Freeview Light on the Sidmouth (Devon, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Sidmouth (Devon, England) transmitter which serves 6,900 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 Sidmouth (Devon, 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 Sidmouth (Devon, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, 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 Sidmouth 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 | C32- (561.8MHz) | 130m | DTG- | 6W |
 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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 16 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C48 (690.0MHz) | 130m | DTG- | 6W |
 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, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (West Country), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C33- (569.8MHz) | 130m | DTG- | 6W |
 56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 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, 109 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 43 Freeview channels?
The Sidmouth (Devon, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, 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 Sidmouth transmitter?
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 72km west-southwest (244°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 65km west-southwest (242°)
to ITV West Country region - 107 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (East)
How will the Sidmouth (Devon, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 27 Mar 2019 | ||||
| VHF | E | E | E | C/D E T | K T | ||||
| C4 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C33 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C39 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C45 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C48 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C49tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C52tv_off | -BBCA | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | -BBCB | ||||||||
| C67 | 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 8 Apr 09 and 22 Apr 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 12W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-3dB) 6W |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldWednesday, 15 March 2017
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
SIDMOUTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Reduced Quality from 03:10 on 11 Mar to 04:03 on 11 Mar, BBC Digital TV Off Air from 10:07 on 10 Mar to 02:47 on 11 Mar. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 22 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:05 PM
12:05 PM
SIDMOUTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:42 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:42 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:05 PM
6:05 PM
SIDMOUTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:42 today to 13:50 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:42 today to 13:50 today. [BBC]
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Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:05 AM
6:05 AM
SIDMOUTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:42 yesterday to 13:50 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:42 yesterday to 13:50 yesterday. [BBC]
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Dear Sirs
Whilst we can obtain ITV3 programmes on our TV this is shown on Freeview Guide page as 'no programme data available', and on ITV3 + 1
We have carried out the Freeview reset procedure and the problem still exists,
We shall therefore be most grateful for your kind assistance with this matter and look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully
Trevor J Heynes
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Thursday, 24 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:05 AM
6:05 AM
SIDMOUTH transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:42 on 22 May to 13:50 on 22 May, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:42 on 22 May to 13:50 on 22 May. [BBC]
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Friday, 24 August 2018
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Becky Bryant4:01 PM
Why do I keep loosing my digital t.v. signal. Several occasions I have switched on to find no signal message and am unable to return my tv. Very frustrating!!
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StevensOnln15:12 PM
Becky Bryant: If it keeps happening then you most likely have a fault with your aerial system. Start by checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV. Do not attempt to retune as this will just delete all of your correctly tuned channels and search for them again.
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Sunday, 2 September 2018
Transmitter engineering
9:08 PM
9:08 PM
SIDMOUTH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 19:34 today. [BBC]
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Monday, 3 September 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:22 AM
6:22 AM
SIDMOUTH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 19:34 yesterday to 19:49 yesterday. [BBC]
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