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 withheldWednesday, 14 August 2019
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Chris.SE2:44 PM
peter kirk:
Also worth checking that your aerial is still intact and pointing the correct way after the high winds last weekend.
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Michael10:05 PM
If you can receive BBC1 and 2 in HD, but not in SD, it may be that "automatic" tuning has selected
two different transmitters, eg Huntshaw for SD on multiplex A and Caradon for HD on multiplex B.
I would suggest manually reuning all six multiplexes - as previously listed in this thread. Some TV receivers are friendlier than others when manually retuning, so note down how you get to the menu. You may have to go back to the menu for each multiplex-retune. Before you do this, follow Steven's advice and check cables, connections and the direction the aerial is pointing. If you can receive Sky News ok (different multiplex, but a weaker signal), the aerial is probably ok. - Hope this helps!
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Thursday, 8 June 2023
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Denise Smarat12:02 PM
what is the stongest channel to tune too
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StevensOnln11:46 PM
Denise Smarat: PSB1/PSB2/PSB3 on UHF channels 30/31/37 are all broadcast at 20kW power output, double that of COM4/5/6 at 10kW.
If you're actually asking about which transmitter is predicted to provide the strongest signal at your location then we need a full postcode (or one from a nearby shop/pub/garage etc) to be able to check.
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Wednesday, 16 August 2023
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Simon Wood9:27 PM
Narberth
We have an aerial mounted on a pole attached to a telegraph pole feeding our small caravan park SA67 8LN. We have no measurable signal before or after the masthead amp or after the main amp. I know we're were considered to be on the periphery of a usable signal so is it possible that current work has caused this. No TV's are working and as mentioned I've used a signal strength meter to check. Any thoughts before I try and call an engineer tomorrow?
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Simon's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Thursday, 17 August 2023
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Chris.SE1:08 AM
Simon Wood:
As you seem to have noted from the post before yours, the transmitter is currently the subject of Planned Engineering!
Yes, that's a very awkward spot (passed nearby at Summerhill a few weeks ago and the area to the south is pretty much the likely block on your line of sight, making reception very difficult). There's quite a few places nearby that have to get signals from Huntshaw Cross), you are on the periphery, so if the transmitter is on reduced power or reserve antenna you may get no signal during that time (as well as if it's briefly off air).
I hope you haven't retuned as that will likely just clear your previous correct tuning (never recommended when you have no signal or badly pixellated pictures).
If you have retuned then your best bet will be to manually tuned to each of Huntshaw Cross 's UHF channels, which may fail whilst you have no signal but once you get one back, leave it alone and try the others.
The UHF channels are C30, C31, C37, C32, C34 & C35 and that's in multiplex order -
BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5, ArqB/COM6
I'm afraid you'll need patience whilst the work affects the signals, in addition to which current weather conditions may not help as there could be periodic interference from distant transmitters.
IF you have not retuned, good, just DON'T, you could get tuned to the interferencing signals if present, which will then disappear as conditions change.
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Michael 9:36 AM
Simon Wood: You might wish to consider switching to the Freesat satellite signal. For reliability in heavy rain etc, a 60cm or 90cm ground-mounted dish would be reliable.
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Tuesday, 29 August 2023
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Kay1:10 PM
I've had no signal at all since 8am today. When will it come back ?
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Chris.SE1:47 PM
Kay:
As you can see from the post before yours, the transmitter is currently the subject of Planned Engineering. I'm afraid Arqiva never say how longer such work will last or what it involves, as some may be weather dependent.
if you are in a weaker signal area, the if they are on reduced power or using the reserve antenna then that may appear to be no signal to you. As you haven't given a full postcode I can't advise specifically on that.
Do NOT retune whilst you have no signal or badly pixellated pictures if you were correctly tuned previously (never recommended) as this usually just clears the correct tuning and you'd have to repeat the retune when signals are back to normal and as you won't know when that is, you may have to try several times!
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Friday, 1 September 2023
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Kathryn Johnson 7:27 PM
We have had bad signal from Huntshaw Cross all week. The TV has been unwatchable. How long is the maintenance going to take?
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