Freeview Light on the Biggin Hill (Greater London, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Biggin Hill (Greater London, England) transmitter. 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 Biggin Hill (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 Biggin Hill (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, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, 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, 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 Biggin 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.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| PSB1 BBCA | V max | C39 (618.0MHz) | 186m | 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 | V max | C45 (666.0MHz) | 186m | 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 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C42 (642.0MHz) | 186m | DTG- | 2W |
 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 Biggin Hill (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, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, 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, 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 Biggin Hill transmitter?
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 26km north-northwest (332°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 26km north-northwest (337°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Biggin Hill (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 31 Mar 2018- | |||||
| E T | E T | E T | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
| C39 | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C42 | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C45 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C52tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C57tv_off | 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, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 2W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Tuesday, 31 July 2012
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Chris11:47 AM
London
Hello, aerial on roof of shared flat. Yesterday from 05:00am to 20:00pm no dvbt signal of any kind, for tv viewed on computer (until 20:00pm then normal service resumed). Today 06:12 signal cut off (on recorded news) and scan cannot find any signal especially Crystal Palace for freeview. Please advise as to no signal for second day.
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Monday, 30 September 2024
Transmitter engineering
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Biggin Hill transmitter - Biggin Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 30/09/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 21 October 2024
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Biggin Hill transmitter - Biggin Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 21/10/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 28 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
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Biggin Hill transmitter - Biggin Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 28/10/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 4 November 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
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Biggin Hill transmitter - Biggin Hill transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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