menuMENU    UK Free TV logo Freeview

 

 

Click to see updates
Choose from four options: ■ TV mapping ■ TV terrain plot ■ TV technical ■ Radio

Freeview reception at NP18 1PA


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.

map is loading, please wait...
There are 0 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of NP181PA (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

E4 (Wales)Pontypool COM4
1BBC One (SD)Mynydd Machen WalesPSB1
2BBC TwoMynydd Machen WalesPSB1
5Channel 5Mynydd Machen WalesPSB2
6ITV 2Mynydd Machen WalesPSB2
 
9BBC FourMynydd Machen WalesPSB1
10ITV3Mynydd Machen WalesPSB2
11Sky MixPontypool COM5
12QuestPontypool COM6
13E4Mynydd Machen WalesPSB2
 
14Film4Mynydd Machen WalesPSB2
15Channel 4 +1Mynydd Machen WalesPSB2
17ReallyPontypool COM5
18More4Mynydd Machen WalesPSB2
19DavePontypool COM5
 
20DramaPontypool COM4
215USAPontypool COM4
23BBC ThreeMynydd Machen WalesPSB1
25WPontypool COM6
26ITV4Mynydd Machen WalesPSB2
 
27YesterdayPontypool COM6
28ITVBeMynydd Machen WalesPSB2
29ITV2 +1Pontypool COM4
30E4 +1Mynydd Machen WalesPSB2
31E4 ExtraPontypool COM5
 
325STARPontypool COM4
335ActionPontypool COM4
34GREAT! moviesPontypool COM6
35ITV1 +1Mynydd Machen WalesPSB2
36Sky ArtsPontypool COM5
 
38Channel 5 +1Pontypool COM4
39DMAXPontypool COM6
40Quest RedPontypool COM5
41LegendPontypool COM4
43Food NetworkPontypool COM5
 
44HGTVPontypool COM6
465SELECTMynydd Machen PSB3
47Film4 +1Pontypool COM5
48ChallengePontypool COM5
494sevenPontypool COM5
 
52GREAT! romancePontypool COM6
56That's TV (UK)Pontypool COM6
57Dave ja vuPontypool COM4
58ITVBe +1Pontypool COM4
59ITV3 +1Pontypool COM4
 
60Drama +1Pontypool COM5
61GREAT! movies extraPontypool COM6
63GREAT! romance mixPontypool COM6
64BlazePontypool COM4
65That's TV 2Pontypool COM5
 
67TRUE CRIMEPontypool COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRAPontypool COM4
70Quest +1Pontypool COM5
71That’s 60sPontypool COM6
73HobbyMakerPontypool COM6
 
74Yesterday +1Pontypool COM5
75That's 90sPontypool COM5
78TCCPontypool COM4
81Blaze +1Pontypool COM4
82Talking Pictures TVPontypool COM6
 
83Together TVPontypool COM4
84PBS AmericaPontypool COM6
89ITV4 +1Pontypool COM4
91WildEarthPontypool COM4
101BBC One HDMynydd Machen PSB3
 
102BBC Two HDMynydd Machen PSB3
103UTV HDMynydd Machen PSB3
103ITV 1 HDMynydd Machen PSB3
103STV HDMynydd Machen PSB3
104Channel 4 HDMynydd Machen PSB3
 
105Channel 5 HDMynydd Machen PSB3
106BBC Four HDMynydd Machen PSB3
107BBC Three HDMynydd Machen PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDMynydd Machen PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Mynydd Machen PSB3
 
201CBBCMynydd Machen WalesPSB1
202CBeebiesMynydd Machen WalesPSB1
204CBBC HDMynydd Machen PSB3
205CBeebies HDMynydd Machen PSB3
209Ketchup TVPontypool COM4
 
210Ketchup TooPontypool COM4
211YAAAS!Pontypool COM4
231BBC NewsMynydd Machen WalesPSB1
232BBC ParliamentMynydd Machen WalesPSB1
233Sky NewsPontypool COM5
 
235Al Jazeera EngPontypool COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishPontypool COM4

 

Advanced options

Show good and blocked paths from NP18 1PA for aerial height of ...

10m20m (Angel of the North)25m30m40m56m (Hyde Park Flats, Sheffield)62m (Monument)90m (Royal Liver Building, Liverpool)107m (Meridian Quay Tower, Swansea)115m (Bridgewater Place, Leeds)127m (Glasgow Tower)143m (Guy's Hospital)158m (Blackpool Tower)170m (Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth)180m (The Gherkin/BT Tower) 193m (Tower 42)235m (Canary Wharf)310m (The Shard)(default view)

Comments
Thursday, 12 December 2013
L
lesley
8:42 AM
Nottingham

No signal on analogue channels since yesterday hd channels ok. Area ng17 2da. What is wrong?

link to this comment
lesley's 2 posts US flag
lesley's: ...
G
Gail
9:20 AM
London

