Freeview Light on the Hertford (Hertford, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Hertford (Hertford, England) transmitter which serves 23,000 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 Hertford (Hertford, 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 Hertford (Hertford, 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 Hertford 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 | C39 (618.0MHz) | 101m | DTG- | 500W |
 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 | C42 (642.0MHz) | 101m | DTG- | 500W |
 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 | C45 (666.0MHz) | 101m | DTG- | 500W |
 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 Hertford (Hertford, 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 Hertford transmitter?
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 32km south (182°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Hertford (Hertford, 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 | B E K T | |||||
| C39 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | 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 | 500W | |
| Analogue 1-4 | (-24dB) 2W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Thursday, 3 March 2011
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Hertfordshaz11:36 AM
Hi. I am currently getting signals from Sandy Heath having moved from the Hertford transmitter to get Freeview. Does this mean that after April 2012 I can go back to the Hertford transmitter? Will it have a limited freeview programme range or the full thing? thanks
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Hertfordshaz: There is no need to change transmitters at Sandy Heath switchover, Wednesday 13th April 2011. This transmitter will only have a limited service and not until 2012.
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Saturday, 23 April 2011
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Phil Ward8:00 PM
I am moving to Ware HERTFORD (top of croft Rd, lower Bourne Gardens) will I be able to receive Channel 5 and ITV 3 and 4 and BBc 3and 4 as well as normal bbc and Itv channels ? Plus numerous freeview programs ?
Will I need a new ariel?
Regards
Phil
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Sunday, 24 April 2011
Phil Ward: Please put the postcode into the box at the top right.
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Monday, 5 September 2011
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KatyP9:48 PM
Postcode SG12 7HP
Hi, it seems from reading and looking into the help advice above, that we have Single Frequency Interference on multiplex 2 for about 3 weeks now, making these channels unwatchable. We haven't got any new devices that would interfere with our TV. But we live in flats, one flat above and one below, might their devices interfer with our reception? Kind regards Katy (51.5002,-0.1262)
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Tuesday, 6 September 2011
KatyP: If you share an aerial system with other flats, this is possible. If you suspect it to be the case, I would contact your Management Company and ask them to investigate for you.
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KatyP8:44 PM
KatyP: Thanks Brian, unfortunately the Management Company is me!! So all I can do is get an aerial company in and see what they say? Am concerned they'll rip us all off. My upstairs neighbour says he's recently got a new indoor aerial for his TV, could this be the cause? As if so then we should perhaps get an aerial company in anyway, as he too is having reception issues, causing him to get this new aerial. Our aerial is in our loft space. I know others in the vlock have had new external aerials, or dishes fitted. Any further suggestions? Many thanks Katy (51.5002,-0.1262)
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Wednesday, 7 September 2011
KatyP: I would suggest you also use an external aerial. You don't need a large one, as you are close to a powerful transmitter, but you do need a "line of sight" from the aerial to the top of the Crystal Palace mast.
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KatyP8:56 PM
KatyP: Thanks. Is there any particular type or grade of aerial that would be advisable, or even unnecessary? (51.5002,-0.1262)
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KatyP: Just a standard "contract" aerial will be fine, anything else will be overkill. If you want to spend some extra money, buy "satellite grade" coaxial cable to connect the aerial to the equipment.
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