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News - Index - Television - Transmitter Information

Television is certainly one of the most influential forces of our time. Through the "Goggle-box" you are able to receive news, sports, entertainment, information and commercials.

Advancement in technology, means you are able to have a wider choice of your viewing subject. Digital television, provides sound in excellent quality, crispness and images showing every detail in the picture you see. Freeview is the digital TV system which uses your aerial. Signals are transmitted in the normal way from a transmitter. You need a set top box to decode them into normal pictures and sound for your set.

As technology improves we will soon be receiving high definition television with lifelike pictures and digital sound. The higher resolution produces clarity like you have never seen from a picture tube.

 

Lyneham is primarily served by the Mendip transmitter near Wells in Somerset, providing BBC1, BBC2, ITV West, Channel 4 and Channel 5. You may receive Freeview digital tv through your aerial, but it is advisable to check with a neighbour if they have a satisfactory signal before investing in a television top decoder. Some areas of Lyneham have poor reception pockets. Alternatively, if you want interference free viewing, Sky television provides a better all-round picture. As most of us are aware, the UK TV system provided is due to be modernised and transferred to a more beneficial digital service. It will result in better claririty both on visual and audio. Our western region, is due to be digitised during 2010 and if you would like to know more about the changeover and the predicted coverage information click here

 

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Television Tuning

For good reception you need the right kind of aerial, correctly sited with good quality cable and connections. Aerials and cables both deteriorate over time and this is often the cause of reception difficulty. You will need to ensure that then television is correctly tuned as Lyneham is in a fringe area of both the Mendip and Oxford transmitters. Selecting your televison to auto-tune, you may pick up alternative channel frequencies. The listings below will enable you to ensure you get maximum signal strength with the aerial pointing in the right direction.

 

ITV West

Location

Mendip

Grid Reference

ST563488

Aerial Group

C/D

Polarisation

Horizontal

Aerial Height

589 feet

Compass Bearing

237°

Distance

55 kms

58

64

61

C4

54

C5

37

   
 

ITV West Relay

Location

Calne

Grid Reference

ST997699

Aerial Group

A V

Polarisation

Vertical

Aerial Height

138 feet

Compass Bearing

 

24

21

27

C4

31

C5

N/A

 

 

Central TV

Location

Oxford

Grid Reference

SP567105

Aerial Group

C/D

Polarisation

Horizontal

Aerial Height

289 feet

Compass Bearing

59°

Distance

62 kms

57

63

60

C4

53

C5

37

   
 

Weak Signal? Maintenance Work


Sometimes the Broadcasting Engineers have to carry out priodic maintenance on the transmitters or indeed carry out upgrade work to enable you to receive thae best possible signal in the area. The maintenance work is scheduled and prior notice is normally displayed on the BBC Enginnering webpage.

If you would like to see if our transmitters are scheduled for maintenance work click here

 

     
 
 


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