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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)

Radiation patterns

Radiation patterns withheld

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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

• 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.


Your comments: most recent posts are at the bottom

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Briantist
Thursday 4 March 2010 6:36PM
IanSwift: That doesn't alter what I said, your assumption is wrong.
Briantist
Thursday 4 March 2010 6:38PM
industrycynic: Thanks for the link, the photo is excllent from the paper.
Julien
Friday 5 March 2010 7:02PM Witney
All this whole Oxford transmitter debacle has done for me is finally help me make the decision to switch to freesat when I get a new TV this year and forget freeview, even freeview HD does not interest me now if this is the sort of thing that is going to happen with freeview...let's face it support for it has always been shonky anyway. Oh, and I still have not got any of my 8 MUX 2 channels back...not even convinced they will be back in April to be honest.
Briantist
Friday 5 March 2010 7:09PM
Julien: All the channels in the multiplex are in the same broadcast bitstream, you will get them all perfectly or not at all.

Freesat is a great option to use alongside Freeview.
Marion
Sunday 7 March 2010 3:47PM
I am totally fed up with not getting ANY freeview channel for about 3 weeks now!! I have to watch the 5 channels through my TV

Thank God for TVCatchup!
Briantist
Sunday 7 March 2010 6:45PM
Marion: I'm sure if you turn up at the mast with a set of spanners and climbing gear you can get them to work faster.

Yes, TV Catchup is very useful service.
Jay
Saturday 13 March 2010 2:24PM
Getting a much better signal out in Banbury now. Still a little dodgy on 3&4 Mux, and requires a signal booster here.
Marion
Monday 15 March 2010 5:05PM
Have now got a picture for all ITV channels, E4 etc but still no signal for any BBC channel, which is quite ironic considering who you pay the TV licence to!
Briantist
Monday 15 March 2010 5:08PM
Marion: The transmission are there...
Mike Mold
Monday 15 March 2010 5:11PM Wallingford
Has anybody else noticed the extra paragraph at the top of the page from Digital UK, under the engineering works notice.
When did this appear?
Briantist
Monday 15 March 2010 5:20PM
Mike Mold: Sunday 21 February 2010 2:09PM
Mike Mold
Monday 15 March 2010 5:47PM Wallingford
So its an out of date posting then, heres me thinking everything would be back to normal this week
Briantist
Monday 15 March 2010 5:49PM
Mike Mold: No, the post stands until it is removed.

It clearly says "Since Monday 01 February 2010 ... Work is expected to last for approximately 2 months, with services scheduled to be restored to the main Oxford antenna by early April".

It's the middle of March right now, isn't it?
Nedbod
Monday 15 March 2010 10:02PM
I was in Oxford for the weekend and I had a TV in my YHA room. Coming from a now Digital only region (NW England), it was so fantastic to see dear old analogue again. You could see every wrinkle in David Dimbleby's face on analogue BBC One : Question Time and it was great seeing Ceefax again. I still remembered all my favourite page No.s on BBC One & Two. And the grass was totally unpixelated on <Match of the Day. Oh how I miss analogue. Who needs Freeview !! Whilst in nostalgia mode, I watched the first episode of Inspector Morse on video tape in full screen 4:3 when I got home (Dead in Jericho), as it featured the Bookbinders pub, College Cruises and Canal Reach which I passed when walking along the canal. The video tape had no one talking over the full screen end credits, much shorter ad breaks and the Central Independent Television ident at the beginning and end, bliss !!
Pete
Wednesday 17 March 2010 11:01AM
I miss the old ITV idents too Nedbod, my favouries were ATV (In Colour), LWT, Thames, HTV and Southern. The Yorkshire TV logo emerging from a pool of gold was ace too !! (although to me it always looked more like a "v" than a "Y"). I also miss CEEFAX. I hate being forced to watch a small indent picture whilst reading the digital text, most distracting. We are forced to watch very "busy" screens these days. If it's not scrolling text it's spinning logos with breaking news banners with black thick bars scrolling across the screen from left to right which make you think there's something wrong with your TV to the extent that you call the repair man out, only to be told that is what BBC News Channel is actually broadcasting. Why for God's sake !!The world has gone bonkers.
Marion
Thursday 18 March 2010 8:34PM
Still no signal for any of the BBC channels but all others seem ok
Sal
Friday 19 March 2010 11:42AM
I am in Aylesbury and lost freeview signals about 15th Feb. Analogue signal looks like a snow storm - so I abandoned TV in favour of catch up TV via the PC. It is Ok, but I would like to watch my TV for other things rather than DVD's - so could anyone provide us with a closer date for the transmitter to come back on other than 'early April'. Friends are getting a little fed up of me visiting them to watch football, and my parents have seen more of me this last few weeks than ever before (they have Sky). Thanks from an increasing desperate viewer.
Paul
Friday 19 March 2010 2:57PM
Julien you may well be right about the service not being restored in April, see: Delay on TV transmitter work (From Oxford Mail) (OX20HJ)
Sal
Friday 19 March 2010 3:12PM Aylesbury
Thanks Paul - It looks like this weekend I will be investigating and investing in Freesat or Sky.

