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The symbol shows the location of the Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 74,000 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.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire, England) mast?

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: Slightly reduced power due to essential engineering from 30 May 10:00 until 30 May 15:56. . BBC


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Which Freeview channels does the Hemel Hempstead transmitter broadcast?

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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
 V max
C40 (626.0MHz)214mDTG-2,000W
Channel icons
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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 15 others

PSB2
D3+4
 V max
C43 (650.0MHz)214mDTG-2,000W
Channel icons
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, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (London),

PSB3
BBCB
 V max
C46 (674.0MHz)214mDTG-2,000W
Channel icons
56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 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, 109 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 V max
C37 (602.0MHz)214mDTG-82,000W
Channel icons
20 Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! movies action, 46 Channel 5 +1, 58 ITVBe +1, 59 ITV3 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 CBS Reality, 74 Dave ja vu, 78 TCC, 81 Blaze +1, 89 ITV4 +1, 203 CITV, 208 Pop Player, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, plus 15 others

COM5
ArqA
 V max
C31 (554.0MHz)230mDTG-82,000W
Channel icons
11 Sky Arts, 17 Really, 19 Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 pick, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 57 Smithsonian Channel, 60 Drama +1, 70 Quest +1, 75 Yesterday +1, 83 Together TV, 233 Sky News, plus 9 others

COM6
ArqB
 V max
C29 (538.0MHz)230mDTG-82,000W
Channel icons
12 Quest, 25 W, 27 Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 71 Quest Red +1, 73 HobbyMaker, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 88 Classic Hits, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 19 others

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

Are you trying to watch these 0 Freeview HD channels?


The Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire, England) mast is not one of the extended Freeview HD (COM7 and COM8) transmitters, it does not provide these high definition (HD) channels: .

If you want to watch these HD channels, either use Freesat HD, or move your TV aerial must point to one of the 30 Full Freeview HD transmitters. For more information see the want to know which transmitters will carry extra Freeview HD? page.

Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Hemel Hempstead transmitter?

regional news image
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 30km southeast (138°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
regional news image
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 31km southeast (135°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.

How will the Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1984-971997-981998-20122012-1318 Apr 2018
B E TB E TB E TE TK T
C29ArqB
C31ArqA
C34_local
C37SDN
C40BBCA
C41ITVwavesITVwavesITVwavesD3+4
C42_local
C43D3+4
C44BBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBCA
C46BBCB
C47C4wavesC4wavesC4wavesBBCB
C50tv_offSDN
C51tv_offBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1waves
C55tv_offArqB
C59tv_offArqA

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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 10kW
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB(-7dB) 2kW
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*(-14dB) 400W
Mux C*, Mux D*(-17dB) 200W

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area

Sep 1955-Jul 1968Associated-Rediffusion†
Sep 1955-Jul 1968Associated TeleVision◊
Jul 1968-Dec 1992Thames†
Jul 1968-Feb 2004London Weekend Television♦
Jan 1993-Feb 2004Carlton†
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc♦
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. Hemel Hempstead was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

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Saturday, 13 September 2014
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4:34 AM

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Off Air from 15:40 on 11 Sep to 15:55 on 11 Sep. [BBC]

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Thursday, 27 November 2014
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1:32 PM

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 12:10 today. [BBC]

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4:32 PM

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 12:10 today to 13:35 today. [BBC]

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Friday, 28 November 2014
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4:32 AM

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 12:10 yesterday to 13:35 yesterday. [BBC]

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Saturday, 29 November 2014
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4:31 AM

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 12:10 on 27 Nov to 13:35 on 27 Nov. [BBC]

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Wednesday, 10 December 2014
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1:31 PM

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:04 today. [BBC]

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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:04 today to 15:09 today. [BBC]

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Thursday, 11 December 2014
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4:31 AM

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:04 yesterday to 15:09 yesterday. [BBC]

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Friday, 12 December 2014
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 10:04 on 10 Dec to 15:09 on 10 Dec. [BBC]

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Thursday, 15 January 2015
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HEMEL HEMPSTEAD transmitter - DAB: BBC National DAB Radio Weak Signal from 12:32 today to 13:45 today. [BBC]

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