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Freeview reception at WD3 7BA

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 11 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of WD37BA (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

1	BBC One (SD)	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB1
2	BBC Two	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB1
3	ITV 1 (SD)	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2
4	Channel 4 (SD)	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2
5	Channel 5	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2

6	ITV 2	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2
9	BBC Four	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB1
10	ITV3	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2
11	Sky Mix	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
12	Quest	Hemel Hempstead	COM6

13	E4	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2
14	Film4	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2
15	Channel 4 +1	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2
17	Really	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
18	More4	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2

19	Dave	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
20	Drama	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
21	5USA	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
23	BBC Three	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB1
25	W	Hemel Hempstead	COM6

26	ITV4	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2
27	Yesterday	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
28	ITVBe	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2
29	ITV2 +1	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
30	E4 +1	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2

31	E4 Extra	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
32	5STAR	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
33	5Action	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
34	GREAT! movies	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
35	ITV1 +1	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB2

36	Sky Arts	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
38	Channel 5 +1	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
39	DMAX	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
40	Quest Red	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
41	Legend	Hemel Hempstead	COM4

42	GREAT! action	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
43	Food Network	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
44	HGTV	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
46	5SELECT	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
47	Film4 +1	Hemel Hempstead	COM5

48	Challenge	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
49	4seven	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
52	GREAT! romance	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
56	That's TV (UK)	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
57	Dave ja vu	Hemel Hempstead	COM4

58	ITVBe +1	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
59	ITV3 +1	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
60	Drama +1	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
61	GREAT! movies extra	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
63	GREAT! romance mix	Hemel Hempstead	COM6

64	Blaze	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
65	That's TV 2	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
67	TRUE CRIME	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
68	TRUE CRIME XTRA	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
70	Quest +1	Hemel Hempstead	COM5

71	That’s 60s	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
73	HobbyMaker	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
74	Yesterday +1	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
75	That's 90s	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
78	TCC	Hemel Hempstead	COM4

81	Blaze +1	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
82	Talking Pictures TV	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
83	Together TV	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
84	PBS America	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
89	ITV4 +1	Hemel Hempstead	COM4

91	WildEarth	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
101	BBC One HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
102	BBC Two HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
103	UTV HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
103	ITV 1 HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3

103	STV HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
104	Channel 4 HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
105	Channel 5 HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
106	BBC Four HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
107	BBC Three HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3

108	BBC Scotland HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
110	Channel 4 HD (Wales)	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
201	CBBC	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB1
202	CBeebies	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB1
204	CBBC HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3

205	CBeebies HD	Hemel Hempstead	PSB3
209	Ketchup TV	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
210	Ketchup Too	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
211	YAAAS!	Hemel Hempstead	COM4
231	BBC News	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB1

232	BBC Parliament	Hemel Hempstead London	PSB1
233	Sky News	Hemel Hempstead	COM5
235	Al Jazeera Eng	Hemel Hempstead	COM6
267	Al Jazeera English	Hemel Hempstead	COM4

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Comments

Saturday, 11 January 2014

Ted
10:52 AM
London

Hi Dave, I tried your manual tuning suggestion and I can get on 30 or 33. I can get signal on channel 23 to 29. I also noticed that the Signal Information (signal strength) is at 38 to 42. Could this be the problem? Should I get an new ?

Many Thanks

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Michael

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11:44 AM

Ted: First establish that your TV actually has a /DVB-T2 tuner in it before you start worrying about aerials - because from googling your model number I cannot find anything about Freeview HD (just the model on Samsung's US website and another French website).

Find your manual and see what it says for tuner.

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Ted
1:19 PM
London

Hi Michael, we had good on our Samsung UE40ES6300UXXU v3 until mid december.

eg: I could enter 101 on the remote and get BBC 1 HD. I don't know about the DVB-2 tuner, I checked the manual and nothing mentioning it, what is it?

