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The symbol shows the location of the Hertford (Hertford, England) transmitter which serves 23,000 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 Hertford (Hertford, England) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Hertford 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 V max
C39 (618.0MHz)101mDTG-500W
Channel icons
1 BBC One (SD) London, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 16 others

PSB2
D3+4
 V max
C42 (642.0MHz)101mDTG-500W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (London), 4 Channel 4 (SD) London ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 London ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (London), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 V max
C45 (666.0MHz)101mDTG-500W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD London, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV London), 104 Channel 4 HD London ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?

the effected channels
the effected channels
the effected channels
the effected channels

The Hertford (Hertford, 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 Hertford transmitter?

regional news image
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 32km south (186°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
regional news image
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 32km south (182°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.

How will the Hertford (Hertford, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1984-971997-981998-20122012-1324 Jul 2019
C/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TB E K T
C39BBCA
C42D3+4
C45BBCB
C49tv_offBBCA
C54tv_offC4wavesC4wavesC4wavesBBCB
C58tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4
C61ITVwavesITVwavesITVwaves
C64BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves

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?

BBCA, D3+4, BBCB 500W
Analogue 1-4(-24dB) 2W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area

Sep 1955-Jul 1968Associated-Rediffusion†
Sep 1955-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1992Thames†
Jul 1968-Feb 2004London Weekend Television♦
Jan 1993-Feb 2004Carlton†
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc♦
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc†
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Hertford was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Thursday, 3 March 2011
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Hertfordshaz
11:36 AM

Hi. I am currently getting signals from Sandy Heath having moved from the Hertford transmitter to get Freeview. Does this mean that after April 2012 I can go back to the Hertford transmitter? Will it have a limited freeview programme range or the full thing? thanks

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1:28 PM

Hertfordshaz: There is no need to change transmitters at Sandy Heath switchover, Wednesday 13th April 2011. This transmitter will only have a limited service and not until 2012.

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Saturday, 23 April 2011
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Phil Ward
8:00 PM

I am moving to Ware HERTFORD (top of croft Rd, lower Bourne Gardens) will I be able to receive Channel 5 and ITV 3 and 4 and BBc 3and 4 as well as normal bbc and Itv channels ? Plus numerous freeview programs ?

Will I need a new ariel?

Regards
Phil

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Sunday, 24 April 2011
Briantist
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5:48 AM

Phil Ward: Please put the postcode into the box at the top right.

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Monday, 5 September 2011
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KatyP
9:48 PM

Postcode SG12 7HP

Hi, it seems from reading and looking into the help advice above, that we have Single Frequency Interference on multiplex 2 for about 3 weeks now, making these channels unwatchable. We haven't got any new devices that would interfere with our TV. But we live in flats, one flat above and one below, might their devices interfer with our reception? Kind regards Katy (51.5002,-0.1262) 

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Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Briantist
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8:34 AM

KatyP: If you share an aerial system with other flats, this is possible. If you suspect it to be the case, I would contact your Management Company and ask them to investigate for you.

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KatyP
8:44 PM

KatyP: Thanks Brian, unfortunately the Management Company is me!! So all I can do is get an aerial company in and see what they say? Am concerned they'll rip us all off. My upstairs neighbour says he's recently got a new indoor aerial for his TV, could this be the cause? As if so then we should perhaps get an aerial company in anyway, as he too is having reception issues, causing him to get this new aerial. Our aerial is in our loft space. I know others in the vlock have had new external aerials, or dishes fitted. Any further suggestions? Many thanks Katy (51.5002,-0.1262) 

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Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Briantist
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7:58 AM

KatyP: I would suggest you also use an external aerial. You don't need a large one, as you are close to a powerful transmitter, but you do need a "line of sight" from the aerial to the top of the Crystal Palace mast.

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KatyP
8:56 PM

KatyP: Thanks. Is there any particular type or grade of aerial that would be advisable, or even unnecessary? (51.5002,-0.1262) 

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8:58 PM

KatyP: Just a standard "contract" aerial will be fine, anything else will be overkill. If you want to spend some extra money, buy "satellite grade" coaxial cable to connect the aerial to the equipment.

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