Transmitter engineering
Friday 19 March 2010 5:34PM
OXFORD transmitter - ord Transmitter Works: Since Monday 01 February 2010, transmissions from Oxford have been from a reserve antenna, which may be affecting reception for some viewers. This is in preparation for digital switchover work and signals are currently liable to reduced power and short interruptions, for which we apologise. Updated information: due to unexpected technical issues, the work is now scheduled to finish in late April / early May, provided the weather continues to improve. [DUK] Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) Possible weak signal. [DUK]
Mike Mold
Friday 19 March 2010 8:31PM Wallingford
Oh great, an extra 4 weeks of jittery tv stations
Jordy
Friday 19 March 2010 9:53PM
The schedule has slipped 5 weeks due to feeder problems... Second week of May is the word on the vine. BBC News - TV reception problems in Oxfordshire 'until May'
Shaun
Saturday 20 March 2010 7:34AM
I am fed up with onlt 2 channels! Can I get a refund of license fee since I only get BB1 and 2, not anything else (including BBC radio)?
pete
Sunday 21 March 2010 9:08PM
Aerial guys are making great business adding amps to unuspecting users aerials. When Oxfords back up to full power they will make even more by removing these amps. What a con.
Mark
Monday 22 March 2010 1:56PM
We also have lost everything except BBC. Unfortunately something is also up with the freeview timing signal, as it drives our Humax PVR nuts, it frequently gets horribly confused about what it's recording, enters multiple recordings on the list etc,etc even when recording BBC.

We wrote to query it and were effectively told tough luck, it's only affecting a few people...
LutonFan
Monday 22 March 2010 4:48PM Bedford
Mark- Try to reset the Humax box via 'Default settings'. This tends to cure any recording problems.


Mark
Tuesday 23 March 2010 2:44PM

Ok, thanks for the suggestion. I've reset to default, so it now knows nothing about ITV, Ch 5 etc. Will see if that helps!

I see the info at the top now says "no reported problems"
LutonFan
Tuesday 23 March 2010 8:00PM
Mark- Please let me know if that has cured your recording problems.

I have read somewhere that if you are one of the few viewers affected by the reserve transmitter, you may have poor quality cabling. Not sure if this would apply to yourself, but bear that in mind. Not sure if one of the aerial guys could confirm this.
Briantist
Wednesday 24 March 2010 8:44AM
Shaun: No, you can't get a refund. Not sure why you would ask for one when you are getting the services from the BBC.
Mark
Wednesday 24 March 2010 11:34AM Abingdon
Tried the reset to default on the Humax, doesn't seem to have made any difference, we are still getting multiple entries of recorded programmes, wrong programme names, incomplete programmes, programmes not recording at all etc. So basically we seem to be limited to BBC1 and 2 only and can't even record those reliably.

We had new aerial and cabling a year or so ago, and all was fine before the transmitter work, so I'm assuming it's down to that.

I think the problem is probably due to a combination of poor reception of timing signals due to low antenna signals and some bugs in the Humax software that screw up the programme indexing if the signal is poor.

cheers,

Mark
Briantist
Wednesday 24 March 2010 12:40PM
Mark: Have you tried another Freeview box on the connection you have?
Dave
Wednesday 24 March 2010 3:16PM Banbury
can someone please make the map key (colour) match the text? I assume the yellow is supposed to be pink...... Just had an antenna upgrade and still no itv1 and a few other stations are still not available
Briantist
Wednesday 24 March 2010 3:34PM
Dave: Key text has been updated. With the reserve mast in use you may still not be able to get Multiplex 2 until "late April / early May".

