Freeview Light on the Bishops Stortford (Hertfordshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Bishops Stortford (Hertfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 7,700 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Bishops Stortford (Hertfordshire, England) mast?
Bishop's Stortford transmitter - Bishop's Stortford transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 18/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels 
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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 Bishops Stortford (Hertfordshire, 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 Bishops Stortford 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 | C29 (538.0MHz) | 108m | DTG- | 14W |
 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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 108m | DTG- | 14W |
 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 | C37 (602.0MHz) | 108m | DTG- | 14W |
 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 Bishops Stortford (Hertfordshire, 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 Bishops Stortford transmitter?
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 45km south-southwest (208°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 44km south-southwest (206°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Bishops Stortford (Hertfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 21 Mar 2018 | |||||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | A K T | |||||
| C29 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C50tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C62 | 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?
| Analogue 1-4 | 29W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-3.2dB) 14W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011
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Fred9:45 PM
Dear Briantist,
Is the Bishop's Stortford (B/S)Transmitter not for use by B/S homes as there seems to be large areas oflow reception in B/S?
For the BBC news from Anglia area, what would be the best transmitter to line the aerial up to for freeview in 2012?
I do have FreeSat, but good to have Freeview as well.
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Fred: The transmitter provides Bishop's Stortford with additional analogue reception, and will provide Freeview Light from 2012.
Can you please tell me your postcode?
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Friday, 10 February 2012
M
M. Bailey11:17 AM
Bishop's Stortford
Will the Bishop's Stortford relay transmitter carry all the freeview channels and allow reception using my existing vertically polarized roof top aerial?
If not can I assume that Chrystal Palace and a replacement aerial is my best option?
Thanks
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M.'s: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
M. Bailey: The transmitter will carry the services listed at the top of the page, and no more. See Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
The polarization of all transmitters remain the same at switchover.
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M. Bailey: No. The commercial services decide where they wish to place their transmitters which is why they don't broadcast from a 1000 or so relays which accounts for around 9% of the population. They were asked if they wished to increase their coverage and they declined.
See here for a more in depth explanation:
Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Your only possibility is Crystal Palace (if you can get it). Its power will go up in April when switchover occurs, so you might need this extra power to receive from it.
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Mike Dimmick2:08 PM
M. Bailey: Digital UK show Sandy Heath as a possible alternative - it should give better results than Crystal Palace, particularly for the commercial multiplexes. The predictions are all probabilities, so you should try both and see which gives best results for you.
The list of transmitters carrying all multiplexes hasn't changed since digital TV launched in 1998, and I'm afraid there's no immediate prospect of it changing in future.
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012
J
Jay8:22 PM
Bishop's Stortford
Hi
I live in CM23 3RJ and on the freeview site i put my postcode in and it says i wont be able to get freeview even after the switch over, is this true? and if so why? i have an ariel in the loft but i also have virgin media points in bedrooms witch is where i want freeview for the kids, please can i have some advice,cheers.
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Jay's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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KMJ,Derby8:36 PM
Jay: No, you are predicted to get good reception from Crystal Palace after switchover, with possible reduced reliability on two of the COM muxes. If you have good analogue reception now you can normally expect to get Freeview after switchover.
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Jay: If you receive analogue television now, then you will receive Freeview afterwards.
However, if your aerial is directed at the Bishop's Stortford transmitter, which is on Raynham Road Industrial Estate, then you will only receive Public Service multiplexes. These carry BBC, ITV1, ITV2, Channel 4, E4, More 4, Channel 5, HD services and a few others.
In order to get the full Freeview service you will have to direct your aerial to a main station, most probably Crystal Palace. Signals in the loft will be lower than outside both due to the fact that it's lower down than roof top level and the roof itself weaking the signal as it passes through it before hitting your aerial. Whilst you are receiving an adequate signal in the loft from Bishop's Stortford (if that is where you are receiving from), you may (or may not) be pushing your luck to pick up Crystal Palace in the loft.
Don't regard what any post based system says as gospel; it is simply a guide. It is more apt to consider such systems as being a guide to likelihood of success.
The Digital UK Tradeview predictor suggests that you may have a good chance of picking up Crystal Palace.
Examination of the rooftops in your road using Google Streetview shows quite a few Crystal Palace aerials. I couldn't spot a single aerial on Bishop's Stortford transmitter, so you mustn't be in that bad a area as far as reception from main stations goes.
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Monday, 2 April 2012
Roof aerial points to Crystal palace. Location Stansted Mountfitchet
Would Sandy Heath give me a good picture?
Last week we had the pleasure of receiving ITV Anglia News instead of London! Reverted unfortunately over the weekend.
Why did this happen?
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Steve's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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