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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 South (Oxford)Central (South micro region)

Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

Radiation patterns withheld

What do the colours on the map mean?

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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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.

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 South (Oxford), 2 BBC Two England, 7 BBC Three, 9 BBC Four, 70 CBBC Channel, 71 CBeebies, 80 BBC News, 81 BBC Parliament, 301 BBC Red Button 1, 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, 303 BBC Red Button HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 horizontal -3dB
C50 (706.0MHz)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 21 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, 302 BBC Red Button 2, 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 22 others



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
to BBC South (Oxford) region - 6 masts.
BBC South (Oxford) Today shares 50% content with Southampton service

ITV Meridian News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 102km south
to ITV Central (South) region - 25 masts.
Thames Valley opt-out from Meridian (South). All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian+Oxford
Central (South) is split for news: 405,700 Oxfordshire homes gets Merdian Thames Valley, 282,800 Gloucester-, Hereford-, Worcester- and Shropshire homes Central West.

How will the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) 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
C50 SDNSDN
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.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

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

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services 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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nigel
Saturday 25 November 2006 5:33PM
i live in didcot and i cannot get itv1,2,3 on freeview any advise on how i could get these channel,s
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Lee
Tuesday 2 January 2007 4:16PM
I live in Dunstable, Beds and until recently have had relatively good reception on all freeview channels. However, for the past few days I have had zero reception from the analogue aerial which had been fine. I've also tried a "one for all" digital aerial, still nothing, and finally a different freeview box, still nothing.

I've checked and double checked all of the connections and I'm now at a complete loss as to why I'm no longer receiving any signal.

Have there been any problems with the Oxford transmitter?
Briantist
Tuesday 2 January 2007 7:44PM
Lee: are you still able to watch on analogue from Oxford?
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Lee
Tuesday 2 January 2007 9:55PM Dunstable
Braintist: Unfortunately I cannot watch analogue either.

I can't do anything regarding the position of the exterior aerial as it is a communal one.
Briantist
Wednesday 3 January 2007 10:06AM
Lee: if you can't watch any analogue signals either then it will have failed and either you need to be reconnected to it or the aerial requires replacement.
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Lee
Thursday 4 January 2007 8:16PM Dunstable
Thanks Briantist. For no apparent reason I seem to have good reception on most channels again. Maybe is was just atmospherics.
Briantist
Friday 5 January 2007 10:34AM
Lee: Let me know if you have problems again.
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Tim
Monday 8 January 2007 10:21PM Oxford
Hi,

I can't get ITV channels with a loft mounted digital tv aerial (from Argos recently).

Any advice?

TMP
Briantist
Monday 8 January 2007 11:46PM
Tim: multiplexes 2 and A use 64QAM mode which is very hard to receive with a loft mounted aerial. You should ideally relocate the aerail onto the roof, or you can try using satellite grade coxaxial cable to connect the aerial in the loft to the set-top box, but there is no guarentee that this will work.
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Alan Matthews
Wednesday 10 January 2007 7:03PM
Under wet/windy conditions in Goring we lose all of the ITV channels and channel4. BBC channels and channel 5 are not affected.

Is there anything we can do? Will the problem disappear at "switchover" or become worse because of the use of 64QAM mode for all channels?

Look forward to your comments.
Briantist
Wednesday 10 January 2007 11:24PM
Alan Matthews: if you have a loft mounted aerial, then it is quite possible that the situation will get worse after switchover. However, the signals will all be at much higher power which should at least compensate for the change of mode.
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Alan Matthews
Friday 12 January 2007 3:37PM
Briantist: Thanks for your comments. We have a roof mounted aerial which has been working well for some 3+ years. I'm concerned that 64QAM mode might be particularly sensitive to atmospheric conditions and that we might need an even bigger/better aerial.

Any thoughts?
Briantist
Friday 12 January 2007 5:53PM
Alan Matthews: 64QAM mode is certainly more prone to interference problems. When switchover happens and the power output is increased, this will, we are assured, overcome these problems.
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Michael Fisher
Wednesday 14 March 2007 9:06AM
As I am trying to get mobile connections would it be helpful to have the Lat/Long coordinates of the transmitters so that with a GPS I can get an accurate compass heading to point the aerial, or would that be overkill/ waste of effort etc.
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andy
Monday 19 March 2007 1:20PM
Hi, purchased and installed a Humax PVR 9200t Monday last week, and got great reception on all the channels. On Saturday I turned it on and found all the BBC (except BBC 4) were no longer available. At first thought it was a fault with the Humax, but plugged my old Goodmans freeview box in and discovered the same problem! Any ideas?
Cheers

