Freeview Light on the Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter which serves 4,600 homes. 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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Alexandra Palace 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.
| Mux | H/V | Frequency | Height | Mode | Watts |
| PSB1 BBCA | H max | C31 (554.0MHz) | 186m | DTG- | 70W |
 1 BBC One (SD) London, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 16 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | H max | C32 (562.0MHz) | 186m | DTG- | 70W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (London), 4 Channel 4 (SD) London ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 London ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (London), 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | H max | C37 (602.0MHz) | 186m | DTG- | 70W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD London, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV London), 104 Channel 4 HD London ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: U&Yesterday, 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Al Jazeera English, Blaze, Blaze +1, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, DMAX, E4 Extra, YAAAS!, Film4 +1, Food Network, FRANCE 24 (in English), GREAT! action, GREAT! christmas, GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance mix, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky Mix, Sky News, Talking Pictures TV, That's 90s, That's TV 2, Together TV, TRUE CRIME, TRUE CRIME XTRA, U&Dave, U&Dave ja vu, U&Drama +1, U&W.
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Alexandra Palace transmitter?
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 8km south (170°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Alexandra Palace (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 24 Jul 2019 | |||||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | A K T | |||||
| C31 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C32 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | BBCA | ||||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
| C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
tv_off Being removed from Freeview (for 5G use) after November 2020 / June 2022 - more
Table shows multiplexes names see this article;
green background for transmission frequencies
Notes: + and - denote 166kHz offset; aerial group are shown as A B C/D E K W T
waves denotes analogue; digital switchover was 4 Apr 12 and 18 Apr 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | 70W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-0.3dB) 65W |
Local transmitter maps
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Thursday, 29 December 2011
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Jane Hill10:45 PM
When I tried to get a set-top box two or three years ago the John Lewis man gave up in despair as my flat in Muswell Avenue had no digital signal whatsoever. He said I was in a "blackspot", under the shadow of the hill at Alexandra Palace which was blocking the signal from Crystal Palace. When the Alexandra Palace transmitter goes digital in April, will I be able to receive Freeview? I've been told that my property is not caabled for Virgin and I'm worried I'll have no TV at all come the spring!
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Jane Hill11:12 PM
London
Sorry, should have added that it is a ground floor flat in a terraced house with a roof aerial
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Friday, 30 December 2011
Jane Hill: When the analogue signal is switched off, the power of digital transmissions will be increased which will mean that they will reach further than before switchover. At present, they (digital signals) are at lower transmission power and therefore don't cover the same area as analogue.
The idea is that the coverage of the post-switchover signals will be about the same as that of analogue.
There can be no 100% guarantee, so the question that you pose cannot have a yes/no answer. The only time it can be answered 'yes' is when you successfully receive digital TV after switchover.
Thus, the answer to the question is that is it quite likely that you will receive digital TV after switchover. If you cannot, then a replacement aerial might be needed.
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Jane Hill: Do you presently receive analogue TV?
Is your aerial definately directed at Alexandra Palace transmitter as the Digital UK predictor suggests that both Crystal Palace and Alexandra Palace might be possible. I also looked on Google Streetview and some aerials do seem to be pointing at each one. The difference in direction isn't great (50 degrees or so) so it's not too easy to see from Streetview.
If you are on Crystal Palace then you will receive all the commercial channels as well. If you are on Alexandra Palace, then you won't receive the commercial channels, just the Public Service Broadcaster ones which are BBC, ITV1, ITV2, C4, E4, More4, C5 and a few others.
Crystal Palace is at 164 degrees and Alexandra Palace is at 117 degrees which means that Crystal Palace is slightly clockwise of Alexandra Palace.
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Jane Hill: It is also probably worth pointing out that Alexandra Palace, like many similar small relay transmitters, does not currently broadcast digital TV. This means that any attempt to receive digital TV now (before switchover) at your current location can only ever be from Crystal Palace for which there is a hill in the way.
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Sunday, 1 January 2012
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Jane Hill7:37 AM
London
Thanks both and Happy New Year! The stronger signal at switchover maysolve the problem; and that is very useful intelligence about making sure the aerial'spointing at the transmitter! I do receive analogue TV, though the picture on Channel 5 is so fuzzy as to be unwatchable, and reception can be poor even on BBC1.
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Monday, 9 April 2012
London NW7, Mill Hill
I'm having problems receiving most of the BBC services. As of a few days ago the channels briefly show but then a message appears about a new installation and they all disappear to a black screen with no EPG information. I have retuned the box several times, doing a first time setup, and deleting all channel installations. This does temporarily return the picture but then it returns to black once again. It appears that many of the channels have been duplicated except for BBC 1. The box is a Ferguson F01SDB which has no apparent factory reset.
Will this problem resolve by the 18th April / is this a temporary technical fault / or is this a fault with the box.
I very much welcome your thoughts. Thanks
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Good Daughter9:57 PM
My elderly father is having the exact same problem with his Ferguson F01SDB as Allen Tullett. Please help, thanks.
Allen Tullett says...
"I'm having problems receiving most of the BBC services. As of a few days ago the channels briefly show but then a message appears about a new installation and they all disappear to a black screen with no EPG information. I have retuned the box several times, doing a first time setup, and deleting all channel installations. This does temporarily return the picture but then it returns to black once again. It appears that many of the channels have been duplicated except for BBC 1. The box is a Ferguson F01SDB which has no apparent factory reset. "
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