Full Freeview on the Beacon Hill (Torbay, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Beacon Hill (Torbay, England) transmitter which serves 84,000 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 Beacon Hill (Torbay, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Beacon Hill 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Beacon Hill transmitter?
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 37km west (262°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 30km west (260°)
to ITV West Country region - 107 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (East)
Are there any self-help relays?
| Lannacombe | Active deflector | 25 km SW Torbay | 4 homes |
How will the Beacon Hill (Torbay, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 27 Mar 2019 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | E T | E T | W T | K T | |||
| C33 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C34 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C40 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C41 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C42 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
| C44 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C45 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
| C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C51tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +D3+4 | +D3+4 | +D3+4 | |||
| C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | +BBCB | +BBCB | |||
| C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -BBCA | -BBCA | ||||
| C63 | 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 8 Apr 09 and 22 Apr 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| com7 | (-11.4dB) 7.3kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D*, com8 | (-20dB) 1000W |
Local transmitter maps
Beacon Hill Freeview Beacon Hill AM/FM Beacon Hill TV region BBC South West West CountryWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Beacon Hill transmitter area
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Monday, 14 November 2016
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Dave Barber3:07 PM
Torquay
Perfect reception of all BBC channels broadcast on UHF 60 via Beacon Hill until Saturday lunchtime 12/11/2016. Since then at best the sketchiest but usually NO signal until now. Please can you tell me who operates this transmitter so I can report the problem as Digital UK claim all channels are transmitting well. The other 4 channels appear to have normal signal strength but all BBC programmes have been missing all weekend.
Please please please let me know to whom I should report faults...
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Dave's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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StevensOnln15:04 PM
Dave Barber: Transmitter faults should be reported to the broadcaster concerned, however as there are no other reports of any faults with the transmitter it's much more likely that there is either a fault with your aerial system or you're suffering from local interference. Start by checking for loose connections, damaged cables etc behind the TV then work back as far as you can safely access towards the aerial. Also make sure that any HDMI cables are well separated from the aerial cable as HDMI cables are a notorious source of interference.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2017
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Graham Bastin8:58 AM
Hello.
I have a holiday lodge at Ladram Bay (between Budleigh Salterton and Sidmouth).
There is a nearby site mini tv transmitter which presumably gets its feed direct from Beacon Hill or possibly from Budleigh Salterton.
I can get all channels very clearly without any breakup except those carried by channel 33.
So I cannot get for example BBC News HD or BBC Four HD.
Why is this and what can be done?
Thank you.
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Graham Bastin: Check your signal strength - too high or too low/ If high, see 'tto much of a good thing', if too low, then check your system
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MikeP
5:13 PM
5:13 PM
Graham Bastin:
To determine which transmitter you are using we need a full post code for your location. Without that information it is impossible to assist in any meaningful way.
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Saturday, 17 June 2017
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Graham10:12 AM
Hi,
All of that is fine, but which channels does it now transmit on!!!!
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MikeP
10:24 AM
10:24 AM
Graham:
No frequency changes have been announced as yet for any TV or DAB transmitter. Later this year a rolling programme of TV frequency changes is due to start and will last well into next year.
You should still be getting exactly the same service from the DAB transmitter as before and likewise the TV transmissions of Freeview.
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Wednesday, 13 September 2017
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mr godfrey evernden2:12 PM
did beacon hill transmitter have problems with bbc1 and bbc2 on tuesday 12 th september between 1800 and 1830 hrs
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Friday, 3 November 2017
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Devon Dad5:21 PM
Can anyone please help. We recently inherited a TV with a built in DTV module that picks up the D3&4, SDN, and arqa multiplexes fine. But I cannot get it to find the BBCA multiplex for the life of me.
I have tried to manually enter the frequency of 785.8 in the transponder list but it won't save (might require the stream id and network)
The TV in question is fed from a new aerial that works perfectly fine on our other 2 spSamsung TVs.
What step shall I take next? A filter? A booster?
Very frustrating as I can't find the answers anywhere online.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
(I am picking up a strong signal from Beacon Hill transmitter)
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MikeP
5:37 PM
5:37 PM
Devon Dad:
To try to help, we need to know exactly the make and model of the TV in question and a full post code please. That way we can check the user manual and features of the TV set as well as checking the reception conditions at your exact location, even though two other TVs are working fine.
It would also help to know what the signal strengths are for the different multiplexes you can receive. Having too strong a signal can be as bad as it being too weak.
Different makes and models of TV perform differently - even those from the same manufacturer, hence the need for the exact make and model number.
Note also that there has been significant reception problems across the country due to high pressure weather systems passing through and they disrupt normal reception, often of just a single multiplex.
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