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MikeP

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7:32 PM

MikeB
So why does my optician and those of all our family members tell us that so many are now reporting eye and neck problems when they view their TV sets? I am told, reliably, that almost all of them have the TV mounted on the , often too high for neck comfort and they sit too close and get eye strain.
The original ergonomics research was done in the USA, not Canada in 1948 and followed up in France, 1962, Germany, 1971 and Russia, 1998. Some I agree is now out of date as human stature has generally increased in that time so worktop heights now need to be about 45mm higher than before. That also affects eye height when sitting - but not to the extent of putting TVs 6 feet up on a wall! The modern mounting position is, in my humble opinion, a fashion that is bad for the viewer.

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MikeB

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9:59 PM

MikeP: I would point out that the most recent data you cite (do you have a link - Google scholar came up with very little) is 1998. It was only in that year that the first wide screen HD TV's appeared on the market, so any research would have been done on CRT's, and is of course 15 years old.

I did find a 2012 article from a Taiwanise study
Preferred viewing distance of liquid crystal high-definition television
which reckons 3-4 times the size of the screen is optimal, although the brightness and angle of viewing of any image played a role in the distance. Looking at those distances, its a little more conservative than the 2.5-3 ratio, but no where near 6x.

Your optician and family members might well report an increase in eye, neck problems, etc (but is anacdote data?) , but of course you have packaged several different possible problems together.

mounting is not in itself bad, unless you are too close, have the TV too high, and with a poor angle of view. An article about mounting TV's above fireplaces in Lifehacker Why Mounting Your TV Above the Fireplace Is Never a Good Idea , met with a something of a backlash from people who had done just that, and found the criticisim unwelcome. I happen to agree with the article, but obviously not everyone has a had a negative experience.

Distance is something else, and as I've stated, 6x the screen size is simply no longer current (it could well be a plan by Specsavers to drum up custom, of course....). Even my most nervous customers are already something like 4-5 times the distance from their CRT screens, and have been so for a good decade or more, and plenty of people have been around about 10ft from the 32in LCD for at least 5 years (3.75 times screen size). 2.5x-3x the size is conservative, and my own employers thinks 1.6m from a 40in is fine.

Even if the 6x ratio was the correct advice, the reality is that nobody is using it, be it consumer groups, manufacturers or retailers, and especially consumers. It would be interesting to know what distance people actually sit from their TV's, but I know that if I suggested the 6x ratio, I would probably be laughed at.

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Sunday, 12 January 2014

jb38

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12:55 AM

Ted: Now that you have supplied an amended model number for your TV then that alters things insomuch that it does now indicate that your model is fitted with a DVB-T2 tuner. By the way this should be mentioned in your user manual under the "tuner / broadcasting" section.

As far as non HD is concerned, Samsung TV's are notorious for being susceptible to tuner overloading problems if receiving a slightly over the top signal level, with in severe cases this usually resulting in warning being seen, something which "might" be affecting your HD reception by being located at under 7 miles away from the powerful .

To if this applies or not you in your particular situation you should try a "manual " reception test on the HD (plus COM7 from 12th) using either a set top or alternatively a short piece of wire (about 5 feet or so) connected into the aerial socket of your TV.

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Monday, 13 January 2014

james andrews
10:18 PM
Machynlleth

james andrews: does anyone know why in ll36 Abergnolwyn has been off since 20 december?

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Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Trevor Dobie
6:19 PM
Marlborough

When can we, in Wiltshire, using the local , expect to receive more than 19 TV stations please. I feel we are missing out on so much because we chose not to live in a city.

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Michael

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6:53 PM

Trevor Dobie: You've asked the same question each of the 4 times you've posted on this website - do you even bother to read the replies? (Hint, the answer to your question is a two letter word, and the opposite of yes.).

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Dave Lindsay

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6:54 PM

Trevor Dobie: You have posted the same question several times before and in each instance I've provided you with the answer. Please extend the courtesy of actually reading these answers rather than asking the question again and expecting a different answer.

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