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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.


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Black Hill transmitter Freeview broadcasts

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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.

MuxAerial positionFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 horizontal max
C46 (674.0MHz)576m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One Scotland, 2 BBC Two Scotland, 7 BBC Three, 8 BBC Alba, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 14 others

PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal max
C43 (650.0MHz)576m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
Channel icons
3 STV (STV Central (Glasgow micro region)), 4 Channel 4 Scotland ads, 5 Channel 5 Scotland ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 Scotland ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 STV+1 (STV Edinburgh),

PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal max
C40 (626.0MHz)576m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		100,000W
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD Scotland, 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 STV HD (STV West), 104 Channel 4 HD Scotland ads, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 horizontal max
C41+ (634.2MHz)576m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
Channel icons
10 ITV 3, 20 G.O.L.D. (not free), 25 Dave ja vu, 26 Home (not free), 27 ITV 2 +1, 30 5*, 31 5USA, 34 ESPN UK (not free), 38 Quest, 39 The Zone, 44 Channel 5 +1, 72 CITV, plus 22 others

COM5
ArqA
 horizontal max
C44 (658.0MHz)576m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
Channel icons
11 PICK TV, 12 Dave, 17 Really, 29 E4+1, 32 Movie Mix, 46 Challenge, 48 Food Network, 82 Sky News, 87 Community Channel, plus 9 others

COM6
ArqB
 horizontal max
C47 (682.0MHz)576m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
Channel icons
15 Film 4, 18 4Music, 19 Yesterday, 21 VIVA, 24 ITV 4, 41 Sky Sports 1 (not free), 42 Sky Sports 2 (not free), 47 4seven, 83 Al Jazeera English, 85 RT English , plus 21 others



Regional news from the Black Hill transmitter


BBC Reporting Scotland 2.4m homes 9.2%
from Glasgow G51 1DA, 26km west
to BBC Scotland region - 230 masts.

STV News 1.3m homes 4.8%
from Glasgow G51 1PQ, 26km west
to STV Central (Glasgow) region - 94 masts.

Self-help relays

Ardtornish ATransposer22 km NW Oban15 homes
BalquhidderTransposer12 km NW Callander42 homes
Benmore BActive deflector50 m WNW Glasgow7 homes
Blair DrummondTransposer5 homes caravan park
Blyth BridgeActive deflector30 km SW Edinburgh50 homes
GlendaruelActive deflector40 hotel40 homes hotel
Glendaruel BActive deflector12 homes (second level)

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1957~851984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-18
aerial groupVHFB EB EEB E KB E KW
C10ITV
600C32com7
C35com8
C37C5C5
C40BBC1BBC1BBC1BBCBBBCBBBCB
C41+1+SDN+SDN+SDN
C43ITVITVITVD3+4D3+4D3+4
C44+AArqAArqAArqA
C46BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCABBCABBCA
C47+2ArqBArqBArqB
700C50C4C4C4
C51+Blocal
C55C
C56local
800C65D

orange background for multiplexes names moregreen background for transmission frequencieslilac background for power levels in watts800MHz band: 4G mobile to start in 2013700MHz band: possible 4G in 2019 more600MHz band: new or moved digital TV services more
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W
Italics for analogue, digital switchover was Wednesdays 8th June and 22nd June 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Glasgow including East Kilbride, Motherwell, Paisley could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Black Hill transmitter using C51
  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Falkirk including Stirling could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Black Hill transmitter using C56
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16. COM9 UK-wide SFN

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

Analogue 1-5 500kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, com7, com8, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 100kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D*(-14dB) 20kW
PreDSO-BBCB*(-17dB) 10kW

History of Channel 3 in the Black Hill transmitter area

Aug 1957-Jun 1997Scottish Television
Jun 1997-Dec 2014STV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.


