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 withheldFriday, 15 March 2019
Transmitter engineering
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HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:07 on 13 Mar to 04:31 on 13 Mar, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 00:07 on 13 Mar to 04:31 on 13 Mar. [BBC]
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What are you doing to improve the signal into Fremington at EX313BS as the signal here is very weak. Also e.g. is also causing problems of interference to tv signals.Filters are fitted butinterference still occurs. Any help or advice welcome
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F Edmonds2:47 PM
Torrington
After the engineering issue on 13/3/19 all the channel guide information text is scrambled - both on the channel guide and on the "info" button.
When will this be fixed? It is affecting people from Torrington to Bideford - anyone who gets their signal from the mast.
EX38 7JF
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Monday, 18 March 2019
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Dave3:09 PM
Squires Electrical in Torrington have also had several of our customers coming in and ringing in with the same issues. but no one seems to know the answer and Huntshaw mast engineers say they have no problems !!!!!
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Philip Oakley6:07 PM
As a radio amateur who is licenced by Government & Ofcom I have started suffering inference on the 40 metre band with electrical noise & also on 2 metres FM. Under my licencing terms if I cause interference I have to fix it. I can see the Huntshaw transmitter from my home. When will you be fixing this problem which is not only causing problems to radio amateurs also weak TV customers around North Devon. I believe you go live on June 19th I hope the problems are sorted before then! Philip G0BVD Licence City & Guild Radio Amateur Operator
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michael11:02 PM
I assume recent weak signal issues are linked to preparations for June when HX multiplexes will move down to the 600MHz band, where they will doubtless compete with other "refugee" multiplexes. At these lower frequencies signals might (sic) get punchier, but more co-channel interference is likely. At present, on a wideband log periodic antenna, two Caradon multiplexes come through well on the north coast, others fall prey to co-channel mush. The 600MHz multiplexes should be happy with the log, but if I have woes, I might try a Band-A yagi or a grid or a diy parabolic... Fun times ahead ?
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Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Last nite tv perfect retuned got 22channels with broken transmission.phoned tv people they said not their fault.tried freeview did what they said stillno good
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One tv ok tried second on same aerial not working saying no signal
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Jack Earnshaw9:55 PM
No signal on Channel 34 from Huntshaw - hence no Pick, Dave, Sky News etc
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StevensOnln110:02 PM
Jack Earnshaw: Give the Freeview Advice Line a call (see link below). They can arrange for a replacement wideband aerial to be fitted, free of charge if you don't have satellite or cable.
Important changes to Freeview TV signals | Freeview
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