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The symbol shows the location of the Stockland Hill (Devon, England) transmitter which serves 120,000 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 Stockland Hill (Devon, England) transmitter.

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Which Freeview channels does the Stockland 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C26+ (514.2MHz)463mDTG-50,000W
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1 BBC One (SD) South West, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C23+ (490.2MHz)463mDTG-50,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (West Country), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (West Country), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C29+ (538.2MHz)463mDTG-50,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD South West, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H -3dB
C25- (505.8MHz)463mDTG-825,000W
Channel icons
20 U&Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 U&Dave ja vu, 58 ITV3 +1, 59 ITV4 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 251 Al Jazeera English, 255 FRANCE 24 (in English), 265 Rok Sky +1, plus 29 others

COM5
ArqA
 H -3dB
C22- (481.8MHz)463mDTG-825,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 U&Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 U&Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 &UYesterday +1, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 233 Sky News, plus 13 others

COM6
ArqB
 H -3dB
C28- (529.8MHz)463mDTG-825,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 U&W, 27 U&Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! christmas, 56 That's TV (UK), 63 GREAT! romance mix, 73 HobbyMaker, 75 That's 90s, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others

DTG-8 64QAM 8K 3/4 27.1Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)

The Stockland Hill (Devon, 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 Stockland Hill transmitter?

regional news image
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 86km west-southwest (239°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
regional news image
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 80km southwest (236°)
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?

BickleighTransposer15 km N Exeter25 homes
Freshwater C/pActive deflector2 km SE Bridport, Dorset250 homes (caravans)
Ladram BayTransposer15 km SE Exeter400 homes (caravans)

How will the Stockland Hill (Devon, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1961-80s1984-971997-981998-20092009-1327 Mar 2019
VHFA K TA K TA K TA K TA K T
C9ITVwaves
C22-ArqAArqA
C23ITVwavesITVwavesITVwaves+D3+4D3+4
C25-SDNSDN
C26BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves+BBCABBCA
C28-ArqBArqB
C29C4wavesC4wavesC4waves+BBCBBBCB
C33BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1waves

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 6 May 09 and 20 May 09.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4 250kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 50kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB(-10dB) 25kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*(-17dB) 5kW
Mux C*, Mux D*(-20dB) 2.5kW

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Stockland Hill transmitter area

Apr 1961-Dec 1981Westward Television
Jan 1982-Dec 1992Television South West (TSW)
Jan 1993-Feb 2004Westcountry Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only.

Comments
Tuesday, 20 December 2016
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StevensOnln1
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1:44 PM

Mrs Evelyn Thomas: True Christmas is broadcast alongside local TV channels, of which there are none planned to broadcast from Stockland Hill. Talking Pictures is broadcast on COM7 which is a temporary service available from 30 main transmitter sites covering around 70% of households, it is expected to close in 2020 and won't be added to any further transmitters.

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Wednesday, 29 March 2017
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Graham Theobald
12:19 AM

Will Stockland Hill transmitter ever be upgraded to an extended freeview service (com7 + Com8) , if so when ?, if not why not ?

Thanks in advance

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StevensOnln1
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10:50 AM

Graham Theobald: It won't ever receive COM7 or COM8. Both are temporary services which are broadcast from 30 transmitters covering around 70-75% of UK households and are due to close in 2020 following the clearence of the 700MHz frequency band.

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Thursday, 13 July 2017
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Nigel Shenton
7:38 AM
Cheddar

Hi
I live in Cheddar BS27 3BY. We, along with around 400 other houses in Cheddar, cannot receive BBC West or ITV West because our homes cannot see the Mendip transmitter and a local relay in Cheddar was not upgraded from Analogue to Digital.
Our signal thus has to come from Stockland Hill.
Would it be possible to arrange for Stockland Hill to transmit BBC West and ITV West alongside its other channels..
If not are there other transmitters South of Cheddar that we could repoint our aerial to, as said Mendip is out of sight to us because of the Mendip Hills
Thanks

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MikeP
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10:42 AM

Nigel Shenton:

Take a look at the 'digitaluk trade' box at the bottom of your posting (or go to Coverage Checker - Detailed View to see what reception possibilities you have. Stockland Hill is a possible but with some multiplexes being variable. It is also some distance away so the signal strength may be variable due to atmospheric variations. Wenvoe is a non-starter and Mendip has the best options though the terrain plot shows possible obstructions at about 5 km out from you.

The best chance is to have you aerial mounted as high as possible, making sure the mountings and pole are strong and safe. That could enable the aerial to 'see' over the hills.

You best policy is to consult a local TV Aerial contractor for advice based on local knowledge.



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Sunday, 30 July 2017
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Martin
5:08 PM

So if Stockland Hill will never get COM7 or COM8 will viewers be able to receive the channels they offer by freeview on a new/different mux come 2020?

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StevensOnln1
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5:59 PM

Martin: It is up to each broadcaster to purchase broadcast capacity for their channels on Freeview and none have announced any plans for their channels that currently reside on COM7/COM8. Changes of this nature aren't generally announced until a few weeks before, so I wouldn't expect to see any announcements when we are still 3 years away from COM7/COM8 closing.

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Saturday, 28 October 2017
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John Austin
2:48 PM

Maybe this is not the place to ask this question but.....
"Talking pictures " chan 81 in the midlands..... will we ever see this chan from stockland transmitter...

If you can not provide answer ... please suggest where to make enquiries.
Thanks .... regards. John Austin Sidmouth,Devon


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StevensOnln1
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5:52 PM

John Austin: Talking Pictures is broadcast on the COM7 HD multiplex which (along with COM8) is a temporary service, broadcast from 30 main transmitters which cover around 70% of UK households. It is due to be closed sometime between mid 2020 and 2022 and will not have its coverage expanded to any additional transmitters. You could try contacting the channel and ask if they have any plans to cover to another multiplex with greater coverage, however none of the channels on COM7 or COM8 have announced any such plans.

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Wednesday, 1 November 2017
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Emma Gover
3:53 PM
Cullompton

My postcode is EX15 1EJ and we have had no signal or very bad since last night and after speaking to others in Cullompton quite a few people are having the same problem. Is there a known fault on our transmitter?

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