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Transmitter engineering
Friday 11 March 2011 4:38AM
BLACK HILL transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 07:38 yesterday to 09:53 yesterday [BBC]
george mackay
Friday 11 March 2011 12:17PM Glasgow
i live in block of shelter housing some days get 69 tv channels other day like today only 55 always same channels ie no 15 58 21 18 ect. advice is it the weather??
Briantist
Friday 11 March 2011 1:15PM
george mackay: It is not likley to be the weather - please see Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Scott
Monday 14 March 2011 5:06PM
Nobody should worry at this stage about Freeview reception. In June the power levels will be multiplied by 5 (or by 10 for HD) so all problems are likely to disappear then.
Mike Dimmick
Monday 14 March 2011 6:05PM Reading
george mackay: I assume you're using a communal aerial. The weather will have some effect, but the most likely reason is that some cable or connection is letting water in, stopping the highest frequencies from getting through properly.

It's also possible that the aerial wasn't swapped for a wideband or semi-wideband (Group E) type for Freeview reception - multiplex C might have been OK as it's only just out of the old analogue group, but multiplex D is way outside. That said, I'd expect it not to work at all, rather than just working occasionally.

All post-switchover multiplexes are within the old analogue group, Group B, so there's really no point in changing the aerial with three months to go.

If other people in the block are getting reliable results on Mux D when you aren't, ask if you can temporarily swap your box for theirs. If your box works in their flat but theirs doesn't work in yours, it's probably something in the cabling to your flat. Get the property manager to sort it out.
Maurice
Tuesday 22 March 2011 2:24PM
Hello, I note that there is references being made to possible changes being made some transmitters up to 2013. Is this for frequency changes or for power outputs or both?

Secondly I note that a considerable number of your correspondence are having problems in receiving the HD frequencies. Is Blackhill radiating the HD frequency (59) in the same pattern as the rest of channels or is that as I read somewhere that the signal is being beam at the main population areas e.g The cities?
John
Tuesday 29 March 2011 5:45PM Airdrie
I have had a problem with BBC SD channels since Sunday in that my TV will resets itself every minute when viewing these channel. (i.e. switch off and on again). All other channel have no problem including HD. I have a Sony KDL-40HX803. Is there any switchover testing in progress? I have rescanned the channels. Aerial is new and roof mounted.
Mike Dimmick
Tuesday 29 March 2011 6:12PM
John: The BBC made some changes to their Red Button interactive service programs about a week ago that caused problems for some Humax boxes. It's possible that they've made another change that's causing a problem for your TV.

It's worth checking you have the latest firmware. On the remote, press HOME, then select Product Support, System Information and check that the version is PKG4.092EUT-0108. If not, see Televisions & Home Cinema | 
Sony Support Europe for manual update instructions.

Updated firmware is broadcast periodically but with a vast range of different TVs, PVRs and set-top boxes out there, it may be a while before an update for your TV is repeated. It's worth leaving it set to automatically update itself, which means leaving it in standby overnight.

You can contact the BBC by going through their reception page at www.bbc.co.uk link icon BBC - Help receiving TV and radio and entering your postcode in the top right. It will take you through a general reception troubleshooter first, but if you keep going you eventually get to a form where you can send an email. (RG47SH)
Scott
Tuesday 29 March 2011 8:40PM
I should have made it clear that only the first paragraph was taken from aerialsandtv.com. The remaining paragraphs were my own comments. '10 time stronger' should of course read '10 times stronger'.
Briantist
Wednesday 30 March 2011 9:07AM
Maurice: There are no changes to Black Hill in 2013, other transmitters are required to release use of C61 and C62.

