Freeview Light on the Washford (Somerset, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Washford (Somerset, England) transmitter which serves 1,600 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 Washford (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 Washford (Somerset, 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, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies extra, GREAT! movies, 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, TCC, That's 90s, That's Christmas, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, 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 Washford 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 | C30 (546.0MHz) | 85m | DTG- | 12W |
 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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 85m | DTG- | 12W |
 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), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C37 (602.0MHz) | 85m | DTG- | 12W |
 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 Washford (Somerset, 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, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies extra, GREAT! movies, 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, TCC, That's 90s, That's Christmas, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, 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 Washford transmitter?
BBC Points West 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS8 2LR, 61km east-northeast (57°)
to BBC West region - 60 masts.
ITV West Country News (East) 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS4 3HG, 63km east-northeast (61°)
to ITV West region - 61 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (West)
How will the Washford (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 | |||
| C30 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C39 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C49tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C50tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||||||
| C59tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | ||||||
| C62 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| 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 24 Mar 10 and 7 Apr 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 62W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7.1dB) 12W |
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Thursday, 22 October 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:28 AM
10:28 AM
WASHFORD transmitter - AM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 22 Oct 09:03. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 20 Oct 14:54 until 20 Oct 17:49. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 17 Oct 20:12 until 17 Oct 22:57. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
4:27 PM
4:27 PM
WASHFORD transmitter - AM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 22 Oct 09:03 until 22 Oct 12:44. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 20 Oct 14:54 until 20 Oct 17:49. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 17 Oct 20:12 until 17 Oct 22:57. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
10:27 PM
10:27 PM
WASHFORD transmitter - AM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 22 Oct 09:03 until 22 Oct 12:44. Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 20 Oct 14:54 until 20 Oct 17:49. . [BBC]
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Sunday, 25 October 2020
Transmitter engineering
7:27 PM
7:27 PM
WASHFORD transmitter - AM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 22 Oct 09:03 until 22 Oct 12:44. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:35 AM
4:35 AM
WASHFORD transmitter - AM: Off the air due to a fault from 3 Nov 02:09 until 3 Nov 02:14. . [BBC]
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Monday, 9 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
WASHFORD transmitter - AM: Off the air due to a fault from 9 Nov 15:40 until 9 Nov 15:52. Off the air due to a fault from 9 Nov 15:22 until 9 Nov 15:23. . [BBC]
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Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:33 AM
4:33 AM
WASHFORD transmitter - AM: Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 23 Nov 22:10. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
9:12 AM
9:12 AM
WASHFORD transmitter - AM: Slightly reduced power due to a fault from 23 Nov 22:10 until 24 Nov 08:37. . [BBC]
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Monday, 7 December 2020
Transmitter engineering
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
WASHFORD transmitter - AM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 7 Dec 11:42. . [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
3:14 PM
3:14 PM
WASHFORD transmitter - AM: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 7 Dec 11:42 until 7 Dec 14:06. . [BBC]
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