Full Freeview on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter which serves 330,000 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 Tacolneston (Norfolk, 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 Tacolneston 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 Tacolneston transmitter?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-look-east-east.jpg)
BBC Look East (East) 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Norwich NR2 1BH, 16km northeast (37°)
to BBC East region - 27 masts.
70% of BBC East (East) and BBC East (West) is shared output
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-anglia.jpg)
ITV Anglia News 0.8m homes 3.2%
from NORWICH NR1 3JG, 16km northeast (38°)
to ITV Anglia (East) region - 26 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Anglia (West)
Are there any self-help relays?
Gt Yarmouth | Transposer | 1 km S town centre | 30 homes |
Lowestoft (2) | Transposer | Rotterdam Rd | 125 homes |
How will the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 17 Jul 2018 | ||
VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | E | E T | W T | W T | ||
C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
C32 | _local | ||||||||
C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
C39 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
C42 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
C45 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
C50tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
C52tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
C55tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | -BBCA | -BBCA | -BBCA | com7tv_off | ||
C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
C57tv_off | LNR | LNR | |||||||
C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
C62 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 9 Nov 11 and 23 Nov 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
Analogue 1-4 | 250kW | |
SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 100kW | |
com7 | (-9.6dB) 27.4kW | |
com8 | (-10.2dB) 24kW | |
Mux 1*, Mux 2*, LNR | (-14dB) 10kW | |
Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-17dB) 5kW | |
Analogue 5 | (-18dB) 4kW |
Local transmitter maps
Tacolneston Freeview Tacolneston DAB Tacolneston TV region BBC East Anglia (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tacolneston transmitter area
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Monday, 4 December 2023
Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
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Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/12/2023 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 8 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
10:47 AM
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Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 08/01/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 15 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 15/01/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 22 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:11 AM
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Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/01/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Friday, 26 January 2024
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Nick4:52 PM
How can I find the angle from south Lowestoft (NR33) to the tacolneston transmitter please
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StevensOnln15:18 PM
Nick: Put your full postcode in the Freeview detailed transmitter information page at the link below.
Detailed transmitter information for industry professionals | Freeview
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Monday, 29 January 2024
Transmitter engineering
10:49 AM
10:49 AM
Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 29/01/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 5 February 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
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Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 05/02/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 12 February 2024
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Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 12/02/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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Monday, 19 February 2024
Transmitter engineering
5:10 AM
5:10 AM
Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 19/02/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]
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