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
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Good evening from France,
I live in Godewaersvelde (between Lille and Dunkerque), in the north of France, and I receive the transmitter of Dover.
Usually, I receive very well, four channels: BBC1, BBC2, ITV1 and Chanel 4. (C 50, 53, 56 and 66).
But, since 5 or 6 days, the reception became poor.
My antenna functions correctly because I receive always a little the transmitter of Crystal Palace.
Do you notice a fall of power of the transmitter of Dover into analogical ?
Do you have some news about it ?
Thank you for your answer
Olivier
French who likes English television
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Olivier: The engineering information does say "TV (analogue) Possible weak signal", so I suspect the work on the transmitter is to blame.
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Thank you very much Briantlist.
In the north of France, we have made the switch off this month with high power.
I'd like to know if some of you receive french channel from:
Boulogne sur Mer (Mont Lambert): 8 Kw
Or Dunkerque (Mont des Cats): 13 Kw
Or Abbeville ? : 80 Kw
I receive sometimes Sudbury transmitter (BBC Digital, BBC1, BBC2, BBC Red Buton, BBC3, CBBC on C 49 with 7Kw).
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Olivier: Yes. The UK transmitter network has to take into account these transmitters to prevent both inbound and outbound interference.
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AlexG
9:13 AM
9:13 AM
This is because the back-up mast was being used. The main S1 mast was re-installed yesterday (by helicopter - how cool?), so analogue signal should be back to normal.
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malcolm12:25 PM
Hi,
I live in River and I am 3 miles away from the Dover Transmitter, I have just brought a new Freeview set and tuned it in, it has found over 100 channels, but BBC1 & BBC 2 come and go & freeze etc most other programmes are great
The signal strength shoes in excess of 50% to 57% on the screen meter.
I have asked my neighbours who have the same aerials and they say they are receiving freeeview ok.
Can you suggest anything.
PS the house is 7 years old and it has a loft aerial which is aligned to 216 degrees for the Dover transmitter.
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AlexG
12:25 PM
12:25 PM
Sorry, I've just been told that the helicopter due to drop this mast in place was unable to take off yesterday due to fog. Not sure when this will be rescheduled - but I'll see if I can find out :)
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malcolm12:37 PM
Dover
AlexG,
Would this be the reason why I am experiencing the concerns with my BBC1 & 2 reception on Freeview?
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malcolm's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Mike Dimmick6:33 PM
Reading
AlexG: it takes a while for the new aerial to be commissioned. At Oxford it took three months (and then caught fire in the last stage of commissioning, destroying the aerial - hopefully lessons have been learned from this). Analogue signals from Dover will continue to come from the reserve aerial for a while yet.
Malcolm: power may need to be reduced from time to time while men are working on the mast. However, it's unlikely to be the cause of your problem.
You might find that you have another copy of the channels in the 800 range, because Dover transmits most of them on two different frequencies - the others are sometimes called 'Dover B'. If you have an old 'grouped' aerial, the higher frequencies may work better for you. Many TVs simply store the first signals they find, even if they're weaker/poorer quality than signals further up the dial.
Loft aerials don't work as well as roof aerials.
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Mike's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 24 February 2011
AlexG
9:52 AM
9:52 AM
As a general rule, the power will only be reduced if people are working on the mast. It stops them from being cooked. DSO preparation work will occur sporadically (weather dependant) either at the base or on the mast until April 6th.
If you're having problems only with BBC 1 and 2 (and not other channels on that Mux) on Freeview this would suggest you need to reset your box (unplug/replug at the wall) - or as Mike points out, you could try a manual retune.
The mux on Ch68 is going out at 1000 watts, the same mux on the second beam is on ch45 and is 2000 watts. The higher power beam is 29 metres lower on the mast, however...
Mike, I presume you know the whole story about Oxford, i.e. including the part about the rocket?
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