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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Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Helen: You should have perfect receptin, can you see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
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Thursday, 4 August 2011
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Helen9:26 AM
Oxford
Yes, as I said, I turned off everything that could possibly be interfering and it made no difference. I've looked at the wideband aerial page but it seems unlikely to me that the "primary" channels would be the ones not showing up in that case, though I may be wrong.
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Helen's: mapH's Freeview map terrainH's terrain plot wavesH's frequency data H's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Helen: Have you also checked everything on the Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice list?
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Helen10:43 AM
Oxford
Okay, going through that in order - 1. The signal hasn't changed; I haven't been able to get it to work at all since we hooked up the TV a month ago. 2. All other channels are fine, perfect picture and reception. 3. Analogue signal is fine. 4. No variation as far as I can tell, channels just don't work whenever I go to them, it's not a sometimes-working sometimes-not scenario. 5. Cables are all brand new. 6. I cannot check the aerial as it is on top of our block of flats; if the problem turns out to be absolutely definitely the aerial I can ask our landlords to do something about it, but I'm reluctant to do so unless I'm really sure that's the problem 7. I would expect that weather related problems would also affect other channels?
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Helen's: mapH's Freeview map terrainH's terrain plot wavesH's frequency data H's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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jb3812:11 PM
Helen: Apart from trying out what Briantist has suggested on the link he provided, however if you find than none of what's mentioned seems to apply, then you have to consider that there is always the possibility that the signal you are receiving on that particular Mux channel is on the verges of being too strong, as you are only 4 miles away from a 10Kw transmitter using a roof mounted aerial.
It has to be appreciated that no two sets respond exactly the same to an over strong signal, and the symptoms you mention "are" in line with what can happen with this type of problem, as that's the thing about digital reception, too strong a signal can give exactly the same symptoms as one that is too weak.
The only way of verifying the cause of the problem is by either trying out another device,(TV or Box) or placing a simple attenuator in line with the aerial socket, these obtainable from most TV shops, but if you have anything like an old VCR or similar try placing that in line with the TV's input by using its (the VCR's) aerial in / RF out sockets, as that will in most cases reduce the signal strength enough for a test, if it doesn't switch its power supply off "whilst still watching the picture", as you might then see it suddenly get better before vanishing, this indicating the signal is too strong.
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jb384:15 PM
Helen: Meant also to say, that another good test would be if you could try your box / TV using a set top aerial, should you be able to borrow one that is! (testing only on the Mux 1 problem)Helen
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David Pinfold6:42 PM
Banbury
Helen suggest you obtain a variable attenuator & play around to see if it makes any difference. Maplin do one for £7.99 (Catalogue code A03HT) and it is in stock at their Botley Road store. If you are receiving too strong a signal then this is definitely gonna get worse after DSO.This one varies from 0-20db attenuation so you should be able to play around withg it
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David's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 5 August 2011
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Paul8:03 AM
MUX 1 from Oxford is on UHF channel (frequency) 34. That frequency is often used by video machines and satellite receivers to send an analogue TV siganal to the TV. If there is one of these devices between the aerial and the Freeview box, it would block reception of MUX 1.
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Bill12:33 PM
I think UHF Channel 36 is most often used by SKY & Video boxes. Will this channel be used in the future for TV or mobile phone use? Thus messing up any home use of this channel to pipe Sky to other rooms at home.
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Bill: C36 is a DDR channel. It was previously used for RADAR and should not have been used on any TV equipment.
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