Andy
Briantist
Wednesday 21 March 2007 2:15PM
andy: sound like you may have interference from a VCR, Sky Digital box or games console which is blocking the reception of 'Multiplex 1'.
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andy
Thursday 22 March 2007 1:43PM Didcot
Hi Brian thanks for the advice. I don't own any of the devices you've suggested, however we do have a sky dish whose cable is routed alongside our aerial extension lead. I'll see if moving that works. Thanks again!
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andrew
Thursday 22 March 2007 1:43PM
My freeview ITV reception has suddenly vanished this week, had been getting it fine for over a year. I live west of Fairford. Have you changed the transmission power at all? BBC is fine.
Briantist
Thursday 22 March 2007 1:58PM
andy: A dish shouldn't be a problem without a digibox.`
Briantist
Thursday 22 March 2007 1:58PM
andrew: Have you got a loft or a roof mounted aerial?
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andy
Thursday 22 March 2007 4:02PM Didcot
Brian: any other ideas on what might have happened to the signal for Multiplex 1? Does our aerial all of a sudden need upgrading? ThanK Andy
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Beau
Saturday 24 March 2007 1:36PM Oxford
My Freeview box (Logik LDR-1) can't seem to get any BBC channels other than BBC4. All the other channels it can detect are fine. I've turned off all the devices that might interfere (Xbox and Wii) but it can't hold the picture for more than a few seconds. I live in the centre of Oxford, and the aerial on the building is four storeys up. Any ideas?
Briantist
Monday 26 March 2007 11:07AM
Beau: also try turning off any boosters as they may be causing the problem. If that does not work, then you may need to upgrade your aerial to a type with more "elements".
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Steve
Monday 26 March 2007 6:57PM Cheltenham
HI, I live in the Cotswolds and get freeview channels from Oxford just fine on my Digifusion stb but my Hauppauge WinTV Nova USB tuner for my PC will not lock onto the group 2 64QAM group (ITV, Channel 4 etc). When scanning it sees them but will not lock and save them.

Any ideas ? The aerial is new and in the roof space and works OK with the set top box.
Briantist
Monday 26 March 2007 10:02PM
Steve: the USB sticks seem to need a lot more signal, and so the loft will cause the problems you have with the 64QAM mode channels. www.ukfree.tv link icon Loft aerials | ukfree.tv - get free UK television You could try the old "in the loft" favorites of using satellite-grade cable to connect the aerial to the set-top box or using an amplifier in the loft. However moving the aerial to the roof would still be the best option.
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WAYNE HARRIS
Tuesday 10 April 2007 9:02PM Oxford
Hi there

i live in Horspath in Oxford, Postcode is OX33 1PJ

i have taken 3 x FREEVIEW boxes back to Argos as they keep jumping and skipping when watching and playing back recorded programmes.
i have a feeling it MUST be because of our poor signal maybe?
we have an Aerial in the loft with a booster.. its been in there for about 7 years

does anyone know of a reputable Aerial Supplier and fitter in my area who would come and sort out my annoying problem?
what would the cost be (on average) ?

Thanks

WAYNE HARRIS
OXFORDSHIRE
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Wazzer
Monday 30 April 2007 9:24AM Swindon
Hi
I live in the west of Swindon. Previously we had a freeview box, and could receive all freeview channels.
This weekend, I installed a new digital TV, and I cannot get any of the digital BBC channels - analogue is fine.

Any idea's?
Briantist
Monday 30 April 2007 9:54AM
Wazzer: Either it's the current engineering work 'OXON All TV Breaks/weak signal 30/04-02/05 OXON BBC TV Breaks/weak signal 30/04-02/05 (Digital)' or you are using a group C/D aerial rather than a wideband one.
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Richard
Thursday 10 May 2007 11:55PM
Can someone please explain to me why the
date part of the date/time signal
received by my vcr shows yesterdays date
and has done for two or three weeks at least.Consequently a programmed recording will fail to record on the set day!
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Ralph Goodson
Sunday 27 May 2007 2:36PM Princes Risborough
I am interested to see that other Freeview viewers seem to be experincing a drop in quality from the Oxford transmitter. I have not changed my setup in any way for two years and even though no problems are reported with the transmitter at the moment, I too have noticed a drop in quality over the last few months, particularly in bad weather. I will have to implement a few of your recommended `tweeks' to improve my reception. Thanks for a very useful site.
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Gordon Newton
Sunday 27 May 2007 8:17PM
I have been receiving all desired channels for the last 2 or more years. I now am finding that Cbeebies has now degraded to a quality of c10% and the kids are up in arms! I live in OX27. I have changed no equipment and the arial doesn't appear to have moved.

Any thoughts on what might be causing this, works on transmitter???

Help greatly appreciated.

Gordon
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Graeme Mitchell
Monday 4 June 2007 12:48PM
I live in Aylesbury (HP20) and have noticed a drop in Freeview signal strength from the Oxford Transmitter. This has been particularly apparent when I watch or record episodes of Frasier. As soon as the screen goes black for the into. graphic or the title cards that punctuate the show, I often lose the signal completely. My software vendor tells me this is a result of a weak signal. The strange thing is, like Ralph above, this behaviour seems to have arisen since the April. Any ideas why the signal has suddenly become so poor?

I only invested in new aerials and other paraphernalia a couple of years ago so I'm pretty peeved about the situation.

Any explanation for this poor quality signal please ? Thanks.
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mike gibson
Wednesday 27 June 2007 4:52PM
I have been living in OX3 for 11 years and used the same equipment the whole time.

