Freeview Light on the Skirmett (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Skirmett (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter which serves less than 500 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 Skirmett (Oxfordshire, 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 Skirmett (Oxfordshire, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Christmas 1, Great! Movies Action, Great! Movies Christmas, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Quest +1, Quest Red, RealityXtra, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 60s, That's 80s, Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Skirmett 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 | C33 (570.0MHz) | 89m | DTG- | 25W |
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 | C36 (594.0MHz) | 89m | DTG- | 25W |
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), | |||||
PSB3 BBCB | V max | C48 (690.0MHz) | 89m | DTG- | 25W |
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 Skirmett (Oxfordshire, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! movies, Great! Movies Christmas 1, Great! Movies Action, Great! Movies Christmas, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Quest +1, Quest Red, RealityXtra, Really, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's 60s, That's 80s, Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Skirmett transmitter?

ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 54km east (98°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Skirmett (Oxfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 21 Mar 2018 | |||||
B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | K T | |||||
C33 | BBCA | ||||||||
C36 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | |||||
C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
C48 | BBCB | ||||||||
C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 | 126W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 25W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Friday, 30 September 2011
SKIRMETT transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 10:00 yesterday to 16:30 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 10:00 yesterday to 16:30 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Skirmett relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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Saturday, 1 October 2011
SKIRMETT transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 10:00 on 29 Sep to 16:30 on 29 Sep BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 10:00 on 29 Sep to 16:30 on 29 Sep [BBC] Over the next week Skirmett relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, no digital TV, Radio (analogue) working normally, no digital radio. [DUK]
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Monday, 3 October 2011
SKIRMETT transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 10:00 on 29 Sep to 16:30 on 29 Sep BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 10:00 on 29 Sep to 16:30 on 29 Sep [BBC]
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Monday, 23 March 2015
Transmitter engineering
10:31 AM
10:31 AM
SKIRMETT transmitter - RelayPossible service interruptions [DUK]
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Tuesday, 5 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
2:44 PM
2:44 PM
Skirmett transmitter - Skirmett transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/10/2021 Screen may go black on all or certain channels [DUK]
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Friday, 8 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
2:44 PM
2:44 PM
Skirmett transmitter - Skirmett transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/10/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 11 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:43 AM
5:43 AM
Skirmett transmitter - Skirmett transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/10/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 29 October 2021
Transmitter engineering
2:46 PM
2:46 PM
Skirmett transmitter - Skirmett transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 25/10/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 1 November 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:46 AM
5:46 AM
Skirmett transmitter - Skirmett transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 01/11/2021 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 31 March 2023
Transmitter engineering
10:07 AM
10:07 AM
Skirmett transmitter - Skirmett transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 27/03/2023 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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