Full Freeview on the Reigate (Surrey, England) transmitter

Brian Butterworth first published this on 1st May 2004 at 08:20 - UK Free TV

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51.254,-0.200 or 51°15'15"N 0°12'0"W

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The symbol shows the location of the Reigate (Surrey, England) transmitter which serves 70,000 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.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Reigate (Surrey, England) mast?

Reigate transmitter - Reigate transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/06/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels

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Which Freeview channels does the Reigate 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.

Mux	H/V	Frequency	Height	Mode	Watts
PSB1 BBCA	V max	C23- (489.8MHz)	297m	DTG-	2,000W
	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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 15 others
PSB2 D3+4	V max	C26 (514.0MHz)	297m	DTG-	2,000W
	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, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (London),
PSB3 BBCB	V max	C30 (546.0MHz)	297m	DTG-	2,000W
	56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 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, 109 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others 66 TBN UK,
COM4 SDN	V max	C21+ (474.2MHz)	297m	DTG-8	2,000W
	20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! movies action, 46 Channel 5 +1, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 CBS Reality, 74 Dave ja vu, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 89 ITV4 +1, 203 CITV, 208 Pop Player, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, plus 15 others
COM5 ArqA	V max	C24 (498.0MHz)	300m	DTG-8	2,000W
	11 Sky Arts, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 pick, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 57 Smithsonian Channel, 60 Drama +1, 70 Quest +1, 75 Yesterday +1, 83 Together TV, 233 Sky News, plus 9 others
COM6 ArqB	V max	C27 (522.0MHz)	300m	DTG-8	2,000W
	12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 71 Quest Red +1, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 88 Classic Hits, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 19 others

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

Are you trying to watch these 0 Freeview HD channels?

The Reigate (Surrey, England) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .

If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.

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

BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 30km north (6°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.

ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 30km north (9°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.

How will the Reigate (Surrey, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

	1984-97	1997-98	1998-2012	2012-13	21 Mar 2018
	C/D E	E	E	W T	A K T
C21				+SDN	SDN
C23					BBCA
C24				ArqA	ArqA
C26					D3+4
C27				ArqB	ArqB
C30					BBCB
C35					_local
C42		C5_waves	C5_waves
C51_{tv_off}				_local
C53_{tv_off}	C4_waves	C4_waves	C4_waves	BBCB
C57_{tv_off}	BBC1_waves	BBC1_waves	BBC1_waves	D3+4
C60_{tv_off}	ITV_waves	ITV_waves	ITV_waves	-BBCA
C63	BBC2_waves	BBC2_waves	BBC2_waves

_{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	10kW
Analogue 5	(-3dB) 5kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB	(-7dB) 2kW
Mux 1, Mux 2, Mux A, Mux B	(-17dB) 200W
Mux C, Mux D	(-20dB) 100W

Local transmitter maps

Reigate Freeview Crystal Palace TV region BBC London London

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

Sep 1955-Jul 1968	Associated-Rediffusion†
Sep 1955-Jul 1968	Associated TeleVision◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1992	Thames†
Jul 1968-Feb 2004	London Weekend Television♦
Jan 1993-Feb 2004	Carlton†
Feb 2004-Dec 2014	ITV plc♦
Feb 2004-Dec 2014	ITV plc†

Feb 1983-Dec 1992	TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010	GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014	ITV Daybreak•

• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Reigate 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.

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

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11:32 PM

- : HD TV Reduced from 18:07 on 15 Jun to 18:36 on 15 Jun. [BBC]

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Warburton
10:28 PM

60 gives a weak strength and poor to non-existant signal .
All other 21,24,27,53,57 have full strength and full quality. There is a large leafy tall tree in line of sight to . Why just channel 60 affected? What should I try?

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StevensOnln1

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11:03 PM

Warburton: If all other muxes are at full strength then you may well be suffering with overload, where there is too much signal for the tuner to handle, which can give readings that look like a weak signal. By line of sight, do you mean that you are close enough to see the if the tree wasn't there? I would try an attenuator such as the one linked below which connects between your and the TV and acts to reduce the signal level. There are different strengths available, so it may be worth getting 3dB, 6dB, 9dB etc and try each to see what brings the signal strength down enough to resolve the problem but without it going too low (you're aiming for a signal strength of around 70%-85%). If you need any further advice, please provide a full postcode so we can see where you are in relation to the transmitter and your predicted signal strength etc.

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Warburton
11:17 PM

StevensOnln1: Thanks. Since it is 60 only I now wonder if it is 4G related. I shall give at 80 a call.
Yes, I could see if tree were not there!

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MikeP

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10:53 AM

Warburton:

Trees are well known to be able to cause selective problems, so I'm not surprised that only one is affected.

Check what signal strengths are reported for all the multiplexes on your TV set (the User Manual will tell you how). You should be aiming for at least 50% on SD and 60% on HD but not more than 85% on either. If your strengths are greater then you need an attenuator as suggested by StevensOnln1. If channel 60 is weaker than 50% then you may need to reposition your , if possible, so it looks past the tree rather than through it.

If you put your full post code into this website, you can examine a mapping of the area and that will show whether any mobile masts are close enough to cause any problems. By all means contact at800 and if they consider it wise they may well provide a free filter to put in your aerial lead behind the TV set (use an extra flylead so the weight of the filter does not 'hang' on the aerial input socket).

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3:09 PM

- : BBC TV Weak ; related from 11:43 today, HD Digital TV Weak Signal; DSO related from 11:46 today. [BBC]

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9:09 PM

- : BBC TV Off Air; related from 16:41 today to 16:42 today, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 16:45 today to 16:45 today. [BBC]

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6:09 AM

- : BBC TV Off Air; related from 16:41 to 16:42 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 16:45 yesterday to 16:45 yesterday. [BBC]

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5:31 AM

- : BBC TV Off Air; related from 16:41 on 26 Oct to 16:42 on 26 Oct, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 16:45 on 26 Oct to 16:45 on 26 Oct. [BBC]

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StevensOnln1

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4:53 PM

Bear: broadcasts the PSB3 , which carries BBC1 HD, BBC2 HD, ITV HD, , & . It doesn't broadcast COM7 or COM 8 which carry additional HD channels such as BBC4 HD, , , Channel4 +1 HD, HD, Al Jazeera HD, , and SD channels such as , , Keep It Country and various others. If you provide a full postcode you'll be able to access the UK coverage checker, which will indicate whether is likely to provide good at your location.

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