Freeview Light on the Old Coulsdon (Greater London, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Old Coulsdon (Greater London, England) transmitter which serves 800 homes. The bright green areas shown where the signal from this transmitter is strong, dark green areas are poorer signals. Those parts shown in yellow may have interference on the same frequency from other masts.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Old Coulsdon (Greater London, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Old Coulsdon (Greater London, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! player, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, YAAAS!, Legend, PBS America, POP UP, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's Melody, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Yesterday, U&Drama 1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Old Coulsdon transmitter broadcast?
If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| PSB1 BBCA | H max | C44 (658.0MHz) | 175m | DTG- | 2W |
 1 BBC One (SD) London, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 16 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | H max | C41 (634.0MHz) | 175m | DTG- | 2W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (London), 4 Channel 4 (SD) London ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 London ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (London), 71 That's TV 3, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | H max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 175m | DTG- | 2W |
 46 5SELECT, 57 U&Eden, 101 BBC One HD London, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV London), 104 Channel 4 HD London ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 203 CBBC HD, 204 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 43 Freeview channels?
The Old Coulsdon (Greater London, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! player, GREAT! romance, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, YAAAS!, Legend, PBS America, POP UP, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's Melody, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Yesterday, U&Drama 1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Old Coulsdon transmitter?
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 24km north (359°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Old Coulsdon (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 21 Mar 2018 | |||||
| E | E | E | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
| C41 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C44 | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C45 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C47 | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C48 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C66 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 4 Apr 12 and 18 Apr 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 6W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4.8dB) 2W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Wednesday, 26 September 2012
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LINDA BRIDGES8:56 PM
Coulsdon
Aerial is new on the roof and digital but all itv programmes are showing such poor recetion they are impossible to watch. sO MUCH FOR TECHNOLOGY GIVE ME THE OLD ANALOGUE SYSTEM ANY DAY
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LINDA's: mapL's Freeview map terrainL's terrain plot wavesL's frequency data L's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 10 November 2025
Hi
There seems to be an issue with Old Coulsdon Mux PSB3 BBCB. The signal strength and quality are fluctuating and the picture keeps freezing and dropping out. This happens on the non HD channels on this Mux too. All other channels are fine which I guess rules out my end? Is there a way the mux can be checked out thanks.
S Dyer
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StevensOnln110:51 AM
Stephen Dyer: The PSB3 mux at Old Coulsdon is broadcast on UHF channel 47, which is close to the 700MHz band now used for 4G and 5G mobile networks. You may have received a postcode from an organisation called Restore TV, who are the organisation funded by the mobile networks to deal with any interference resulting from new or upgraded 4G/5G masts/base stations in your area. If you contact Restore TV via the link below, they can check and send out a filter to block out the interfering signals.
https://restoretv.uk/diag…lem/
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Chris.SE10:06 PM
Old Coulsdon is a relay of Crystal Palace, the latter being listed for Planned Engineering so whether this is having any effect is anyone's guess (It shouldn't IMHO), Still worth checking things out with Restore TV.
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Tuesday, 11 November 2025
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Chris.SE3:00 AM
Stephen Dyer:
I presume you have checked that you are tuned to UHF Ch47 for PSB3 from Old Coulsdon and not inadvertently tuned to UHF30 which is an SFN used by Crystal Palace and Reigate.
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