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 southeast (124°)
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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Wednesday, 14 March 2018
Transmitter engineering
4:29 AM
4:29 AM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 11:56 yesterday to 15:22 yesterday. [BBC]
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Thursday, 15 March 2018
Transmitter engineering
4:32 AM
4:32 AM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 11:56 on 13 Mar to 15:22 on 13 Mar. [BBC]
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Sunday, 22 April 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:07 AM
6:07 AM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 22:47 yesterday to 22:51 yesterday. [BBC]
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Monday, 23 April 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:07 AM
6:07 AM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 22:47 on 21 Apr to 22:51 on 21 Apr. [BBC]
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Tuesday, 24 April 2018
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ROGER FURNEAUX8:58 PM
Tuesday 24.04.18, roof aerial PL160JR
All channels lost tonight half-way through Emmerdale - MOST annoying.
You say there are no problems, which is obviously a lie...
Am using a Philips TV with built-in Freeview, I re-set it but still nothing!
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StevensOnln111:13 PM
ROGER FURNEAUX: Accusing people of lying is a strange way to ask for help! If a main transmitter such as Caradon Hill was off air there would be hundreds of complaints, but you're the only one reporting a problem which would suggest that it's more likely to be something at your end. Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? Do you have an amplifier? If so, is it receiving power? Resetting was the worst thing to do as you have now deleted all of your correctly tuned channels, making it far more difficult to see when the problem has been solved.
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Thursday, 31 May 2018
Transmitter engineering
12:05 PM
12:05 PM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:34 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
6:05 PM
6:05 PM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:09 today to 15:17 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 1 June 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:05 AM
6:05 AM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:09 yesterday to 15:17 yesterday. [BBC]
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Saturday, 2 June 2018
Transmitter engineering
6:05 AM
6:05 AM
CARADON HILL transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:09 on 31 May to 15:17 on 31 May. [BBC]
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