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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

A retune will happen 29 May 2013 to clear C62: COM4 C62 to C50. When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 2 multiplexes in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C59: ArqA, C60: D3+4
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The symbol shows the location of the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 410,000 homes.

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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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Oxford 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
C53+ (730.2MHz)295m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One Oxford, 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 301, plus 12 others

PSB2
D3+4
 horizontal max
C60- (785.8MHz)295m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		100,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV (Central (South micro region)), 4 Channel 4 South ads, 5 Channel 5 Part Network ads, 6 ITV 2, 13 Channel 4+1 South ads, 14 More 4, 28 E4, 33 ITV +1 (Central west),

PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal max
C57 (762.0MHz)295m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		100,000W
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Central West), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 horizontal -3dB
C62 (802.0MHz)295m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		50,000W
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 -3dB
C59- (777.8MHz)319m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		50,000W
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 -3dB
C55 (746.0MHz)319m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		50,000W
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 Oxford transmitter


BBC South (Oxford) Today 0.4m homes 1.6%
from Oxford OX2 7DW, 6km west-southwest
to BBC Oxford region - 6 masts.

ITV Central News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 91km north-northwest
to ITV Central (South) region - 25 masts.

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1950s~851984-971997-981998-20112011-1329/5/13-2013-18
aerial groupVHFC/D EC/D EWC/D EC/D EW
C2BBCtv
C29D
600C31com7
C341
C37com8
C48C
700C49C5C5
C50SDNSDN
C51-Alocal
C52-B
C53C4C4C4+BBCA+BBCA+BBCA
C55ArqBArqBArqB
C57BBC1BBC1BBC1BBCBBBCBBBCB
C59-ArqA-ArqA-ArqA
C60ITVITVITV-D3+4-D3+4-D3+4
800C62SDN
C63BBC2BBC2BBC2
C682

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 14th September and 28th September 2011.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Oxford including Abingdon, Didcot could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Oxford transmitter using C51
  • COM7, COM8 projected for 2013-16.

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

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

History of Channel 3 in the Oxford transmitter area

• 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.


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Stephen
Sunday 13 May 2012 10:37PM
Lost all my Freeview channels from the Oxford transmitter today on both my stbs, anybody else having problems?
Robert
Monday 14 May 2012 7:37PM
Didn't notice any in SN3 just for a change.
Matt Crowther
Sunday 20 May 2012 9:06PM Aylesbury
Only problem, Stephen, I might have channel wise is that all my Channel 4 lot are missing from my EPG for a week from now -C4, +1, More4, E4 etc.
Chris James
Friday 25 May 2012 12:41PM
The reception on BCA/PSB1(Ch1,2,7,9,70,71,80,81 etc)has deteriorated significantly over the past three or four weeks with frame freezing and sometimes disappearing completely yet had been working very well before that.All other stations come through perfectly.I have tried a different set-top box and the problem persists.
I know that the aerial position is not ideal (too low) but, as I said earlier, everything has been working perfectly until recently. Any suggestions?
Mark Fletcher
Friday 25 May 2012 5:45PM Halifax
Chris James.As you did not leave a full postcode or nearby location as such,my only suggestion is to look up Single Frequency Interference,that is one possible cause.
mst
Sunday 27 May 2012 11:36AM St. Albans
@Chris James

