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Freeview reception at PE9 3PD


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 2 mobile phone masts within 1.5km of PE93PD (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

1BBC One (SD)Waltham East MidlandsPSB1
2BBC TwoWaltham East MidlandsPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Waltham Central (East)PSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Waltham Central (East)PSB2
5Channel 5Waltham Central (East)PSB2
 
6ITV 2Waltham Central (East)PSB2
7Estuary TV DoncasterBelmont LDN
7Notts TVWaltham LNG
9BBC FourWaltham East MidlandsPSB1
10ITV3Waltham Central (East)PSB2
 
11Sky MixSandy Heath COM5
12QuestSandy Heath COM6
13E4Waltham Central (East)PSB2
14Film4Waltham Central (East)PSB2
15Channel 4 +1Waltham Central (East)PSB2
 
17ReallySandy Heath COM5
18More4Waltham Central (East)PSB2
19DaveSandy Heath COM5
20DramaSandy Heath COM4
215USASandy Heath COM4
 
23BBC ThreeWaltham East MidlandsPSB1
25WSandy Heath COM6
26ITV4Waltham Central (East)PSB2
27YesterdaySandy Heath COM6
28ITVBeWaltham Central (East)PSB2
 
29ITV2 +1Sandy Heath COM4
30E4 +1Waltham Central (East)PSB2
31E4 ExtraSandy Heath COM5
325STARSandy Heath COM4
335ActionSandy Heath COM4
 
34GREAT! moviesSandy Heath COM6
35ITV1 +1Waltham Central (East)PSB2
36Sky ArtsSandy Heath COM5
38Channel 5 +1Sandy Heath COM4
39DMAXSandy Heath COM6
 
40Quest RedSandy Heath COM5
41LegendSandy Heath COM4
42GREAT! actionSandy Heath COM4
43Food NetworkSandy Heath COM5
44HGTVSandy Heath COM6
 
465SELECTWaltham PSB3
47Film4 +1Sandy Heath COM5
48ChallengeSandy Heath COM5
494sevenSandy Heath COM5
52GREAT! romanceSandy Heath COM6
 
56That's TV (UK)Sandy Heath COM6
57Dave ja vuSandy Heath COM4
58ITVBe +1Sandy Heath COM4
59ITV3 +1Sandy Heath COM4
60Drama +1Sandy Heath COM5
 
61GREAT! movies extraSandy Heath COM6
63GREAT! romance mixSandy Heath COM6
64BlazeSandy Heath COM4
65That's TV 2Sandy Heath COM5
67TRUE CRIMESandy Heath COM4
 
68TRUE CRIME XTRASandy Heath COM4
70Quest +1Sandy Heath COM5
71That’s 60sSandy Heath COM6
73HobbyMakerSandy Heath COM6
74Yesterday +1Sandy Heath COM5
 
75That's 90sSandy Heath COM5
78TCCSandy Heath COM4
81Blaze +1Sandy Heath COM4
82Talking Pictures TVSandy Heath COM6
83Together TVSandy Heath COM4
 
84PBS AmericaSandy Heath COM6
89ITV4 +1Sandy Heath COM4
91WildEarthSandy Heath COM4
101BBC One HDWaltham PSB3
102BBC Two HDWaltham PSB3
 
103ITV 1 HDWaltham PSB3
103UTV HDWaltham PSB3
103STV HDWaltham PSB3
104Channel 4 HDWaltham PSB3
105Channel 5 HDWaltham PSB3
 
106BBC Four HDWaltham PSB3
107BBC Three HDWaltham PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDWaltham PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Waltham PSB3
201CBBCWaltham East MidlandsPSB1
 
202CBeebiesWaltham East MidlandsPSB1
204CBBC HDWaltham PSB3
205CBeebies HDWaltham PSB3
209Ketchup TVSandy Heath COM4
210Ketchup TooSandy Heath COM4
 
211YAAAS!Sandy Heath COM4
231BBC NewsWaltham East MidlandsPSB1
232BBC ParliamentWaltham East MidlandsPSB1
233Sky NewsSandy Heath COM5
235Al Jazeera EngSandy Heath COM6
 
267Al Jazeera EnglishSandy Heath COM4

 

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Comments
Monday, 19 September 2016
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Richard Cooper
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10:33 AM

