Freeview Light on the West Wycombe (Buckinghamshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the West Wycombe (Buckinghamshire, England) transmitter which serves 600 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 West Wycombe (Buckinghamshire, 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 West Wycombe (Buckinghamshire, 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 West Wycombe 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 | C43 (650.0MHz) | 154m | DTG- | 6W |
 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 | C40 (626.0MHz) | 154m | DTG- | 6W |
 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) | 154m | DTG- | 6W |
 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 West Wycombe (Buckinghamshire, 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 West Wycombe transmitter?
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 47km east-southeast (104°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 48km east-southeast (103°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the West Wycombe (Buckinghamshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 31 Mar 2018- | |||||
| E | E | E | B E K T | B E K T | |||||
| C40 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C46 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C67 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 | 28W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 5.6W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Sunday, 11 December 2011
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David Reichenberg9:07 AM
High Wycombe
Hi. I live in High wycombe area in an area to the west called Sands. My development of houses is built on a steep hill so I have no line of site to the main High Wycombe transmitter. The houses get analogue from a repeater station (vertical polarisation) which I presume is the West Wycombe transmitter.
All the houses use sky to get free channels at the moment.
My questions are:
1. Will the repeater station be set up to transmit freeview to us poor souls with no direct line of site.
ie how can I found out?
2. Alternative transmitters after switchover could be Hannington, Guildford or Crystal Palace. Is this realistic? If so, how can I tell if I have line of sight to these and the general signal level I'll receive.
I don't mind setting up a high gain group aerial on a tall mast etc.
3. Will I get the full range of freeview programs? Reading your site it seems that Freeview programs vary. I'm looking forward to getting DAVE, YESTERDAY and QUEST after DSO (which you can't get on sky FTA) but maybe I/we won't.
Thanks for your help.
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David's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
David Reichenberg: 1. Yes, West Wycombe will broadcast digital television come switchover.
2. I had a look at Google Streetview... I see that some houses have gone for tall masts with aerials on various transmitters. If you're on the higher side of the street then maybe your likelihood of success will be greater.
For gauging line of sight, see here:
Terrain - shows radio profile between two UK sites to optimise you DTT, Freeview, DAB or analogue TV reception
You will need to input your OS Landranger grid reference. Bear in mind that the reference you put in will tell it what your height above sealevel is, so if it's slightly off, it could affect the result (I'm not sure to what degree). At least it should give you some rough idea.
If you're looking to do it yourself, or just want to know more, see the excellent informative ATV Sheffield site: www.aerialsandtv.com
3. West Wycombe will be a "Light" transmitter and will only broadcast the Public Service Broadcaster services. See here:
Freeview Lite? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
The High Wycombe transmitter will also be a Freeview Light transmitter, so its viewers will also not get all the services.
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