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Freeview reception at BT92 0QZ


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 BT920QZ (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

RTÉ One HDCairn Hill SV2
Virgin Media 1Cairn Hill SV1
TG4 (RoI)Cairn Hill SV1
Virgin Media 3Cairn Hill SV2
RTÉ One +1Cairn Hill SV2
 
Virgin Media 2 Cairn Hill SV2
RTÉ jrCairn Hill SV2
RTÉ2+1Cairn Hill SV2
RTÉ News NowCairn Hill SV1
Tithe an Oireachtais Cairn Hill SV1
 
Saorview Information (*Cairn Hill SV2
1BBC One (SD)Brougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
2BBC TwoBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
3ITV 1 (SD)Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
4Channel 4 (SD)Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
 
5Channel 5Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
6ITV 2Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
9BBC FourBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
10ITV3Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
11Sky MixBrougher Mountain COM5
 
12QuestBrougher Mountain COM6
13E4Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
14Film4Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
15Channel 4 +1Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
17ReallyBrougher Mountain COM5
 
18More4Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
19DaveBrougher Mountain COM5
20DramaBrougher Mountain COM4
215USABrougher Mountain COM4
23BBC ThreeBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
 
25WBrougher Mountain COM6
26ITV4Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
27YesterdayBrougher Mountain COM6
28ITVBeBrougher Mountain UTVPSB2
29ITV2 +1Brougher Mountain COM4
 
30E4 +1Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
31E4 ExtraBrougher Mountain COM5
325STARBrougher Mountain COM4
335ActionBrougher Mountain COM4
34GREAT! moviesBrougher Mountain COM6
 
35ITV1 +1Brougher Mountain UTVPSB2
36Sky ArtsBrougher Mountain COM5
38Channel 5 +1Brougher Mountain COM4
39DMAXBrougher Mountain COM6
40Quest RedBrougher Mountain COM5
 
41LegendBrougher Mountain COM4
42GREAT! actionBrougher Mountain COM4
43Food NetworkBrougher Mountain COM5
44HGTVBrougher Mountain COM6
465SELECTBrougher Mountain PSB3
 
47Film4 +1Brougher Mountain COM5
48ChallengeBrougher Mountain COM5
494sevenBrougher Mountain COM5
52GREAT! romanceBrougher Mountain COM6
53TG4Brougher Mountain NIMM
 
54RTÉ OneBrougher Mountain NIMM
55RTÉ TwoBrougher Mountain NIMM
56That's TV (UK)Brougher Mountain COM6
57Dave ja vuBrougher Mountain COM4
58ITV3 +1Brougher Mountain COM4
 
59ITV4 +1Brougher Mountain COM4
60Drama +1Brougher Mountain COM5
63GREAT! romance mixBrougher Mountain COM6
64BlazeBrougher Mountain COM4
65That's TV 2Brougher Mountain COM5
 
67TRUE CRIMEBrougher Mountain COM4
68TRUE CRIME XTRABrougher Mountain COM4
70Quest +1Brougher Mountain COM5
71That’s 60sBrougher Mountain COM6
73HobbyMakerBrougher Mountain COM6
 
74Yesterday +1Brougher Mountain COM5
75That's 90sBrougher Mountain COM5
78TCCBrougher Mountain COM4
81Blaze +1Brougher Mountain COM4
82Talking Pictures TVBrougher Mountain COM6
 
83Together TVBrougher Mountain COM4
84PBS AmericaBrougher Mountain COM6
91WildEarthBrougher Mountain COM4
93ITVBe +1Brougher Mountain COM4
101BBC One HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
 
102BBC Two HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
103ITV 1 HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
103STV HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
103UTV HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
104Channel 4 HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
 
105Channel 5 HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
106BBC Four HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
107BBC Three HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
108BBC Scotland HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
110Channel 4 HD (Wales)Brougher Mountain PSB3
 
201CBBCBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
202CBeebiesBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
204CBBC HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
205CBeebies HDBrougher Mountain PSB3
209Ketchup TVBrougher Mountain COM4
 
210Ketchup TooBrougher Mountain COM4
211YAAAS!Brougher Mountain COM4
231BBC NewsBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
232BBC ParliamentBrougher Mountain Northern IrelandPSB1
233Sky NewsBrougher Mountain COM5
 
235Al Jazeera EngBrougher Mountain COM6
267Al Jazeera EnglishBrougher Mountain COM4

 

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Show good and blocked paths from BT92 0QZ for aerial height of ...

10m20m (Angel of the North)25m30m40m56m (Hyde Park Flats, Sheffield)62m (Monument)90m (Royal Liver Building, Liverpool)107m (Meridian Quay Tower, Swansea)115m (Bridgewater Place, Leeds)127m (Glasgow Tower)143m (Guy's Hospital)158m (Blackpool Tower)170m (Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth)180m (The Gherkin/BT Tower) 193m (Tower 42)235m (Canary Wharf)310m (The Shard)(default view)

Comments
Monday, 25 May 2020
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David
10:05 PM

Hi, I've been trying for many years to get decent viewing at my home. CH3 8BA, every checker I look at tells me Moel-y-parc is the transmitter to aim for. The problem is I live in a dip and and surrounded by hills close to my home. I have no line of sight. I've tried a number of aerials but nothing is offering a consistent picture.
To stand any chance I think I'd need a pole on the chimney at least 18ft to ensure I clear the hills.
Any thoughts that could help me?