Ian Farrow: Hi, again Ian. Are you not aware that a UHF tv aerial on the roof is not of a suitable design to be used as a DAB radio aerial, although it is possible to use a 1950s or 1960s Band III ITV aerial for DAB radio reception, as long as the rods or elements point up and down in vertical planes. The quality branded models of DAB radio allow you to disconnect the telescopic rod aerial and connect an external DAB roof aerial, such as the type I've described above, using an F-type screw connector. It is always better to use an outside aerial rather than an inbuilt telescopic rod aerial and brand new DAB aerials can be purchased quite cheaply. One wouldn't consider trying to use a television set with a built-in aerial unless one was living next door to a powerful main transmitter, so if you're serious about receiving DAB signals from alternative transmitters, you need to invest in an external DAB radio aerial because, as i began this post, a UHF DTT or Freeview aerial cannot be used. If I lived where you do, I'd be keen to try an external DABaerial on Heathfield if Newhaven DAB was off! Richard, Norwich.

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Ian Farrow
11:00 AM

Richard Cooper:

Thanks again for further comments. Your technical comments are way beyond my comprehension - we are pensioners and can't afford to just change roof aerials willy nilly. Our TV reception is perfect on all channels and our roof aerial is also boosted by mains electicity and we have no problems there. Somewhere along the line the point I am trying to make is being missed. We get perfect DAB radio reception on all 5 of the radios in the house on the Newhaven 10B (Sussex) band and also on the Newhaven 12B (BBC National DAB) band - it is JUST the D1 National 11D band stations that have disappeared. I am not trying to receive from any alternative transmitters - I am simply trying to receive from the transmitter that was perfectly ok up until Friday 16 September.

Thanks for trying to help - I appreciate it. This did happen in about March of this year and we were without the same band for about 4 days and then suddenly everything appeared again, so I guess I must just be patient.

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Richard Cooper
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11:30 AM

Ian Farrow: Hi again, Ian. Thank you so much for your replies including personal explanations. I should think that the Newhaven DAB transmitter will have the Digital One (D1) group of programmes back on air within a few days, because the programme companies soon realise that they are losing advertising income if a transmitter is off the air for more than a couple of days, so, 'Yes', you need to be patient if you cannot afford to pay out for an 'on-the-roof' DAB aerial in order to receive the Digital One stations from an alternative transmitter. Richard in Norwich.

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StevensOnln1
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11:44 AM

Ian Farrow: Have you contacted any of the broadcasters of the stations on D1 that you are trying to listen to? They should be able to confirm if they are already aware of the fault or otherwise they can pass the problem on to the transmission company to investigate.

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Monday, 26 September 2016
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Nick Anderson
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3:50 PM

Why do the current local TV broadcasters only use horizontal polarisation for the low power signals involved as reception is not normally possible in an area not very close to the transmitter if the receiving aerial is vertically polarised?

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StevensOnln1
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5:37 PM

Nick Anderson: Local TV is done on a tight budget, with broadcast patterns and power levels determined by Ofcom. I suspect you are referring to the Rowridge transmitter. The Solent local mux is only intended to cover Southampton/Portsmouth and the surrounding areas which should have good reception of all services with a horizontally polarised aerial, whereas the vertically polarised transmissions enable the COM4-6 muxes to broadcast at higher power in order to improve reception in areas further away from the transmitter which are not the target of the Solent local TV service.

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Tuesday, 27 September 2016
MikeP
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10:59 AM

Nick Anderson:

Further to that said by StevensOnln1, most main transmitters use horizontal polarisation whilst most smaller 'relay' transmitters use vertical polarisation. It is nothing at all to do with who the service provider is but more to do with available frequencies and preventing interference between signals on similar frequencies. In general, vertically and horizontally polarised signals do not regularly interefere with each other.
When considering purely local transmissions aimed at a specific area only, such as Southampton for example, use of the vertical polarisation allows tighter control of the area served and hence reduces the chance i=of causing interference to other areas and/or services.



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Tuesday, 18 October 2016
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Sue
3:11 PM

I've got a vertical signal and other than occasional whistling during a windy day it doesn't give me any problems at all.

In fact, I'd argue it's the best signal I've ever had.

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Thursday, 20 October 2016
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Robert Dallenger
10:16 PM

Have read recently on a516digital that there are some issues with Freeview on certain set top boxes. I have recently noticed that on my Panasonic freeview recorder DMR-BW780 that recordings go blank for a few seconds during playback. I have only manage to test this on bbc1 HD and bbc2 HD channels. I was wondering if anybody else was having similar problems. I will try and call freeview tomorrow to get some more info.

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Monday, 31 October 2016
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Charles Stuart
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6:44 PM

There seems to be something wrong with this map or the predictive feature that generates it. It does not show Mendip, which is actually the only TV transmitter from which I can get an adequate signal.

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