Freeview Light on the Ilfracombe (Devon, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Ilfracombe (Devon, England) transmitter which serves 3,600 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 Ilfracombe (Devon, 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 Ilfracombe (Devon, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Ilfracombe 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 | C33 (570.0MHz) | 251m | DTG- | 112W |
 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, 250 BBC Red Button, plus 16 others | |||||
| PSB2 D3+4 | V max | C36 (594.0MHz) | 251m | DTG- | 112W |
 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, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (West Country), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C48- (689.8MHz) | 251m | DTG- | 112W |
 56 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD (England no regional news), 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, 109 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 43 Freeview channels?
The Ilfracombe (Devon, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: 4seven, 5Action, 5STAR, 5USA, Al Jazeera Eng, Blaze, Blaze +1, CBS Reality, Challenge, Channel 5 +1, CITV, YAAAS!, Dave, Dave ja vu, DMAX, Drama +1, E4 Extra, Film4 +1, Food Network, GB News, GREAT! movies, GREAT! movies action, HGTV, HobbyMaker, ITV2 +1, ITV3 +1, ITV4 +1, ITVBe +1, Legend, PBS America, pick, Pop Player, Quest +1, Quest Red, Really, Sky News, Smithsonian Channel, Talking Pictures TV, TCC, That's TV (UK), Together TV, W, Yesterday +1.
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 Ilfracombe transmitter?
BBC Spotlight 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL3 5BD, 90km south (182°)
to BBC South West region - 107 masts.
ITV West Country News (West) 0.8m homes 2.9%
from Plymouth PL7 5BQ, 90km south (176°)
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?
| Lee | Transposer | 4 km W Ilfracombe | 65 homes |
How will the Ilfracombe (Devon, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2009 | 2009-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 19 Jun 2019 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | K T | |||
| C33 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C36 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C48 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | |||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | -BBCB | -BBCB | -BBCB | |||
| C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | |||||
| C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 1 Jul 09 and 29 Jul 09.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 280W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 112W |
Local transmitter maps
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldThursday, 20 June 2019
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StevensOnln19:20 AM
Michael : I think I remember reading some time ago that viewers affected by co-channel interference following the frequency changes would be offered a subsidised Freesat installation if no alternative transmitter could be used. Two new transmitters have opened in Swindon and Worcester to provide a solution to co-channel problems in those areas.
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Michael10:18 AM
Let's hope they will be more competent this time round! Last time, some viewers found they could get a line-of-sight to the Freesat satellite. For others this was not feasible due to obstructions etc. The Ilfracombe relay erp was increased to help "override" co-channel interference from Carmel. After a while, it went quiet again, so I assume most found a solution. This time many will have the broadband option. This may be what is at the back of the minds of 5G planners :-)
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Friday, 21 June 2019
Transmitter engineering
5:09 AM
5:09 AM
ILFRACOMBE transmitter - Freeview: BBC Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:08 on 19 Jun to 12:17 on 19 Jun, HD Digital TV Off Air; DSO related from 09:08 on 19 Jun to 12:17 on 19 Jun. [BBC]
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Sunday, 16 February 2020
Transmitter engineering
7:28 PM
7:28 PM
ILFRACOMBE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 16 Feb 17:47 until 16 Feb 19:01. . [BBC]
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michael9:34 PM
Possibly wild weather related?
OR BBC demise presaged?
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Monday, 24 February 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:35 AM
4:35 AM
ILFRACOMBE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 16 Feb 17:47 until 16 Feb 19:01. . [BBC]
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Thursday, 27 February 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:34 AM
4:34 AM
ILFRACOMBE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 26 Feb 08:38 until 26 Feb 09:31. . [BBC]
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Friday, 28 February 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:34 AM
4:34 AM
ILFRACOMBE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 27 Feb 10:10 until 27 Feb 12:08. Off the air due to a fault from 26 Feb 08:38 until 26 Feb 09:31. . [BBC]
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Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Transmitter engineering
4:28 PM
4:28 PM
ILFRACOMBE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to essential engineering from 27 Feb 10:10 until 27 Feb 12:08. . [BBC]
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Friday, 20 March 2020
Transmitter engineering
10:28 AM
10:28 AM
ILFRACOMBE transmitter - Freeview: Off the air due to a fault from 18 Mar 21:54 until 18 Mar 21:58. . [BBC]
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