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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Friday, 3 November 2017
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Devon Dad6:34 PM
Teignmouth
Hi Mike, thanks so much for the reply.
The Tv is a 2007 BeoVision7 (9334 MK30 with a 0.4.0.0 Module V 0.1.0.7.0 fitted when purchased.
The postcode is TQ14 9SG with a horizontal roof mounted aerial picking up Beacon Hill.
Info on the MK3 is fairly limited but I found a good link regarding the module at
Beovision 6-26 DVB-T tuner can't find BBC channels -
but hit a wall when the TV would not save the frequency as instructed.
The signal for D3&4 is Quality 70%/ Strength 62% on E4
ArqB is 73%/ 48% on 4Seven
SDN drops signal with 60%/ 50% on CITV
ArqA comes and goes.
BBCA nothing
BBCB/ com7&8 doubt this set does HD?
My gut feeling is the module being outdated, my next port of call with the zero knowledge I have on these things would of been a filter then amplifier I guess. The only other thing is the aerial feed has an external splitter with 2 outlets, one of which has an additional T splitter. It's not ideal but the house is badly designed with not many other options for direct feeds.
Aerial--- Outdoor 2 way splitter---Upstairs TV (10M)
---T splitter---Samsung TV (10M)
---B&O TV (5M)
Hope that all makes sense, can't think of any other info.
Thanks again for your time in looking into this. Always a pleasure to see communities like this supported by people such as yourself.
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Devon Dad7:10 PM
Stop the press. I hope I didn't waste too much of your time, but I happened to stumble across the solution via the link I posted. I had inadvertently been entering the frequency without the correct decimalisation.
Eg. 785.8 = 785800 @ 8 Mhz. It's obvious now I look at it, but it hadn't twigged when I first read it as the B&O operating system is new to me and counter intuitive.
It's all a foreign language to me so I'm pretty amazed I managed to break the DaVinci code.
Phew, now my wife can watch rubbish on all those other channels ;)
Thanks again for taking your time to answer MikeP. Have a good weekend.
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Saturday, 4 November 2017
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MikeB10:50 AM
Devon Dad: Just commeting on your question about HD. A TV from 2007 would not have had an HD tuner, but will have an HD Ready or even Full HD panel (actually, that TV seems to have a slightly better than HD Ready panel) , plus at least one HDMI connection (although the spec for that model might not have them, which I'm very surprised at).
So getting a HD signal is pretty easy - just use an external HD box/PVR. They start at around 44 pounds for a receiver, and a Humax/Panasonic PVR will start around 180. They will tend to have wifi/smart capacity as well. And that goes for blu rays, streamers like Amazon Firesticks, etc.
And that means you dont have to deal with the B & O system any more....
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Devon Dad11:03 AM
Thanks Mike.
Although very grateful that we inherited this beauty of a TV (phenomenal sound!), the MK3 unfortunately only has Scart connections and no HDMI.
The MK5 is the Holy Grail of this range as you could certainly open up the full potential of B&O's panel.
Funnily enough 'Scart only' receivers are thin on the ground now, but I may keep an eye open in the future as it may enable a few more features.
Meanwhile my wife is very happy that she can finally use the lovely set that was handed down to her.
Thanks again.
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MikeB1:54 PM
Devon Dad: Frankly, I'm amazed that a set of that age doesn't have any HDMI's, especially considering the price (which paid, in part, for the amazing sound!).
So your kind of stuck. A Manhattan HD receiver does have a scart (I've got one), and Humax PVR's still do, or the latest version has RCA's, which is an easy convert to scart - so you will have the connectivity, smartness, etc, but not the HD.
That would be the most pragmatic way to go, but sadly, you can't enjoy Blue Planet II in its full glory.
I had a couple come in a while back asking about TV's, and it was only after about 10 min that they bothered to tell me they had a B & O (which meant I'd wasted my time talking about a perfectly decent 600 Panasonic...), and were looking for something similar in quality terms. Since I've only ever seen a B & O once, I showed them the best Samsung (B & O use Samsung panels) and then said to go to our main London store to compare B & O with Samsung.
Then I looked at the cost of a B & O and laughed - because they are very very very expensive, certainly in panel terms. So if you are looking to replace it, go up one size or more, stick to the four major brands, and get the best you can. You wont get the sound quality, but a decent soundbar, etc will overall be much cheaper. Frankly, you could get Sonos and still be ahead. OLED is a big seller this year, and the quality is wonderful.
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Devon Dad2:41 PM
Agreed. I am more than happy with my Samsung 40" that the kids & I use for gaming and enjoy the benefits that come with a new panel for shows like BP2. I've only ever switched between Samsung and Panasonic (both great products but luck of the draw with the panels these days) for myself as there is no way on this big Blue Planet that I'd ever afford a new B&O set. Just walking in their store bought me out in a rash! The price my wifes Aunt paid at new is simply eye watering for a 32".
OLED is a pipe dream for future upgrades. I'd better get saving now. Especially with 4K gaming/ movies now.
Thanks for the heads up on the Humax, I will go down that route if the Mrs ever wants iPlayer etc in the lounge. But she seems content with the usual stable of freeview channels which is handy.
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MikeB4:38 PM
Devon Dad: Panasonic use LG panels, and are doing very well (I'm a huge fan of the EX750), Samsung make panels for other brands as well, - and of course LG, Sony and Panasonic OLEDS are all made by LG. The secret is the quality of the panel and the software - B & O of course use their own, like every brand.
Yeah, I can't afford a new TV either, never mind an OLED! But selling them....
Actually, I would like to ask what the quality of the picture is like on the B & O, vs a Panasonic/Samsung. Obviously its only on SD, but is there much difference?
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Friday, 19 January 2018
I can't get com 8 tq14 9qp.. So can't get the new bbc4 hd.. My mostly watched channel. Any ideas.. Other channels fine and clear. Any ideas? I also. Don't see qvxmc HD etc..
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StevensOnln12:13 PM
Terry Bannon: The Digital UK predictor shows COM8 to be weaker than the other muxes at your postcode, although this should improve when it changes frequency early next year. Does your TV or set top box/PVR have a manual tuning function in the menu somewhere? If it does, try a manual tune on UHF channel 34.
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Friday, 26 January 2018
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Michael Dicker3:34 PM
Torquay
TQ2 8PH Torquay , signal strength is 100% but quality about 75% on BBC , standard picture slight ghosting , HD is quite good . But obviously some channels are not in HD , channel 5 is poor .
Would a booster help .
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