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 - AM: Radio 4 on MW has now closed. Please retune to FM, Digital Radio, digital TV, BBC Sounds or smart speakers to continue listening. More information can be found on the front page of this Reception Advice website. from 15 Apr 00:00. . 
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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
Crystal Palace Freeview Crystal Palace DAB Crystal Palace AM/FM Crystal Palace TV region BBC London LondonWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011
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MXP9:04 PM
I have a humax 9300t pvr and have just moved from SE11 to SE17. I keep losing MUX2 signal. It is so variable... and retune and factory default setting do not fix it. If I retune it can be up to 3 days before I can actually find MUX2 to tune and save. Once saved I then often get "no signal" messages.
Please help
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Wednesday, 27 April 2011
MXP: OK, you should have excellent reception of multiplex 2. Please can you see the Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page?
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mxp8:54 AM
already checked that and it did not help. when I try to manually tune for C22 (Mux 2) it shows strength of 12-17% and quality of 0-50%. The quality is constantly changing.
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mxp: If you can't find the problem yourself then you will probably need to contact a local installer to find the problem for you.
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Mick 10:11 AM
Leigh-on-sea
Hi
I had a new aerial fitted (to the chimney stack) when i had (the now defunct)
On-Digtal installed some years back.
It was pointed towards Bluebell hill instead of Crystal palace like the old aerial did.
I can see on your map that where i live is in the green reception area and CP is in the full strength Yellow.
Should i realign my aerial to CP to get an improved signal?. I live in Southend,SS9 2TF
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Mick's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Mike Dimmick12:08 PM
Mick: Digital UK's predictor gives you a slightly better chance of receiving all six multiplexes reliably from Bluebell Hill rather than from Crystal Palace, both now and after switchover.
DUK's predictor is based on better information - that the broadcasters won't release, or which costs a big chunk of money - than this site.
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Thursday, 28 April 2011
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Malcolm Morris2:58 PM
Hi Briantist,
I wrote several weeks ago to complain about freeview reception problems from Crystal Palace for our house and those of our neighbours. The problem has slowly been getting worse and so I recently mapped the signal path on Google Earth. It appears hat the path from the the transmitter is on a direct line of a nearby and still under construction block of flats and I think this may be the problem.
What are the rules & regulations regarding blockage of signals by a new building and do we have any claim on the builder of the new block to remedy the loss of signal? Sadly, this appears to be a problem that will not go away of its own accord.
Many thanks,
Malcolm Morris
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Malcolm Morris: Under certain circumstances, if a building is built in the path between you and the transmitter, the developer is required to "make good" your reception.
From memory, you will need to have been resident at your address for some time, and you will also have to provide proof (your mapping you have done) to show that the new building has created a shadow.
I can't remember if you contact the developer directly, or if you make a representation via the council planning office. I would suggest you give the latter a call, as they will be able to give you up to date advice.
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