Freeview Light on the Fremont Point transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Fremont Point transmitter which serves 30,000 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 Fremont Point 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 Fremont Point 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 Fremont Point 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 | C44 (658.0MHz) | 245m | DTG- | 3,200W |
 1 BBC One (SD) Channel Islands, 2 BBC Two Channel Islands, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 14 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | H max | C41+ (634.2MHz) | 245m | DTG- | 3,200W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (Channel), 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 71 That’s 60s, | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | H max | C47 (682.0MHz) | 245m | DTG- | 3,200W |
 46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD Channel Islands, 102 BBC Two HD Channel Islands, 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 44 Freeview channels?
The Fremont Point 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 Fremont Point transmitter?
BBC Channel Islands News 0.0m homes 0.2%
from St Helier JE2 3PL, 1,455km west-southwest (253°)
to BBC Channel Islands region - 8 masts.
ITV Channel News 0.0m homes 0.2%
from St Helier JE1 3ZD, 1,455km west-southwest (253°)
to ITV Channel region - 8 masts.
How will the Fremont Point transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1962-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 30 Jun 2019- | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | B E K T | ||||
| C9 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves |
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 17 Nov 10 and 17 Nov 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 20kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-8dB) 3.2kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Fremont Point transmitter area
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Thursday, 3 March 2011
Stuart O.
12:23 AM
12:23 AM
I was curious if the information on this website was correct for Freeview services in the Channel Isles: UK DTT Channel List (Freeview/Top Up TV Anytime) to the link, the Channel Islands have no ITV2, ITV2 +1 and ITV1 HD. According to your site, they do.
Who is correct? I'm presuming you are.
I don't understand though why Fremont Point, the Main transmitter for the Channel Islands does not transmit COM4, COM5 and COM6. All other Main transmitters in the UK seem to, why not this one? Is it to do with interference from France? Lack of available frequencies? Are there plans to transmit the others at a later date?
Hope you can answer my queries.
Thanks. (LL115FQ)
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Stuart O.: You seem to be confused. ITV2 +1 is carried on COM4, so it not transmitted from here. It is impossible to remove ITV1 HD and ITV2 from multiplexes PSB3 and PSB2.
The commercial multiplex operators declined to operate from this transmitter because it would be unprofitable to do, and are not under any obligation to do so.
Due to this there are no allocated frequencies so they will not be able to add them in future.
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Stuart O.
4:27 PM
Wrexham
4:27 PM
Wrexham
Briantist,
My mistake about ITV2 +1. I meant ITV1 +1.
Think you may have misread my question though in part though I do now understand why COM4, 5 and 6 aren't transmitted to the Islands.
What I said is that the link I provided, it does not list ITV2 or ITV1 HD. It also does not list ITV1 +1 either.
So because that link does not list ITV2, ITV1 +1 or ITV1 HD, people whould look at that link and therefore think that those channels are not transmitted to the Channel Islands.
Whereas your website shows those channels are transmitted to the Channel Islands.
So I was just verifying with you as to which website is correct? The website in the link or your website?
I'm not talking about removing ITV1 HD or ITV2, I'm simply saying that there is no listing of these channels (or ITV1 +1) on the website link I provided for you and others to take a look at to ask as to why those channels are not shown whereas they are shown in the list of channels available for the Channel Islands on your website.
Hope that has explained things and you are able to give me a further explanation.
Thanks.
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Stuart's: mapS's Freeview map terrainS's terrain plot wavesS's frequency data S's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 4 March 2011
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Mike Dimmick3:46 PM
Stuart O.: I believe it's up to the local Channel 3 licensee to get "Channel 3 +1" and "Channel 3 HD" going - the two larger independent Channel 3 licensees, STV and Ulster TV, insisted on having their own regional services (which is why it took so long to get going). For Ulster, the HD service is currently academic as no terrestrial transmitters have switched over and no advance service is available. Channel TV is by far the smallest licensee, so small that it doesn't do its own presentation (unlike STV and Ulster TV), and is often mistaken for being part of ITV plc. It remains independent, despite the on-screen branding.
