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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) mast?
Oxford transmitter - Oxford transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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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.
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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Thursday, 14 May 2015
J
jb3811:29 PM
LOX: Yes, for the time being anyway, this being in common with all other stations COM8 multiplexes of the "On air" variety.
It is though advisable to carry out a rescan now and again in order to update the programme guide, purely to check if any additions associated with COM8 have been made to it.
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Wednesday, 10 June 2015
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Stephen4:49 PM
Brackley
Hi
I've lost MUX 2 (ITV, C4, C5, etc.) on my TV and Freeview box, but not from the tuners on a PC that I use for recording. They all use the same aerial and an amplifier that is supposed to handle 4G transmissions.
I mention the 4G because an answer to a previous post suggests that this might be a problem with channel 60, I'm unclear how 4G might affect reception, is it possible that I could have problems with one device and not another.
The post code is NN13 6JG
Many thanks
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Thursday, 11 June 2015
J
jb3812:35 AM
Stephen: Regarding the latter query in your posting, yes! its entirely possible for one device to play up whilst another connected into the same aerial system doesn't, the reason for being purely down to the design of the tuner, as wide variations can be found across a range of tuners as far as their sensitivity and stability levels are concerned.
On the subject of 4G, transmissions from this source can affect freeview reception by swamping / desensitising the tuner, the effect of making it insensitive to picking up freeview transmissions, however judging by what you have said, I more inclined to think that the tuner used by the PC has the edge on the ones fitted into your TV and freeview box.
If you wish to find out if any 4G transmitter equipment is operating (or being tested) in your area, a company set up for this purpose called AT800 are the people to ask, details available via the link.
Contact us | Advice or general enquiries | at800
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Saturday, 27 June 2015
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AlgernonBlack6:20 PM
Just noticed that we now have some programmes on the "That's Oxford" channel.
Hardly worth waiting for, very amateur and seemingly only covers music talk.
The right hand side of the screen shows mainly out of date information.
I doubt it will last long!
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Wednesday, 21 October 2015
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M Cleal8:57 PM
Cant get HD channels, programmes during the day went of, all channels now back but still no HD.
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Thursday, 22 October 2015
M
MikeP11:12 AM
Trowbridge
M Cleal:
Is your television a Full HD type or just an HD Ready version? The former should be able to get all the available HD channels, subject to your location relative to the transmitter but as you have not given a post code we cannot determine whethger you are receioving fro m the main Oxford transmitter or a 'Freeview Lite' one. If the TV is an HD Ready type, they cannot normally get HD channels unless you use an exteranl box that is equipped for HD reception, again with the proviso about your location.
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Monday, 26 October 2015
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Keith Pryke4:34 PM
Hi,
Saturday afternoon (24th Oct) all the Freeview channels just disappeared from my TV menu !! I checked the Oxford transmitter site to see if there were any problems, but it didn't give any indication of 'major' works going on.
I waited until Sunday to see if they would suddenly reappear, as quickly as they had gone, but still nothing ! I was worried that my aerial, booster, etc, had developed a fault, so l was in the throws of looking at maybe having to spend money replacing the mentioned parts.
This afternoon (Monday 26th), l switched on the TV and again re- tuned the TV / Box and the channels are now back !! Hooray !! Do you know what could have caused the problem in this area ? Someone said these new 4G masts can cause problems ! It would have been useful andsaved me worrying about things if there was a site that gave a 'decent' problem breakdown. Hopefully l won't get any more problems now !!
Regards.
Keith
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Monday, 16 November 2015
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Peter and Alison8:16 PM
Does anyone know why we can't receive BBC South Today local news programme in Waddesdon, Bucks? Apparently the village can't get South Today but we don't know why and whether it can be rectified.
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Wednesday, 18 November 2015
J
Jim1:27 PM
Peter and Alison:
Waddesdon is on the fringe of 2 transmitter reception areas, Oxford (which carries BBC1 South/ITV Meridian) and Sandy Heath in Bedfordshire (which carries BBC1 East/ITV Anglia).
Some households in your village will receive South Today & ITV News Meridian as their aerials are aligned towards the Oxford transmitter near Beckley (roughly West South West from Waddesdon). Others however have their aerials pointing (approx. to the North East) to the Sandy Heath transmitter and will therefore receive Look East/ITV News Anglia.
DigitalUK's tv coverage checker for a property on High St. does actually suggest that Sandy Heath will generally provide a better service there, but they also show that Oxford could provide an alternative.
As you don't receive the South region local news, you aerial is probably pointing to Sandy Heath.
Have a look around your neighbouring homes and see the direction their aerials are pointing; it will give you a general idea as to what might be possible for you.
Ask a local aerial installer for his opinion and then you can decide if it the cost involved in changing your aerial (if necessary) will be worth it.
You could also try searching the Freeview EPG channels 800, 801, 802, 803 etc. on your tv to see if it has picked-up Oxford but has stored the Sandy Heath channels on EPG 1, 2, 3 etc.
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Sunday, 22 November 2015
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Tony Carney11:07 AM
Since Saturday (21st Nov) continual picture break up on all channels and sound distortion on DAB on the Oxford transmitter.Also ITV 1 keeps disappearing from the Electronic menu.Have reset all Freeview channels to no avail.
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