I haven't been able to get any TV channels for 24 hours. London N6 5HL

link to this comment
Gail's 1 post GB flag
Gail's: mapG's Freeview map terrainG's terrain plot wavesG's frequency data G's Freeview Detailed Coverage
G
Gary k
9:37 AM
Bishop's Stortford

I live in bishops Stortford CM234PB and the free view maps show that my aerial should point towards sandy, but they actually point to crystal palace. However, I see that there is a booster transmitter in bishops Stortford that is within range, which of the three transmitters should my aerial point towards please and does my existing aerial work for the other two transmitters or do I need different aerials?
Thanks

link to this comment
Gary k's 2 posts GB flag
Gary's: mapG's Freeview map terrainG's terrain plot wavesG's frequency data G's Freeview Detailed Coverage
D
Don
11:06 AM

No Freeview since last night in Ely!

link to this comment
Don's 1 post GB flag
P
Paul
11:15 AM
Hull

The signal in Hull has been bad these last few days then last night we lost every channel, still same this morning. Almost wasted money on aerial guy, because we get no warning or info about signal problems, Surely something is wrong in Hull with signals
HU5 5DT is my postcode but other people in HU5 area are also affected

link to this comment
Paul's 4 posts GB flag
Paul's: mapP's Freeview map terrainP's terrain plot wavesP's frequency data P's Freeview Detailed Coverage
S
Steve
sentiment_satisfiedBronze

11:19 AM

Paul: Very bad inversion effect going on at the moment. Nothing you can do about it.

link to this comment
Steve's 59 posts GB flag
L
Lesley
12:08 PM
London

For 3 days I have lost channels and when i can watch ITV, BBC is out and vice versa..lost Dave and other channels and lots of break up on some channels

link to this comment
Lesley's 11 posts GB flag
Lesley's: mapL's Freeview map terrainL's terrain plot wavesL's frequency data L's Freeview Detailed Coverage
D
Darryl
4:09 PM

leigh on sea essex no signal received since 7pm last night 11th December can you explain please

link to this comment
Darryl's 1 post GB flag
B
BILL A
4:38 PM
Gravesend

BILL in DA13 (Dartford/Gravesend, Kent).......Have had no signal since 9pm Tuesday evening............why isn't any mention of the TV reception problems mentioned on the newscasts..........we are able to watch TV programmes (some) on my tablet PC via TV catch up and ITV Player, is there any change in sight

link to this comment
BILL A's 3 posts GB flag
BILL's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Dave Lindsay
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

5:37 PM

Gary k: Your aerial should point to the one you want to point it. There is no compulsion to use any particular transmitter!

The Bishop's Stortford relay transmitter carries only PSB (Public Service Broadcaster) channels, so you might like to use either Crystal Palace or Sandy Heath, if at all possible, so as to receive all channels.

It would appear that you are on the edge of the area served by the Bishop's Stortford transmitter and that you might potentially find the signal degraded at times due to interference from other high-power transmitters which use the same frequencies.

I suggest that the area that the Bishop's Stortford is intended to serve is that low-lying and near the river. This presumably has difficulty in achieving reliable reception from Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace uses Group A channels exclusively and if your aerial is a Group A one (red tip) then it won't be suitable for Bishop's Stortford relay or Sandy Heath's COMs.

See:

Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial

Sandy Heath's PSBs are Group A and its COMs are top of Group B/bottom of C/D. Thus, for Sandy Heath an aerial spanning at least Group K is required.

For a list of PSB services and a list of COM services, see:

DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex

Whilst Sandy Heath is only 24 miles away, line-of-sight is obstructed 13 miles away, due to the high ground around Therfield.

The effectivenes of yagi aerials on lower channels (frequencies) isn't as good on higher channels, so for Crystal Palace either use a log periodic or Group A yagi:

Crystal Palace Transmitter

You appear as if you might have line-of-sight to Crystal Palace (this excluding any obstruction on the ground such as buildings and trees):


Terrain between ( m a.g.l.) and (antenna m a.g.l.) - Optimising UK DTT Freeview and Radio aerial location


The area between the yellow line and the pink one is known as the first Fresnel Zone. Objects within it can adversely affect reception. The ground from you up to Sawbridgeworth and the high ground around Epping Green are all within or near to it. For that reason, even though you have line-of-sight you could potentially have difficulty.

link to this comment
Dave Lindsay's 5,724 posts GB flag
Select more comments

Your comment please
Please post a question, answer or commentIf you have Freeview reception problems before posting a question your must first do this Freeview reset procedure then see: Freeview reception has changed, Single frequency interference, and Freeview intermittent interference.

If you have no satellite signal, see Sky Digibox says 'No Signal' or 'Technical fault'

If you have other problems, please provide a full (not partial) postcode (or preferably enter it in box at the top right) and indicate where if aerial is on the roof, in the loft or elsewhere.

UK Free TV is here to help people. If you are rude or disrespectful all of your posts will be deleted and you will be banned.








Privacy policy: UK Free Privacy policy.