Freeview Light on the Portishead (North Somerset, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Portishead (North Somerset, England) transmitter which serves 2,100 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 Portishead (North Somerset, 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 Portishead (North Somerset, 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 Portishead 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 | C21 (474.0MHz) | 110m | DTG- | 7W |
 1 BBC One (SD) West, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C24 (498.0MHz) | 110m | DTG- | 7W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (West), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (West), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C37 (602.0MHz) | 110m | DTG- | 7W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD West, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South 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 Portishead (North Somerset, 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 Portishead transmitter?
BBC Points West 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS8 2LR, 12km east-southeast (102°)
to BBC West region - 60 masts.
ITV West Country News (East) 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS4 3HG, 16km east-southeast (107°)
to ITV West region - 61 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (West)
How will the Portishead (North Somerset, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 19 Jun 2019 | |||
| E | E | E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | A K T | |||
| C21 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C24 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C39 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C49tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C50tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||||||
| C59tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ||||||
| C62 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C66 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| 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 24 Mar 10 and 7 Apr 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 7.4W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-0.2dB) 7W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Mendip transmitter area
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Wednesday, 26 January 2011
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ABall3:45 PM
Bristol
I live in BS20 7PP and am unable to pick up any channels. Is this something that will be rectified soon?
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ABall's: mapA's Freeview map terrainA's terrain plot wavesA's frequency data A's Freeview Detailed Coverage
ABall: What ARE you doing?
You can use SEVEN different transmitters: Mendip, Bristol Kings Weston, Portishead, Portbury, Wenvoe, Mynydd Machen and Pontypool.
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Thursday, 27 January 2011
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ABall3:03 PM
Maybe I have the wrong Aerial then? Is there a particular kind? I've just moved into a new-built house and not sure which kind I have
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Hi ABall,
If its a brand new house they often wire up aerial points, but never fit a aerial or distribution amp.
Mark Aberfan Aerials
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Monday, 28 February 2011
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Ed9:54 AM
Bristol
I live at BS20 6QB where the roof top arial can not pick up any digital signal and can not currently be replaced due to an unsafe roof (it is a very old house). In the meantime my portable arial picks up ITV/channel 4/E4 etc fine but no BBC?
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Ed's: mapE's Freeview map terrainE's terrain plot wavesE's frequency data E's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Ed: You are probably picking up from the Ridge Hill transmitter then, which has not switched. If you must try an indoor aerial, put it as high up in a window as possible, hopefully pointing towards one of the high-power digital "switched" transmitters. See Find out how to receive Freeview and Freeview HD | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please.
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Wednesday, 8 June 2011
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Gordon Comley11:36 PM
I live only 100 yards or so from Redcliffe Bay transmitter and yet we are having digital breakups when watching a recording of Channel 4+1, this has happened a number of times in the last few weeks...we were told that when it went digital and we could get a signal from our local transmitter (rather than Wales) all would be OK !, what is the problem?.
PS: we watch TV via Freesat dish, but our recorder is through a roof ariel.
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Thursday, 9 June 2011
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Mike Dimmick1:24 PM
Gordon Comley: The most likely explanation is that you have too much signal. If you have a booster, try removing it or turning it down - if that doesn't help, remove the booster and try adding an attenuator.
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Saturday, 1 October 2011
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C Lewis4:53 PM
Bristol
My aerial is on the roof, looking right across the Gordano Valley. Aerial ws erected about 18 months ago. I have checked the junction inside the roof also and it appears okay. There is another television upstairs in the back of the house, with an integral digibox, this is receiving okay. Even my 8 year old grand daughter can't solve problem!! Advice would be appreciated!
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C's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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jb386:06 PM
C Lewis: Mendip would appear as your best bet for reception, however maybe you could indicate what the nature of your problem actually is?
This being requested as you are only indicating as having made one posting, and so no checking back can be made.
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