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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
See How do I know if the 4G broadband will overload my Freeview? and Full UK map of 4G issue areas for details.

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. Click to recheck

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

Other maps:Oxford DABOxford AM/FMOxford regionBBC OxfordCentral (South micro region)

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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

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.

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

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.


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Briantist
Wednesday 10 December 2008 2:23PM
Felicity Russell: It is really hard to say without knowing your full postcode.
Mark Forkner
Wednesday 10 December 2008 7:13PM Bampton
Hi Am having real problems viewing MUX 2 & A Channels. Recently moved to a 12 month old property in OX18 1AP area. Have a BT Vision Box and a normal basic alba freeview box. Neither one is picking up very well and is drastically effected by weather changes. Is there going to be an increase of the output from the transmitter or are we doomed to a life of the more mundane channels? Any other suggestions would be very welcome.
Mark Forkner
Thursday 11 December 2008 9:03PM Bampton
Many thanks for the links Briantist. It would appear that I am suffering from the two frequency interference, however the aerial being used is only 12 months old, is outside on a highrise pole above the roof apex level. It has been suggested that I may get a better reception with a freeview booster by a colleague, are there different variations on the booster? Any recommendations?
Briantist
Friday 12 December 2008 5:15PM
Mark Forkner: Boosters are not usually good for Freeview, but a masthead amplifier can work.
L Reeves
Wednesday 17 December 2008 11:08PM
i have just purchased a tv recorder, which has freeview, do i still need to get a freeview box for my analogue tv when switchover takes place?
Briantist
Thursday 18 December 2008 8:41AM
L Reeves: No, you don't - unless you want to record two programmes whilst watching a third live one.
Nic Yates
Sunday 21 December 2008 9:46PM Stroud
We have been getting good digital reception until recently in GL54 (Upper Rissington). The last few weeks BBC channels have been suffering regular interference and "pixelating" and audio loss. Not sure why still good reception from non BBC channels.
Yours
Wednesday 21 January 2009 8:13PM Aylesbury
I work for BTVision and it is shit
Briantist
Friday 23 January 2009 1:47PM
Yours: Thank you very much for that!
Simon
Wednesday 4 February 2009 11:30PM Kidlington
I'm experiencing problems with the oxford freeview transmitter. Everything has been great until last week whereby we’ve last 4 channels including ITV (3) and Channel 4(4). Are oxford carrying out any transmitter maintenance work or shall I blame this on the snow??
BARRY
Tuesday 10 February 2009 11:28AM
I have also had problems with itv and chn4 and other itv channels in the last couple of days 10/02/09
FantomPoet
Wednesday 11 February 2009 8:17PM
I live in north Abingdon and MUX D appears to have died in the last couple of days.. No Criminal Minds for me :-(
SimonMG
Friday 20 February 2009 7:53AM Chinnor
In the last couple of days I am experiencing poor signal quality on Mux 2 (ITV, Ch4). It has been fine until then for the last year. All other Mux's (channels) have excellant signal strnegth. I am 20 Km from the Oxford transmitter and had an aerial installer put a new system in for me a year ago.
Mark
Thursday 5 March 2009 4:32PM Thame
I live in Thame, have a Sony Bravia with built in Freeview, and have struggled for the past three years to get (and then keep) MUX 2. Will this be an aerial issue, as I can get all the other MUX OK?
Simon
Wednesday 11 March 2009 3:14PM Oxford
It seems a number of people receiving from the Oxford transmitter, including myself, are now experiencing problems with Mux 2 (ITVs etc) in that it has gone from (in my case at least) perfect to a constantly breaking up picture.. all seeming around the same timeframe too (approx. early February 2009). This would suggest a transmitter problem or at least configuration change. Can anyone 'in the know' comment on this?
Briantist
Wednesday 11 March 2009 6:04PM
Simon: The multiplex operators are not allowed to change the output levels, and they are computer monitored to ensure they are working 24/7.

Because of the different transmission mode that multiplexes 2 and A use, they tend to "go first" when you have problems.