It is just the low power level on C59 that effects reception, the service is being carried by the analogue C5 transmitter with the same radiation pattern.
John Beever
Wednesday 30 March 2011 10:48AM
I have a problem with ALL BBC SD channels that causes my SONY HD TV to crash & restart every minute. It may be related to the RED button. Anybody else go this? I'm 4 miles from the STV Blackhill tranmitter with a bew aerial. There is no problem with other channels including Freeview HD on this or any other TVs in my house.
Scott
Wednesday 30 March 2011 4:25PM
Does anyone know when BBC One Scotland will be shown in HD? At the moment it's a national service with a page advising a retune to SD during 'regional' news programmes. They say they cannot 'yet' bring regional variations, which implies this is the eventual aim.
Briantist
Wednesday 30 March 2011 4:38PM
Scott: At some point in the future. The same is true for everyone in the UK.
Scott
Wednesday 30 March 2011 4:54PM
Briantist: Thanks. I worked that one out from the wording of the notice. I was wondering if anyone had an idea of timescale.
Briantist
Wednesday 30 March 2011 4:56PM
Scott: I would have thought that in the current financial climate it would not be assigned a high priority.
Scott
Wednesday 30 March 2011 5:25PM
Actually I would have thought that digital switchover was a high priority and provision of Scottish programming in HD would be a logical part of that process. What I will do is to make a freedom of information request to the BBC and enlighten others when I get a response.
Briantist
Wednesday 30 March 2011 5:33PM
Scott: HD was never part of "digital switchover", only SD. The upgrade to HD is separate transition.
Scott
Wednesday 30 March 2011 5:39PM
Briantist: Thanks for that clarification. I will let the group know when I receive a response from the BBC
Briantist
Wednesday 30 March 2011 6:12PM
Scott: Thanks.
Angela
Friday 1 April 2011 9:33PM Glasgow
Hi, we have very poor quality programs on channels that are on Mux A, C and D. And are not able to get any HD channels. We have a Sony TV with built-in HD freeview. And channels on other Mux have very well quality. is it because of the band width problem? The arieal is in the attic and the postcode is G72 8AF.

Any advice is appreciated.
Mike Dimmick
Saturday 2 April 2011 12:32PM Reading
Angela: Loft aerials are not recommended for low-power digital as the brickwork and tile reduce the signal level, and hard and metal objects in the loft itself (particularly water tanks) cause reflections.

If it is a Group B aerial, you will struggle to get Multiplex C and D, and the low-power HD multiplex, because they are outside that group. However, don't rush off to change it - all transmissions will be inside Group B after switchover, as are the channels suggested for any new local TV multiplexes that might start up later.

Usually multiplex 2 and A are the first to start going wrong, among the multiplexes that are in-group, if there is a problem with low signal or added interference, because they require more signal than the others at the moment.

If you're getting reasonably clear analogue pictures, you'll probably be fine with the current aerial after switchover. It's only a couple of months away now, so unless you're really desperate for those channels, I'd just wait and see.

If you did have a rooftop aerial fitted, Digital UK's prediction is for completely reliable service. Be wary of installers suggesting tri-boom or X-type aerials, or even Yagi aerials (simple flat rod elements) with more than about 14 elements! You are in a very strong signal area and a high-gain aerial will likely give too much signal after switchover, causing problems rather than solving them.
robbo
Saturday 2 April 2011 4:05PM
Hi

Used to receive HD channels on my humax, now nothing being picked up from c59. It says below average does that mean no use...
Will this improve at switchover.

Cheers
Robbo
Scott
Saturday 2 April 2011 5:03PM
At the moment the HD service is a low power temporary transmission operating at 10kW. After switchover it will increase to a staggering 100kW so I think you will see a dramatic improvement.
steve
Saturday 2 April 2011 9:03PM
I'm seeing the same as Robbo. I've got a Freeview HD Humax box, and noticed that all the HD channels have gone plus the Mux with Film 4, Dave etc. Everything else is fine. This was fine a week ago, and has been fine for years. Nothing has changed with the aerial.