BBCA is by far the strongest signal from Oxford, so you are either picking up the mux from somewhere else or getting signal overload
Ryan D
Wednesday 6 June 2012 5:17PM Swindon
My freeview plays through my PS3, but the channels were freezing and jittery, so I put the aerial connection in to my TV and all was fine, then after 2 days, I have the same problem, virtually no picture on all channels. This has been like it for about 2 weeks now and I have no idea how to fix this, it would appear the signal in the spare room is fine, yet both TV's have run from the same connection for years.
Martyn
Monday 11 June 2012 7:50PM Buckingham
I've had Freeview for several years with no trouble, using a Humax PVR9150. I've now lost all the BBC channels and have tried resets and rescans etc with manual tuning on Ch53 but no channels are found. I also have a Freeview HD tuner in my TV and when I connect the aerial directly to this, I still don't get the BBC channels but I get perfect BBC and ITV HD reception. So the conclusion is that it's not the aerial or the PVR that's at fault. Can anyone enlighten me please? I'm on the Oxford transmitter at MK18 2QP.
jb38
Monday 11 June 2012 9:11PM
Martyn: Go into your TV or boxes tuning menu / manual tune and enter Oxfords BBC on Ch53, you do not really require to scan it because on most equipment as soon as the channel number is entered the signal strength / quality that its being received at will immediately be indicated, although if the indications are about 50% or so then try a scan, the main point about this test being that it will give you an idea if the signal is there but is just sitting just under the reception threshold of your TV.

If though still nothing is shown, and although this might not work as the rear of your aerial is approximately 40 degrees off track, but just for a test try a manual tune on Sandy's BBC on Ch27, giving an update on both tests.

And by the way if you could also give the model number of your TV.
Martyn
Monday 11 June 2012 11:42PM Buckingham
The TV is an LG 37" with Freeview HD, its about 18 months old. On Ch53 I get a signal strength in the 30% ish region with 0% quality and the manual scan gives "no channels found". It can drop to a signal strength of around 18% too. On Ch 27 I get a signal strength of 16% and again, a manual scan finds no channels. On the other hand, ITV on Oxon & Bucks transmitter (Ch60)gives a signal strength of around 60% and quality of 100%. I would be very grateful for any suggestions you might have, thanks
Martyn
jb38
Tuesday 12 June 2012 8:22AM
Martyn: Yes, 30% isn't really high enough to resolve a picture although zero quality guarantees that you wont, but as a second test I would like you to try that same manual signal check but this time on Oxfords Ch55 as that transmits on half the power of the BBC, and should it indicate around 50% or so strength with a reasonably high quality, should you by any chance be using any form of booster in-line with the aerial lead try by passing it then try BBC1 again.

If though you are not using any form of booster, then unfortunately that strongly suggests a problem out with your control, and about the only thing you can then do is to confirm this one way or another by making an enquiry with a not too far away neighbour.

By the way, your test on Sandy's Ch27 was about what was expected, as although signals can be picked up on the rear of most aerials at sometimes far higher levels than would be expected, your aerial would be receiving Sandy at not that far off half way towards the aerials (any horizontal aerial) dead spot of 90 degrees from the signal.

Give an update on the Ch55 test though.
Martyn
Tuesday 12 June 2012 9:26AM
Thanks JB, I'll give that a try tonight. I don't use a booster. I have the aerial in from the roof going into the Humax and then another lead going to the TV. There is also a scart connection from box to TV. On separate inputs I have a DVD player connected via HDMI as well as a Humax HD Freesat box (non PVR) connected to another HDMI. Finally, there is a Wii which is connected via a 5 way lead to the component plugs. I'll report back tonight.
Thanks
Martyn
Martyn
Tuesday 12 June 2012 7:08PM Buckingham
Hi again
Got home from work, looked at Ch53 and it was all back but sound was low. So I fiddled with the scart and lost the picture again. I've now changed the scart and rescanned and all seems back to normal but I wasn't aware that the scart would have this impact. I've now got all channels with Ch53 Oxon & Bucks showing 64% strength and 100% quality. Got any explanations because I'm baffled!
jb38
Tuesday 12 June 2012 8:05PM
Martyn: Well you have good reason to be baffled, as its virtually impossible for what you were moving around to have any affect on the signal level, this making me feel that the second last paragraph in my reply (i.e: out with your control) might well be the case, and with whatever was causing your problem having either corrected itself, or having been corrected.

Just to satisfy my curiosity though, when I had requested that you try a manual signal check on Sandy's Ch27 and you reported back that it was showing 16% strength, could you possibly try that again? as should by any chance you find that it has also come up in strength then that could indicate an intermittent connection problem on your aerial system.

