Full Freeview on the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 410,000 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 Oxford (Oxfordshire, 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Oxford 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Oxford transmitter?
BBC South (Oxford) Today 0.4m homes 1.6%
from Oxford OX2 7DW, 6km west-southwest (258°)
to BBC South (Oxford) region - 6 masts.
BBC South (Oxford) Today shares 50% content with Southampton service
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 102km south (182°)
to ITV Meridian/Central (Thames Valley) region - 15 masts.
Thames Valley opt-out from Meridian (South). All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian+Oxford
How will the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 23 May 2018 | ||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | ||
| C2 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C46 | _local | ||||||||
| C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C50tv_off | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C51tv_off | LOX | LOX | |||||||
| C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCA | +BBCA | +BBCA | |||
| C55tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | com7tv_off | |||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C59tv_off | -ArqA | -ArqA | -ArqA | ||||||
| C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
| C62 | SDN | ||||||||
| C63 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 14 Sep 11 and 28 Sep 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-11dB) 40kW | |
| com8 | (-14.7dB) 17.1kW | |
| com7 | (-14.8dB) 16.4kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LOX | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-18dB) 8kW | |
| Mux A*, Mux B* | (-19.2dB) 6kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Oxford transmitter area
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Saturday, 25 January 2014
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jb384:40 PM
rob: Everything you have reported is inclined to suggest that the interference is possibly being picked up via direct injection into the TV's circuitry and with this being the reason why that nothing you have done seems to have made any difference to the situation with the exception of the test you had previously carried out of moving the TV away from its present location, because as mentioned in a previous reply some TV's are far more susceptible to picking up this form of interference more than others.
As things are, although being fully aware of the difficulties involved in moving larger TV's where stairs are concerned, but it would be interesting to know the result of the test if the TV was connected into your daughters aerial point, that is provided its not positioned directly above its present location in the living room?
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Rob 4:55 PM
Kidlington
Hi jb38, have brought another 4G filter to go directly in the back of the TV, so with the one in the booster in the loft and the one in the back of the tv maybe it will help, however the kids are playing sky landers now so i cannot check if it has.
If it has made no difference i will take it back to Maplin and try your idea of taking the TV upstairs to my daughters room and checking it on that Ariel.
Just don't understand why this is not effecting the borrowed set top box, i even placed it behind the tv on the same level as the TV but it still did not blip once.
Thanks again all for all the help, this is like having a steering wheel down my trousers.........it's driving me nuts!!!
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jb385:26 PM
Rob : I am not really saying that your problem is definitely being caused by directly injected interference as its only a minority of devices that are, but the possibility of it actually being this reason is somewhat backed up by you having found that nothing else is seemingly affected except the TV.
Another point being, that although I did not mention this at the time but you might have been better purchasing the combined Tetra / 4G filter as mentioned in a much earlier reply (Sunday19th @ 12.33am) because the possibility always exists that the former might be playing a role in your problem, as interference from this source is not the same as from 4G whose effect is generally one of swamping the tuner resulting in a weaker signal level. The other point about the combined filter mentioned being that it could have been inserted into various points in the cable run including directly into the TV's aerial socket.
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Rob 6:10 PM
Kidlington
JB38,
Cheers again for the advice and i do have a tetra station near to me, However i am getting near the end of my tether with this one, I think i may just go and buy a new TV and put this on in the play room where hopefully it will not get effected.
However do not really want to spend the cash if i don't have to.
I thought that the 4G would also help with the Tetra, but i was obviously wrong there.However whatever i try seems to not work so i am now really getting annoyed.
If i get a tetra filter do i not need to fit it before the booster 4G splitter? or can i fit it in the back on the tv like the one i purchased for 4G over and above the one in the loft.
Thanks again
Rob
Rob
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jb387:55 PM
Rob : Filters used for Tetra or 4G transmissions should always be fitted between the aerial and any amplification that may be used simply because if they aren't then the amplifier would be boosting the frequencies you are trying to eliminate.
4G transmissions are at a fractionally higher frequency than C60 and not actually on it, whereas Tetra transmission base stations are only transmitting at approx half the frequency, but with the first harmonic of this transmission being the problem as it can be exactly on C60 dependant on which part of the 390 - 395Mhz band its operating on, 393Mhz being half.
I only mention that the filter could be tried directly into the aerial socket purely for test purposes in case something was being picked up in the cabling.
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Rob 8:20 PM
Kidlington
Jb38,
Would you recommend trying the tetra filter then between the Ariel and the booster, i am becoming a wiz at fitting Ariel cable fittings now anyway so might be worth a try.
If they are coming in from a good screen cable i have the type with the brade and the foil then the screening on the Sony TV and dvd must be shocking. Still strange this has only just started since just before Xmas still.
The 4G should have removed then at the booster in the loft as i have fitted it Ariel to booster to output of booster. The extra one i purchased for the back of the tv then is probably doing nothing.
Regards
Rob
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jb389:20 PM
Rob : With regards to the second 4G filter that you purchased, I really do not think this would make any difference to your situation when you already have one fitted in the loft provided that its installed between the aerial and the booster, if not actually contained within said booster? as going by all the symptoms you have reported / tests carried out I very much doubt if your problem is connected with any possible 4G transmissions that may, or may not be taking place in the area, because if it was then the chances are that ArqA on mux C59 (11 Pick TV / 82 Sky news) would also be affected and maybe even the HD service on mux C57.
My line of thinking is along the possible direct injection interference referred to or issues connected with Tetra, especially when you have reported a possible source of this type interference being located nearby.
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rob9:54 PM
Kidlington
Hi jb38, the 4g is in the booster, 8 way only using 2 outlets (future proofing). Think i will try the tetra filter and then i have covered all bases. If that does mot work then i think i will just buy a new tv or hope to keep hold of this borrowed set top box.
what do you think?
Rob
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rob9:57 PM
Kidlington
Jb38, what does tetra interference look like? Is it not meant to be constant, can it cause intermittent interference?
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jb3811:31 PM
rob: If the aspect of 4G interference is catered for within the booster / filter then you do not require another one to be fitted anywhere.
And with regards to your second question, Tetra interference can be of an intermittent nature dependant on its usage at a particular time due to the fact that its basically associated with emergency services, the demands on not being of a constant nature in the same way as applies in the case of domestic 4G.
That said, I do feel that your TV's location in relation to a possible source of interference from whatever is being used by your next door neighbour is possibly the main reason for your problem.
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