I was guessing either something was up with the transmitter, or someone has planted a huge tree somewhere between me and Black Hill!
Scott
Sunday 3 April 2011 12:22PM
I'm still getting consistent 95% signal strength (100% quality) and I live in the west end of Glasgow - a long way from the transmitter. I have read (and also seen disputed) a suggestion that there is an irregular transmission pattern for this temporary service. I am also using a Humax HD box. As I have said before the power increase and move to the new transmitter may well solve all difficulties so personally I would spend no money (and little thought) on this problem at this stage.

To correct an earlier post, it has been pointed out that to me that increasing power from 10kW is 100 kW is not 'massive'. It does not work that way. It is a 10 dB increase.
Angela
Sunday 3 April 2011 8:18PM Glasgow
Thanks, Mike. I will wait and see after the switchover. Cheers, Angela
Mike Dimmick
Sunday 3 April 2011 8:27PM Reading
Scott: if you get occasional breakup or loss of channels, 10 dB is a great improvement. If everything's solid now, you won't notice a thing. If you already have very high percentages, you could run into problems with too much signal.

The Humax HD boxes are supposed to be properly calibrated this time (the SD boxes aren't), so 95% is safe for now - but it indicates a pretty large signal. Adding 10dB is likely to be too much signal. If you get picture break-up or loss of channels after the switchover, remove any amplifiers or boosters, and if that doesn't fix it, try adding an attenuator.
Scott
Monday 4 April 2011 6:18PM
Mike: Thanks very much for your helpful comments.

I regret to say that I have misled everyone. Although I have a Humax HD box, the readings were taken from the TV (Sony Bravia). I have now checked via the Humax menu and the HD multiplex is showing as 61% with the SD BBC multiplex at 68%. I am new to all this so beg forgiveness.

The reception is rock solid. I must be about 30 miles from the transmitter. I assume I should not be worried about excess signal.

My real purpose in posting was to make the point that although others are having problems with HD it is fine for me, and I am not exactly in a charmed position! I wonder if there could be a directionality in the temporary service that sends a good signal due west but leaves people at other compass points with problems.
Scott
Monday 4 April 2011 9:40PM
Correction: nearer to 20 miles from transmitter.
Maurice
Tuesday 5 April 2011 4:46PM
Scott

10kw = Xdb
20kw = 2Xdb
40kw = 4Xdb
80kw = 8Xdb
100kw = 10Xdb

i.e. Each time the signal strength is increase by 3db you double its strength! As ex aerial installer I would say that an increase of 10db is a considerable increase!

The actual signal received at your aerial is dependant on a considerable number of variations. Therefore it is almost impossible to predict an accurate signal strength received at any one particular situation, but an aerial should be always mounted outside clear of any immediate obstructions for best results.



Maurice
andrew1210
Tuesday 5 April 2011 6:19PM Shotts
Hopefully we don't get problems with over powered signals :S Currently, most channels in my house are at 97/98% signal strength and quality (~ 2.5 - 3 miles from Blackhill)

I also have a relative <1.5 miles from the transmitter, who already suffers form overpowered signals on a few channel. Switch Over will probably make this worse!
steve
Thursday 7 April 2011 10:54AM Glasgow
Thanks for the advice Scott. Turns out the problem looks like it is local interference / something else. The aerial is picking up all channels fine.

I've spent some time over the last few days checking the aerial and cabling. Both seem fine.

The signal strength / quality seems fine on all channels except 55, 59 and 65. On 55 and 65, the strength sits somewhere between 30 and 70 and is variable. On 59 (the HD channels) it is the worst and sits at 0.

When I pick the fly lead up and hold it higher than the rest of the cables behind the TV (like you would with headphones on a mobile phone radio when they're acting as an FM antenna), the quality on all these channels goes up to 100 and everything is fine.

I have fiddled with the back of the box to check for bad connections there. I have also rerouted the cable multiple times to avoid sitting near all other cables. It seems quite random.

I'm suspecting the Humax HD box may have a problem with it's aerial in (dodgy solder joint / something else). That would hold if it did it for all channels, but the rest are rock solid at 100 quality.

