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The symbol shows the location of the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 410,000 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 Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) mast?

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Which Freeview channels does the Oxford 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C41+ (634.2MHz)295mDTG-100,000W
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1 BBC One (SD) South (Oxford), 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C44- (657.8MHz)295mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Meridian/Central (Thames Valley micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Central west),

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C47 (682.0MHz)295mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD South (Oxford), 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H -3dB
C29 (538.0MHz)295mDTG-850,000W
Channel icons
20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 Dave ja vu, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 89 ITV4 +1, 91 WildEarth, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 267 Al Jazeera English, plus 30 others

COM5
ArqA
 H -3dB
C37- (601.8MHz)319mDTG-850,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 Yesterday +1, 75 That's 90s, 233 Sky News, plus 11 others

COM6
ArqB
 H -3dB
C31 (554.0MHz)319mDTG-850,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! romance, 56 That's TV (UK), 61 GREAT! movies extra, 63 GREAT! romance mix, 71 That’s 60s, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

LOX
 H -10dB
C46 (674.0MHz)295mDTG-1210,000W
Channel icons
from 22nd December 2014: 7 That's Oxford,

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

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

regional news image
BBC South (Oxford) Today 0.4m homes 1.6%
from Oxford OX2 7DW, 6km west-southwest (258°)
to BBC South (Oxford) region - 6 masts.
BBC South (Oxford) Today shares 50% content with Southampton service
regional news image
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 102km south (182°)
to ITV Meridian/Central (Thames Valley) region - 15 masts.
Thames Valley opt-out from Meridian (South). All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian+Oxford

How will the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1950s-80s1984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-1723 May 2018
VHFC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E TW TW T
C2BBCtvwaves
C29SDN
C31com7com7
C37com8com8
C41BBCA
C44D3+4
C46_local
C47BBCB
C49tv_offC5wavesC5waves
C50tv_off SDNSDN
C51tv_offLOXLOX
C53tv_offC4wavesC4wavesC4waves+BBCA+BBCA+BBCA
C55tv_offArqBArqBArqBcom7tv_off
C56tv_offCOM8tv_off
C57tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBCBBBCBBBCB
C59tv_off-ArqA-ArqA-ArqA
C60tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwaves-D3+4-D3+4-D3+4
C62SDN
C63BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves

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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 14 Sep 11 and 28 Sep 11.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4 500kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 100kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 50kW
Analogue 5(-11dB) 40kW
com8(-14.7dB) 17.1kW
com7(-14.8dB) 16.4kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LOX(-17dB) 10kW
Mux C*, Mux D*(-18dB) 8kW
Mux A*, Mux B*(-19.2dB) 6kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Oxford transmitter area

Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision†
Feb 1956-Jul 1968Associated British Corporation◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1981Associated TeleVision
Jan 1982-Dec 2006Central Independent Television
Dec 2006-Feb 2009ITV Thames Valley
Feb 2009-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Oxford 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.

Comments
Thursday, 15 September 2011
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Richard
6:19 PM

Why does Digital UK state that final switchover for Oxford is 18th April 2012 and that group 2 (ITV 1 etc) will move from C68 to C60. Is this the correct channel to try a manual retune as I have seen ITV associated with different channel numbers

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Mike Dimmick
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6:51 PM

Richard: The final switchover changes for Oxford will be 18 April 2012 because the channels selected for the COM multiplexes clash with the High Wycombe transmitter, a relay of Crystal Palace. There are other clashes e.g. Hemel Hempstead Mux 2, but High Wycombe clashes with all three.

At DSO 2 on 28 September, the COM multiplexes will move to their new channels and new modes, but will be on reduced power at 12.5 kW. That's greater than current levels but only one quarter of final levels.

Mux 2 will indeed move from C68 to C60 at DSO 2. To assess whether it will work reliably, try the Teletext test on ITV1 - go to Teletext page 284.

For a manual retune now, use C68. On the 28th, do a full reset of the box to ensure all old information is cleared out.

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Mike Dimmick
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7:03 PM

Ross: For the two weeks between DSO 1 and DSO 2, Mux C moved from C48 to C51 (replacing Mux 1 which closed). This was to allow Sandy Heath ArqB to move to C48. In turn this is so Sandy Heath could release a channel that Sutton Coldfield needs next week.

This means you need to do a full retune, or delete the channels from Mux C and do a manual tune on C51. The box might still think it has BBC channels on C51 so might not store the new location, if you don't do a full reset.

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John J
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7:07 PM

Ross. Yes, quite a few of us in the Aylesbury have lost Dave and some other channels from the Mux C group. Strange how it isn't all channels in that group but hopefully they will be back soon.

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Richard
7:56 PM

I have tried a manual retune on C68 but just get a response from new TV and DVDR of no signal.
This happens with / without amplifier
Other channels have multiplied in number but now but no C68: it was working prior to 14th. Has strength gone down?

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Michael
8:18 PM
Abingdon

I am in Abingdon and having exactly the same problem as Richard, cannot get any signal on C68, manually or resetting my system. Will anything change on the 28th?

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Tigminor
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9:20 PM

Mark Lunnon: My channels are also all correct now, ie ITV signal (what there is of it) seems to be coming from Oxford transmitter. Mux 2 still very poor, but there is some signal there and all the channels are there, so am leaving it now until next retune, and watching ITV on the internet!!

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mst
11:56 PM
Oxford

@Michael - Mux 2 moves from 2k mode C68 to 8k mode C60 on the 28th so worth waiting to see what effect this has. Higher channel Nos are higher frequency and can suffer more attenuation from wet leaves on trees etc. C68 the lowest power received here, but no change as far as I can see, so the mixed modes may be confusing your box.

Mux A will move from C51 to become the new highest frequency on C62 - (will have to move again next year as this channel is among those sold off as part of the digital dividend) so we'll probably see complaints about different channels next.

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Friday, 16 September 2011
Transmitter engineering
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10:32 AM

OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:14 on 14 Sep to 01:43 on 14 Sep [BBC]

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Transmitter engineering
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10:32 AM

OXFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 01:14 on 14 Sep to 01:43 on 14 Sep [BBC]

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