U.K. and R.O.I. Television Reception

Contents List

• Articles
• Metal in the Sky - TV in Oxford
• Metal in the Sky 2 - DTT in Oxford
• Techie Stuff - Analogue and digital terrestrial TV in Oxford
• Information
• European VHF TV channels
• UK Digital Audio Broadcasting allocations
• UK UHF TV channels
• Reception predictors
• ROI analogue (in preparation)
• UK UHF analogue (by postcode or Ordnance Survey grid reference)
• UK UHF digital (by postcode or Ordnance Survey grid reference)
• Coming soon: gateway version for onward use on other web sites
• UK UHF digital post-switchover (by postcode or Ordnance Survey grid reference) (in preparation)
• Television station lists
• Current UK UHF analogue system [70 kb]
• Current UK UHF digital system [80 kb]
• Current DTT channel list
• Former DTT channel list (up until 4 July 2002)
• Planned UHF digital system post-switchover [148 kb] (in preparation)
• Former UK UHF analogue system [114 kb] (up until 29 November 2004)
• Former UK VHF system [10 kb]
• ROI analogue system [40 kb]
• Transmitter coverage maps
• Interpreting the TV coverage maps (please note possible surprises within)
• Current "predicted" BBC and ITC analogue TV coverage:
• [39 kb GIF page image, 'clickable']
• [134 kb GIF large image, 'clickable']
• Current "predicted" C5 and RSL analogue TV coverage:
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• [120 kb GIF large image, 'clickable']
• Current "predicted" UK digital TV coverage:
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• [170 kb GIF large image, 'clickable']
• Post-switchover "predicted" `public' UK digital TV coverage from late 2012 (N.B: Northern Ireland and Tyne Tees regions still to be added):
• [57 kb GIF page image]
• [204 kb GIF large image]
• Post-switchover "predicted" UK `commercial' digital TV coverage from late 2012 (N.B: Northern Ireland and Tyne Tees regions still to be added):
• [52 kb GIF page image]
• [184 kb GIF large image]
• Former "predicted" BBC and ITC analogue TV coverage (up until 29 November 2004):
• [22 kb GIF page image]
• [85 kb GIF large image]
• Former "predicted" C5 and RSL analogue TV coverage (up until 29 November 2004):
• [19 kb GIF page image]
• [70 kb GIF large image]
• Former "predicted" UK digital TV coverage (up until 29 November 2004) (did you see the article in The Observer 18-APR-2004, and the Biz/ed article MAY-2004)?:
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• [151 kb GIF large image]
• "Predicted" ROI UHF analogue TV coverage:
• [15 kb GIF page image]
• [55 kb GIF large image]
• Transmitter location maps
• Current BBC and ITC analogue TV stations:
• [22 kb GIF page image, 'clickable']
• [74 kb GIF large image, 'clickable']
• Current C5 and RSL analogue TV stations:
• [20 kb GIF page image, 'clickable']
• [67 kb GIF large image, 'clickable']
• Current UK digital TV stations:
• [22 kb GIF page image, 'clickable']
• [72 kb GIF large image, 'clickable']
• Post-switchover `public' UK digital TV stations from late 2012 (N.B: Northern Ireland and Tyne Tees regions still to be added):
• [24 kb GIF page image]
• [81 kb GIF large image]
• Post-switchover `commercial' UK digital TV stations from late 2012 (N.B: Northern Ireland and Tyne Tees regions still to be added):
• [21 kb GIF page image]
• [70 kb GIF large image]
• Former BBC and ITC analogue TV stations (up until 29 November 2004):
• [13 kb GIF page image]
• [45 kb GIF large image]
• Former C5 and RSL analogue TV stations (up until 29 November 2004):
• [11 kb GIF page image]
• [37 kb GIF large image]
• Former UK digital TV stations (up until 29 November 2004):
• [10 kb GIF page image]
• [36 kb GIF large image]
• Former UK VHF TV stations:
• [10 kb GIF page image]
• [37 kb GIF large image]
• ROI analogue TV stations:
• [10 kb GIF page image]
• [37 kb GIF large image]
• Other information
• Suppliers' Links - items for UHF/DX reception
• UK TV transmission path predictor (experimental version only. Much easier to use via the analogue or digital reception predictors)
• Links elsewhere (with apologies for the growing number of dead ones)
• A.T.V Aerials and Television (Sheffield)
• BBC transmitter information
• BBC Reception Advice Factsheets
• Terrestrial Television Reception [pdf file] - essential reading - 3-DEC-2003 archived copy
• CAI Guidelines for the use of Benchmarked Aerials [pdf file] (Doug Fisher) - 4-APR-2007 archived copy
• Channel Five: the Aftermath (Bill Wright) - 4-JUL-2007 archived copy
• Channel 5 Analogue Reception Issues (Phil Reynolds)
• Co-ax cable quality - how much does it matter? (Bill Wright) - 18-OCT-2007 archived copy
• Digital Television (Department of Trade and Industry)
• The Bolton Digital Television Trial
• A Digital Switchover Technical Trial at Ferryside and Llansteffan
• Digital Television Group - DTT Reception Post Code Checker
• Maps of Free-to-Air Digital TV Coverage - seems to be unavailable at present
• Digital Terrestrial TV Reception (Bill Wright) - 4-JUL-2007 archived copy
• DTT-TX-INFO - 24-MAY-2006 archived copy
• DVB-T - Digital Terrestrial Television Reception in Llandudno (Martin Vernon) - 11-APR-2003 archived copy
• DX General (James Ison) - 2-DEC-2001 archived copy
• Freeview - Check Coverage (postcode check)
• Freeview Help (Radio and Telly)
• Getting set for digital (Digital UK)
• Irish TV (Richard Logue)
• ITC transmitter information - 23-JUN-2003 archived copy
• mb21 ether.net transmitter information (Mike Brown)
• My ONdigital Experience (Yad Jaura) - 2-APR-2003 archived copy
• ONdigital Diary (Phil Middleham) - 2-JUN-2003 archived copy
• Published Articles (Phil Middleham) - 24-OCT-2001 archived copy
• Television Transmission in Ireland (Corkradio) - 10-DEC-2005 archived copy
• Terrain Mapping (Telly Aerial) - 10-FEB-2008 archived copy (inoperative application)
• Terrestrial TV around Swindon (Howard Phillips) - 15-DEC-2002 archived copy
• UHF TV DX Reception Techniques (Todd Emslie) - 27-OCT-2009 archived copy
• UK Television Reception Advice (Ofcom)
• VHF/UHF Tropospheric Ducting Forecast (William Hepburn)
• 1A Aerials (Wirral & Chester) - 26-OCT-2001 archived copy
• And Finally... 
• The Ministry of Aerials (David Laverty) - 3-FEB-2002 archived copy - seems to be unavailable at present
• Robert Custards' TV Page - 15-JAN-2006 archived copy