The other option is I fitted an HDMI switch box just before all this started. Before that I'd had zero problems for years on all these channels. I completely removed the HDMI switch and left the Humax plugged directly into the TV with no other devices, but the problems still remained.

So I've narrowed it down a bit - but am still confused. If it makes any difference, the aerial has (and has had for around 4 years) a masthead amplifier powered via the 5v on the Humax. That is working fine.

Has anyone got any ideas how to solve this? I'm getting a bit lost in it, but maybe I just can't see the wood for the trees - and I'm sure there are far more experienced people than me.
Iain
Thursday 7 April 2011 1:03PM Kilmacolm
Steve: My Humax 9300T has an inbuilt Co-ax tester which alerts you if you have a short in the aerial circuit.I'm guessing that your newer model will also have this feature so perhaps you can eliminate this as contributing to the fault.Have you by any change workmen or gardeners using Two Stroke Power Tools nearby today? This can sometimes give intermittent interference. BIt of a long shot but I get that here sometimes.
steve
Thursday 7 April 2011 2:17PM Glasgow
Iain: Thanks for the suggestions. I will make sure about the short circuit, but I think it is fine. No power tools I'm afraid. This has been going on constantly for around a week :-(

I was thinking about shelling out for a fully screened fly lead in case the one I have is causing it, but I have tried with 3 different fly leads with the same result.
Iain
Thursday 7 April 2011 2:58PM Kilmacolm
Steve: If you have reverted to your original set up configuration, including the original fly lead, prior to introducing the HDMI Switch/Box. Can you, whilst leaving the TV switched on; switch off the Humax using the rocker switch at the rear of the box; leave it for a couple of minutes and switch it on again. The Screen with show you the Humax fire up sequence and any coax short circuit before showing the last channel viewed.Failing that a complete factory reset might clear things but if you do this you will lose any listed recording schedules( NOT your recordings just the schedules). Of course you may have already done this.
Mike Dimmick
Thursday 7 April 2011 3:29PM Reading
steve: If signals are bad on C55, C59 and C65 but good on the others, the most likely explanation is that you have a Group B aerial, covering only channels 35-53, rather than a wideband. A Group E semi-wideband, covering channels 35-68 is recommended before switchover.

The HD service will be worse affected than Mux C and D because it's half the power, and requires more than twice as much power as those multiplexes do. (This page shows this for Mux 2 and A, which also use a mode requiring more power than Mux 1, B, C and D, but not for the HD mux.)

However, at switchover, all services move into Group B, so I wouldn't bother for just two more months (plus two weeks - only BBC SD services move on the first day, HD services don't move until 22 June).
darryl mccoy
Saturday 9 April 2011 3:29PM Balerno
Have a problem receiving HD mux from blackhill which has me confounded. It should be on channel 59. Am based in Edinburgh.
Am using a new Sony HD Freeview+ receiver which tunes all the SD muxes no problem.

