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Freeview reception at PL4 7AP


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 14 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of PL47AP (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 4G-at-700MHz services that may interfere with Freeview reception at some point from 2020 when the 5G 700MHz services start.

For actual mobile phone reception prediction (at 800-960MHz and 1710-2170MHz) see these phone operator's mapping sites: Three O2 T-Mobile EE Virgin

Predicted Freeview channel list

1BBC One (SD)Plympton South WestPSB1
2BBC TwoPlympton South WestPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Plympton West CountryPSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Plympton West CountryPSB2
5Channel 5Plympton West CountryPSB2
 
6ITV 2Plympton West CountryPSB2
9BBC FourPlympton South WestPSB1
10ITV3Plympton West CountryPSB2
11Sky ArtsPlympton COM5
12QuestPlympton COM6
 
13E4Plympton West CountryPSB2
14Film4Plympton West CountryPSB2
15Channel 4 +1Plympton West CountryPSB2
17ReallyPlympton COM5
18More4Plympton West CountryPSB2
 
19DavePlympton COM5
20DramaPlympton COM4
215USAPlympton COM4
23BBC ThreePlympton South WestPSB1
25WPlympton COM6
 
26ITV4Plympton West CountryPSB2
27YesterdayPlympton COM6
29ITV2 +1Plympton COM4
30E4 +1Plympton West CountryPSB2
31E4 ExtraPlympton COM5
 
325STARPlympton COM4
335ActionPlympton COM4
34GREAT! moviesPlympton COM6
35ITV1 +1Plympton West CountryPSB2
36pickPlympton COM5
 
39DMAXPlympton COM6
40Quest RedPlympton COM5
41LegendPlympton COM4
42GREAT! movies actionPlympton COM4
43Food NetworkPlympton COM5
 
44HGTVPlympton COM6
46Channel 5 +1Plympton COM4
47Film4 +1Plympton COM5
48ChallengePlympton COM5
494sevenPlympton COM5
 
565SELECTPlympton PSB3
57Smithsonian ChannelPlympton COM5
58ITVBe +1Plympton COM4
59ITV3 +1Plympton COM4
60Drama +1Plympton COM5
 
64BlazePlympton COM4
67CBS RealityPlympton COM4
70Quest +1Plympton COM5
71Quest Red +1Plympton COM6
73HobbyMakerPlympton COM6
 
74Dave ja vuPlympton COM4
75Yesterday +1Plympton COM5
78TCCPlympton COM4
81Blaze +1Plympton COM4
82Talking Pictures TVPlympton COM6
 
83Together TVPlympton COM5
84PBS AmericaPlympton COM6
88Classic HitsPlympton COM6
89ITV4 +1Plympton COM4
101BBC One HDPlympton PSB3
 
102BBC Two HDPlympton PSB3
103UTV HDPlympton PSB3
103STV HDPlympton PSB3
103ITV 1 HDPlympton PSB3
104Channel 4 HDPlympton PSB3
 
105Channel 5 HDPlympton PSB3
106BBC Four HDPlympton PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDPlympton PSB3
109BBC Three HDPlympton PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Plympton PSB3
 
201CBBCPlympton South WestPSB1
202CBeebiesPlympton South WestPSB1
203CITVPlympton COM4
204CBBC HDPlympton PSB3
205CBeebies HDPlympton PSB3
 
208Pop PlayerPlympton COM4
209Ketchup TVPlympton COM4
210Ketchup TooPlympton COM4
211YAAAS!Plympton COM4
231BBC NewsPlympton South WestPSB1
 
232BBC ParliamentPlympton South WestPSB1
233Sky NewsPlympton COM5
235Al Jazeera EngPlympton COM6
250BBC Red ButtonPlympton South WestPSB1

 

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Comments
Saturday, 11 April 2020
J
John
9:10 PM
Leamington Spa

My dtv signal keeps bloching out ihave new tv amp aerial is good for digital my post code cv312dq
Is there a problem with your signal

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Chris.SE
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11:22 PM

John:

It's not "our" signal, this is an independent help site, that said your predicted reception is from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter which is currently listed for Planned Engineering with "Possible weak signal" so this may be the cause of your issue. I am surprised that work might be continuing over the bank holiday weekend, but as Arqiva never give details of the work, it may be essential.
However, there has also been some talk of the possibility of atmospherics disrupting reception over the bank holiday - Tropospheric Ducting - see How clear skies and fine weather can affect your TV reception | Help receiving TV and radio and the linked page.
If you lose signal and try retuning you may get signals from a different transmitter and lose them again as the propagation changes, and then you'll have to retune again and maybe unsuccessful in getting your regular signals back until the disruption subsides.