Please can you see www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 and www.ukfree.tv link icon Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 ?
Angela
Monday 30 March 2009 9:53PM Banbury
We're just north of Banbury and have also lost our Mux 2 ITV channels. We've checked for 'single frequency interference' but with no joy. Clearly something is operating differently at the transmitter for all these people to be having problems.
RB
Friday 22 May 2009 9:21PM Witney
I live in Witney and have had excellent reception for some years. However since about last weekend I cannot receive Mux A (Ch5 etc).

Has the transmitter changed?
Mike Dimmick
Friday 22 May 2009 9:41PM Reading
RB, in your area Mux A and B are at lower power than Mux 1 and 2, and Mux A also transmits on 64QAM which is more susceptible to interference. It could simply be atmospheric conditions, or another source of interference has been introduced, or it could be that your aerial has become misaligned (birds do fly into them, unfortunately). Check to see if your neighbours are having the same problem, and if not, get a reputable fitter to check your setup.

Is there any new ghosting or snow on analogue reception? This can indicate a new problem on the aerial.
James
Tuesday 9 June 2009 2:13PM
I moved to the outskirts of Oxford recently and we're unable to pick up any decent signal on any of the ITV Freeview channels or channel 4. As per the comments above, some feedback on this would be fantastic. Thanks.
Alan Matthews
Tuesday 23 June 2009 5:41PM Reading
Up until about six weeks ago the BBC Four and 700 series radio signals from Oxford were excellent. Currently the signals are mostly bad or absent. Very occasionally we have a viewable BBC Four.

Any thoughts/recommendations would be gratefully received.

alex comerford
Sunday 19 July 2009 5:37PM
Mux B vanished just over a month ago - lots of people we know all over Oxford are reporting the same issue (loss of cbeebies), so it's nothing local within the property. We are less than a mile from the transmitter with clear line of sight. Mux 2 went awol for a few days back in March, so I just put this down to work at the transmitter despite nothing being listed.

Anybody have any ideas
alex comerford
Monday 20 July 2009 10:29AM Oxford
Briantist: It's definately not local analogue interference - everybody we know using freeview in Oxford has the same issue. I'm aware that that mux is 'below average' power so we already have a 'class 2' wideband antenna.
Briantist
Monday 20 July 2009 10:49AM
alex comerford: The transmitter is only 4km north-northeast of your location. The problem is probably the usual "64QAM" issue with the low power system, not specifically an "Oxford" issue, but everywhere that can get Freeview before switchover.

ITV and C4 decided more channels with less coverage was their preferred option.
alex comerford
Monday 20 July 2009 11:19AM Oxford
Agreed, except i'm talking about Mux B. Does the 64QAM issue apply to that as well?
Odeboy
Monday 20 July 2009 8:02PM Thame
Channel 4/ITV/More 4 Etc MUX2 all started to fall apart about a week ago and haven't really recovered since to the extent we are forced into watching those channels on analogue. BBC channels remain spot on. We're in Thame. I've seen it happen before and am blaming it on the weather but I've not see it happen for this long before.
Briantist
Monday 20 July 2009 8:11PM
Odeboy: You are very close to the transmitter, are you using a loft aerial or a set-top one?
Briantist
Monday 20 July 2009 8:30PM
alex comerford: No, but it is only 6,000W, rather than 10,000W.
Martin Olney
Friday 7 August 2009 5:31PM Swindon
I live in Cricklade laying between Swindon and Cirencester. Having purchased a DVD recorder in February I have had a number of problems with the unit, it has been returned twice so far, but I am still having problems with certain channels. I cannot tune in 16 variable channels from a mixture of Mux 2,A & D. With the unit switched on it then blocks 10 variable channels from Mux A, B & C to the TV. At the moment the aerial is pointing towards Oxford, would the reception improve if I aim it towards Mendip?

Regards

Martin
alex
Monday 10 August 2009 9:56PM Swindon
Have been experiencing the problem in Swindon (SN3 1DY).

Basically, plugging aerial (3 weeks old, mounted on roof) into back of Sony Bravia and installing picks up all channels, including ITV and 4.

