Full Freeview on the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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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.
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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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Thursday, 22 March 2018
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Michael3:05 PM
Thanks StevensOnln1
Having checked a few pics out online I'm fairly certain now that my aerial is a type A,
now i may have got this completely wrong but i would have thought it would be capable of receiving C35
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Bill Adams3:51 PM
London
Postcode N10 2AS. Unable to receive Freeview HD from BBC4, BBC NEWS, Al Jazeera since 21/3/2018, despite retune. Aerial on roof. Bill Adams
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Bill's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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StevensOnln15:54 PM
Bill Adams: As per other comments, if you can't restore the missing channels by manual tuning then you most likely have a Group A aerial which is not designed to receive the new frequencies used by the COM7 & COM8 multiplexes. If you don't have satellite or cable you may be able to get a free replacement aerial by contacting the Freeview Advice Line (see link below).
Important changes to Freeview TV signals | Freeview
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Friday, 23 March 2018
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John10:30 AM
Com7 crystal palace channels all seem to be down. Eg 107 bbc news hd.
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StevensOnln110:55 AM
John: Have you retuned since the frequency changes which took place earlier this week? Are you missing any other multiplexes?
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John12:00 PM
StevensOnln1: I retuned last night when I
realised ch107 bbc news hd must have moved
as youview box reported no signal.
Unfortunately the youview retune delisted 107
and all other channels on com7!
Got a roof aerial and labgear attic amp that
seemed necessary for com7. Without amp com7 channels were marginal due to old cable run
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StevensOnln112:39 PM
John: Chances are you have a Group A aerial which is not designed to pick up the higher frequencies now used for COM7 & COM8 at Crystal Palace. If you don't have satellite or cable you may be eligible for a free replacement wideband aerial which can be arranged by contacting the Freeview Advice Line (see link below).
Important changes to Freeview TV signals | Freeview
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Alan1:48 PM
As with others When I retuned I had lost the channels on Com7 and Com8. Following others comments I have bought a new aerial and tested it on the downstairs floor next to the television. On retuning I have now got all channels but watching the autotune it still jumped over channels 29, 33 and 35 and seems to have loaded the missing channels from channels 55 and 56. Except for the house opposite I have full view of Crystal Palace.
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john3:00 PM
StevensOnln1: thanks for that. I called the helpline, and they are going to come and sort it out free of charge. great result!
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Saturday, 24 March 2018
MikeP
1:03 PM
1:03 PM
Alan:
Crystal Palace used to need a Group A aerial, it now needs a wide band type instead as Channel 55 and 56 are way outside the reception abilities of a Group A type. Contact Important changes to Freeview TV signals | Freeview for assistance. They may offer a free aerial replacement if you do not have satellite or cable.
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