What sort of "antenna upgrade" have you had?
Dave
Wednesday 24 March 2010 4:35PM Banbury
wideband, new cables and booster/pre amp
LutonFan
Wednesday 24 March 2010 10:40PM
Mark- In your first post, you stated that you wrote to query it and you were told 'tough luck'. To whom did you contact? I believe you may have a faulty box.

Two Humax boxes, eg 9200 and 9150 have had sluggish response times since the National retune and the latter has had several firmware updates. Not sure if this is contributing to your problem.

Alan Flockton
Thursday 25 March 2010 9:12AM
Well that's another new one. The BT Vision Box requires a stronger signal than other boxes. Assuming you're right (I've no reason to doubt you) I'm not best pleased with BT. We had a long email correspondence a few months back, they never mentioned this, and were very strongly of the opinion that it was nothing to do with them, why was I commenting to them about the poor quality of my picture?
Alan Flockton
Thursday 25 March 2010 9:17AM
This is my final comment. I'm getting fed up with all this.

However I do need to say again you are all missing the main point. The powers that be have CHOSEN to lower the signal on things people want to watch (BBC4, CBBC, CBeebies, ITV1, Channel 4) in order to provide more power to the things they don't want to watch (shopping channels and 25 year old episodes of Minder.)

That is a political choice.
Briantist
Thursday 25 March 2010 1:02PM
Alan Flockton: As far as I understand it, the move to the reserve mast is a technical matter, not a political one.
Dave
Saturday 27 March 2010 8:34PM Banbury
briantist, I did answer you query on antenna update, march24 ....any futher comments might be useful, thanks.

Dave
Briantist
Monday 29 March 2010 7:29AM
Dave: I would still suggest you wait until the work on the transmitter is done and the services are restored to the main transmitter element from the top of the mast before you spend any more money.

If you do spend more money, I would grab a Freesat installation as this is good for the channels on Multiplex 2.
Simon
Monday 29 March 2010 7:47PM
Lost ITV channels as well as C4 & C5 yesterday. Retuned today and have got back but picture is rubbish. Given up recording anything but the BBC from Hitachi PVR as all I seem to get is ever third word. Silly question but do we get a reduction in our license fee for loss of anything decent apart from the bbc...
Briantist
Monday 29 March 2010 7:49PM
Simon: Can you please see the www.ukfree.tv link icon Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page? You might want to note that ITV, C4 and FIVE are all on multiplex 2. And the TVL pays for the BBC.
Steve
Thursday 1 April 2010 10:49AM
What a joke, after spending months waiting for my tv to return I find that the works have been put back another month. Maybe I should put back paying my TV licence for the same period. only channels I have arer Sky 3 Dave and E4+1 not worth the £140. What a discrace. SHAME ON YOU transmitter engineers.
Mike, Botley
Thursday 1 April 2010 11:50AM
I've been having TERRIBLE RECEPTION with the picture breaking up and the sound chopping on and off for the last few weeks so that FreeView is unwatchable in Botley, on the hill west of Oxford.

Please change the notification that 'service is running perfectly' to SERVICE, WHAT SERVICE?

Seriously, angry.
Briantist
Thursday 1 April 2010 12:51PM
Mike, Botley: It doesn't say 'service is running perfectly' at the top of the page at all!

Please can you see Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice ?
Briantist
Thursday 1 April 2010 12:53PM
Steve: You have tried everything on Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice already I take it?
Skip
Sunday 4 April 2010 2:34PM
Good job we have Freesat or life would have been hell!
Brian Souter
Friday 9 April 2010 9:32AM
Bought a new LG TV two weeks ago. Brilliant until 4 April. Now only a couple of snowy analogue signals and good BBC4.
HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS?????
Briantist
Friday 9 April 2010 9:35AM
Brian Souter: Presumably, until you fix your fault! Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice for help.
margaret Smith
Tuesday 13 April 2010 8:12AM
my freeview box has frozen on channel 4+1 I cannot reset the box or use the remote to change channels could this have something to do with the work on the signal I live in North oxfordshire?
Briantist
Tuesday 13 April 2010 8:25AM
margaret Smith: The most likley explanation is that the batteries in the remote control have gone flat.

Can you not turn the power on and off?
Chris.SE
Friday 16 April 2010 7:14AM
margaret Smith:
As you say "your box has frozen" it possibly has!! Unplug it from the mains for around a minute and then plug in again, hopefully it will respond again.



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