Full Freeview on the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmitter which serves 410,000 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 Oxford (Oxfordshire, 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Oxford 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
DTG-12 QSPK 8K 3/4 8.0Mb/s DVB-T MPEG2
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Oxford transmitter?
BBC South (Oxford) Today 0.4m homes 1.6%
from Oxford OX2 7DW, 6km west-southwest (258°)
to BBC South (Oxford) region - 6 masts.
BBC South (Oxford) Today shares 50% content with Southampton service
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 102km south (183°)
to ITV Meridian/Central (Thames Valley) region - 15 masts.
Thames Valley opt-out from Meridian (South). All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian+Oxford
How will the Oxford (Oxfordshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 23 May 2018 | ||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | W T | W T | ||
| C2 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C41 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C44 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C46 | _local | ||||||||
| C47 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C50tv_off | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C51tv_off | LOX | LOX | |||||||
| C53tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCA | +BBCA | +BBCA | |||
| C55tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | com7tv_off | |||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C57tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C59tv_off | -ArqA | -ArqA | -ArqA | ||||||
| C60tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
| C62 | SDN | ||||||||
| 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 14 Sep 11 and 28 Sep 11.
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 | |
| Analogue 5 | (-11dB) 40kW | |
| com8 | (-14.7dB) 17.1kW | |
| com7 | (-14.8dB) 16.4kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LOX | (-17dB) 10kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-18dB) 8kW | |
| Mux A*, Mux B* | (-19.2dB) 6kW |
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Oxford Freeview Oxford DAB Oxford TV region BBC South (Oxford) Meridian/Central (Thames Valley micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Oxford transmitter area
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Friday, 9 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:46 AM
11:46 AM
Oxford transmitter - Oxford transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/07/2021 Possible Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 12 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
2:47 PM
2:47 PM
Oxford transmitter - Oxford transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 12/07/2021 Possible Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Sunday, 18 July 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:17 PM
11:17 PM
Oxford transmitter - Oxford transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 19/07/2021 Possible Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 30 July 2021
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P Wallace8:43 PM
I'm receiving Freeview from the Oxford transmitter using the right sort of rooftop antenna. Most of the time it is perfect, with the Humax PVR reporting at least 95% signal and solid 100% quality, but on some days there are occasional brief (fraction of a second) interruptions where the signal goes to zero. Is it conceivable this could be weather, or is it more likely flaky wiring?
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Saturday, 31 July 2021
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Chris.SE4:51 AM
P Wallace:
These sorts of intermittent type problem are often the most difficult to resolve.
Whilst I was going to say that it's unlikely to be weather related because of the way you've described your issue, it's possible that things like "Tropospheric Ducting" might be a (the) cause (there have been periods of this in recent times), but you should notice other factors if this was likely. See How does good weather affect my television? | Help receiving TV and radio for a rather simplistic and crude explanation.
Basically it results in interference from more distant transmitters in the UK or Europe. This is usually quite frequency dependent - in other words not all multiplexes may be affected, it could be just one. The effect may only last briefly, but because it's interference to the wanted signal, you should also see changes to the signal quality - again it could be brief. More typically the quality will drop (as may the strength but not always) until the set cannot decode the wanted signal. This can last for seconds, minutes or even hours depending on the precise weather conditions.
If the issue is affecting all multiplexes, the problem could obviously be an intermittent connection (flaky wiring!) there would usually be something to disturb a connection eg. equipment vibration (maybe due to usage - button pushing etc.) or more often disturbance to the aerial connection or downlead usually wind blowing either about, maybe a bird landing on the aerial, and so on.
The best way to eliminate this as a potential cause is to check every coax plug connection especially for corrosion, any ready made flyleads which can develop intermittent faults at the back of the plug etc.), check the downlead is secure and not flapping in any wind, check the aerial connection if you can access it.
Your issue does sound more like electrical interference from a "switching" spike. Does it occur at (exactly) the same time of day - could be something switching on a time-clock, could be things like boilers coming on or going off, fridge or freezer thermostats going faulty, particular lights being switched on/off, ...and so on.
It's a tiresome task of checking around to see if any such events happen at the instant you have the signal drop. The worst is it may not be on your premises, it could be a near neighbour, or even something commercial nearby where perhaps more "heavy" equipment switching is involved. These latter things are less likely but nevertheless possible, try and eliminate anything on your premises before worrying about external sources.
HTH. Post back with any further info that maybe helpful or queries if you need more help.
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Friday, 6 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:49 AM
11:49 AM
Oxford transmitter - Oxford transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 02/08/2021 Possible Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Sunday, 8 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:50 PM
11:50 PM
Oxford transmitter - Oxford transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 09/08/2021 Possible Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 16 August 2021
Transmitter engineering
5:20 AM
5:20 AM
Oxford transmitter - Oxford transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 16/08/2021 Possible Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 6 September 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:23 AM
11:23 AM
Oxford transmitter - Oxford transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 06/09/2021 Screen may go black on all or certain channels [DUK]
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Monday, 13 September 2021
Transmitter engineering
11:23 AM
11:23 AM
Oxford transmitter - Oxford transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 13/09/2021 Screen may go black on all or certain channels [DUK]
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