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Freeview reception at OX15 6DU

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 1 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of OX156DU (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

	Quest Red +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
	Smithsonian Channel	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
	Classic Hits	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
1	BBC One (SD)	Oxford South (Oxford)	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Oxford South (Oxford)	PSB1

3	ITV 1 (SD)	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
6	ITV 2	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
7	Big Centre TV	Sutton Coldfield	LB

7	Notts TV	Waltham	LNG
7	Thats Oxford	Oxford	LOX
9	BBC Four	Oxford South (Oxford)	PSB1
10	ITV3	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
11	Sky Arts	Sutton Coldfield	COM5

12	Quest	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
13	E4	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
14	Film4	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
15	Channel 4 +1	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
17	Really	Sutton Coldfield	COM5

18	More4	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
19	Dave	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
20	Drama	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
21	5USA	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
23	BBC Three	Oxford South (Oxford)	PSB1

25	W	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
26	ITV4	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
27	Yesterday	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
28	ITVBe	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
29	ITV2 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

30	E4 +1	Oxford Meridian	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	Oxford Meridian	PSB2
36	pick	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! Movies Action	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
43	Food Network	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
44	HGTV	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
46	5SELECT	Oxford	PSB3

47	Film4 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
48	Challenge	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
49	4seven	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
52	GREAT! romance	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
64	Blaze	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
67	CBS Reality	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

69	HorrorXtra	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
70	Quest +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
71	That's 60s	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
73	HobbyMaker	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
74	Yesterday +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM5

75	That's 70s	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
76	That's 80s	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
78	TCC	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
81	Blaze +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
82	Talking Pictures TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM6

83	Together TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
84	PBS America	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
89	ITV4 +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
90	Together TV +1	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
91	WildEarth	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

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

104	Channel 4 HD	Oxford	PSB3
105	Channel 5 HD	Oxford	PSB3
106	BBC Four HD	Oxford	PSB3
108	BBC Scotland HD	Oxford	PSB3
109	BBC Three HD	Oxford	PSB3

110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Oxford	PSB3
201	CBBC	Oxford South (Oxford)	PSB1
202	CBeebies	Oxford South (Oxford)	PSB1
203	CITV	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
204	CBBC HD	Oxford	PSB3

205	CBeebies HD	Oxford	PSB3
208	Pop Player	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
209	Ketchup TV	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
210	Ketchup Too	Sutton Coldfield	COM4
211	YAAAS!	Sutton Coldfield	COM4

231	BBC News	Oxford South (Oxford)	PSB1
232	BBC Parliament	Oxford South (Oxford)	PSB1
233	Sky News	Sutton Coldfield	COM5
235	Al Jazeera Eng	Sutton Coldfield	COM6
250	BBC Red Button	Oxford South (Oxford)	PSB1

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Comments

Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Ted Slater
12:52 PM

Chris.SE

for the delay since April! Other issues crowding life and a certain degree of sloth around this particular problem - noli nothis permittere te terere and all that.

I've currently given up with Humax support - like you I'm convinced it's a problem with the Aura (only 9 months old) but, as they can't guarantee that a full reset of the box will retain my recordings (they "think" it will be ok!!) I haven't had the nerve to try it. A full retune with a cleared memory doesn't fix the problem.

In the meantime, I'm content to use Quest+1 - the problem seems to be solely on COM6.

Thanks again

Ted

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Chris.SE

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1:49 PM

Ted Slater:

No problem Ted. What a shame that Humax haven't got a solution, or even know what the cause is!

Is it capable of transferring recordings to a USB stick?
If so, you could contemplate that and then try a full reset!
BUT if it is, check the USB recordings first. I've heard of some issues on some devices where HD recordings suffer judder on playback, no idea what the cause may be except maybe the USB stick can't cope with higher bit rates!

If I come across anything else I'll post it.
You could try an email to@.co.uk and ask them "What are the technical differences between transmission of Quest LCN12 on COM6/ArqB and Quest+1 LCN70 on COM5/ArqA and then explain that LCN12 is missing from your EPG despite retunes. Also ask "And/or are their technical errors in the EPG?" (I know there are some but don't know if they'd be the cause).

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Wednesday, 23 August 2023

Elaine Graham-Leigh
2:14 PM
London

Getting intermittent for BBCA and occasionally SDN channels, other multiplexes are fine. This has been happening for a few months. It doesn't sound like induction as it isn't momentary - once the channels disappear they're gone for the evening, reappearing the next day. Problem happens when using our Humax Aura box and when bypassing the box and plugging the directly into the TV (Panasonic 2013) so I don't think it's our equipment.