Channel TV provided a list of channels that were available at switchover, and it does *not* include an 'ITV' HD service. channelonline.tv
plc's launch announcement for ITV1 +1 says "ITV1+1 will not be launched in the Channel TV region."
ITV1+1 - ITV Channels
(RG47SH)
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012
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alex8:25 PM
Is it possible to update this page, beause, from 28 fev 2012, the channel have shanged and ther is one more mux with ITV2, 3, ..
Chears
Florian From Dinard
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Friday, 18 May 2012
alex: The information is correct, there ITV3 is on multiplex 2 in the Channel Islands.
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Monday, 24 September 2012
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Doug11:29 AM
We are moving to Alderney and wonder as they are the most northern of the Channel islands. Would it be possible to pick up a digital signal from a UK transmitter. I would like to view the Yesterday channel, which is not available on Freesat. Alderney used to pick up analogue signals from the UK in the past so can it be done these days.
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Doug: I wouldn't like to rate your chances too much.
The powers that be won't release the radiation patterns for the large transmitters. A radiation pattern indicates how much signal gets thrown out in each direction which effectively shows whether there are any restrictions in particular directions. Knowledge of this information would allow more accurate coverage maps to be drawn out.
However, in general the coverage of the Commercial (COM) channels (those that don't broadcast from the Channel Islands transmitters) isn't as good as the Public Service (PSB) ones. Not only do the COM channels not broadcast from smaller transmitters, but of those that they do, there will be some viewers who will only receive the PSBs.
See this page for projections of users of full-service transmitters who will be likely to be able to receive PSBs+COMs versus those who will only get the PSBs: The commercial multiplex after switchover: ArqA, ArqB and SDN | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
Looking at the Rowridge bar, I reckon that around 30% will be expected to be PSB-only. In some cases this will be because another transmitter which uses the same channels will cause interference.
We had a report from someone on the IoW, about five miles south of Rowridge who lives in a bit of a dip and so can't "see" the top of the mast who could receive only the PSB channels. If this is anything to go by, then we must wonder whether there is a greater restriction on them to the south.
I imagine that if there is any transmitter that you might get on Alderney, then it will be Rowridge. It is interesting that the coverage map of Rowridge on this website includes the north-most edge of the Cotentin Peninsula.
Again, this is obviously calculated assuming that the radiation pattern is omnidirectional. If that of the COMs is anything but (i.e. restricted to the south to prevent interference on the Continent), then the chances of reception of them on Alderney must be diminished accordingly.
So all in all, if you could receive the analogue channels from a UK transmitter, then you may be likely to be able to receive the PSB channels now. This is because we assume that they serve at least the same area.
However, the COMs being more restricted is anyone's guess. Obviously the authorities have to get international clearance for the frequencies they use. They may be allowed to use them subject to restrictions on the propagation of the signals in the directions of other nations.
I and perhaps others on here will be interested to learn either way whether you can receive the COMs on Alderney and from which transmitter.
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015
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John King9:24 PM
I know the Fremont Point transmitter was built in 1962 to bring the ITV Channel Television franchise to the Channel Islands, but can you tell me when did the Channel Islands first receive BBC Television? Did the Channel Islands have to wait until Channel Television was launching to receive BBC Television, later BBC One and Two or was there a separate transmitter built in the 1950s to bring BBC Television and Radio to the islands? I have never had this questioned answered fully as I was always pointed to Fremont Point transmistter, but since that was only opened in 1962 it seems a long wait for the islands to receive BBC Television, way after the rest of the UK. For example I am from Northern Ireland and the Divis transmitter in Belfast came on the air in 1955, four years before the launch of Ulster Television, the Northern Ireland ITV franchise. I look forward to your reply. Thank You.
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