Another thing being, that although you will most likely have already set this to "off", but if your aerial goes through the Humax and then into the TV, check to make sure that you have the "power saving on standby" switched off on the Humax, as that partially kills the aerials RF loop feed to the TV. (this setting under "miscellaneous")
Martyn
Tuesday 12 June 2012 8:19PM Buckingham
Ch27 is still the same and power saving is off. Ah well, unexplainable I guess. If it goes again I may consider switching over to Freesat and having a new LNB fitted for a PVR as I've only got a single one now. I can't stomach the thought of giving my cash to the Australian phone hacker!
Martyn
Tuesday 12 June 2012 8:20PM Buckingham
I meant to say thanks very much for your prompt help and advice too JB. Thanks!
Martyn
jb38
Tuesday 12 June 2012 9:22PM
Martyn: No problem Martyn! and pleased to have been of assistance, as although I mainly deal with non domestic RF equipments I find faults such as yours on the domestic side of things to be much more interesting.

And by the way, your findings on the Ch27 test not having altered any "is" as you will probably have gathered good news, as that indicates that your Ch53 problem "was" caused by external reasons.

Regarding Freesat, its something I have no hesitation about in recommending it to anyone, as its the only mode with a virtually guaranteed 99.9% level of reception reliability.

Quad block kits for a Sky dish can be obtained for as little as £10.00 from a number of e-bay outlets and are simplicity to fit by then virtually being a push fit onto the end of the arm "if" its a rectangular one, or alternatively if its an older dish with a round arm you loosen the 40mm collar clamp and swap the blocks over, then run another coax cable to the lounge or wherever.

Regards / jb.
Robert
Saturday 7 July 2012 7:15AM
After lots of instability my systems seem to be behaving fine now (all crossed). However I have recently noticed another issue. Some of the stations seem to be transmitting in different picture modes, which can be altered with the handset, but it is certainly a new event.

Any thoughts. Having checked each set the set up is as per correct screen mode.
WB
Tuesday 10 July 2012 1:57PM
Lost my TV signal and all stations this morning. I live in Cassington near Eynsham Witney. any others with the same problem?

Regards

WB
Dawn Bowsher
Saturday 14 July 2012 5:59PM Buckingham
I have been having trouble with Samsung Smart TV dropping its channels repeatedly. I have a Humax Fox T2 connected to it and the powersave on standby was set on Humax. I had to call out someone in the end who told me to take the powersave off as this was causing the problem. I did that and have had no problems since. Just thought this tip might help others
Sue
Monday 16 July 2012 9:19PM Abingdon
My elderly uncle lives in Appleton (OX13 5JN). He got a Freeview box via the DSO help scheme when the digital switchover happened. In recent months he has been complaining that sometimes the sound all but disappears for several hours at a time before returning (gradually, not suddenly). I have been assuming that the problem was probably due to his very old TV and/or aerial, but he says that several people in the same village have been complaining of the same problem. Does anyone know what the problem might be, (in non-technical terms)please?
Paul
Friday 20 July 2012 7:43AM
Sue, has your uncle noticed any pattern to this? If he could note which channel(s) and time(s) this happens, you could compare retults with other viewers.
Sue
Thursday 26 July 2012 10:20PM
Paul, sorry for delay in replying. It's all channels (which is why I initially thought it was his TV at fault) and it does seem to happen at the same time every day (although I can't remember when). He's convinced tthat someone somewhere is flicking a switch and turning his signal down at the same time every day!
jb38
Thursday 26 July 2012 11:19PM
Sue: I realise that is what you been told, but your Uncle will be receiving from the Oxford transmitter at only 10 miles away and I haven't as yet seen anyone else having reported a problem of that nature, and so the next time you visit your Uncle check that the the scart cable installed between the Freeview box and the TV is fully seated.

Its a pity though that you cant arrange to be there around the time that this problem happens.
Stephen P
Thursday 26 July 2012 11:53PM
Sue your uncle should call the DSO people and tell them to come and resolve his problem.
vp
Sunday 29 July 2012 1:10PM
Steven - yes I noticed loss of signal strength yesterday, I got back much of it by turning up the signal boost, but things are still not quite right.

