Freeview Light on the Poplar (Greater London, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Poplar (Greater London, England) transmitter which serves 3,300 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 Poplar (Greater London, 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 Poplar (Greater London, 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, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, 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, 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 Poplar 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 | C39 (618.0MHz) | 90m | DTG- | 4W |
 1 BBC One (SD) London, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 16 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C45 (666.0MHz) | 90m | DTG- | 4W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (London), 4 Channel 4 (SD) London ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 London ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (London), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C42 (642.0MHz) | 90m | DTG- | 4W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD London, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV London), 104 Channel 4 HD London 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 Poplar (Greater London, 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, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, 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, 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 Poplar transmitter?
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 7km west (278°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Poplar (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 31 Mar 2018- | |||||
| E | E | E | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
| C39 | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C42 | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C45 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C66 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C68 | 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 4 Apr 12 and 18 Apr 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 20W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 4W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Monday, 5 August 2013
Lesley Horner: "Freeview Light" is the unofficial term given to the service where only PSB channels can be received.
There are over 1,000 small transmitters (which cover a small area and serve a small number of viewers) which are Freeview Light.
The Poplar transmitter is one such station.
See here for a full list of services by multiplex:
DTG :: DTT Services by Multiplex
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Saturday, 22 February 2014
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Lesley Horner4:16 PM
Break in BBC channels from yesterday Poplar (51.5116,-0.0130)
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Lesley Horner: There was nothing reported, oficially. Radio & Television Service says "no problems".
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Monday, 30 September 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:06 AM
5:06 AM
Poplar transmitter - Poplar transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 30/09/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 2 December 2024
Transmitter engineering
10:47 AM
10:47 AM
Poplar transmitter - Poplar transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 02/12/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 9 December 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Poplar transmitter - Poplar transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 09/12/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 16 December 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
Poplar transmitter - Poplar transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 16/12/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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