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StevensOnln1
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10:54 PM

David: Do you have a clear view of the sky to the south/south east? If so, consider getting Freesat, which will give most of the channels available on Freeview as well as various others via free to air satellite (i.e. a one-off cost for the dish, cabling and receiver, with no ongoing subscription cost).

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Tuesday, 26 May 2020
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Chris.SE
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1:46 AM

David:

How odd. The Freeview Detailed Coverage checker for your postcode say your "most likely" transmitter is Winter Hill yet it's only predicting good coverage from COM7, poor for COM8 and nothing for the other multiplexes!!
Yet is shows Good coverage from the "alternative transmitter" at Moel y Parc. Well we have come across stupid anomalies like this in the coverage checker before.
Looking at the actual terrain, there seems to be a clear line of sight due W to Moel Y Parc but towards the N end of your postcode, Winter Hill (to the NNE) is obscured somewhat by the terrain, also trees may be an issue.
As StevensOnln1 has suggested, going for Freesat may well be the solution if you really can't get a reliable signal from Moel Y Parc. Indeed your TV may already have a built in satellite tuner, many modern sets do.

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David
7:11 AM
Chester

StevensOnln1: I do have a clear view of the sky in that direct, I was hoping that Freeview via the aerial was going to win out but this is just not going to happen.
Thank you for you're quick response.

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Chris.SE
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10:28 PM

David:

Are you saying that there's no clear line of sight due W?

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Tuesday, 2 June 2020
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Bridgette Blaskett
1:42 PM
Broadstairs

Aerial is on flat roof area at top of 3 storey building comprising 3 flats (one each storey) in Brodstairs CT10 1DP. Aerial is next to a Sky dish serving middle flat. Cannot retune smart TVs to find/pick up any signal for ITV, Channel 4 but can find BBC channels though these break up due to weak signals as well especially in afternoon. Freeview experience therefore has been almost non-existent for many weeks.

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Chris.SE
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4:03 PM

Bridgette Blaskett:

Hmm, you are not in a good spot there having very limited choice. Do you know which way your aerial is pointing and whether the rods are vertical or horizontal, there's a choice of which transmitters you MIGHT try and get, none with good reception!
To add to things, there has been recent Planned Engineering on some transmitters that you might possibly get but that is supposedly completed. However, to mess things up there has also been some Tropospheric Ducting recently (see https://www.bbc.co.uk/rec…iew) causing interference from other transmitters (UK or Europe).

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Chris.SE
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4:06 PM

Bridgette Blaskett:

When I say which way your aerial is pointing, I mean rough compass bearing, not which transmitter, but if you know that, it could help.

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Friday, 5 June 2020
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Brian Gregory
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3:29 PM

The postcode database is either screwed up or is an antique.

Bizarre results imply I need to swing my areial around between Crystal Palace and Hannington depending on which channel I want to watch. This is nonsense. All channels except the two different local TV channels are transmitted from both.

What happened to the excellent predictor that used to be, I think, accessible from both the ofcom and freeview websites that gave results for many transmitters?? I can't find it now.

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Saturday, 6 June 2020
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Chris.SE
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12:55 AM

Brian Gregory:

It may seem bizarre, but it's not, it's telling you which transmitter gives you the most reliable signal for each multiplex, if you'd clicked on the Frequency Data link it would show you the predicted signal levels. (There is an error on this site for Crystal Palace as it lists C48 for PSB3 instead of C30, but many lists on this site haven't been correctly updated with all the 700MHz Clearance changes as the site owner hasn't had time.)
You'd get good reception from Hannington for all multiplexes, fractionally better for the PSBs from Crystal Palace, but poorer for the COMs except 7&8 which are marginally better from Crystal Palace.

The Digital UK Detailed Coverage Checker to which you refer was moved by Freeview/DUK from DUK's own website and amalgamated into the Freeview one (badly). There are boxes on the Freeview Homepage Freeview | All your favourite TV shows, all in one place and all for free & having entered your details, you then had to scroll down on the new page past all the Channels Icons to click Detailed view. After a lot of criticism they've since added boxes on the Corporate "Platform Management" page that take you straight to the Detailed view.

As you may recall the Detailed Coverage Checker gave a list of predicted transmitters and their multiplexes that may be receivable at the specified location, that's still the case. If you put your details in the boxes and check, you'll see that it's giving much the same results as you see from this site.
But bizarrely The Freeview/DUK checker suggests the most likely transmitter is Crystal Palace despite overall reception being somewhat better from Hannington! However this sort of oddity is also the case for a number of other locations and other transmitters.

HTH & explains what you're seeing.

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