Full Freeview on the Dover (Kent, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Dover (Kent, England) transmitter which serves 190,000 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 Dover (Kent, England) transmitter._______
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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Dover (Kent, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Dover 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Dover (Kent, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Dover transmitter?
BBC South East Today 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QQ, 69km west (270°)
to BBC South East region - 45 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Maidstone ME14 5NZ, 52km west-northwest (289°)
to ITV Meridian (East) region - 36 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford
How will the Dover (Kent, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1960-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 16 Oct 2019 | ||||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | ||||
| C10 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C33 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C35 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C36 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C39 | SDN | ||||||||
| C42 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C48 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C50tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | |||||
| C51tv_off | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
| C55tv_off | SDN | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C57tv_off | _local | _local | |||||||
| C59tv_off | ArqA | ||||||||
| C66 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves |
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 13 Jun 12 and 27 Jun 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-1dB) 80kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-4dB) 40kW | |
| Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux C* | (-20dB) 1000W | |
| Mux D* | (-23dB) 500W |
Local transmitter maps
Dover Freeview Dover DAB Dover TV region BBC South East Meridian (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Dover transmitter area
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Thursday, 26 January 2012
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Roy10:29 PM
Tonbridge
Roy: Tried a manual tune of channel 45 on both aerials but freeview boxes/TVs just say 'no signal'.
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Roy's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 3 February 2012
Roy: It sounds like you might need to get in a professional with signal detection equipment...
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Monday, 6 February 2012
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Andy7:26 PM
I live part way between Dover and Staplehurst and can't get anything on Ch45 either, but 68 is fine, so I don't think 45 is transmitted in this direction.
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Thursday, 22 March 2012
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Petra Gensch7:56 PM
Hello
I hope you are the right people to address with this issue. In the past two weeks our TV set has temporarily lost its signal. It has always come back, but with varying degrees of efficiency. We are gradually preparing for the switchover, and have the new TV set, but not yet the digital box nor the satellite dish. We have, however, paid our TV licence in full until the end of May 2012 and expect a faultless reception or a refund. Please undersdtand how annoying it is to lose the signal during important programmes such as the Budget speech on the BBC News. Please advise
Thank you
Petra Gensc
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Thursday, 5 April 2012
Petra Gensch: You pay your TV Licence because you own a TV set, and the BBC use the money to make and broadcast programmes.
However, it does not cover payment for fixing your reception problems.
I suggest you have a look at Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice but you should probably consult a local installer and get them to fix your reception problem.
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Thursday, 12 April 2012
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m kinsella7:34 PM
Canvey Island
Hello since the switch over i get meridian instead of crystal palace can you please tell me how to get crystal palace back
thank you mike
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m's: ...
m kinsella: Please turns off Caps Lock - typing in capitals is akin to shouting and is therefore rude!
It may help others who may wish to help you that you have already asked the question once and a suggestion has been provided. The previous discussion is here: Crystal Palace digital switchover date | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
You say you have Meridian, but from which transmitter? It would help to know what you have so as to know what you are seeking to avoid!
Select ITV Meridian, bring up the signal strength screen and see if it says what UHF channel it is tuned to. This will tell us what transmitter it is. I am anticipating it is C24, providing that the last time you ran the automatic tuning scan you unplugged the aerial when it got to 30% as I suggested.
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m kinsella: If you run the scan and unplug at 30%, you should have the aerial unplugged for channels/frequencies above CP. If you are still picking up Meridian then, without confirmation, I would assume that it is picking up the Meridian from Bluebell Hill which is within the window you have your aerial plugged in for. Channels are as follows:
22 CP ITV1 [Mux 2]
23 CP BBC One (full power) [BBC A]
24 BB ITV1
27 BB ITV3
28 CP BBC Four [Mux B] - probably not needed
29 CP Yesterday [Mux D]
32 CP ITV3 [Mux A]
34 CP Pick TV [Mux C]
Channel scan is 21 to 69. Unplugging at 30% is around C35.
I suggest that you are seeking to avoid C24 and C27, as above. This is why I suggest you check which channel ITV Meridian is on.
If so, then I would run the tuning scan with the aerial unplugged, plug in at 15% and unplug at 30%. This will have your aerial unplugged for 24 and 27 (which you don't want). It will also have missed out BBC from CP, so you need to go to manual tune and tune to C23 to add this.
Likewise, ITV1 will be missing, so go to manual tune again and go to C22. If you are missing Yesterday on number 12, then manual tune to C29. And ITV3 is C32.
See here for list of services on each mux:
Freeview multiplexes | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Mux B on C28 is probably not needed as it duplicates services already on BBC A (C23).
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Saturday, 14 April 2012
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Chris Baldwin2:47 PM
I am able to receive bbc 4 and cbbs on my digital tv near Boulogne France ( Wimereux)but no other freview stations except sometimes one of the shopping channels. I think I am receiving the tv signal from Dover. The aerial is on the roof of a high building near the channel. When the analogue signal is switched off and the digital signal enhanced, what are the chances of receiving all freeview programs?
Thanks for your help
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David2:51 PM
m kinsella: easier option is 2 wait until 18th and then re-tune. As Crystal Place will be on full power 4 both commercial and BBC. Trust me a wire will then pickup the signal at 200kw.
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