Full Freeview on the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter
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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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
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 Freeview channels does the Oxford transmitter broadcast?
If you have any kind of Freeview fault, follow this Freeview reset procedure first.Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
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?

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

ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 102km south (183°)
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-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 23 May 2018 | ||
VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | ||
C2 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C29 | SDN | ||||||||
C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C46 | _local | ||||||||
C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
C49tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C50tv_off | SDN | SDN | |||||||
C51tv_off | LOX | LOX | |||||||
C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCA | +BBCA | +BBCA | |||
C55tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | com7tv_off | |||||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
C59tv_off | -ArqA | -ArqA | -ArqA | ||||||
C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
C62 | SDN | ||||||||
C63 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 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 |
Local transmitter maps
Oxford Freeview Oxford DAB Oxford TV region BBC South (Oxford) Meridian/Central (Thames Valley micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Oxford transmitter area
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Wednesday, 28 September 2011
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mst9:44 AM
Oxford
Turning off the ITV mix on C68 revealed some of its former problems - my box still saw 10-20% noise signal on that channel, not sure what maybe Midhurst on wrong polarization?
I have a bit of a problem with the new received signal strengths - the BBC A/PSB1 mux on C53+ has a signal strength on my Toppy almost double any other mux. If I use a variable attenuator to get it off 100% nothing else is watchable, and with the smallest attenuator I have 3dB (donated by NTL) I start to lose quality on PSB2 (ITV etc) on C60.
Anyone else see this, maybe its my aerial - originally aligned for best quality on weakest Analogue channel or C68, so maybe misaligned to avoid interference!
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David10:02 AM
Towcester
I have a roof mounted Aerial , with a masthead amp ,new cable one feed to a HD tv , at NN12 8HQ. No HD channels on CH 57.
Kind Regards
David
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mst10:04 AM
@Tricia
see
TVs and boxes that do not support the 8k-mode | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
Then head down to Argos or out to Tesco and choose a new box from 17.99 before they sell out! (OX13PJ)
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In Surrey we have retuned 2 TVs and lost ITV and Channel 4 to name just two that I have noticed. Will this be rectified and when will we know to retune again?
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David Griffiths10:24 AM
After retuning my Bravia this morning I have lost all the ITV channels - help!
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Bill10:27 AM
Leighton Buzzard
I retuned 4 Freeview TVs and boxes this morning at 7am, and guess what, they all picked up about 106 digital channels, and they all appear to work. I can uncross my fingers now. What a wait we've had to get to this stage. Keep up the great web site Briantist. A mine of information.
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Tricia: You should check the list on the Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
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David: An HDTV is not enough, you must have a DVB-T2 receiver. See What does "Full HD Ready" actually mean? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice please.
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David Griffiths: First do this - My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice then check for Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice and also see Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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