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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Dover (Kent, England) mast?
Dover transmitter - Dover transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 25/11/2024 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
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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Monday, 25 April 2016
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Janette11:06 AM
Hello. I live in Ramsgate and up till about a month ago I used to receive several French tv channels using Freeview. Suddenly they disappeared. I don't know if it was after the storm but could anyone tell me how I could get them back please? I have tried to retune the tv but it doesn't work. My aerial looks like it's pointing in the same direction. Many thanks.
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MikeP
11:15 AM
Trowbridge
11:15 AM
Trowbridge
Janette:
I don't follow how you were receiving French channels on Freeview as they are not transmitted in the UK!
What may have been happening is that you were receiving signals from across the Channel transmitted in France. If that is the case then they are going to be unreliable due to distance and the effects of the tidal water between you and France. It could be that the French concern responsible for the transmitter may have altered the aerial pattern so the signals do not reach the UK any longer. They have done that elsewhere to reduce the objectionable interference effects they were causing in some circumstances.
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MikeP's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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KMJ,Derby9:23 PM
Janette: I recall reading that from 5th April 2016 the tv multiplexes in France would be reconfigured as part of the 700MHz clearance. From this date it would be necessary to use a receiver that supports MPEG4/ACC when wanting to view French DTT services. If you have a DVB-T2 enabled (Freeview HD) tv, it will be suitable, however old standard definition tuners will no longer work on French transmissions. The frequencies used by the French transmitters might also be different, I have not as yet located a list of frequencies currently in use. The plan in France is to transmit DTT from main stations only, with relay stations being closed and affected viewers needing to transfer to reception from satellites if they are unable to receive a main station at their location.
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Monday, 6 June 2016
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Janet Mytton6:15 PM
Hi I have lived here for nearly two years and had a new digital aerial fitted when we moved in. The aerial company came back several times and eventually we got a passable signal, but they told us we should not have any problems now we are digital. When there is high pressure, like today, our signal is showing as 20% strength and 0% quality. Have been told we should get a satellite dish, but we have paid for freeview and mostly service is ok. Why do we lose signal when the warmer weather comes? No service at all today.
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Janet Mytton6:17 PM
Margate
My postcode is CT9 4ES
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MikeB8:13 PM
Janet Mytton: If you put your postcode into Digital Uk's website, it shows that you fine for part of the muxes, but some others are more problematic. Thats normally. But if you have a high pressure system, then the transmissions can be 'bent', which means that everything gets knocked out of kilter, which seems to be hitting a lot oof people at the moment.
In the long term, Freesat would be a better option for you - you just in the wrong place to get the full range of channels, and certainly to get them perfectly.
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Tuesday, 7 June 2016
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Richard Cooper8:49 AM
Norwich
Janet Mytton: Hi Janet. Firstly, I should point out that there is no such thing as a 'digital aerial'. This is a term used by aerial contracting companies to sell aerial installations! Digital 'Freeview' television is using the same frequencies as analogue used to, apart from the highest frequencies which were sold off to mobile phone companies for their 4G services. You say that your service is mostly ok, but ask why you lose service when warmer weather comes. When the weather is warmer the atmospheric pressure is high. TV signals from the transmitter reflect from the lower layer of the atmosphere called the 'troposphere', and on reflecting back towards another transmitter using the same group of frequencies or channels, the former transmitter interferes with the latter. This is known as "co-channel interference" or "CCI". The result is tv picture pixelation, squeaks on the sound and even a complete freezing of the picture. The receiving equipment then tends to 'give up' and reports 'no signal' or 'no service' on the screen of Freeview receiving equipment. This is all a consequence of a temporary atmospheric effect which used to cause interference on analogue television before digital switchover. All one can do is to wait until there are lower pressure conditions again. I would advise studying weather forecasts so you know when you can expect things to return to normal. I hope this little lesson in "CCI" has given you the explanation that you needed. Richard, Norwich, Tuesday 7th June 2016 at 08:45.
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Thursday, 28 July 2016
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chris 9:36 AM
BBC 4 hd now seems to be available from the Dover transmitter I have not seen any announcement about this. Chris
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KMJ,Derby12:41 PM
chris : as part of the coverage of events at the Olympics the broadcasting hours of BBC4/BBC4HD have been temporarily extended. During this time BBC4HD is borrowing the capacity on PSB3 normally used by CBBCHD. The capacity on COM7 normally shared by CBEEBIESHD and BBC4HD will be used by CBBCHD and the displaced CBeebiesHD is temporarily housed on COM8. It is expected that these services will revert to their original multiplexes following the completion of the Olympics - 23rd August 2016 has been mentioned for this event.
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chris 12:59 PM
KMJ,Derby: Pity it's only temporary bbc4 is a channel I would like to see in hd
Chris
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