Freeview Light on the Marlborough (Wiltshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Marlborough (Wiltshire, England) transmitter which serves 4,300 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 Marlborough (Wiltshire, 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 Marlborough (Wiltshire, 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 Marlborough 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 | C25 (506.0MHz) | 242m | DTG- | 20W |
 1 BBC One (SD) 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 | C28 (530.0MHz) | 242m | DTG- | 20W |
 3 ITV 1 (SD) (West), 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), | |||||
| PSB3 BBCB | V max | C22 (482.0MHz) | 242m | DTG- | 20W |
 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 Marlborough (Wiltshire, 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 Marlborough transmitter?
BBC Points West 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS8 2LR, 63km west (275°)
to BBC West region - 60 masts.
ITV West Country News (East) 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Bristol BS4 3HG, 60km west (273°)
to ITV West region - 61 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with West Country (West)
How will the Marlborough (Wiltshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2010 | 2010-13 | 31 Mar 2018- | ||||
| VHF | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | ||||
| C7 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C22 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C25 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C28 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C32 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 24 Mar 10 and 7 Apr 10.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Mendip transmitter area
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Monday, 22 April 2013
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Natasha12:55 PM
Marlborough
Hello,
My sigal is fine at SN8 4AU, but why is it that the Mendip area only has a light transmitter, therefore preventing me from recieving all freeview channels? Such as ITV 4 and Film 4 amoungst others. Is this liekely to change or can I do something to recieve them as I don't realy want to buy Sky for channels which are free to air! Thanks.
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Natasha: The Mendip transmitter carries all channels. You are receiving from Marlborough which is a small transmitter that relays Mendip's PSB channels and exists because reception from Mendip is difficult or not possible.
The small "filler-in" transmitters are never likely to get the full complement of channels because those that don't broadcast from such sites are run purely for profit and have no Public Service obligation, unlike BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. See here for an explanation:
Londonderry (Northern Ireland) digital TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
There is the free-to-air satellite service Freesat which offers more channels than are available from the Marlborough transmitter, including ITV4 and Film4.
Here is a comparison full Freeview vs Freesat:
Freeview/Freesat | ukfree.tv - 10 years of independent, free digital TV advice
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Natasha: Further to my previous posting, I have looked at your road on Google Streetview. I have spotted only two aerials pointing to Marlborough. Most are directed to Mendip (which is westwards), with a few pointing at Hannington (which is eastwards).
If you are in one of those houses with an aerial directed to Marlborough then it might be worth speaking to an aerial installer to see if you might be able to receive the full complement of channels from Mendip.
In poor areas such as yours it can be the case that one house can receive from a particular transmitter but another next door cannot.
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Natasha2:59 PM
Thank you David. I amin new build flats at the end of that road which can't be seen yet on Google earth. The Freesat option seems a good idea.
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Natasha: If you are to get a Freesat recorder (a PVR, which may be branded "Freesat+") you will require two feeds from the dish. If your block has a communal satellite dish, check to see what connections/sockets there are on the wall in your flat. If there are two satellite sockets then that is what you need for a PVR.
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Thursday, 13 March 2014
Transmitter engineering
8:32 PM
8:32 PM
MARLBOROUGH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 19:04 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
11:30 PM
11:30 PM
MARLBOROUGH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 19:04 today to 22:06 today. [BBC]
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Friday, 14 March 2014
Transmitter engineering
12:31 AM
12:31 AM
MARLBOROUGH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 22:20 today, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 19:04 today to 22:06 today. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
1:30 AM
1:30 AM
MARLBOROUGH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 19:04 yesterday to 22:06 yesterday, HD Digital TV Off Air from 22:20 yesterday. [BBC]
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Transmitter engineering
2:29 AM
2:29 AM
MARLBOROUGH transmitter - Freeview: HD Digital TV Off Air from 22:20 yesterday, HD Digital TV Reduced Quality from 19:04 yesterday to 22:06 yesterday. [BBC]
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