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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Monday, 11 June 2012
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jb389:11 PM
Martyn: Go into your TV or boxes tuning menu / manual tune and enter Oxfords BBC on Ch53, you do not really require to scan it because on most equipment as soon as the channel number is entered the signal strength / quality that its being received at will immediately be indicated, although if the indications are about 50% or so then try a scan, the main point about this test being that it will give you an idea if the signal is there but is just sitting just under the reception threshold of your TV.
If though still nothing is shown, and although this might not work as the rear of your aerial is approximately 40 degrees off track, but just for a test try a manual tune on Sandy's BBC on Ch27, giving an update on both tests.
And by the way if you could also give the model number of your TV.
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Martyn11:42 PM
Buckingham
The TV is an LG 37" with Freeview HD, its about 18 months old. On Ch53 I get a signal strength in the 30% ish region with 0% quality and the manual scan gives "no channels found". It can drop to a signal strength of around 18% too. On Ch 27 I get a signal strength of 16% and again, a manual scan finds no channels. On the other hand, ITV on Oxon & Bucks transmitter (Ch60)gives a signal strength of around 60% and quality of 100%. I would be very grateful for any suggestions you might have, thanks
Martyn
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Tuesday, 12 June 2012
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jb388:22 AM
Martyn: Yes, 30% isn't really high enough to resolve a picture although zero quality guarantees that you wont, but as a second test I would like you to try that same manual signal check but this time on Oxfords Ch55 as that transmits on half the power of the BBC, and should it indicate around 50% or so strength with a reasonably high quality, should you by any chance be using any form of booster in-line with the aerial lead try by passing it then try BBC1 again.
If though you are not using any form of booster, then unfortunately that strongly suggests a problem out with your control, and about the only thing you can then do is to confirm this one way or another by making an enquiry with a not too far away neighbour.
By the way, your test on Sandy's Ch27 was about what was expected, as although signals can be picked up on the rear of most aerials at sometimes far higher levels than would be expected, your aerial would be receiving Sandy at not that far off half way towards the aerials (any horizontal aerial) dead spot of 90 degrees from the signal.
Give an update on the Ch55 test though.
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Martyn9:26 AM
Thanks JB, I'll give that a try tonight. I don't use a booster. I have the aerial in from the roof going into the Humax and then another lead going to the TV. There is also a scart connection from box to TV. On separate inputs I have a DVD player connected via HDMI as well as a Humax HD Freesat box (non PVR) connected to another HDMI. Finally, there is a Wii which is connected via a 5 way lead to the component plugs. I'll report back tonight.
Thanks
Martyn
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Martyn7:08 PM
Buckingham
Hi again
Got home from work, looked at Ch53 and it was all back but sound was low. So I fiddled with the scart and lost the picture again. I've now changed the scart and rescanned and all seems back to normal but I wasn't aware that the scart would have this impact. I've now got all channels with Ch53 Oxon & Bucks showing 64% strength and 100% quality. Got any explanations because I'm baffled!
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jb388:05 PM
Martyn: Well you have good reason to be baffled, as its virtually impossible for what you were moving around to have any affect on the signal level, this making me feel that the second last paragraph in my reply (i.e: out with your control) might well be the case, and with whatever was causing your problem having either corrected itself, or having been corrected.
Just to satisfy my curiosity though, when I had requested that you try a manual signal check on Sandy's Ch27 and you reported back that it was showing 16% strength, could you possibly try that again? as should by any chance you find that it has also come up in strength then that could indicate an intermittent connection problem on your aerial system.
Another thing being, that although you will most likely have already set this to "off", but if your aerial goes through the Humax and then into the TV, check to make sure that you have the "power saving on standby" switched off on the Humax, as that partially kills the aerials RF loop feed to the TV. (this setting under "miscellaneous")
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Martyn8:19 PM
Buckingham
Ch27 is still the same and power saving is off. Ah well, unexplainable I guess. If it goes again I may consider switching over to Freesat and having a new LNB fitted for a PVR as I've only got a single one now. I can't stomach the thought of giving my cash to the Australian phone hacker!
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Martyn8:20 PM
Buckingham
I meant to say thanks very much for your prompt help and advice too JB. Thanks!
Martyn
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jb389:22 PM
Martyn: No problem Martyn! and pleased to have been of assistance, as although I mainly deal with non domestic RF equipments I find faults such as yours on the domestic side of things to be much more interesting.
And by the way, your findings on the Ch27 test not having altered any "is" as you will probably have gathered good news, as that indicates that your Ch53 problem "was" caused by external reasons.
Regarding Freesat, its something I have no hesitation about in recommending it to anyone, as its the only mode with a virtually guaranteed 99.9% level of reception reliability.
Quad block kits for a Sky dish can be obtained for as little as £10.00 from a number of e-bay outlets and are simplicity to fit by then virtually being a push fit onto the end of the arm "if" its a rectangular one, or alternatively if its an older dish with a round arm you loosen the 40mm collar clamp and swap the blocks over, then run another coax cable to the lounge or wherever.
Regards / jb.
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Thursday, 14 June 2012
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Algernon Black10:36 AM
I see from the Digital TV site that in October 2013 I will be required to re-tune and from that date I will receive fewer channels. Surely this cannot be true!
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