Full Freeview on the Caradon Hill (Cornwall, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Caradon Hill (Cornwall, England) transmitter which serves 180,000 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 Caradon Hill (Cornwall, 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)
Which Freeview channels does the Caradon Hill 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)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Caradon Hill transmitter?
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 26km east-southeast (123°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 32km east-southeast (116°)
to ITV West Country region - 107 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (East)
Are there any self-help relays?
| Barleycombe | Active deflector | 25 km E Plymouth | 3 homes |
| Parracombe | Transposer | 17 km NE Barnstaple | 80 homes |
How will the Caradon Hill (Cornwall, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1961-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 27 Mar 2019 | ||||
| VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | ||||
| C12 | ITVwaves | ||||||||
| C21 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C24 | -ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | +D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C27 | -ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | +BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C30 | _local | _local | |||||||
| C31 | com7 | ||||||||
| C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C37 | com8 |
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 12 Aug 09 and 9 Sep 09.
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 | |
| com7 | (-16.3dB) 11.6kW | |
| Mux 1* | (-20dB) 5kW | |
| Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-21dB) 4kW | |
| com8 | (-24.2dB) 1.9kW |
Local transmitter maps
Caradon Hill Freeview Caradon Hill DAB Caradon Hill TV region BBC South West West CountryWhich companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Caradon Hill transmitter area
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Thursday, 12 October 2023
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Chris.SE7:41 AM
Jeanette Phillips :
Hmm, I wonder if your aerial is a wideband but far better a Group K which it might be if replaced recently - Group K is in effect the new wideband as it covers all channels upto C48 and so give some protection from Mobile mast interference that may use/start using the 700MHz band above C48.
If either, then re-orientating it for Redruth might be worth a try, I say might because despite the predicted reception, there are hills in the way. A professional installer with a signal strength meter should be capable of checking how good or not it is, especially those Commercial multiplexes COMs 4/5/6, (SDN/ArqA/ArqB), otherwise the only guidance is what your set tells you.
If it's an older aerial it could be a Group A (might have red plastic bungs in the ends of the main bar) which wouldn't receive the higher UHF channels used by Redruth so would be a waste of time - you need a Group K (as an aside Group A would give some protection from mobile band interference).
Now, the hills in the way (on the line of sight) are obviously the one you are on (wow good views S but not in the direction of Redruth!) then about 1&1/2 to 2km out there is a more significant one. Signals do "bend" over hills but it weakens them, a huge hill would mean zero signal.
Are there any aerials in your road pointing at Redruth, if so, ask them about their reception.
There's also a hill on the line of sight to Caradon Hill, but it's quite small. It may have been in the analogue days you could more easily get ghost free/minimal ghosting from Caradon Hill but not Redruth, I can't find any definitive information on that.
As far as mobile interference is concerned, I note you do have a few masts close by, mainly in the general direction of Caradon Hill. If it became a problem then https://restoretv.uk are the people to deal with it, they can supply free filters (or in worst case instal a new aerial f.o.c). I note the website says they haven't sent postcards to your postcode but I've come across cases where they haven't and there was still a problem!!
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Sunday, 17 March 2024
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StevensOnln17:12 PM
Andrew Wilden: ITV still haven't rolled out all of their HD regions on Freeview. It's not known when this will happen, it's believed that the technical equipment/infrastructure is ready to go, but they are waiting for existing contracts to expire before the rollout of HD regions can be completed.
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Monday, 18 March 2024
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Andrew Cottrill9:24 PM
Transmitter engineering: Could you advise if there is an ongoing issue with the Caradon Hill transmitter in Cornwall. Over the last week or so, some channels are quite pixelated, but the most noticeable problem is sound distortion. Channel 35 (ITV+1) is one channel in particular. Sound is muffled and distorted all the time, no drop-outs, just distorted. I am aware there is or has been some engineering works recently and just checking if my problem is likely due to this, or if I need to investigate other causes. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Many thanks...
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Sunday, 12 May 2024
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David Roseveare7:38 PM
Experiencing picture breakup. Plymstock area of Plymouth. 12/5/2024
This has been going on for the past month.
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StevensOnln111:28 PM
David Roseveare: The Caradon Hill transmitter has been listed for engineering work for the last few weeks. Unfortunately no information is given regarding what work is taking place or when it is due to be completed.
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Thursday, 16 May 2024
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michael 8:16 PM
Is there any information anywhere on the kind of engineering works notified as being undertaken on so many transmitters?
The only clue I have is of antenna units being replaced locally by European-sourced units.
If this were happening on a wider scale, a reliability issue might explain it.
Checkiing local planning applications might be worth a try...
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Saturday, 18 May 2024
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michael7:59 PM
Some transmitters are "reportedly" replacing far-eastern modules for Europe-manufactured ones...
One wonders why...
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StevensOnln111:40 PM
michael: I suspect you might be referring to the removal of Huawei equipment from 4G/5G mobile base stations, which often share the same tower/structure but have nothing to do with transmitting either Freeview, DAB or FM radio. The UK government announced a ban on the use of Huawei equipment by the mobile networks back in 2020 due to security concerns over the potential for access by the Chinese government and set a deadline to remove existing Huawei equipment by the end of 2027, so this has been ongoing for some time and will continue over the next few years.
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Sunday, 19 May 2024
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michael10:40 PM
There is a Planning Application for work on a local DTT/mobile mast here. I tried to contact the applicant company, but my email was rejected... The application graphics indicate changes to Kathrein et al, but with no reference to whether mobile and/or DTT networks. It would be interesting to follow up other planning applications relating to unspecified engineering work on so many DTT transmitters. There might be clues as to the networks involved.
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Friday, 14 June 2024
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Jacky9:48 AM
When will the engineering works be finished at Caradon Hill it's been months of missing Channels
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