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Sunday, 19 April 2020
T
Tony
6:06 PM
Rochester

I have freeview aerial in loft but no hd channels aerial is pointed to right bluebell hill transmitter
On tv settings got signal for ch21,43,40,46,23,26 albeit top 2m100% then rest drop down
Any help would be appreciated

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Chris.SE
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7:52 PM

Tony:

Has your TV got a T2 (HD) tuner? It won't get HD channels otherwise. If you had HD channels before, it may be that because the transmitter is currently listed for Planned Engineering with "Possible weak signal" you may not have received them if you were tuning.

However, although I'm not quite sure what exactly you mean by "albeit top 2m100% then rest drop down", the UHF channels you've listed are not all Bluebell Hill.
The correct UHF channels are C32, C34, C45(HD); C40, C43, C46; C55&C56 (COMs7&8 HD); C21 (Local) -
That's for PSB1/BBCA, PSB2/D3&4, PSB3/BBCB; COMs4-6; COMs7&8; & Local in that order.
C23 & C26 are from another transmitter, most likely Crystal Palace.

I would unplug the aerial and do an automatic full retune to clear existing tuning (as nothing will be found), then plug it back in and carry out a manual tune on the UHF channels I've listed.

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Chris.SE's 3,451 posts GB
Monday, 11 May 2020
G
Gerry
2:04 PM
Kilmarnock

aerial is in loft, and was getting the "yesterday" channel till about a month ago, now nothing and some other channel either break up or nothing at all. is it worth getting a new aerial, the one we have got is 14 + years old. have tried retuning TV - no improveement

thanks

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Chris.SE
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2:22 PM

Gerry:

Without a full postcode it's not possible to look at the predicted reception at your location and which transmitter(s) and multiplexes you might be able to receive. There are many (main) transmitters listed for Planned Engineering at present with "Possible weak signal" which MIGHT be the explanation, but we need to see what the Freeview Detailed Coverage Checker is giving for your location.

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Chris.SE
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2:26 PM

Gerry:

To add to the above, it might be helpful if you could say which direction your aerial is pointing and whether the rods are vertical or horizontal.

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Tuesday, 12 May 2020
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Alan Haynes
2:20 PM
Felixstowe

I live in Felixstowe IP11 9JZ. Can someone tell me the Freeview Channels I should use to manually tune my tv/pvr. Thanks

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Chris.SE
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3:33 PM

Alan Haynes:

That will rather depend on which way your aerial is pointing, there are actually a number of choices that you might receive, most requiring ideally a Group K aerial (although Group T /Wideband would do), but the most reliable are likely to be the main Sudbury transmitter which has all 6 main multiplexes or the Felixstowe Light transmitter which only has the 3 main PSB multiplexes (PSB1/BBCA, PSB2/D3&4, PSB3/BBCB HD).

For Sudbury, the aerial should be pointing virtually due W (bearing 273 degrees) with the rods horizontal, and for the Felixstowe relay, bearing 156 to 159 degrees depending on exact location, that's approx. SSE, rods vertical.
For Sudbury, PSBs1-3, COMs 4-6, it's UHF C44, C41, C47, C29, C31, C37 and
For Felxistowe, PSBs1-3, it's UHF C33, C35, C42
If you don't have an HD/T2 tuner, ignore C47 and C42.

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Wednesday, 13 May 2020
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Alan Haynes
3:05 PM
Felixstowe

Chris.SE: Hi Chris. Many thanks for that. I know the aerial is pointing towards Sudbury.

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