Full Freeview on the Guildford (Surrey, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Guildford (Surrey, England) transmitter which serves 48,000 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 Guildford (Surrey, England) transmitter._______
Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Guildford (Surrey, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Guildford 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.
64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Guildford (Surrey, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
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 Guildford transmitter?
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 46km northeast (43°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 47km northeast (44°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Guildford (Surrey, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 18 Apr 2018 | |||||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | K T | |||||
| C31 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C32 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C33 | _local | ||||||||
| C37 | SDN | ||||||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
| C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | SDN | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | ArqB | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C51tv_off | _local | ||||||||
| C52tv_off | ArqA |
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 | 10kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 2kW | |
| Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 200W | |
| Mux 1*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 100W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Sunday, 30 January 2011
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chris9:43 AM
Guildford
Just to add a comment re the question from the other chris in GU2 post code why do most aerial spick up xtal Palace rather than Guildford?. I have lived in Guildford and Shamley Green for 58 years and as long as I can remember the Guildford relay has
a given problems over the years from loss of signal,ghosting ect. So we all use the xtal Palace xmitter because its more reliable.
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chris's: mapC's Freeview map terrainC's terrain plot wavesC's frequency data C's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 31 January 2011
chris: Yes indeed, the transmitter is a low-power relay (10kW analogue, 100W/200W digital) compared with Crystal Palace high power output (1000kW analogue, 10kW/20kW digital).
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Monday, 14 February 2011
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John Roberts12:56 PM
Hi Brian, you have helped me plan my 2nd TV install with freeview. This is my first experience and am not overwhelmed. I can see the Guildford transmitter from the ground so thought I could get away with a cheapie phillips DTR220/05. First tune in got virtually nothig. Realigned the loft aerial and found many more channels but none worked (frozen picture & sound or blank screen; signal strength bouncing up & down). Connected my No2 aerial (used to be aimed at Crystal Palace) (so they are both feeding the Freeview box) and now get clean picture and sound on many channels; notable exceptions are BBC1 & 2 which are there but unwatchable. I don't get it - IT, 4, 5 etc must all be coming from the same Guildford transmitter, so why no main Beeb services? (51.2,-0.6)
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John Roberts: This is what you would probably expect with a loft aerial...
If you interconnect two aerial then you are very likely to get a frequency clash - particularly with a loft aerial as the reflections can be very random indeed, and this is probably preventing your reception of multiplex 1.
Is there a reason you can't use a rooftop aerial pointing a Guildford, you should get excellent reception.
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John Roberts3:12 PM
hi Brian
I inherited the loft installations. I think the aerials were located there for aesthetic reasons.
I was puzzled as to why i can now get good picture on most channels, just not BBC 1 & 2. I will quiz the previous owners as I think they were viewing Freeview. Terrestrial reception is fine. Perhaps it's the quality of the little Phillips box? (51.2,-0.6)
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John Roberts: No, it wont be the box. Forget about aesthetics, if you want reliable reception a rooftop aerial is vital.
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John Roberts5:07 PM
I've been told.
Seriously Brian, I appreciate your replies - and the fact that you take the time to compose them.
Still curious (ignorant) about the poor display for 1 & 2 when most of the others are OK. Might this be a manifistation of a frequency clash you mentioned or is it impossible to say without going into my particular setup in more detail than either you or i care to go? (51.2,-0.6)
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John Roberts: There could be other reasons, see the Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page.
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Wednesday, 6 April 2011
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timbo11:52 PM
I live in GU1 area. Used Freeview for years, had a new aerial fitted 5 yrs ago to improve reception, and no major dramas since. Bought a HUmax HD receiver today - awful reception of BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, and no HD channels at all. Old On Digital box has better picture on those channels, and LED TV with built in Freeview also has a good picture. Is it the Humax box which is rubbish, or an issue with HD transmissions in the area please? Thanks
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Thursday, 7 April 2011
timbo: It is hard to say without an actual postcode, but there are no HD transmissions in your area until 2012.
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