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 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 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, 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 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), | |||||
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, 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 Biggin Hill transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-london.jpg)
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 26km north-northwest (332°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-london.jpg)
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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Friday, 25 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:05 AM
6:05 AM
BIGGIN HILL transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:02 on 22 May to 05:36 on 22 May, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 21:00 on 20 May to 00:00 on 21 May, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:20 on 21 May to 04:21 on 21 May. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
3:05 PM
3:05 PM
BIGGIN HILL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:43 today to 11:44 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:43 today to 11:44 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:02 on 22 May to 05:36 on 22 May, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 21 [BBC]
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Saturday, 26 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:05 AM
6:05 AM
BIGGIN HILL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:43 yesterday to 11:44 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:43 yesterday to 11:44 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 01:02 on 22 May to 05:36 on 22 May. [BBC]
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Sunday, 27 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:05 AM
6:05 AM
BIGGIN HILL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:43 on 25 May to 11:44 on 25 May, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 11:43 on 25 May to 11:44 on 25 May. [BBC]
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Thursday, 26 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
BIGGIN HILL transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 04:22 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
9:08 AM
9:08 AM
BIGGIN HILL transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 04:22 today to 05:50 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 27 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
BIGGIN HILL transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 04:22 yesterday to 05:50 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 28 July 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:08 AM
6:08 AM
BIGGIN HILL transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 04:22 on 26 Jul to 05:50 on 26 Jul. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 9 October 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:06 PM
12:06 PM
BIGGIN HILL 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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Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:06 AM
6:06 AM
BIGGIN HILL transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 08:21 yesterday to 08:26 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 08:21 yesterday to 08:26 yesterday. [BBC]
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