Freeview Light on the Dawlish (Devon, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Dawlish (Devon, England) transmitter which serves 1,000 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Dawlish (Devon, 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 Dawlish (Devon, 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 Dawlish 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 | C48 (690.0MHz) | 139m | DTG- | 20W |
 1 BBC One (SD) South 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 | C32 (562.0MHz) | 139m | DTG- | 20W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (West Country), 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 Country), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C33 (570.0MHz) | 139m | DTG- | 20W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD South 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 Dawlish (Devon, 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 Dawlish transmitter?
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 51km west-southwest (246°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 44km west-southwest (242°)
to ITV West Country region - 107 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (East)
How will the Dawlish (Devon, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 27 Mar 2019 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | K T | |||
| C32 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C33 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ||||||
| C52tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C56tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||||||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
| C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
| C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 6 May 09 and 20 May 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 20W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-5.2dB) 6W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Stockland Hill transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldFriday, 14 October 2011
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Gavin Callard1:11 AM
Let's look at this from another angle.
I now live in Dawlish (I'm a Devonian born and bred, but have been living in Wiltshire for about a decade, and in Wales for the better part of four years before that).
I am disappointed at the lack of Digital Free to Air channels at my address.
But here's the thing: On the analogue system, you got far fewer channels anyway. Eg. BBC1, BBC2, ITV1 (as it's now called in listings) and Channel4, and probably Five.
FreeSat is not terribly expensive (Aldi and Lidl both on occasion sell such equipment for less than £80*)
Yes, it's unfair that many people get all the channels without FreeSat or a lapsed Sky system. On the other hand, you live in a beautiful part of Devon. Stop watching the 'telly and go for a walk!
The license fee does not go towards any of the "Commercial" stations. All the analogue channels are available in digital form here.
It's a pity and perhaps unfair that the other channels aren't. But since they are commercial channels, it's up to them what they do with their cash.
I don't like it that I can't get Film4 for example, but I can't really complain since I never had it on analogue in any case.
I agree however that where the full channel range is not available, it should not be advertised as available. But then, I don't recall seeing any such ads. Perhaps that's because I don't watch much TV though!
Cheers,
GC.
*I've not checked recently, but I was able to purchase a full FreeSat system for £74.99 in late summer 2010.
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Saturday, 15 October 2011
Gavin Callard: Yes, indeed... there is more at Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Saturday, 8 September 2012
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Sandra 8:40 AM
For the past two days we have experienced poor or no signal on our freeview, this is using a separate box and also built in with a different television plus through a built in on a DVD recorder. Is there any reason for this? During the afternoon yesterday we lost signal on and off for about half an hour around 3pm and then last night we lost signal and most of our channels at around 10pm.
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Tony9:58 AM
I have experienced intermittent loss of signal for some time but usually only for a few minutes at a time but last 2 nights lost most channels for the evening (intermittent but unwatchable) yesterday morning back to normal but this morning still a problem on some channels although HD channels seem unaffected.
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Friday, 27 January 2017
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michael scott7:29 PM
hello,
from the 18th. November,2016,a new Three 4G mobile broadband is useable on 700 MHz:does anyone know its location and frequency,to enable an antenna to be chosen?
thank you
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Wednesday, 10 May 2017
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nick10:59 AM
hi have new house near sains on Exeter rd Dawlish warren .a/e in loft with distribution amp
When I go through tuning I think I am receiving several tx signals
what tx transmitter should I rx to include hd tv
thanks
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nick: Put your postcode into the site and it will give you the information you need.
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Thursday, 11 May 2017
MikeP
8:50 AM
Trowbridge
8:50 AM
Trowbridge
nick:
As MikeB states, entering you post code will show you the nearby transmitter. Click on the 'gear wheel' at the right hand end of the red header bar and put in a full post code.
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MikeP's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 30 March 2018
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Dr Alan Green10:26 PM
Dawlish
I live in EX7 9DY. Can you kindly give me the compass bearing to point to the Dawlish BBBC, ITC, UKTV etc TV transmitter tower. What kind of aerial do I need and are the signals all vertically polarized ? Are the signals strong enough to use a high gain aerial in the loft - or does it have to be outside with a 'line of sight' position?
Tganks?Alan Green
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Dr's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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StevensOnln111:34 PM
Dr Alan Green: The Dawlish transmitter is on a bearing of 318 degrees from your location. A wideband aerial would be recommended as the frequencies used by the transmitter will be changing next year, which should be mounted vertically. You're only 1km away so it may well be OK in the loft if it can be positioned so that it isn't pointing through any other objects or neighbouring lofts etc.
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