Ox14
Sue
Friday 3 August 2012 7:38AM
Thanks jb38 and Stephen P - I'll check the Scart next time I'm there, and then I'll suggest he contacts the DSO people (although the person that came to install his box didn't actually connect up the Scart cable properly, I had to do that myself!).
Rob
Monday 6 August 2012 1:23PM Reading
I been having problems with bbc and itv from oxford transmitter in the mornings from 6am to 8 am i get very bad break ups.. but only happens this time of the day.. and again at midnight... i have good high gain areial wired up with 26dB booster and the whole thing is brand new... since last september... but i have noticed i am getting transmissions from hannington as well as crystal place... from one arieal pointing to oxford.. this didnt happen untill the switchover.... its giving me a major headache... but my dad wants southern bbc and itv.. not london... please help! many thanks
Rob
Monday 6 August 2012 1:25PM Reading
ps i am in RG8 8DB sorry i forgot to include my postcode... sorry
Brennig
Monday 3 September 2012 8:18PM
What on earth is going on with digital via Freeview from the Oxford transmitter?

After months of being normal, the last two days/two nights has seen absolutely awful reception in OX28.

BBC1 and BBC2 are now completely uwatchable. I don't even switch to those channels any more.

This is a really fantastic technological upgrade, from 'something' to 'absolutely nothing at all'.

Robert
Tuesday 4 September 2012 7:28AM Swindon
Brenning same problem from SN3 4ST, for most of the morning yesterday we couldn't get itv and no bbc intermittently, but strangely only on two of our highest aerials, those about 20 feet lower had good reception.

We were also experiencing colour distortion with everything greener than normal

Now they appear back to normal.
nickwilcock
Tuesday 4 September 2012 8:37PM
Well,I live in OX28 and I'm seeing 'Very Good' reported for Freeview Chan 53, 55, 59, 60 and 62...

However, I've noticed a lot of birds beginning to roost on some of the taller aerials hereabouts....and the little beggars sometimes peck at the cables.
Robert
Wednesday 5 September 2012 7:28AM
It happened again last night about 10pm, couldn't get any itv at all, and 31 and 30 were popping in and out. This was on 2 different aerials and I tried 3 different freeview boxes, that I know work fine.

I do wish the powers that be would be honest about this. As a commercial user with a Motel I have to be able to tell my guests something other than, I don't know.
KMJ,Derby
Wednesday 5 September 2012 9:25AM
Robert: It is possible that you were receiving out of area signals, due to the inversion effect, which were causing interference to your normal reception. If this was the problem it makes sense that the highest aerials were picking up the unwanted signals, but those mounted lower down were possibly shielded from them. Another point worth checking is whether the Oxford frequencies had been tuned in by all receivers. I say this because Mendip is also predicted to be available at your location. As the two transmitters are 180 degrees apart your aerial is likely to pick up both sets of signals. In the case of ITV1 you could have ITV1 West at position 3 in the channel list, with Meridian in the 800s. If Mendip on C54 has been stored the other channels on D3+4 from Mendip are likely to be in the LCN (normal) positions of the channel list. In the case of the SDN mux for 5* and 5USA, if C48 from Mendip was stored, the Oxford signal on C62 could have been ignored completely.
bernard styles
Wednesday 5 September 2012 12:18PM Stroud
AREA GL5 2PR
No signal received for ITV 1, 2 &3 since monday am 3/9. TVs Re tuned to receive digital channels, no change. Picture seen occasionally
but very distorted. TVs and Arial in good working order, not the problem
This is not the first time this problem has been experienced,OXFORD transmitter needs sorting
Look forward to your comments
Bernard Styles
MH
Thursday 6 September 2012 8:15PM Abingdon
Channels on mux55 unwatchable at ox14 4ax. All ok earlier in week. No problems shown for Oxford transmitter but we normally receive good signal strength and quality for all freeview. Confused.
MH
Thursday 6 September 2012 9:18PM Abingdon
MH: All channels on Ch59 (Sky news etc) breaking up and just watcheable but still nothing on Ch55..... Ox14 4ax.
Robert
Friday 7 September 2012 9:00AM
It seems the wonders of digital are not that wonderful, perhaps it's a ploy to get us all over to Murdochs SKY.
Rob
Friday 7 September 2012 9:49AM Oxford
Hello,

