4
58ITV3 +1Belmont COM4
59ITV4 +1Belmont COM4
60U&Drama +1Belmont COM5
63GREAT! romance mixBelmont COM6
 
64BlazeBelmont COM4
65That's TV 2Belmont COM5
67TRUE CRIMEBelmont COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRABelmont COM4
70Quest +1Belmont COM5
 
71That’s 60sHalifax Yorkshire (Emley Moor)PSB2
73HobbyMakerBelmont COM6
74&UYesterday +1Belmont COM5
75That's 90sBelmont COM6
76That's TV 2 MCRBelmont COM5
 
81Blaze +1Belmont COM4
82Talking Pictures TVBelmont COM6
83Together TVBelmont COM4
84PBS AmericaBelmont COM6
91WildEarthBelmont COM4
 
93ITVBe +1Belmont COM4
101BBC One HDHalifax PSB3
102BBC Two HDHalifax PSB3
103STV HDHalifax PSB3
103UTV HDHalifax PSB3
 
103ITV 1 HDHalifax PSB3
104Channel 4 HDHalifax PSB3
105Channel 5 HDHalifax PSB3
106BBC Four HDHalifax PSB3
107BBC Three HDHalifax PSB3
 
108BBC Scotland HDHalifax PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Halifax PSB3
201CBBCHalifax YorkshirePSB1
202CBeebiesHalifax YorkshirePSB1
204CBBC HDHalifax PSB3
 
205CBeebies HDHalifax PSB3
209Ketchup TVBelmont COM4
210Ketchup TooBelmont COM4
211YAAAS!Belmont COM4
231BBC NewsHalifax YorkshirePSB1
 
232BBC ParliamentHalifax YorkshirePSB1
233Sky NewsBelmont COM5
235Al Jazeera EngBelmont COM6
251Al Jazeera EnglishBelmont COM4
255FRANCE 24 (in English)Belmont COM4
 
265Rok Sky +1Belmont COM4

 

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Comments
Thursday, 5 December 2013
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Pat Collis
6:34 AM
Bridgnorth

This has happened a number of times now, more than I can recall. Early morning, 6am'ish, the TV shows "No Signal" for all channels, signal strength 10, quality 01. The transmitter is a Freeview Light one, in Bridgnorth. Have found it only to occur in the mornings. Is it down to 4G testing??

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jamie stevens
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8:57 AM
Havant

Pat Collis:

If the signal being received is marginal and not very good there will be times that you have perfect reception and times that you have issues.

It is common for marginal signal to be worst in the night and in mornings, working perfectly well during the day and early evening.

You may need to get your system tested to make sure its performing correctly.

regards

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Friday, 6 December 2013
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nerijus
1:17 PM
Peterborough

i have Samsung UE37D500 37 inch LED Backlit TV i put new digital aerial on the roof setup to waltham i cant get any channels at all.

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Dave Lindsay
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1:47 PM

nerijus: I would think it pretty much impossible to put an aerial on the roof in your area and get nothing from Waltham, providing it's pointing in the right direction and is set horizontally.

If there is an amplifier (booster) connected to the aerial lead then if it's not powered it may well give nothing out.

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John McCann
4:19 PM
Tonbridge

I have enjoyed terrific HD reception for about 9 months, despite being in a relatively bad reception area. Then all HD channels started to break up about 5-6 weeks ago. I retuned yesterday and now the HD channels are not even there! I disconnected my PVR and retuned the Television Freeview receiver with the same result. Nothing else has changed. I am on the Heathfield Transmitter and live TN12 9AY. Tunbridge Wells transmitter is much nearer but an aerial man said it was just a relay from Heathfield so would not improve things. Any ideas please?

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Dave Lindsay
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5:01 PM

John McCann: I comment on here as a technical bod rather than an aerial installer and for that reason I'm not qualified to say whether the installer was right or wrong.

However, I have made the following observations:

We have exchanged messages on here before and I have previously said that you do not have line-of-sight to Heathfield, whereas you would appear to have so to Tunbridge Wells:

Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) Full Freeview transmitter | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice

(Unfortunately the terrain-checker I used then has since died.)

The terrain plotter on ukfree.tv suggests that the signal path is low to the ground in some spots, which are wooded or have trees nearby. So it's not surprising therefore that you might have difficulty.

Since switchover Heathfield and Tunbridge Wells have operated as a Single Frequency Network (SFN). This means that they broadcast on the same channels (frequencies), something which the digital system allows for. Therefore, the signals complement one another. The only thing is that Heathfield uses horizontal polarity and Tunbridge Wells uses vertical polarity, thus the complement is not as good as it might be because the aerial is opposite polarity for one of them.

The transmission power of Tunbridge Wells transmitter is slightly greater in real terms than that of the former four-channel analogue.

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5:30 PM

John McCann: It might be worth enquiring with your neighbour to see if he/she has started to have difficulty with the HD multiplex, that is if they have a HD receiver.

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Dave Lindsay
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6:54 PM

John McCann: The transmitter at Heathfield is 31km away and radiates at a power (ERP) of 20kW. Tunbridge Wells is 15km away and its ERP is 4kW.

"If" you had line-of-sight to both transmitters, the strength of the signals at your location would be about the same - Tunbridge Wells being a tiny fraction less than Heathfield.

So it seems that Tunbridge Wells should not be ruled out, unless there is some obstruction that rules it out.

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John McCann
9:58 PM
Tonbridge

Thanks Dave L. Not sure how to respond? So many points. Next door was perfect until a few days ago and now is very slightly pixelated in HD. The Aerials are identical and put up on the same chimney on the same day by the same guy. Both houses have Humax PVR and good HD televisions. What confuses me is that the aerials are only about 600m apart - so why the difference in reception???

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John McCann
9:59 PM
Tonbridge

Next reply Dave - How can I tell about line of sight? As Heathfield is nearly behind T. W. I assume the L. O. S. is identical?


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