Freeview Light on the Crockerton (Wiltshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Crockerton (Wiltshire, England) transmitter which serves 1,100 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 Crockerton (Wiltshire, 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 Crockerton (Wiltshire, 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 Crockerton 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 | C30 (546.0MHz) | 200m | DTG- | 11W |
 1 BBC One (SD) West, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C31 (554.0MHz) | 200m | DTG- | 11W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (West), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (West), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C37 (602.0MHz) | 200m | DTG- | 11W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD West, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South 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 Crockerton (Wiltshire, 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 Crockerton transmitter?
BBC Points West 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS8 2LR, 43km northwest (316°)
to BBC West region - 60 masts.
ITV West Country News (East) 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS4 3HG, 39km northwest (318°)
to ITV West region - 61 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (West)
How will the Crockerton (Wiltshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 18 Apr 2018 | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | A K T | |||||
| C30 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C40 | |||||||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C43 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C46 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C50tv_off | BBCB | ||||||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 24 Mar 10 and 7 Apr 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 64W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7.6dB) 11W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Mendip transmitter area
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Monday, 23 January 2012
Since first week in January -- Lost all but BBC1, 2, 3, 4, News, CBBC, Parliament -- all c4, ITV, etc gone. Also lost ALL HD channels incl. BBC channels.
Swapped, rooftop aerials, repositioned aerial, checked all in-house cable runs. No obvious problem.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012
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E j richmond12:45 PM
Warminster
All well and good to say transmit or off from 10.19. Would be more helpfully to know when it is back on.
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E's: mapE's Freeview map terrainE's terrain plot wavesE's frequency data E's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 26 January 2012
E j richmond: It isn't possible to say when an unexpected fault will end...
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Russell Fisher: Please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Wednesday, 8 May 2013
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Sue Medlicott9:47 PM
We live in Crockerton, within sight of the Crockerton transmitter, which we understand is a relay of Mendip. We seem to have a very limited version of Freeview - for example no Dave or Quest, etc. which is very disappointing. Why is this when Mendip can presumably get a much more comprehensive list of channels. Why are we in Crockerton the poor relations!?
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Sue Medlicott: Because the Commercial licensees do not have an obligation to provide a Public Service, unlike the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
See here for an explanation:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Unfortunately the fact that you live at the bottom of a drop would appear to rule out direct reception from Mendip which would give you all the channels. The vegetation on the top of the hill may also make your pretty much non-existant chances even slimmer.
There would appear to be no other full-service transmitters that you may have a shot with. You can, of course, always consult with an installer who knows the area, but it doesn't look promising at all.
Probably your best bet is to look at installing Freesat.
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Thursday, 5 September 2013
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Sarah richardson7:33 AM
Warminster
Good morning - I have had no signal for a few weeks now - my aerial is in the loft - can u tell me why and if there is anything I can do before I call a tv person in. I have re-set my channels. The channels did come back for a day then went again - any advice would be very much appreciated as strictly come dancing starts again on Saturday! My postcode is ba12 8ld
Kind regards
Sarah
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Sarah's: ...
Friday, 6 September 2013
Sarah richardson: Can you have a look at Freeview reception has changed? | Freeview Interference | ukfree.tv - 11 years of independent, free digital TV advice please?
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Saturday, 28 June 2014
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Richmond7:40 PM
Transmitter engineering: any idea when the transmitter will be back on line?
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KMJ,Derby9:46 PM
Richmond: Digital TV and DAB radio both returned to service from Crockerton at 8.03pm according to BBC engineering information.
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