Full Freeview on the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 410,000 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 Oxford (Oxfordshire, 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Oxford 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Oxford transmitter?
BBC South (Oxford) Today 0.4m homes 1.6%
from Oxford OX2 7DW, 6km west-southwest (258°)
to BBC South (Oxford) region - 6 masts.
BBC South (Oxford) Today shares 50% content with Southampton service
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 102km south (182°)
to ITV Meridian/Central (Thames Valley) region - 15 masts.
Thames Valley opt-out from Meridian (South). All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian+Oxford
How will the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 23 May 2018 | ||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | ||
| C2 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C46 | _local | ||||||||
| C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C50tv_off | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C51tv_off | LOX | LOX | |||||||
| C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCA | +BBCA | +BBCA | |||
| C55tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | com7tv_off | |||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C59tv_off | -ArqA | -ArqA | -ArqA | ||||||
| C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
| C62 | SDN | ||||||||
| C63 | 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 14 Sep 11 and 28 Sep 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 500kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 100kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 50kW | |
| Analogue 5 | (-11dB) 40kW | |
| com8 | (-14.7dB) 17.1kW | |
| com7 | (-14.8dB) 16.4kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LOX | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-18dB) 8kW | |
| Mux A*, Mux B* | (-19.2dB) 6kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Oxford transmitter area
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Monday, 27 January 2014
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MikeB11:05 PM
rob: I really dont know, although the idea of the TV needing shielding is something I've never come across (is the RF input loose?) However, in theory, a bit of foil between the back of the TV and the wall might help, but I'm sure someone has a better idea than I do. At worst, buy a really cheap digibox (like the Alba), since its seems to be less sensitive than the Sony's tuner (which I can well believe).
When you look at it, should you be sorting it out? It seems that its interference from next door, so why shouldn't they be sorting it. As you say 'They have a virgin cable and he has noticed the picture quality is not great on his TV, however it is all installed under there floor so moving it is not an option.' So they are paying good money to Virgin, but some part of their electrical system is degrading their picture - sounds like its in their interest to get it sorted out, and be good neighbours. Tot up how much you've spent on filters of all kinds - its certainly a fair amount (hopefully you can take some of it back), and that really, they should be curing it.
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Tuesday, 28 January 2014
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jb3811:22 AM
Rob : Having just managed to catch up with all said, it would now appear that you have proven that the C60 problem is indeed associated with the TV's particular location within the room by the fact of it seemingly operating without fault when moved elsewhere, and with this, as was previously mentioned, somewhat excluding Tetra from being involved provided that the TV is still connected into the same aerial system.
However, purely out of curiosity there is a simple little test that I would like you to carry out should you possess a small multiband portable radio of the type capable of operating over (or any) of the LW/MW/SW bands, the test being to place the radio leaning against the adjoining wall with its volume set to about halfway and then scanning each band in turn, the idea being to note if any "loud" purring or any odd noises are heard at any time during the scan, as spurious non specific frequency interference could be emitting from your neighbours equipment and with a harmonic of one of them happening to land up on C60.
The reason for saying this being, that no domestic devices are capable of sending out an actual (not harmonic) C60 signal except RF modulators used to enable Sky or older (SA) Virgin boxes to send programmes to analogue TV's in other rooms, and although modern Virgin boxes do not have this facility "external" scart connected modulators can be used with them in a similar way to the latest SkyHD boxes, albeit in the case of Sky+HD boxes the modulator is coupled via the I.O port.
By the way, an FM radio could also be used for the test, although in this case the result could be different insomuch that the background "hiss" is liable to fade in the presence of a strong signal, but there are no hard and fast rules as to what will be heard as the main object of the exercise is to note for any changes being heard in the background level.
Another little test I would like to know the result of being, whilst you are observing the glitching referred to turn your TV around at 90° to the wall (facing end on) and see if anything changes.
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rob6:01 PM
Kidlington
Hi jb 38,
i am not sure if I have that type of radio, i will have to have a check. I do know the next door do get there tv and phone etc from virgin, could this equipment be causing the issues?
I will try and find a radio to carry the test out with, think i will have to pop round next door again and ask him the get the virgin media guys back to check out his system again.
Thanks again, is there any ideas on shielding etc? Tin foil?
regards
Rob
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Rob 8:44 PM
Kidlington
Hi All,
Just been round to next door and they are having some issues with there TV reception through there virgin media box which looked like an older model, however these days they all look a little retro so could be new ish. The only other things they have is a phone and base station which is about a foot from the wall however they did switch that off for two days and no joy and a virgin-media super-hub like mine in my house and there's is very close to the wall at the height of about my TV on the other side of the wall.
After returning home i have read something somewhere on the internet that WiFi can cause interference on TV's, Has anyone else had experience of this ?
Anyway they were very helpful and i have asked them if they could get the virgin media engineer back to check out the problem as it seems to be with the virgin installation to me and they have agreed to do so.
I am also going to contact them directly as i am also a customer for phone and internet.
Kind Regards
Rob
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jb3811:49 PM
rob: Going by that said you have really done as much as you can on this issue, although the problem as I see it is that the Virgin engineer who comes out to check your neighbours installation "might" not find anything wrong with it, nor is he (or she to be PC) likely to be carrying around the gear necessary for detecting it.
To be perfectly factual about it, about the only positive way of determining if your neighbours equipment is responsible for the problem or not is by them temporarily cutting the power supply to the equipment being used whilst you carry out a C60 check on the Sony.
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Wednesday, 29 January 2014
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rob7:26 PM
Kidlington
We had web chat with virgin today and they said no it cant be the router different frequencies, i said yes i understand that however something from your company is making the noise as next door have a pile of virgin kit next to the wall. They then suggested that if may well be EM interference and i should move the TV and here's the best one maybe buy a new TV. Anyway they said next door would need to call them in, which they have said they will do.
I bet you can imagine my response to buy a new TV!!!!
will keep you posted.
Rob.
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jb3811:44 PM
Rob : What you have reported as far as your contact with Virgin is concerned is not really anything different from what I expected that it would be.
Keep us updated though!
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Thursday, 30 January 2014
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Caz8:26 AM
Rob : Rob, I was awestruck to read all your posts, I've had exactly the same problems as you, and especially in the last month or two. I live in Bucks, but apparently we are under the Oxford signal whatever its' called too. Channels have been pixilated and broken up for weeks, and yesterday I lost lots of them to black screen. Bought new digibox and started off ok last night, but thismorning it's worse!! Got nothing really except BBC1. I retuned the old one yesterday and I went from about 70 channels down to about 10. Repeated and it's the same. I'm as angry as you! Any luck yet? (I read all your posts).
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Caz8:34 AM
@ Rob,
Did you try the tinfoil shield thing? Seeing as the new TV downstairs works all digi channels fine, doesn't that mean the ariel's fine? So it must be something wrong in my room upstairs? The router is downstairs, the only thing is my TV is backing on to next door's bedroom wall, maybe they have equipment backing on to mine? Would that be it? I'm confused though because it's not ALL the time, just most of the time, and this new box I got is only a £20 one from Maplins. The message I get is 'bad or no signal.'
Any help please? I like to watch food network,Al Jazeera and RT news, and they have all not worked properly for weeks and weeks. But sometimes they do.WTH?!
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Caz8:38 AM
"Transmitter engineering
Tuesday 28 January 2014 4:23AM
2 days agoOXFORD transmitter - Over the next week Oxford main transmitter: TV (digital) Liable to interruption, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]".
Just read this post above, but can this be it when it's been happening for weeks/few months already? (Our neighbours actually haven't been here that long. I'll have to ask them if they have equipment behind my wall.)
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