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Freeview reception at SG5 3UW


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 6 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of SG53UW (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

1BBC One (SD)Sandy Heath CambridgePSB1
2BBC TwoSandy Heath CambridgePSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
5Channel 5Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
 
6ITV 2Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
9BBC FourSandy Heath CambridgePSB1
10ITV3Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
11Sky MixSandy Heath COM5
12QuestSandy Heath COM6
 
13E4Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
14Film4Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
15Channel 4 +1Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
17ReallySandy Heath COM5
18More4Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
 
19DaveSandy Heath COM5
20DramaSandy Heath COM4
215USASandy Heath COM4
23BBC ThreeSandy Heath CambridgePSB1
25WSandy Heath COM6
 
26ITV4Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
27YesterdaySandy Heath COM6
28ITVBeSandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
29ITV2 +1Sandy Heath COM4
30E4 +1Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
 
31E4 ExtraSandy Heath COM5
325STARSandy Heath COM4
335ActionSandy Heath COM4
34GREAT! moviesSandy Heath COM6
35ITV1 +1Sandy Heath Anglia (West)PSB2
 
36Sky ArtsSandy Heath COM5
38Channel 5 +1Sandy Heath COM4
39DMAXSandy Heath COM6
40Quest RedSandy Heath COM5
41LegendSandy Heath COM4
 
42GREAT! actionSandy Heath COM4
43Food NetworkSandy Heath COM5
44HGTVSandy Heath COM6
465SELECTSandy Heath PSB3
47Film4 +1Sandy Heath COM5
 
48ChallengeSandy Heath COM5
494sevenSandy Heath COM5
52GREAT! romanceSandy Heath COM6
56That's TV (UK)Sandy Heath COM6
57Dave ja vuSandy Heath COM4
 
58ITV3 +1Sandy Heath COM4
59ITV4 +1Sandy Heath COM4
60Drama +1Sandy Heath COM5
63GREAT! romance mixSandy Heath COM6
64BlazeSandy Heath COM4
 
65That's TV 2Sandy Heath COM5
67TRUE CRIMESandy Heath COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRASandy Heath COM4
70Quest +1Sandy Heath COM5
71That’s 60sSandy Heath COM6
 
73HobbyMakerSandy Heath COM6
74Yesterday +1Sandy Heath COM5
75That's 90sSandy Heath COM5
78TCCSandy Heath COM4
81Blaze +1Sandy Heath COM4
 
82Talking Pictures TVSandy Heath COM6
83Together TVSandy Heath COM4
84PBS AmericaSandy Heath COM6
91WildEarthSandy Heath COM4
93ITVBe +1Sandy Heath COM4
 
101BBC One HDSandy Heath PSB3
102BBC Two HDSandy Heath PSB3
103STV HDSandy Heath PSB3
103UTV HDSandy Heath PSB3
103ITV 1 HDSandy Heath PSB3
 
104Channel 4 HDSandy Heath PSB3
105Channel 5 HDSandy Heath PSB3
106BBC Four HDSandy Heath PSB3
107BBC Three HDSandy Heath PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDSandy Heath PSB3
 
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Sandy Heath PSB3
201CBBCSandy Heath CambridgePSB1
202CBeebiesSandy Heath CambridgePSB1
204CBBC HDSandy Heath PSB3
205CBeebies HDSandy Heath PSB3
 
209Ketchup TVSandy Heath COM4
210Ketchup TooSandy Heath COM4
211YAAAS!Sandy Heath COM4
231BBC NewsSandy Heath CambridgePSB1
232BBC ParliamentSandy Heath CambridgePSB1
 
233Sky NewsSandy Heath COM5
235Al Jazeera EngSandy Heath COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishSandy Heath COM4

 

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Comments
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
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MikeB
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6:03 PM

kathleen jones : Take a look at your signal strength - your only 25km from Emley Moor, and Humax's have good, but sensitive tuners. If its 100% strength its too much, and need to come down nearer to 80%

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Maxine Beddows
7:33 PM
Oswestry

I have no freeview signal in the sy11 area does anyone know if there is a problem

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Helen Rankin
9:09 PM
Dunfermline

We have just re-tuned out Freeview box. We started out with 64 channels (TV & Radio) and after retuning it twice we are now only getting 34 channels (21 TV, 13 Radio). We live in the KY12 area. We have also disconnected the Ariel and tried retuning, but this hasn't had any effect. Help!!

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Dave Lindsay
sentiment_very_satisfiedPlatinum

11:40 PM

Helen Rankin: Where does your aerial point? South west to Black Hill or east to Craigkelly?

Judging by Streetview photographs Black Hill is generally used in your area. If you are using Craigkelly then you may have difficulty receiving all channels, judging by predictions.

Further advice on reply.

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Thursday, 7 November 2013
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John J
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3:31 PM
Aylesbury

Unusual problem has just started and I would welcome ideas.
I'm in HP21 postcode and have a roof aerial with a mast amplifier feeding 2 TV's. Each TV is connected to it's own Humax PVR-9300T and all has been working really well for ages, even since digital switchover.
This week, I lose channels if I start recording another channel. For example, if I start recording BBC1 I lose YESTERDAY completely. If I stop recording all channels show 81% signal strength and 100% signal quality and work fine. When I'm recording it's the signal quality on all other channels that drops a lot. The signal strength remains at 81%.
This is happening on both Humax boxes but one box does not affect the other.
I used to be able to record 2 channels at the same time but this is impossible now.
Could 4G be affecting this signal quality issue I'm having?

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John J
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3:34 PM
Aylesbury

P.S. I now know it's not 4G affecting this as I've just found out they haven't gone live here yet.

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Helen Rankin
6:48 PM
Dunfermline

Helen Rankin: Hi Dave Lindsey. My husband has just checked the aerial which is in our loft. It is pointing due East which would mean that it is pointing towards the Craigkelly transmitter. What is puzzling me is why we have lost channels by just retuning and not touching the aerial? Thanks

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Dave Lindsay
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8:09 PM

Helen Rankin: The first step when retuning is for what's been stored previously to be deleted. So it's not so much a case of them being lost, but rather that they aren't found again when receiver scans for channels.

Digital reception relies on the signal level (strength) being above a particular level (threshold). Signal levels vary slightly due to atmospherics and the like. Thus, the likely answer is that the level has dipped a little.

If the receiver has manual tuning then I would use that to try and restore the other channels. For Craigkelly channels are:

COM4 - ITV3 - C42
COM5 - Pick TV - C45
COM6 - 4Music - C39

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Friday, 8 November 2013
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Helen Rankin
10:50 AM
Dunfermline

Dave Lindsay:
Thanks for the advice. The Humax box is showing the following on the manual search:

CH24 100% strength, 100% quality
CH27 100%, 100%
(these are the channels that got stored during the automatic search).
CH39 100%, 0%
CH42 96%, 0%
CH45 100%, 0%

I think we'll need to point the aerial at Blackhill direction to see if that helps.

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Anne Clayton
8:19 PM
Tamworth

Yet again we have lost all itv channels. This happens most weekends now. I posted last week and was advised it might be 4g interference. I emailed the company 800? The got back to me and said our interference isn't due to 4g. What can I do next?

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