Signal strength for other multiplexes around 80% with 100% signal , but when we have apparently 'good' the signal strength on BBCA and SDN is only just over 50%. Aerial is on the and was replaced 2020, aerial guy tested and couldn't find a problem with the aerial or connections, except for some interference, for which we now have the gadget from Restore TV, but this hasn't made any difference. Any suggestions for what we should try next?

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Monday, 28 August 2023

Mike O'Sullivan
2:53 PM
Guildford

In fact, from the , the Smithsonian channel is not received. I seem to remember that this channel is no longer broadcast on Freeview.

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StevensOnln1

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11:37 PM

Mike O'Sullivan: Smithsonian Channel closed completed several months ago. Some of their content was supposed to be being made available on Pluto TV and some on Paramount+.

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Tuesday, 29 August 2023

Chris.SE

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2:33 AM

Elaine Graham-Leigh:

, we seem to have missed your post for some reason!
This is odd that you are only getting 50% strength on BBCA and SDN when the others are 80%, especially if you've had it checked and the and connections are ok. At least the is 100% which is important.

Make sure you haven't got any HDMI leads running close to your aerial leads or flyleads.
Are there any nearby trees on the aerial line-of-sight to the ? I have come across some funny signal behaviour with trees before now!

I assume you are familiar with 's UHF . Just to check
In the order BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5, ArqB/COM6, Local multiplex, the UHF channels for Crystal Palace are as follows
, , , , , , (London Local mux).
Just in case you retuned at a time when weather or other or affected the signal and you're inadvertently tuned to another transmitter (possibly or ).

Whatever is causing that signal to be down near 50% may make you more vulnerable to interference due to weather related tropospheric ducting causing signals from distant transmitters to be received affecting your wanted signal. There was some quite strong "tropo" last Wednesday, but it'd be surprising if the effect lasted all evening.

When you say the problem happens occasionally, can you give some idea of how occasional? When it happens is it always at a similar or exact time?

Check you don't have any old devices like games consoles, VCRs etc. even an old box with an tuned to a lower channel.

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Tuesday, 5 September 2023

Jeni Spyby
6:06 PM

Good evening,
I've recently moved house. The aerial in the loft wasn't working put at different angles.
All houses on this development have or some have dishes.
At first I couldn't get anything, then I plugged in an old aerial the kind for mini tvs and I managed to get 7 . Then 20, last night I got 160, however, only about a dozen work. Most of the time it says no service.
I have to twiddle the aerial until I get a and for the best.
My is 5 miles away, I live in close proximity to the River.
Are you able to/guide me?
How do I subscribe, I found this site by accident.
Many thanks for your time.
Jeni

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Steve Donaldson

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9:07 PM

Jeni Spyby: Some of the houses, notably 91 to 97 Waterside may find it difficult to impossible because to point to may necessitate pointing the through the loftspace of the other adjoining properties. That said, the new Centre transmitter may be available, although it transmits only the PSB multiplexes. To explain this requires going into more detail.

Bluebell Hill is 8km out on a bearing of 201 degrees. The Gillingham Test Centre is 4km out on a bearing of 168 degrees, and it went into service on 11th July 2019.

The first thing to do is to tune the in. Once you have the channels tuned to the transmitters, then don't retune because it won't improve for the transmitter(s) the TV is tuned to.

Gillingham Test Centre is a new transmitter which broadcasts the three PSB multiplexes on the same channels as Bluebell Hill. The two transmitters work together and are in time with one another, meaning you may be receiving some signal from both. However, the Test Centre doesn't carry the COM multiplexes, meaning if you get them they may not be as good, as you can only be getting them from Bluebell Hill.

The channel allocations for Bluebell Hill are:

PSB1 - BBC One, BBC Two, etc. -
PSB2 - ITV, , etc. -
PSB3 - BBC One HD and other HD channels -
COM4 - QVC, Drama, etc. -
COM5 - Arts, Really, etc. -
COM6 - Quest, W, etc. -

Check that the channels are tuned correctly. For example, the signal strength screen may should "C32" when on BBC One (as above). Use manual tuning to try and add any missing ones.

The Gillingham Test Centre broadcasts the three PSB multiplexes but not the COMs. The channels it transmits on are as per those I've listed. Thus, try to work out whether you are getting good reception on the PSBs but not the COMs. Is it the COMs that are not good? If so then this is probably explained by the fact that they are only coming from Bluebell Hill, and that with the PSBs you have the Gillingham Test Centre as well.

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