Full Freeview on the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter which serves 4,490,000 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) mast?
Crystal Palace transmitter - Crystal Palace transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Crystal Palace 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Crystal Palace transmitter?
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 12km north-northwest (335°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 11km north-northwest (345°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
Are there any self-help relays?
| Charlton Athletic | Transposer | Redeveloped north stand Charlton Athletic Football Club | 130 homes |
| Deptford | Transposer | south-east London | 100 homes |
| Greenford | Transposer | 12 km N Heathrow Airport | 203 homes |
| Hendon | Transposer | Graham Park estate | 50 homes |
| White City | Transposer | 9 km W central London | 80 homes |
How will the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 21 Mar 2018 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | ||||
| C1 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C22 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C26 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C28 | -ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C29 | LW | ||||||||
| C30 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | -BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C33 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | com7 | |||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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 | 1000kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 200kW | |
| com7 | (-13.7dB) 43.1kW | |
| com8 | (-14dB) 39.8kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*, LW | (-17dB) 20kW |
Local transmitter maps
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Wednesday, 28 February 2018
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Tony5:02 PM
Orpington
Are there freeview reception output problems in the Petts Wood area near Bromley postcode BR5 1DT today. I lost all signal about 8am on 28/2/18 and it's very hit and miss on getting certain channels now. Can't get BBC1/2 or any HD channels at all.
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Tony's: mapT's Freeview map terrainT's terrain plot wavesT's frequency data T's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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StevensOnln18:12 PM
Tony: There are no faults showing for Crystal Palace (as it serves most of London there would be hundreds of complaints if there was a fault). Start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV and anywhere along the cable towards the aerial that you can safely access. Do not attempt to retune as this will just delete your channels and search for them again (retuning will never fix a loss of signal as the TV is already correctly tuned).
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Monday, 19 March 2018
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Mark2:30 PM
Are Coms 7 & 8 ceasing to transit at the end of March 2018? It would seem I have already lost them.
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StevensOnln15:37 PM
Mark: COM7 & COM8 are not closing at the end of March. According to Digital UK they move to new frequencies (UHF channels 55 & 56) at Crystal Palace on 21st March. The local mux also moves to UHF channel 35 on the same date.
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Wednesday, 21 March 2018
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Michael12:50 PM
Reigate RH1, rooftop aerial
I was getting a full service from c/p,now today post retune there's no BBC News hd,BBC4 hd,London live and a few others,so annoying as i'm getting 9 signal and 10 quality on the channels i can still get.
Does anyone know if there's a solution
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Malcolm Dixon2:47 PM
Michael: I had some missing channels when I first tried before 9am this morning, but a rescan at lunchtime has restored them, so perhaps the alterations had not been completed when you tried?
But the basic problem is that multiplexes Com7 and Com8 have been moved into the upper reaches of band 5, which is way outside the design range of Group A aerials, which most people receiving from CP will probably have. I don't know what they were thinking of! I don't suppose the helpline has been resourced to provide new wideband aerials for all those customers affected, but that is what is probably needed.
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Roger Scott2:48 PM
Michael:
I am having the same loss of stations as yourself. Keep it Country is another one on the "lost" list. I am in Tadworth (KT20). I was under the impression that these stations were moving to channels 55 and 56. I have these channels are there is no signal at all from either. I was wondering if perhaps the changeover hasn't been completed or the aerial which is an A group and was the correct aerial for the channels is no longer suitable as A group is channels 21-33 and channels 55 and 56 are way off course frequency wise. Not very happy. The channels changes are apparently to do with the release of channels at the high frequency end for mobile phones, but Crystal Palace does (or did) use the lowest frequency end so I cannot understand why it's being changed
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Michael3:07 PM
Malcolm & Roger
i don't know what aerial type i have,it was put up a few years ago now on the suggestion of the erector
as Reigate Hill although only a mile or so as the crow flies is shielded from me,
i must say it's done good service so if i have to get another aerial fitted then i guess that's what i'll do.
I have tried a couple of rescans but i'm getting virtually no signal on ch 55 or 56,
it's the loss of London live that's really annoyed me,if the info i've seen is correct the local service should have moved to c35 which i would have thought should still be available to me.
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StevensOnln13:37 PM
Malcolm Dixon: You appear to be aware of the Freeview Advice Line, but have you actually tried contacting them?
Roger Scott & Michael: If you can't restore the missing channels by manual tuning then you should contact the Freeview Advice Line (see link below) who should be able to arrange for a replacement aerial to be fitted (free of charge if you don't have satellite or cable).
Important changes to Freeview TV signals | Freeview
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Michael3:56 PM
Thanks StevensOnln1
unfortunately i don't think i qualify for a freebe aerial as i also have Freesat,
mind you as far i can see London Live isn't a channel that's available unless you have Sky and a card.
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