Every year the reception degrades at the beginning of summer (end of April time) and then recovers again by autume (sometime in September).

It is the same every year. I would complain but I don't know where to address my complaint.

Briantist
Wednesday 27 June 2007 5:37PM
mike gibson: sounds like you might have trees between your TV aerial and the transmitter. If you don't want to take a chainsaw to them, a longer pole on the aerial usually helps.
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Ian Osborne
Thursday 28 June 2007 1:06PM
I have lost reception of all BBC and Five channels. I get all the ITV and most of the 4 channels. I live in Horton Cum Studley and all was fine until this week. I have checked the aerial and even tried a boaster but this has had no effect. Anyone offer an advice/help?
Briantist
Thursday 28 June 2007 1:06PM
Ian Osborne: What's your full postcode please?
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Ian osborne
Thursday 28 June 2007 1:39PM Oxford
Ox33 1ae
Briantist
Thursday 28 June 2007 5:04PM
Ian Osborne: You are so close to the transmitter you should get multiplex 2 with no problems. Is it possible you have a VCR, games console or Sky Digibox (or something else) that uses RF ouput on C68. It's quite a typical "default" value...
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Ian Osborne
Friday 29 June 2007 1:47PM
I have unhooked the new dvd recorder tried running the tv directly through the aerial and I get all channels. Excuse my ignorance to this subject but how do I go about setting the two up to work together without losing channels?
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Mrs H J Stevens
Sunday 8 July 2007 10:36AM Didcot
8th July 07 receiving no transmission from Oxford mast at all lost ITV1 and channel 4 completly
Briantist
Monday 9 July 2007 1:52PM
Mrs H J Stevens: Please try this first www.ukfree.tv link icon My Freeview box has no EPG, is missing Film4 or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent digital TV and switchover advice - if that doesn't work you need to have your aerial, cable and connectors checked as the transmitter is fine, but the problem you have suggests the aerial is misaligned or your cables and connectors have weather damage.
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John.Bullivant
Tuesday 18 September 2007 7:02PM Oxford
Two panasonic Lcd digital televisions. One television dvb tv guide shows channel 81 (parliament) listed for viewing.

The second a similar television situated within 35 feet channel 81 is not listed for viewing in the DVB TV GUIDE.

Tried retuning (auto tune facility)to no avail as the channel 81 remained absent in the listed channels in the DVB Tv Guide

I would be obliged for any assistance
offered


Briantist
Tuesday 18 September 2007 8:09PM
John.Bullivant: Are you missing everything on multiplex B (BBC News Interactive, BBC FOUR, Cbeebies, BBC Parliament, Community, BBCi 301, BBCi 302, 1Xtra BBC, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Radio 7, BBC Asian Network) or just BBC Parliment?
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Gary
Monday 24 September 2007 3:32PM Swindon
Hi, I live in Swindon SN3 Postcode and have a 36" tv with built in freeview. Up until now, we have been receiving all the channels without a problem. But now we cannot seem to get ITV2 for some reason. Before I start renewing aerials, or cables etc... could you give me some advice as to what the problem could be. I dont think its the tv or set up as we are receiving the other channels without problems. Could you also recommend what Aerial would be best (rooftop monted).
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Shirley
Wednesday 5 December 2007 2:17PM
I live in OX9 and receive excellent digital TV and radio through my TV using a Humax digi recorder. I have a new aerial. For the past week or more I have been unable to receive BBC radio 1,2,3 or 4 - all other stations are fine. I have retuned the humax. I live in a terrace - the neighbour on one side has the same problem - on the other side it's fine. What can I do?
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Mark Watson
Wednesday 12 December 2007 12:08PM Thame
I'm in OX9 3AP.
Have just got freeview with a Sony TV a DVD recorder, still with old aerial.
Can get most channels but picture quality I think could be better. Signal quality is 80-90% and signal styrength is 40-60%. Are these values ok ?
Also my aerial is about 5 degrees off where my neighbours two aerials are pointing- using 2pir this means that it is pointing 1 km east of the Oxford transmitter - is this signifucant ?

Thanks

Mark Watson
Briantist
Wednesday 12 December 2007 4:40PM
Mark Watson: If the picture is stable (doesn't freeze) then it's as good as it's going to get. You will need a wideband aerial, of course, to get multiplexes 1 and D.
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Chris Pack
Monday 24 December 2007 4:27PM Kidlington
I live in the Kidlington OX5 area. I have been getting good reception for over 2 years with my freeview box in one room using an analogue aerial in the roof. I have recently setup BT Vision in another room attached to a digital aerial, also in the roof.ITV 1,3,4 and Channel 4 signals are often very weak and sometimes disappear altogether.The BT technical support have told me that the BT Vision Box needs a stronger signal than many other boxes. Hence,the weak signals for these channels off the Oxford Transmitter are made worse by this. I find this incredible.I have an unreliable setup distributed by the leading telecommunication company in the UK! Any thoughts, advice etc?




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