Full Freeview on the Huntshaw Cross (Devon, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Huntshaw Cross (Devon, England) transmitter which serves 37,000 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 Huntshaw Cross (Devon, 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 Huntshaw Cross (Devon, 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 Huntshaw Cross 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 Huntshaw Cross (Devon, 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 Huntshaw Cross transmitter?
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 66km south (184°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 66km south (176°)
to ITV West Country region - 107 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (East)
Are there any self-help relays?
| Nth Molton | Transposer | 18 km E Barnstaple | 30 homes |
How will the Huntshaw Cross (Devon, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1968-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 19 Jun 2019 | ||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | W T | ||
| C11 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C30 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C32 | SDN | ||||||||
| C34 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C35 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | SDN | SDN | SDN | ||||||
| C50tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C51tv_off | _local | _local | _local | _local | |||||
| C52tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | -BBCB | -BBCB | -BBCB | |||
| C56tv_off | +ArqB | +ArqB | +ArqB | ||||||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
| C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
| C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C67 | C5waves | C5waves |
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 1 Jul 09 and 29 Jul 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-14dB) 4kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-17dB) 2kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Huntshaw Cross transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldThursday, 24 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:40 yesterday to 13:46 yesterday. [BBC]
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Friday, 25 September 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:40 on 23 Sep to 13:46 on 23 Sep. [BBC]
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michael6:39 PM
Could this possibly mean that transmitter power will be *substantially* increased in the near future ?
No DAB signal from HX gets through here yet !
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Thursday, 22 October 2015
Transmitter engineering
10:32 AM
10:32 AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 11:05 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
1:32 PM
1:32 PM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 11:51 today to 11:58 today. [BBC]
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michael 8:00 PM
Is there any way to block these infuriating "transmitter engineering" postings? They convey zero information and maxi annoyance. Overall the "improved" format of ukfreetv postings delivers far less useful information than the former format. Very sad as ukfreetv used to be one of the most useful of its genre.
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Friday, 23 October 2015
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 11:51 yesterday to 11:58 yesterday. [BBC]
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michael : I'm not sure what you mean by "far less useful information than the former format" as they have 100% the same information in them. Can you please explain what you think is missing?
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MikeP9:32 AM
Trowbridge
michael :
Knowing that a transmitter is undergoing engineering work helps us contributors with a technical background to know and understand what reception problems people may have. It is essential information when people ask, for example, why they used to get no problems but since the work started they have some difficulties.
Therefore, I make a plea to Briantist (who runs this excellent independent website) to maintain these engineering postings so they can inform us. That will help us when considering a reception problem question.
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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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michael9:34 PM
I preferred the format of the former front-page. It was quicker to navigate, not least as it contained more at-a-glance detail of content. This is not a competition, however I would consider my technical background to be comparable to that of many frequent ukfreetv posters. Since many transmitter engineering items turn out to refer to brief interruptions or erp reductions, it might be feasible to subordinate these notifications under an appropriate sub-heading in a minor maintenance sub-section, ideally with a brief indication of the reason for the engineering work for those with an interest in technical aspects. Reception issues and major engineering work would retain the main priority, of course.
Not a few enquiries refer to issues previously dealt with. Indexing under the old format facilitated easier reference to responses. Perhaps this could be reviewed, Brian.
I have an unreliable and slow "broadband" connection, so loading pages can take time. The left panel overlaps the main body. I have to reduce the print size each time to read the leftmost text. I assume that to be a problem specific to my set-up, although it only happens on this site.
Hope this helps !
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