Freeview Light on the Greenwich (Greater London, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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The symbol shows the location of the Greenwich (Greater London, England) transmitter which serves 2,200 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 Greenwich (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 Greenwich (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 Greenwich 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 | V max | C40 (626.0MHz) | 45m | DTG- | 3W |
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 | V max | C43 (650.0MHz) | 45m | DTG- | 3W |
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 | V max | C46 (674.0MHz) | 45m | DTG- | 3W |
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 Greenwich (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 Greenwich transmitter?
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 12km west-northwest (287°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 11km west-northwest (293°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Greenwich (Greater London, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 21 Mar 2018 | |||||
C/D E T | C/D E T | C/D E T | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
C41 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C44 | BBCA | ||||||||
C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
C48 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
C50tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
C52tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ||||||
C56tv_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 4 Apr 12 and 18 Apr 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 15W | |
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 3W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Thursday, 20 December 2012
brian: I think that getting an attenuator would be the best bet.
You are only 5.6 miles from the transmitter and the terrain plot suggests that it might be visible from your rooftop. So yes, too much signal is a possibility.
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brian9:32 AM
Thanks Dave. A trip to Maplin's beckons.
I kept the bad news from the girlfriend last night
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brian9:36 AM
..Sorry, got cut off mid flow. I was going to say if that is the case then I can not be alone. I am at 2 metres AOD and just about everyone has a roof top aerial. If it's happening to me it must be happening to plenty of other folks. My set up (with a splice) is far from efficient !
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brian: eBay has variable ones for £3.15 (other suppliers and models are available):
TV Aerial Attenuator Variable 0-20Db Freeview Digital | eBay
Granted, you may be pushing it to get it before Christmas! Failing that, maybe you can find a seller that is local to you and which will allow collection.
Or by connecting the centre conductor without the screen might reduce the level enough (until you get a proper attenuator).
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brian10:50 AM
Thanks Dave, I have bought the attenuator + will try to reduce the signal tonight till it arrives (should be a lot easier than trying to increase it) !
Thanks for your help. I will send you an update (as I am sure you are hanging on the news) !
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brian: I would reduce it more than just that needed to get a stable picture (assuming that too much signal is the issue).
Being "just below" a level that is too high could be an issue if the level increases slightly (due to the weather etc). Leave room for this.
The picture isn't better when the level is higher, thus the objective isn't to get as near full signal strength as possible.
...Yes I await your news. Just hope that your dad hasn't paid an installer to add an attenuator.
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Sunday, 23 December 2012
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brian5:13 PM
London
Hello Dave,
Just so you konw the attenuator arrived in the post the next day.
I was about to fit it when I noticed the picture was fine on the D26 MUX. Four days later and it is still fine. The problem was definately too much signal as I can see the signal strength is slightly down on this MUX compared to the others.
I will keep my £3 investment in a safe place lest the problem occurs again !
Many thanks for your support and advice and I have noted your comments about signal strength reduction above.
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Monday, 30 September 2024
Transmitter engineering
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Greenwich transmitter - Greenwich transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 30/09/2024 Screen may go black on some or all channels [DUK]
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