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 withheldSaturday, 22 June 2019
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Michael9:45 PM
Jack, Channel 34 from Huntshaw is a weaker channel. We now have a passing atmospheric high-pressure event, which often affects propagation at television frequencies - eg on Sky News. When weather changes again, things should return to normal (whatever that is...). If you know how to retune quickly, when channel 34 breaks up, you could try channel 24 from Caradon (or any other Arqiva-A multiplex within range). Some TV tuners allow multiplexes from different transmitters to be stored, but many do not. If disturbance becomes too regular, you might wish to consider Freesat, which would be less temperamental if you have line-of-sight to the satellite position at 28 east. (If you do that, don't remove your Huntshaw aerial. Bruce Wallis is no longer available to save us if a lump of rock hits the satellite :-) PS : good luck with the advice line; they don't always have local details to inform their advice.
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Monday, 24 June 2019
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Philip Oakley1:56 PM
Whilst the work was being done I had horrendous interference on Amateur Radio 40 metre band after a complaint it disappeared. I have been away for 2 week holiday before I left I wrote on my notepad re-tune TV and check interference. TV went okay with re-tune. But the horrendous interference on 40 metres is back since going live! coincidence?!?! I see you now have an output of 20,000 watts and I live in Torrington and can see the mast clearly. I have yet to prove 100% it is you but if I do Ofcom will be informed under my licence agreement as a City & Guilds licenced radio amateur
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StevensOnln14:15 PM
Philip Oakley: This website has no connections with any broadcaster or transmitter company. According to Digital UK, the power output of Huntshaw Cross has not been increased, only the frequencies have been changed. I've no doubt that Ofcom have the capability to track down the cause of the interference, however accusing an unofficial technical help website of causing it won't solve anything!
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Michael9:52 PM
Philip Oakley: The interference is most unlikely to be linked to the Huntshaw retune. I would look closer to home. Wander around with a portable radio and try to triangulate the source. With the expansion of broadband, many of us are blighted by interference from overhead VDSL phone lines, and from many modern devices, or from bad connections in the local electricity grid. Triangulation should help narrow down the possible source.
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Thursday, 27 June 2019
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P Cocks4:30 PM
We retuned today 27/06/19 and seem to have lost Keep it Country ---- where is it channel 87 says invalid!!!
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StevensOnln14:36 PM
P Cocks: Keep It Country has closed on Freeview. Apparently it's replacement Spotlight TV will be available as a streamed channel on compatible internet connected TVs from next week.
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Tuesday, 2 July 2019
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Michael9:38 PM
jb38 and Sue, the "predictors" are not infallible, just indicative. They tell me that I can't get Huntshaw, but that is where I get all six multiplexes from. As previously posted, on July 17th Carmel, inland from Swansea, will retune three of the six multiplexes onto the same frequencies as Ilfracombe. As there were co-channel interference issues last time that occurred, it will be, er, interesting to see what happens this time :-) If you are able to *manually* tune your receiver, you should be able to ascertain for sure which transmitter is serving you.
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Saturday, 6 July 2019
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Michael 10:06 PM
When formerly stable reception falters, it could be due to retuning of the Huntshaw transmitter multiplexes, or others, as Ofcom moves all the higher multiplexes lower so as to facilitate the future of 5G mobile phone coverage. (NOt that we are likely to get 5G...)
Most TV-set inbuilt tuners now prioritise "automatic" tuning of receivable channels. This can lead to the tuner saving whatever it finds from any transmitter. Once it has stored a given multiplex, it will ignore a better signal from another at a higher frequency. It is therefore highly recommended to check this, or the digitaluk, website and to write down the multiplex channel numbers of the most likely transmitter(s). Then check the TV-set menu/handbook for the *manual* tuning option (NOT the automatic one). In many sets this option can be not easy to find. Then manually store each of the six multiplexes (only three if on a relay) in turn. This can be tedious, but worth the effort! If on the Bristol Channel coast, eg Ilfracombe, it will be advisable to check again on 17th July, when the Carmel retune might conflict with the three Ilfracombe multiplexes... If interference ensues, the best option might be Kilvey Hill (Swansea) for all the main channels, with the Ilfracombe relay manually added for BBC and ITV Southwest news. We will know more post 17th July :-)
the best compromise might be Carmel in South Wales, which, as posted, is changing its channels on 17th July.
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Wednesday, 14 August 2019
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peter kirk9:37 AM
Hi we,re in Bideford, why do we keep losing BBC1/ BBC2 and only getting BBC1/2 as HD ? Red button dos,nt work on HD.............Tried retune and also removed ariel lead and retuned, same issues...............
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StevensOnln110:28 AM
peter kirk: Retuning is the worst thing to do when you have a problem with a weak signal as you are just deleting the correctly tuned channels and searching for them again. Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV and anywhere else that you can safely access between your TV and aerial? Please provide a full postcode so that we can see the predicted signal strength at your location.
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