Freeview Light on the Otford (Kent, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Otford (Kent, England) transmitter which serves 1,400 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 Otford (Kent, 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 Otford (Kent, 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 Otford 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 | C29 (538.0MHz) | 206m | DTG- | 6W |
 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 | C31 (554.0MHz) | 206m | DTG- | 6W |
 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 | C37 (602.0MHz) | 206m | DTG- | 6W |
 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 | |||||
Are you trying to watch these 43 Freeview channels?
The Otford (Kent, 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 Otford transmitter?
BBC London 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London W1A 1AA, 32km northwest (311°)
to BBC London region - 55 masts.
ITV London News 4.9m homes 18.4%
from London WC1X 8XZ, 31km northwest (315°)
to ITV London region - 55 masts.
How will the Otford (Kent, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 21 Mar 2018 | |||||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | A K T | |||||
| C29 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C31 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C37 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | |||||
| C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C63 | 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 4 Apr 12 and 18 Apr 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 31W | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 6.2W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Crystal Palace transmitter area
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Friday, 17 June 2011
OTFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 16:28 on 14 Jun to 11:00 on 15 Jun BBC ONE Off Air; DSO related from 09:55 on 14 Jun to 14:40 on 14 Jun BBC TWO Off Air from 16:28 on 14 Jun to 11:00 on 15 Jun BBC TWO Off Air; DSO related from 09:55 on 14 Jun to 14:40 on 14 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Otford relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Sunday, 19 June 2011
OTFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 16:28 on 14 Jun to 11:00 on 15 Jun BBC TWO Off Air from 16:28 on 14 Jun to 11:00 on 15 Jun [BBC] Over the next week Otford relay: TV (analogue) Service Shutdowns, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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OTFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 16:28 on 14 Jun to 11:00 on 15 Jun BBC TWO Off Air from 16:28 on 14 Jun to 11:00 on 15 Jun [BBC]
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Thursday, 27 October 2011
OTFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 03:25 today BBC TWO Off Air from 03:25 today [BBC]
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OTFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 03:25 today to 03:42 today BBC TWO Off Air from 03:25 today to 03:42 today [BBC]
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Friday, 28 October 2011
OTFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 03:25 yesterday to 03:42 yesterday BBC TWO Off Air from 03:25 yesterday to 03:42 yesterday [BBC]
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Saturday, 29 October 2011
OTFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 03:25 on 27 Oct to 03:42 on 27 Oct BBC TWO Off Air from 03:25 on 27 Oct to 03:42 on 27 Oct [BBC]
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Saturday, 12 November 2011
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Chris4:49 PM
Sevenoaks
Ref OTFORD TV transmitter digital switchover:
Q1: Why is the power output of this transmitter being reduced at digital switchover? I live on the A225 with a clear view of this transmitter and regardless of using a high gain external aerial, or portable internal aerial, receive a poor analog signal. I am worried about reception after digital switchover (My TVs are analog/digital - freeview so on in April I will find out if I have wasted my money)
Q2: Why will only three digital multiplexes be available when there are currently four analog channels? (As this will limit the number of freeview channels available)
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Chris:
1. The power of most transmitters is being reduced in the same way (-7dB). This amounts to the same coverage on digital as analogue.
2. Each multiplex carries a number of channels. From Otford there will be three muxes: one for BBC channels, one for ITV/C4/E4/More4/C5 and one for HD channels.
The reason that Otford won't carry alot of the other channels such as Dave and Yesterday is explained here:
Will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
As for your analogue picture being poor; it could be that your TV has tuned to the Crystal Palace signal which is predicted by the Digital UK website (even though your aerial points at Otford). (DN31NJ)
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Friday, 9 December 2011
OTFORD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Off Air from 12:44 today to 14:30 today BBC TWO Off Air from 12:44 today to 14:30 today [BBC]
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