Freeview Light on the North Hessary Tor (Devon, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the North Hessary Tor (Devon, England) transmitter which serves less than 500 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 North Hessary Tor (Devon, England) transmitter._______
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 North Hessary Tor (Devon, 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 North Hessary Tor 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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 578m | DTG- | 3W |
1 BBC One (SD) South West, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others | |||||
PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C37 (602.0MHz) | 578m | DTG- | 3W |
3 ITV 1 (SD) (West Country), 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 (West Country), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C40 (626.0MHz) | 578m | DTG- | 3W |
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD South West, 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 North Hessary Tor (Devon, 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 North Hessary Tor transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-spotlight.jpg)
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 20km south-southwest (207°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-westcountry.jpg)
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 18km south (185°)
to ITV West Country region - 107 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (East)
How will the North Hessary Tor (Devon, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-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 | K T | ||
C2 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C31 | BBCA | ||||||||
C37 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C40 | BBCB | ||||||||
C50tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
C55tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
C62 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 12 Aug 09 and 9 Sep 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 12W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-6.8dB) 2.5W |
Local transmitter maps
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Tuesday, 2 August 2016
Transmitter engineering
2:32 PM
2:32 PM
NORTH HESSARY TOR transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 10:18 on 29 Jul to 10:21 on 29 Jul. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 22:33 on 31 Jul to 22:39 on 31 Jul, Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 07:11 on 30 Jul to 07:19 on 30 Jul, Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 12:59 yesterday to [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
5:32 PM
5:32 PM
NORTH HESSARY TOR transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 10:18 on 29 Jul to 10:21 on 29 Jul. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 22:33 on 31 Jul to 22:39 on 31 Jul, Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 12:59 yesterday to 13:01 yesterday, Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 07:11 on 30 Jul to [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:31 PM
11:31 PM
NORTH HESSARY TOR transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 10:18 on 29 Jul to 10:21 on 29 Jul. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 07:11 on 30 Jul to 07:19 on 30 Jul, Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 15:05 today to 15:55 today, Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 07:38 today to 07:45 today [BBC]
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Saturday, 4 February 2017
Transmitter engineering
4:33 PM
4:33 PM
NORTH HESSARY TOR transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 16:15 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:32 PM
7:32 PM
NORTH HESSARY TOR transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 16:15 today to 17:27 today. [BBC]
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Sunday, 5 February 2017
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
NORTH HESSARY TOR transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 16:15 yesterday to 17:27 yesterday. [BBC]
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Monday, 6 February 2017
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
NORTH HESSARY TOR transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 16:15 on 04 Feb to 17:27 on 04 Feb. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
1:32 PM
1:32 PM
NORTH HESSARY TOR transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 16:15 on 04 Feb to 17:27 on 04 Feb. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 11:08 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
7:33 PM
7:33 PM
NORTH HESSARY TOR transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 16:15 on 04 Feb to 17:27 on 04 Feb. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 11:08 today to 15:47 today. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
NORTH HESSARY TOR transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 16:15 on 04 Feb to 17:27 on 04 Feb. FM: Radio 1 FM Weak Signal from 11:08 yesterday to 15:47 yesterday. [BBC]
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