Freeview Light on the Slapton (Devon, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Slapton (Devon, England) transmitter which serves 1,300 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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Slapton (Devon, England) mast?
Slapton transmitter - Slapton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Screen may go black 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.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Slapton (Devon, 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 Slapton 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 | C31- (553.8MHz) | 150m | DTG- | 250W |
 1 BBC One (SD) South 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 | C32 (562.0MHz) | 150m | DTG- | 250W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (West Country), 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 Country), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C48 (690.0MHz) | 150m | DTG- | 250W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD South 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 Slapton (Devon, 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 Slapton transmitter?
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 36km west-northwest (295°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 29km west-northwest (301°)
to ITV West Country region - 107 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (East)
How will the Slapton (Devon, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 19 Jun 2019 | |||||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | K T | |||||
| C31 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C32 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C48 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C52tv_off | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C60tv_off | |||||||||
| 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 12 Aug 09 and 9 Sep 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 250W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-3dB) 125W |
Local transmitter maps
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Tuesday, 12 July 2011
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Mark Gannon10:15 PM
Question please. Re: Slapton transmitter - are there plans to update this transmitter so that more channels are available? If so, when? What channels will become available?
Or is Freesat the alternative? Don't want Sky.
Hopefully yours and thanks.
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Sunday, 17 July 2011
Mark Gannon: If you want more channels, use Freesat - Compare Freeview Light and Freesat TV | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice . There will be no additional multiplexes broadcast from this transmitter. See Where are the public service (Freeview Light) transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Friday, 2 November 2018
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Karen11:21 AM
Can you tell me how long the signal to TQ7 2 LU will be off for?
Thank you
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Karen's: mapK's Freeview map terrainK's terrain plot wavesK's frequency data K's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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StevensOnln13:15 PM
Karen: Until the engineering work is complete (most likely before it gets dark). Do not attempt to retune.
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Wednesday, 31 March 2021
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G. Sterry8:03 AM
ITV and CHANNEL 4 have given 'no signal' since about 8.45pm on 30/3/21
BBC channels are strong.
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G. Sterry8:06 AM
Kingsbridge
ITV and CHANNEL 4 have given 'no signal' since about 8.45pm on 30/3/21
BBC channels are strong.
TQ7 2RB
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G.'s: mapG's Freeview map terrainG's terrain plot wavesG's frequency data G's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Chris.SE2:52 PM
G. Sterry:
I assume your aerial has the rods vertical and is pointing at the Slapton Relay, bearing 183 degrees - almost due S. Have your signals returned?
If you retuned when there was no signal (never recommended), it will most likely have just cleared the correct tuning and you'll have to retune again when signals are normal (you might have to try several times!) (If your set auto-retunes when there is no signal, turn the function off if possible, it's more trouble than it's worth).
Otherwise I can find no Planned Engineering or Faults currently listed BUT there has been some variable "Tropospheric Ducting" with the current weather conditions and this has been affecting different viewers and channels around different parts of the country at varying times. This should clear soon.
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Monday, 28 October 2024
Transmitter engineering
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Slapton transmitter - Slapton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 28/10/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 4 November 2024
Transmitter engineering
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Slapton transmitter - Slapton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Transmitter engineering
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Slapton transmitter - Slapton transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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