Freeview Light on the Kimpton (Hertfordshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Kimpton (Hertfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 700 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.
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Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/UKHY/FOUR7/TMF/5LIFE/5US/ALJAZ/ALJAZHD/BLAZE/BLAZEP1/CHALLENGE/FIVEPL1/DMAX/THTS)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47//FILM4P1/FOODNET/Gaction/Gmovies/Gclassic/Gclassic1/UKTVHOME/YOURTVP1/ITV2P/ITV3P1/ITV4P1/ITVBEP1)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSACT/PSBAMERICA/QUEST/QUESTP1/REALLY/PICKTV/SNWS/TALKPICS/COMCHHD/CLUBLND/THATSUK/COMCH/REAL)
![the effected channels](https://de8as167a043l.cloudfront.net/cache/squares/X=606/Y=47/CBSDRMA/DAVE/DAVEJAVU/DRAMA/W/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2/BLANK2)
The Kimpton (Hertfordshire, 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, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, 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, TCC, 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 Freeview channels does the Kimpton 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.
Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
PSB1 BBCA | V max | C41 (634.0MHz) | 130m | DTG- | 2W |
1 BBC One (SD) Cambridge, 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 | C44 (658.0MHz) | 130m | DTG- | 2W |
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Anglia (West micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Anglia east), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 130m | DTG- | 2W |
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Cambridge, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others |
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Kimpton (Hertfordshire, 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, GREAT! action, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, 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, TCC, 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 Kimpton transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-look-east-west.jpg)
BBC Look East (West) 1.0m homes 3.7%
from Cambridge CB4 0WZ, 53km northeast (34°)
to BBC Cambridge region - 4 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-anglia.jpg)
ITV Anglia News 1.0m homes 3.7%
from Norwich NR1 3JG, 140km northeast (49°)
to ITV Anglia (West) region - 5 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (East)
How will the Kimpton (Hertfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 6 Jun 2018 | |||||
E T | E T | E T | C/D E T | B E K T | |||||
C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C45 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
C48 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
C52tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
C53tv_off | D3+4 | ||||||||
C56tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
C57tv_off | BBCA | ||||||||
C60tv_off | BBCB |
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 30 Mar 11 and 13 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 8W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-6dB) 2W |
Local transmitter maps
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Thursday, 21 December 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
KIMPTON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 21 Dec 02:31 until 21 Dec 02:33. . [BBC]
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Monday, 22 April 2024
Transmitter engineering
7:47 AM
7:47 AM
KIMPTON transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 22 Apr 06:50 until 22 Apr 06:59. Off the air due to a fault from 22 Apr 05:55 until 22 Apr 05:57. . [BBC]
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Monday, 17 June 2024
Transmitter engineering
11:05 AM
11:05 AM
Kimpton transmitter - Kimpton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 17/06/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 24 June 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:07 AM
5:07 AM
Kimpton transmitter - Kimpton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 24/06/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 1 July 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:06 AM
5:06 AM
Kimpton transmitter - Kimpton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 01/07/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 8 July 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:07 AM
5:07 AM
Kimpton transmitter - Kimpton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 08/07/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 22 July 2024
Transmitter engineering
9:58 AM
9:58 AM
Kimpton transmitter - Kimpton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/07/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 29 July 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:08 AM
5:08 AM
Kimpton transmitter - Kimpton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/07/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 12 August 2024
Transmitter engineering
11:10 AM
11:10 AM
Kimpton transmitter - Kimpton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 12/08/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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