Freeview Light on the Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter which serves 4,600 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.
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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 effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/UKHY/FOUR7/TMF/5LIFE/5US/ALJAZ/ALJAZHD/BLAZE/BLAZEP1/CHALLENGE/FIVEPL1/DMAX/THTS)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47//FILM4P1/FOODNET/Gaction/Gmovies/Gclassic/Gclassic1/UKTVHOME/YOURTVP1/ITV2P/ITV3P1/ITV4P1/ITVBEP1)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSACT/PSBAMERICA/QUEST/QUESTP1/REALLY/PICKTV/SNWS/TALKPICS/COMCHHD/CLUBLND/THATSUK/COMCH/REAL)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSDRMA/DAVE/DAVEJAVU/DRAMA/W/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2)
The Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, 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 Alexandra Palace 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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 186m | DTG- | 70W |
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 | C32 (562.0MHz) | 186m | DTG- | 70W |
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), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | H max | C37 (602.0MHz) | 186m | DTG- | 70W |
46 5SELECT, 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, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others |
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, 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 Alexandra Palace transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-london.jpg)
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 8km south (170°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 24 Jul 2019 | |||||
C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | A K T | |||||
C31 | BBCA | ||||||||
C32 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
C49tv_off | BBCA | ||||||||
C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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?
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 70W | |
Analogue 1-4 | (-0.3dB) 65W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Thursday, 3 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:06 AM
6:06 AM
ALEXANDRA PALACE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:54 today to 03:06 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:54 today to 03:06 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:54 today to 03:12 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 4 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:06 AM
6:06 AM
ALEXANDRA PALACE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:54 yesterday to 03:06 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:54 yesterday to 03:06 yesterday. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:54 yesterday to 03:12 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 5 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:06 AM
6:06 AM
ALEXANDRA PALACE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:54 on 03 May to 03:06 on 03 May, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:54 on 03 May to 03:06 on 03 May. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:54 on 03 May to 03:12 on 03 May. [BBC]
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Saturday, 16 June 2018
Transmitter engineering
9:04 AM
9:04 AM
ALEXANDRA PALACE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 05:52 today to 05:59 today. [BBC]
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Sunday, 17 June 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:04 AM
6:04 AM
ALEXANDRA PALACE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 05:52 yesterday to 05:59 yesterday. [BBC]
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Monday, 18 June 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:04 AM
6:04 AM
ALEXANDRA PALACE transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 05:52 on 16 Jun to 05:59 on 16 Jun. [BBC]
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Sunday, 15 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:02 AM
6:02 AM
ALEXANDRA PALACE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:31 today to 02:46 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:31 today to 02:46 today. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:31 today to 02:46 today. [BBC]
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Monday, 16 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:02 AM
6:02 AM
ALEXANDRA PALACE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:31 yesterday to 02:46 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:31 yesterday to 02:46 yesterday. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:31 yesterday to 02:46 yesterday. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 17 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:09 AM
6:09 AM
ALEXANDRA PALACE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:31 on 15 Jul to 02:46 on 15 Jul, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 02:31 on 15 Jul to 02:46 on 15 Jul. DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 02:31 on 15 Jul to 02:46 on 15 Jul. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 9 October 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:06 PM
12:06 PM
ALEXANDRA PALACE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 08:21 today to 08:26 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 08:21 today to 08:26 today. [BBC]
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