Receiving the Mux's on ch55 and 65 no problem, so I guess aerial is ok.
What mode is this mux running? Is there something I can check?
Graeme
Sunday 10 April 2011 10:46AM Grangemouth
I still cant get any of the HD channels and my aerial is pointing at the Blackhill transmitter although I am a good bit away in Grangemouth. Any ideas? I also noticed that there is a Grangemouth transmitter
Scott
Sunday 10 April 2011 9:59PM
I put forward my idea earlier in the thread !!!
Briantist
Monday 11 April 2011 6:29AM
Graeme: You are predicted to be able to receive Freeview HD, as long as you have a suitable receiver. www.ukfree.tv link icon Grangemouth digital switchover date | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice will not have Freeview HD until Wednesday, 15th June 2011.
Darryl mccoy
Monday 11 April 2011 7:08PM
Many thanks for the tips Briantist.
Sadly no luck so far. Have turned off virtually else off in the house, including the fish tank pump and disconnected all switch mode power supplies and chargers etc .
I also tried looking at the analog background on ch59'by using the fine tuning on my telly's analog tuner. No signal or evidence of background noise.
The really odd thing is that despite getting very good quality and 80% levels on ch55 and 65, there is NO signal on 59- zero, nada, none.
It seems to be a recurring theme on this thread for Blackhill. saw somewhere that the transmitter for this mux maybe halfway up the mast. Can anyone verify this?
Scott
Monday 11 April 2011 8:30PM
According to
tx.mb21.co.uk link icon mb21 - The Transmission Gallery
The site transmits all 5 terrestrial television channels, with Channel 5 analogue operating at the same power as the other channels (500kW max ERP), from an aerial only marginally lower.
Briantist has said earlier that the HD multiplex is transmitted from the same aerial (antenna for those who prefer American).
Make what you wish of the comment on
www.aerialsandtv.com link icon Black Hill Transmitter
Black Hill is planned to transmit a pre switchover low power HDTV MUX (on CH59 at 10kW) from Feb 2010. Its radiation pattern is the same as that for analogue C5, which is concentrated in a cross shape, due N, S, E and W, i.e. it is nominally omnidirectional.
Briantist
Tuesday 12 April 2011 6:13AM
Darryl mccoy: Are you 100% sure you have a Freeview+HD receiver, and not just a Freeview+ box with an HDMI connector?
Darryl mccoy
Tuesday 12 April 2011 9:19AM Balerno
Thanks again Brian
The receiver is the new Sony svr-hdt-500 hd freeview box. Definitely supposed to be hd but i agree that the symptoms point to a sd tuner!
I have tried factory reset etc. Thus far there appear no updates on the Sony site for firmware.
Scott- thanks also for your comments. I guess this means there should be no directional or elevation issues with receiving the hd mux.
Perhaps time to return the receiver?
Briantist
Tuesday 12 April 2011 2:43PM
Darryl mccoy: If you have checked www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice you might have to wait until switchover on Wednesday 22nd June 2011.
John P
Tuesday 12 April 2011 4:05PM Hamilton
Seem not to be able to receive BBC HD channels although I do have freeview HD and have received the channels in the past - couple of months ago.
Has signal strength changed recently?
Briantist
Tuesday 12 April 2011 5:12PM
John P: No, the signal has not changed and will not until Wednesday 22nd June 2011. Please see www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Scott
Tuesday 12 April 2011 9:44PM
Darryl: my interpretation was different to yours. I took 'cross shape, due N, S, E, W' to mean that the signal was concentrated in these specific directions and 'nominally omnidirectional' to mean that it was not truly omnidirectional.
steve
Thursday 14 April 2011 6:36PM
I've just found these posts, so apologies if I am repeating earlier questions. Like Graeme, my HD channels have gone. My aerial is pointed at Blackhill too. I was getting HD until about two weeks ago, now nothing. When I do the manual search on my Humax pvr Fox t2 I get zero signal strength on channel 59. I'm in Dollar (FK14). Any suggestions?
Mike Dimmick
Thursday 14 April 2011 7:37PM
Scott: It's what's called a 'skew-fire' array. The low-power DTT aerial at the top of the mast is also a skew-fire array, and so is the old analogue array for BBC, STV and C4 analogue. The radiation pattern for the three different aerials should be much the same, although some people could have problems with the terrain on C5 and HD because they're further down the mast.

You can see pictures at www.thebigtower.com link icon http://www.thebigtower.com/live/BlackHill/61P21000306062.htm

They have built a new mast, and I don't know whether it's in service, when it went into service if it is, and which services transferred.

Since the reports of problems with the HD service seem prevalent, try going through the BBC interference page. Go to www.ukfree.tv link icon BBC - Reception problems and enter your own postcode. (I've copied that link from John P's post.) If you go far enough through the wizard, you eventually get to a form where you can email them.



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