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4G at 800MHz (at800) Freeview reception issues

A retune will happen 22 May 2013 to clear C62: PSB1 C62- to C50. When 800MHz 4G mobile broadband services start there will be 1 multiplex in the higher risk range (C21-23, C30, C59-60): C59: 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.

Transmitter faults and engineering works

HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:36 yesterday to 02:36 yesterday. BBC
Over the next week Huntshaw Cross main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. Digital tick


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The symbol shows the location of the Huntshaw Cross (Devon, England) transmitter which serves 37,000 homes.

Other maps:Huntshaw Cross DABHuntshaw Cross AM/FMHuntshaw Cross regionBBC South WestWest Country

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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Huntshaw Cross 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
C50 (706.0MHz)359m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		20,000W
Channel icons
1 BBC One South West, 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
C59- (777.8MHz)359m64QAM 8K 2/3
24.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		20,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV (West Country), 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 (West Country),

PSB3
BBCB
 horizontal max
C55- (745.8MHz)359m256QAM 32KE 2/3
40.2Mb/s DVB-T2 MPEG4		20,000W
Channel icons
101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 102 BBC Two HD (England), 103 ITV HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 horizontal -3dB
C48 (690.0MHz)359m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		10,000W
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
C52 (722.0MHz)359m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		10,000W
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
C56 (754.0MHz)359m64QAM 8K 3/4
27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2		10,000W
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 Huntshaw Cross transmitter


BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 66km south
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.

ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 66km south
to ITV West Country region - 107 masts.

Self-help relays

Nth MoltonTransposer18 km E Barnstaple30 homes

How the transmission frequencies change over time

years1968~851984-971997-981998-20092009-1322/5/13-2013-18
aerial groupVHFC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D EC/D E
C11ITV
C48SDNSDNSDN
700C50 BBCABBCA
C51local
C52ArqAArqAArqA
C53-C
C54-1
C55BBC1BBC1BBC1-BBCB-BBCB-BBCB
C56ArqBArqBArqB
C57-D
C58-2
C59ITVITVITV-D3+4-D3+4-D3+4
800C61-A
C62BBC2BBC2BBC2BBCA
C64-B
C65C4C4C4
C67C5C5

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 1st July and 29th July 2009.

  • Ofcom have projected that a local television service for Barnstaple could use an Interleaved Frequency on the Huntshaw Cross transmitter using C51

Comparison of old analogue and current digital signal levels

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

History of Channel 3 in the Huntshaw Cross transmitter area

Apr 1961-Dec 1981Westward Television
Jan 1982-Dec 1992Television South West (TSW)
Jan 1993-Dec 2014Westcountry Television
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
Wednesday 28 November 2012 4:50AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:45 today [BBC] tshaw Cross Transmitter works 28 November 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 01:50 and 06:00hrs. TV services that will be affected: Digital services - PSB1,PSB2, PSB3, COM4, COM5 and COM6 will be subject to periods of shutdown. [DUK] Over the next week Huntshaw Cross main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 28 November 2012 7:49AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:45 today to 03:12 today [BBC] tshaw Cross Transmitter works 28 November 2012: Engineering transmitter work will take place between 01:50 and 06:00hrs. TV services that will be affected: Digital services - PSB1,PSB2, PSB3, COM4, COM5 and COM6 will be subject to periods of shutdown. [DUK] Over the next week Huntshaw Cross main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 28 November 2012 12:13PM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:45 today to 03:12 today [BBC] Over the next week Huntshaw Cross main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 29 November 2012 4:49AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:45 yesterday to 03:12 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Huntshaw Cross main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Friday 30 November 2012 10:49AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:45 on 28 Nov to 03:12 on 28 Nov [BBC] Over the next week Huntshaw Cross main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Monday 24 December 2012 4:50AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 00:33 today to 00:45 today [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 25 December 2012 4:49AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 00:33 yesterday to 00:45 yesterday [BBC]
Katy
Tuesday 25 December 2012 8:05PM
Huntshaw Cross area (EX39). Ongoing problems (over a week now) with all channels, but especially BBC. Neighbours are having the same issues so it isn't my aerial or box - is there work going on and if so, any end in sight please? This is particularly pants over Christmas! Thanks
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 26 December 2012 4:49AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV Weak Signal from 00:33 on 24 Dec to 00:45 on 24 Dec [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:02PM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview - No reported problems -. [BBC]
Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 15 January 2013 8:59PM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview No problems on any service. [BBC]
Margaret Bond
Thursday 7 March 2013 2:08PM
I live in the Holsworthy area and my freeview reception for BBC channels has been bad for a few weeks and now non-exsistant! Can you tell me why?
G McLaughlin
Wednesday 27 March 2013 11:02AM
Will the procedure you will carry out in May 2013 have any detrimental effect to my reception.
In other words will I receive a picture and sound as of the quality I receive today .
Dave Lindsay
Wednesday 27 March 2013 11:20AM
G McLaughlin: "We" will not be carrying out anything. This site is independent of broadcasters.

The BBC standard definition services from Huntshaw Cross change frequency on 22 May. This is because the current freqency is to be made available for 4G mobile services.

This is being done as part of a national programme to move such channels onto lower frequencies.
Transmitter engineering
Monday 20 May 2013 10:31AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Over the next week Huntshaw Cross main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
Transmitter engineering
Wednesday 22 May 2013 4:32AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:36 today to 02:36 today. [BBC] Over the next week Huntshaw Cross main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
michael
Wednesday 22 May 2013 6:06PM
Our darstedly SONY retuned itself overnight, as is its infernal wont. We can receiver seven DTT transmitters, so the wretch frequently
bestows its preference over ours. A bit like politics : you vote, then they do what they want :-)
jb38
Wednesday 22 May 2013 8:22PM
michael : Although Sony menu systems leave a lot to be desired (to put it nicely!) "some" models have a switchable "auto service update" which is accessed via the technical set up menu, you should check if yours has and if it does then disable it.

If you cannot find the aforementioned then this can be checked out if you supply the model number of the set in question.
Transmitter engineering
Thursday 23 May 2013 4:32AM
HUNTSHAW CROSS transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air from 01:36 yesterday to 02:36 yesterday. [BBC] Over the next week Huntshaw Cross main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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