Full Freeview on the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmitter which serves 1,870,000 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 Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, 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 Sutton Coldfield 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 Sutton Coldfield transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 15km south-southwest (200°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 15km south-southwest (201°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
Are there any self-help relays?
| Burton (shobnall) | Transposer | 1 km W Burton-on-Trent | 60 homes |
| Coalville | Transposer | 18 km NW Leicester | 600 homes |
| Solihull | Transposer | Land Rover building | 400 homes |
How will the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 7 Mar 2018 | ||||
| VHF | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E K T | W T | ||||
| C4 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C33 | com7 | ||||||||
| C35 | com8 | ||||||||
| C36 | LOCAL2 | ||||||||
| C39 | +ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C40 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C42 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C43 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C45 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C46 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C48 | _local | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C51tv_off | LB | ||||||||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off |
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 7 Sep 11 and 21 Sep 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 1000kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 200kW | |
| com7 | (-10.5dB) 89.2kW | |
| com8 | (-10.7dB) 86kW | |
| LB | (-20dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-21dB) 8kW |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Sutton Coldfield transmitter area
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Thursday, 8 June 2023
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StevensOnln19:44 AM
jack: There is still engineering work taking place this week. Weather conditions may also be a factor, allowing the signal from distant transmitters on the same frequency to travel further than normal and interfering with the signal from Sutton Coldfield.
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Tuesday, 18 July 2023
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Robert H. Wood7:07 PM
Coventry
where is channel 5 +1 seems to be missing
If I retune my TV does it retune to Sutton coldfireld . My postcode is CV5 9LH
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Robert's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Steve Donaldson8:09 PM
Robert H. Wood: It's now on logical channel number 38:
Channel listings for Industry Professionals | Freeview
The change happened on 21 June:
Latest channel launches and changes on Freeview | Freeview
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Sunday, 1 October 2023
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Ayub Bhayat11:08 AM
Why will my TV not tune into Channel 236, I can pick up all the other Channels linked to the Transmitter
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Steve Donaldson11:51 AM
Ayub Bhayat: Do you normally get this channel, which is GB News? If so then there are engineering works ongoing and this might be the reason, the transmitter might not be on full power.
Many viewers will not see any difference with the lower power because they aren't in situations where the full amount is really needed. If you normally get this channel then perhaps you really need the full amount of power for the signal to reach you.
I don't know for certain that the transmitter is on low power. I am surmising as a possibility based on the assumption that you have lost this channel which you normally get *and* the fact that there is engineering works. If so, then the best advice is to sit it out and expect it to return to normal.
Don't retune because all that this will result in is loss of tuning. If you have retuned, then use the manual tuning section of your TV and scan UHF channel 39 (618MHz). If you have no joy with manual tuning, then wait a while and try again.
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Thursday, 8 February 2024
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Chaz Burton8:22 PM
Sirs I live in B32 & have not been able to receive any transmittion since 12 noon today the 8/2/2024 can you give me an explanation please as this has happened in the past
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StevensOnln111:39 PM
Chaz Burton: There is currently a warning of engineering works taking place at the Sutton Coldfield transmitter. To offer specific advice we need a full postcode to be able to see your predicted signal strength, but it's worth checking for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV, as any faults are more likely to show up during times when the signal strength is reduced.
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Chris.SE11:43 PM
Chaz Burton:
It's difficult to say what the cause of your issue is, you maybe in a spot that doesn't have good reception and without a full postcode we can't check predicted reception, B32 is a large area. It's highly improbable that it's a transmitter fault - the BBC haven't reported any faults for the transmitter, and there would be many other posts if there was a fault.
The transmitter is listed for Planned Engineering as in the post before yours, so there could be interruptions to service which are usually brief.
Have you checked that your aerial looks intact and is still pointing correctly? Check all your accessible coax connections may sure they are connected correctly with no corrosion or water.
I hope you didn't retune when you lost signal, as this will probably have just cleared all the correct tuning - you cannot tune to signals that are not there or can't be decoded, and you'll just have to retune again when your signals are normal.
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Friday, 16 February 2024
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M Mitchell 7:30 PM
Hi what are the current HD multiplex Channel numbers for transmissions from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter please
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