A rough guide to Digital Terestrial TV reception

  

Take note of which MUX's you can get

Check Your own area using your postcode

   MUX (Multiplex) Information

Each MUX carries a number of TV channels.

Most Free to Air Channels are on MUX's 1,2 and A

 

  • 1=BBC

  • 2=ITV / Ch4

  • A=SDN (S4C/Ch5)

  • B=On Digital

  • C=On Digital

  • D= On Digital

 

Aerial Information

The 6 MUX's are spread over the entire band however It is most likley that the existing TV aerial will receive only a range of channels. It is possible to check the channels used for DTT and get an idea of the aerial needed.

  
Lookup DTT Channels for your local transmitter here (The Channel numbers are in the pink column)

For Cardiff (Wenvoe) the following channels apply...

30

34

43

46

56

67

MUX 1

MUX 2

On D

On D

MUX A

On D

My original aerial is low band and will only just reach chan 56 so I can't get 67.

  

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