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Freeview reception at BT79 7LQ

For reliable and stable Freeview reception, you need an unobstructed path between the TV aerial on your roof and the digital TV transmitter. The map below shows the transmitters predicted to provide a signal at this location.

You can click on any transmitter symbol to show the coverage area as a green overlay on the map. Double click on a transmitter symbol to go to the transmitter information page.

You can also view the ten closest potential '4G-at-800' mobile phone masts within 1.5km of the selected location - these masts may be used for 4G-at-800 mobile broadband services from 2013-2015.

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There are 2 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of BT797LQ (page shows closest 10)

What do the map symbols mean?

EE, Multiple operators, O₂, 3, Vodafone, location on line-of-sight, Selected location, Freeview transmitter, Freeview light transmitter, Engineering/fault today.

These icons show the potential locations for 5G-at-700MHz services that may interfere with Freeview reception. For actual mobile device reception prediction (at 800-960MHz and 1710-2170MHz) see these phone operator's mapping sites: Three O2 EE VM

Predicted Freeview channel list

1	BBC One (SD)	Brougher Mountain Northern Ireland	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Brougher Mountain Northern Ireland	PSB1
3	ITV 1 (SD)	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2

6	ITV 2	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2
9	BBC Four	Brougher Mountain Northern Ireland	PSB1
10	ITV3	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2
11	Sky Mix	Brougher Mountain	COM5
12	Quest	Brougher Mountain	COM6

13	E4	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2
14	Film4	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2
15	Channel 4 +1	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2
17	Really	Brougher Mountain	COM5
18	More4	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2

19	Dave	Brougher Mountain	COM5
20	Drama	Brougher Mountain	COM4
21	5USA	Brougher Mountain	COM4
23	BBC Three	Brougher Mountain Northern Ireland	PSB1
25	W	Brougher Mountain	COM6

26	ITV4	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2
27	Yesterday	Brougher Mountain	COM6
28	ITVBe	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2
29	ITV2 +1	Brougher Mountain	COM4
30	E4 +1	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2

31	E4 Extra	Brougher Mountain	COM5
32	5STAR	Brougher Mountain	COM4
33	5Action	Brougher Mountain	COM4
34	GREAT! movies	Brougher Mountain	COM6
35	ITV1 +1	Brougher Mountain UTV	PSB2

36	Sky Arts	Brougher Mountain	COM5
38	Channel 5 +1	Brougher Mountain	COM4
39	DMAX	Brougher Mountain	COM6
40	Quest Red	Brougher Mountain	COM5
41	Legend	Brougher Mountain	COM4

42	GREAT! action	Brougher Mountain	COM4
43	Food Network	Brougher Mountain	COM5
44	HGTV	Brougher Mountain	COM6
46	5SELECT	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
47	Film4 +1	Brougher Mountain	COM5

48	Challenge	Brougher Mountain	COM5
49	4seven	Brougher Mountain	COM5
52	GREAT! romance	Brougher Mountain	COM6
53	TG4	Brougher Mountain	NIMM
54	RTÉ One	Brougher Mountain	NIMM

55	RTÉ Two	Brougher Mountain	NIMM
56	That's TV (UK)	Brougher Mountain	COM6
57	Dave ja vu	Brougher Mountain	COM4
58	ITV3 +1	Brougher Mountain	COM4
59	ITV4 +1	Brougher Mountain	COM4

60	Drama +1	Brougher Mountain	COM5
63	GREAT! romance mix	Brougher Mountain	COM6
64	Blaze	Brougher Mountain	COM4
65	That's TV 2	Brougher Mountain	COM5
67	TRUE CRIME	Brougher Mountain	COM4

68	TRUE CRIME XTRA	Brougher Mountain	COM4
70	Quest +1	Brougher Mountain	COM5
71	That’s 60s	Brougher Mountain	COM6
73	HobbyMaker	Brougher Mountain	COM6
74	Yesterday +1	Brougher Mountain	COM5

75	That's 90s	Brougher Mountain	COM5
78	TCC	Brougher Mountain	COM4
81	Blaze +1	Brougher Mountain	COM4
82	Talking Pictures TV	Brougher Mountain	COM6
83	Together TV	Brougher Mountain	COM4

84	PBS America	Brougher Mountain	COM6
91	WildEarth	Brougher Mountain	COM4
93	ITVBe +1	Brougher Mountain	COM4
101	BBC One HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
102	BBC Two HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3

103	ITV 1 HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
103	UTV HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
103	STV HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
104	Channel 4 HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
105	Channel 5 HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3

106	BBC Four HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
107	BBC Three HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
108	BBC Scotland HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
201	CBBC	Brougher Mountain Northern Ireland	PSB1

202	CBeebies	Brougher Mountain Northern Ireland	PSB1
204	CBBC HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
205	CBeebies HD	Brougher Mountain	PSB3
209	Ketchup TV	Brougher Mountain	COM4
210	Ketchup Too	Brougher Mountain	COM4

211	YAAAS!	Brougher Mountain	COM4
231	BBC News	Brougher Mountain Northern Ireland	PSB1
232	BBC Parliament	Brougher Mountain Northern Ireland	PSB1
233	Sky News	Brougher Mountain	COM5
235	Al Jazeera Eng	Brougher Mountain	COM6

267	Al Jazeera English	Brougher Mountain	COM4

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Comments

Monday, 11 July 2016

Andy
7:53 PM
Chester

Andy:

Just been looking on line, I think this may be a more appropriate replacement?