However looping the aerial input through a Sky+ box (i.e aerial->Sky->TV) has made me lost ITV and 4. Thankfully I'm able to get them if the Sky box is taken out of the loop, but as soon as i connect the aerial to RF IN and then output from Sky RF OUT to the TV, ITV and 4 disappear.

Briantist
Tuesday 11 August 2009 7:53AM
alex: www.ukfree.tv link icon How do I change the RF output channel on a Sky Digibox? | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 explains how to change the RF channel number the Sky box uses. The default is C68, that used by Multiplex 2. Choose a value that is not used by the transmitter.
Briantist
Tuesday 11 August 2009 8:56AM
Martin Olney: You might first need to check that the DVD recorder is not outputting "RF" on any of these channels. C21, C22, C23, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C30, C31, C32, C33, C35, C39, C40, C41, C42, C43, C44, C45, C46, C47, C50, C66.

Have you got a wideband aerial? Oxford will give you a stronger signal.
kev Beckett
Wednesday 2 September 2009 11:07PM Leighton Buzzard
I have problems with interfrence across all channels at 2300 hrs every night - luckily it only lasts about 5 mins. Is this a signal issue or local to me - Leighton Buzzard area.
Briantist
Thursday 3 September 2009 8:30AM
kev Beckett: It is local to you! Please can you see Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 for help with this type of problem.
Paul Holmes
Monday 7 September 2009 2:58PM
I live near Woodstock and have had very little service from Mux 2,A & D for since July. My DVD is frequently requesting a retune (the other night, 3 times in the space of an hour) but most times is failing to find major channels like C4, E4 and Film 4.

Is it likely that the problem will pass (I enjoyed 2 years problem-free Freeview up until this year) or do I need to shell out for an aerial upgrade?
Briantist
Monday 7 September 2009 3:51PM
Paul Holmes: Hi. Please can you see the list of suggestions at Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002 ? Hopefully it will be something inexpensive to fix.
Transmitter engineering
Monday 14 September 2009 9:39AM
OXFORD transmitter - Over the next week radio will have possible weak signal. Over the next week DAB will have possible weak signal. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 14 September 2009 9:39AM
OXFORD transmitter - Over the next week radio will have possible weak signal. Over the next week DAB will have possible weak signal. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 21 September 2009 11:09AM
OXFORD transmitter - Over the next week analogue TV is liable to interruption. Over the next week digital TV is liable to interruption. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 21 September 2009 11:09AM
OXFORD transmitter - Over the next week analogue TV is liable to interruption. Over the next week digital TV is liable to interruption. [DUK]
E Humphries
Sunday 11 October 2009 12:00PM
Here at Stanford in the Vale we are experiencing bad reception this morning, the only channels that work are BBC1/2 on terrestrial all the others on digital are breaking up. any thoughts about this?
Ken D
Sunday 11 October 2009 7:05PM
Swindon area.
Since switchover I cannot receive any channels on C68, my telelevision shows full signal strength(10) but zero quality of data. I have a bang up to date state of the art Panasonic set and also have had a SKY HD box connected for over a year with no problems and have not changed any settings. Have attempted retuning several times but to no avail. Up until switch over digital reception on all channels was perfect. Reception on all other channels remains perfect. Any ideas?
Rachel Morris
Monday 12 October 2009 7:23PM Bicester
Hi

I am also having problems with ch68 from this transmitter, in fact only since the day before the retune day. My set up was working fantastically until then and now, the picture and sound break up is so bad that its unwatchable a lot of the time. I am in OX26 6DU. I find it hard to believe that with so many people experiencing problems that there isn't an issue as a result of retune. I am also finding it frustrating that no one seems able to help, and I am being passed from pillar to post to try and resolve this issue.
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 14 October 2009 12:34PM
OXFORD transmitter - BBC Two Weak Signal - From 1154 [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 14 October 2009 12:34PM
OXFORD transmitter - BBC Two Weak Signal - From 1154 [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 14 October 2009 1:34PM
OXFORD transmitter - BBC Two Weak Signal - 1154-1232 [BBC]



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