New to posting here so go easy on me. We have moved to Faringdon a new build in Folly Park View. One day various web post code searches will find us but that is another moan.

This morning I can not get anything on c60 so ITV, Channel4 etc. All were fine last night and today dead on all sets. BBC and other channels are all fine and I can not see any mention of problems save this one by Robert.

Is it weather conditions or a problem with the ITV Channel 4 transmissions?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks another Rob.
MH
Friday 7 September 2012 5:33PM Abingdon
Programmes on Ch55 and Ch59 remain unwatchable. Why is it that these channels are ALWAYS the ones that give rise to problems? Ox14 4ax
Robert
Saturday 8 September 2012 8:34AM
More problems about the same time last night. Rob we have been told various things over the last few years, one would have thought by now there would be a trouble free system.

I have been told variously that it's my equipment, my TV's, the location of my aerials, the weather, occasionally a transmitter problem (but apparently that's a rarity).

If this life after analogue can we have it back please. Better to have just 5 channels than at times none at all.
Simon
Sunday 9 September 2012 12:20AM
Hi,

We live in the Newbury area and this past week watching tv has been unbearable. All BBC & ITV channels keep coming up saying "No Signal" programme unavailable, and tonight has been the worst of all. What's happening with the Oxford transmitter seems like they have faulty equiptment that urgently needs attention. Thought moving on to digital was supposed to be an improvement ..... Obviously not!
KMJ,Derby
Sunday 9 September 2012 10:55AM
Simon: It is difficult to do a reception check for your location without more precise information, such as a postcode. Generally speaking however, the Oxford transmitter gives very patchy coverage in the Newbury area, Hannington in many parts delivering a much stronger (and more reliable) signal.
Paul
Monday 10 September 2012 7:47AM
Now that the high pressure air has moved away, is reception getting back to normal?
Robert
Monday 10 September 2012 9:01AM
Paul if you are suggeting it's weather conditions then we are indeed all doomed to a rubbish service. The UK weather is total unstable at the best of times.

As for last night mostly OK but attempts at break up on BBC1, and without warning whilst watching Gentley it switched all on it's own to BBC3. I had to switch it back.
Paul
Monday 10 September 2012 10:14AM
You might want to check that the equipment is still tuned to the Oxford transmitter.
Howie B
Thursday 13 September 2012 6:19PM
There's supposed to be a big reshuffle of channel numbers on freeview on 19 Sept. Will this mean a manual retune or will kit like Humax Fox T2 and Sony KDL40EX603 just quietly get on and sort it all by themselves?
Robert
Friday 14 September 2012 5:40PM
Hi there.. I have a very silly question to ask... My ITV 1 is Meridian news South on normal channel 3 but ITV HD is ITV central west on HD.... can anyone tell me why is this?
Dave Lindsay
Friday 14 September 2012 5:58PM
Robert: It is so as to save the cost of producing more streams that differ for each region. See:

www.ukfree.tv link icon ITV1+1, ITV1HD, BBC One HD regional services on Freeview | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice

For the same reason the BBC only has one variant of BBC One HD and regional news programmes don't yet appear on it.
Robert
Friday 14 September 2012 6:29PM Reading
Robert: Thanks Dave Lindsay for the helpful info.. cheers
ian proctor
Saturday 15 September 2012 9:49AM
live in the tring area lost all freeview channels at 20.00 hours last night still off this morning...we are on the oxford transmitter.
Paul
Thursday 20 September 2012 8:18AM
Are they back now?



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