PROCEPTION - PROAMP24 - AMPLIFIER TV AERIAL 4 WAY | CPC UK

I think this fits all the requirements of the amp if I have understood correctly?

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Tuesday, 12 July 2016

jb38

_{sentiment_very_satisfied}Platinum

12:31 AM

Andy: Yes! the Proamp24 should be a perfect replacement for your SLX, its 100mA line feed being exactly the same as the rating on Vision's own supply.

However, as the Vision variable head is capable of providing up to 27dB gain at maximum advance, I would advise backing it off to the minimum (15dB) when first setting it up, checking the signal strength levels on each of the muxes received, then if necessary, advancing it as required.

The only reason for suggesting this is to avoid the possibility of signal overload on the tuner, as the total gain of the system will already be 24dB at minimum level, the Proamp 24 having added 9dB to the output of the Vision
mast head unit, and although you are located at approximately 38 miles away from the , a terrain check indicates that you are line-of-sight to same.

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Andy
1:07 PM
Chester

jb38:

Thank you again for your advice, very much appreciated, totally get what you are saying, I will set the amp to its lowest setting when installing the Proamp24 and go from there, I certainly don't want to end up overloading my tuners!

With regard to The and the terrain check indicating that we have line-of-sight to Winter Hill that isn't quite correct, where we live we are surrounded by BIG tress to the North, and east, I have been unable to achieve a useable signal from Winter Hill, I have tried everything including a phased array and an XB16 along with amps but still the of the signal from Winter Hill was erratic, Even worse if the trees are wet and more or less the signal disappears completely if its windy and wet!

Bear in mind we live in a listed building and a conservation area and all signs of the 21st century are banned, we would require permission from a number of bodies if we were to an external aerial and even then we would be restricted regarding location of the aerial, hence why my aerial is in the !

When we moved in the Aerial that was already here was a contract Group B positioned on the Mole y Parc transmitter which worked ok ish, however the programing is somewhat different in from that of the English regions so I decided to try and get our signal from Winter Hill but like I say that was unachievable and unusable due to the quality dropping out constantly.

I went to this site and found that transmitter was available at this address, I bought a XB16 Group K set it up on The Wrekin and have had spectacular results, I get a good, clean steady signal on all muxs from the XB16 K on the Wrekin and it hasn't blipped once since I installed in about 2 months ago :-) in fact its the best quality signal we have ever had! I was well pleased with the results :-)

The Wrekin aerial is fed into a diplexer and then into the Distribution amp, (no other amplification required as the XB16 K is delivering full quality and 85% signal :-) dam good aerial, either that or we are in a strong stop for The Wrekin!) The masthead amp is on a group E aerial on Winter Hill which is also into the diplexer just because Mux 1 from Winter Hill is just about ok, you can watch it as long as you don't mind a few blips! I just kept it as I know BBC NW covers us on the weather map, I not a news watcher but if I want it its up in the 800s.

Sorry I have rambled! off to order Proamp24 and I may order a PROception Masthead Amp why I'm at it, just to see what its like compared to the Vision amp :-) I am really getting into this world of RF :-) I have so much to learn though!!
Thank you again for your advice much appreciated. Andy

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Saturday, 16 July 2016

John McQuistan
9:46 AM

Can anybody me. Recently we have lost Radio 4 FM from our local , , South Scotland. Going through all the usual website and phone links gets nowhere. No faults are listed for this transmitter. I just want somebody in BBC to agree there is a problem and let me know when it will be fixed.

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Richard Cooper

_{sentiment_satisfied}Gold

11:25 AM
Norwich

John McQuistan: Hi, John. Here is a web link to the BBC Contact Us page. I have used it myself and someone responded in a day or two...

BBC Form - BBC - FAQs - Home

Remember that the BBC is responsible for dealing with reports of losses of programmes for transmitters, even though they'll probably get the engineers at Arqiva to deal with it. Arqiva's telephone number is 01962 823434, but there probably won't be anyone to answer your call until Monday morning. Also, have you tried receiving BBC Radio 4 Long Wave on 198 kilohertz Long Wave? AM should be OK from the transmitter near Falkirk for you because long waves travel a long way, anyway. Richard, Norwich.

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Richard Cooper

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11:38 AM
Norwich

John McQuistan: Hi again John. Don't forget that you can also listen to BBC Radio 4 on your television, 704, or you can listen live online via this web link here:

BBC - Radio 4 - Home

Just click on the 'Listen Live' blue banner! Richard, Norwich.

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Friday, 22 July 2016

David

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1:50 PM

My Sony/Toyota car radio, which seems to pick up all other fine, some months ago started finding it hard to get R4. Does not seem to switch transmitters when travelling and can only receive R4 in towns, eg or Bristol. Moving between them loses . Has been fine for years and I cant believe its the tuner as all other stations work fine. Anyone else had this problem?

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Richard Cooper

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8:43 PM
Norwich

David: Hi, David. I wonder if it could be the RDS circuitry that has a fault? You could try manually tuning into the that you wish to listen to, couldn't you? I'm assuming that your car radio is an (non-) model with FM band availability? Richard, Norwich.

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Sunday, 24 July 2016

darren.roughley
6:59 AM
Pontefract

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Nigel
6:43 PM
Doncaster

DN58NT is on the , but pointing in the opposite direction to my neighbour. they get 18 more than me. Will I need to change the aerial direction to pick these 18 channels up?

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