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The symbol shows the location of the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter which serves 4,490,000 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 Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Crystal Palace transmitter broadcast?

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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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C23 (490.0MHz)324mDTG-200,000W
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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
 H max
C26 (514.0MHz)324mDTG-200,000W
Channel icons
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
 H max
C30- (545.8MHz)324mDTG-200,000W
Channel icons
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

COM4
SDN
 H max
C25 (506.0MHz)314mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 H max
C22 (482.0MHz)321mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 H max
C28- (529.8MHz)321mDTG-8200,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

LW
 H -10dB
C35 (586.0MHz)324mDTG-1220,000W
Channel icons
from 31st March 2014: 8 LONDON LIVE,

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Crystal Palace transmitter?

regional news image
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 12km north-northwest (335°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
regional news image
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 11km north-northwest (345°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.

Are there any self-help relays?

Charlton AthleticTransposerRedeveloped north stand Charlton Athletic Football Club130 homes
DeptfordTransposersouth-east London100 homes
GreenfordTransposer12 km N Heathrow Airport203 homes
HendonTransposerGraham Park estate50 homes
White CityTransposer9 km W central London80 homes

How will the Crystal Palace (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1950s-80s1984-971997-981998-20122012-1321 Mar 2018
VHFA K TA K TA K TA K TW T
C1BBCtvwaves
C22ArqAArqA
C23ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesBBCABBCA
C25SDNSDN
C26BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesD3+4D3+4
C28-ArqBArqB
C29LW
C30C4wavesC4wavesC4waves-BBCBBBCB
C33BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavescom7
C35com8
C55tv_offcom7tv_off
C56tv_offCOM8tv_off

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 1000kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 200kW
com7(-13.7dB) 43.1kW
com8(-14dB) 39.8kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*, LW(-17dB) 20kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area

Sep 1955-Jul 1968Associated-Rediffusion†
Sep 1955-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1992Thames†
Jul 1968-Feb 2004London Weekend Television♦
Jan 1993-Feb 2004Carlton†
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc♦
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc†
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Crystal Palace was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Sunday, 9 June 2013
C
Craig
3:07 PM

Typo to last post: UNPOWERED splitter

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MikeP
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4:52 PM

Craig:
The problem with unpowered splitters is that they seriously reduce the signal strength, to about 1/3rd for each of the two TV sets and assuming they are both plugged in. (1/3rd for each TV tuner and the other 1/3rd lost in the splitter.) If one TV is unplugged the results can be catastrophic as the 75 Ohm matching no longer occurs.
I would advise using a low gain powered splitter designed for 75 Ohm UHF TV use and good quality cables with well fitted plugs. These splitters generally 'isolate' the outputs from each other and there is no significant loss of signal strength, there may even be some gain so be careful not to have too much gain/signal strength. However, cheap splitters can create conditions for interference and/or poor signal quality on some of the signals but others may be unaffected.

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KMJ,Derby
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6:39 PM

Craig: An 18 element group A yagi would probably deliver a stronger signal and with a lower wind loading! Slight repositioning of the aerial might improve reception of C28 ie raising or lowering, or mounting a few inches to either side of the present location.

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Monday, 10 June 2013
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Mike Batchelor
10:25 AM

Dave Lindsay Thank you for your advice . It could be the Hemel Hempstead transmitter which is only four miles away . I didn't use this transmitter because it is unmanned and has been unreliable in the past . I will check the ITV HD station setting .

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Craig
8:36 PM
London

MikeP and KMJ
Thanks for your advice, we've tried a bit of repositioning but it didn't give us any better reception and we're already using foil shielded cable.

I'll explore having a look a new aerial or powered splitter. Would a masthead amplifier do the job (Product: procception proMHD12M - 10dB) with a mains amp within the flat?

Thanks

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Friday, 14 June 2013
S
Simon
9:21 PM
London

Sir

I seem to have moved my indoor Ariel, just need to know this - what is the actual degree ref of the crystal palace transmitter, I live in Putney facing south...

Yours
SG

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Briantist
sentiment_very_satisfiedOwner

10:05 PM

Simon: e-se 112°

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Friday, 21 June 2013
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John V Osborne
10:55 AM
Knebworth

I am still managing with my old aerial (band A?) pointing at Sandy Heath, the recommended transmitter for my location (Knebworth), and get a good signal for the main channels but don't always get C48, C51, C52 stuff. Recently I have discovered I am recieving C22 stations (eg Movie Mix) (variable strength). Is this from Crystal Palace (???!!!) I wonder ? In which case it would surely indicate that my best bet is simply to turn my aerial around to point at Crystal Palace. Any thoughts ?
JVO

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Dave Lindsay
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12:07 PM

John V Osborne: If you aren't bothered about which regional programming you get then go with the tranmsitter that gives you the best reception.

You may get improved reception from Sandy Heath with an aerial that is more sensitive on 48, 51 and 52 - this being a wideband or even probably a Group K.

Aerials, TV Aerial and Digital Aerial

Gain (curves), Again

ATV`s Choice Of Aerials for digital TV


With your current aerial being a Group A one, then it is probably only suitable for receiving all channels from Crystal Palace, and as such rotating it might be your best bet.

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John V Osborne
4:55 PM
Knebworth

Thank you. I have just tried manually tuning my set to C23 although a weak signal it has found all stations !!! Must be Crystal Palace despite being on the edge of their transmission range and my aerial pointing in the opposite direction ! Hate to think what will happen if I now do auto tuning ???
Cheers JVO


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