Full Freeview on the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) transmitter

Brian Butterworth first published this on 1st May 2004 at 08:20 - UK Free TV

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53.335,-0.172 or 53°20'7"N 0°10'20"W

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The symbol shows the location of the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) transmitter which serves 710,000 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.

Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) mast?

Belmont transmitter - Belmont transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 02/12/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels

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Which Freeview channels does the Belmont transmitter broadcast?

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Digital television services are broadcast on a multiplexes (or Mux) where many stations occupy a single broadcast frequency, as shown below.

Mux	H/V	Frequency	Height	Mode	Watts
PSB1 BBCA	H max	C22 (482.0MHz)	463m	DTG-	150,000W
	1 BBC One (SD) East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 17 others
PSB2 D3+4	H max	C25 (506.0MHz)	463m	DTG-	150,000W
	3 ITV 1 (SD) (Yorkshire (Belmont micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) North ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 North ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Yorkshire Emley Moor), 71 That’s 60s,
PSB3 BBCB	H max	C28 (530.0MHz)	463m	DTG-	150,000W
	46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Granada), 104 Channel 4 HD North ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others 66 TBN UK,
COM4 SDN	H -4.8dB	C30- (545.8MHz)	463m	DTG-8	50,000W
	20 U&Drama, 21 5USA, 29 ITV2 +1, 32 5STAR, 33 5Action, 38 Channel 5 +1, 41 Legend, 42 GREAT! action, 57 U&Dave ja vu, 58 ITV3 +1, 59 ITV4 +1, 64 Blaze, 67 TRUE CRIME, 68 TRUE CRIME XTRA, 81 Blaze +1, 83 Together TV, 91 WildEarth, 93 ITVBe +1, 209 Ketchup TV, 210 Ketchup Too, 211 YAAAS!, 251 Al Jazeera English, 255 FRANCE 24 (in English), 265 Rok Sky +1, plus 29 others
COM5 ArqA	H -1.8dB	C23 (490.0MHz)	492m	DTG-8	100,000W
	11 Sky Mix, 17 Really, 19 U&Dave, 31 E4 Extra, 36 Sky Arts, 40 Quest Red, 43 Food Network, 47 Film4 +1, 48 Challenge, 49 4seven, 60 U&Drama +1, 65 That's TV 2, 70 Quest +1, 74 &UYesterday +1, 76 That's TV 2 MCR, 233 Sky News, plus 13 others
COM6 ArqB	H -1.8dB	C26- (513.8MHz)	492m	DTG-8	100,000W
	12 Quest, 25 U&W, 27 U&Yesterday, 34 GREAT! movies, 39 DMAX, 44 HGTV, 52 GREAT! christmas, 56 That's TV (UK), 63 GREAT! romance mix, 73 HobbyMaker, 75 That's 90s, 82 Talking Pictures TV, 84 PBS America, 235 Al Jazeera Eng, plus 18 others
LDN	H -14.8dB	C32 (562.0MHz)	463m	DTG-12	5,000W
	7 Estuary TV Doncaster,

DTG-8 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 Belmont transmitter?

BBC Look North (Hull) 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Hull HU1 3RH, 47km north-northwest (346°)
to BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region - 4 masts.

ITV Calendar 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Leeds LS3 1JS, 106km west-northwest (299°)
to ITV Yorkshire (Belmont) region - 4 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Emley Moor region

How will the Belmont (Lincolnshire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

	1965-80s	1984-97	1997-98	1998-2011	2011-13	4 Mar 2020
	VHF	A K T	W T	W T	W T	W T
C7	ITV_waves
C13	BBCtv_waves
C22		BBC1_waves	BBC1_waves	BBC1_waves	BBCA	BBCA
C23						ArqA
C25		ITV_waves	ITV_waves	ITV_waves	D3+4	D3+4
C26						ArqB
C27						LDN
C28		BBC2_waves	BBC2_waves	BBC2_waves	BBCB	BBCB
C30					-SDN	SDN
C32		C4_waves	C4_waves	C4_waves		_local
C33						com7
C35						com8
C53_{tv_off}					ArqA
C55_{tv_off}						com7_{tv_off}
C56_{tv_off}			C5_waves	C5_waves		COM8_{tv_off}
C60_{tv_off}					-ArqB

_{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 3 Aug 11 and 17 Aug 11.

How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?

Analogue 1-4	500kW
BBCA, D3+4, BBCB	(-5.2dB) 150kW
ARQA, ARQB	(-7dB) 100kW
Analogue 5, SDN	(-10dB) 50kW
com8	(-10.9dB) 40.9kW
com7	(-11.3dB) 37.1kW
Mux 2*	(-14dB) 20kW
Mux 1, Mux A, Mux B*	(-17dB) 10kW
LDN	(-20dB) 5kW
Mux C, Mux D	(-21dB) 4kW

Local transmitter maps

Belmont Freeview Belmont DAB Belmont AM/FM Belmont TV region BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Yorkshire (Belmont micro region)

Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Belmont transmitter area

Oct 1959-Jul 1974	Anglia Television
Jul 1974-Feb 2004	Yorkshire Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014	ITV plc

Feb 1983-Dec 1992	TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010	GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014	ITV Daybreak•

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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?

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Paul Fearn
9:18 AM

Are they ever going to sort ? Nearly every week there is maintenance causing unwatchable tv. I can't record programs because I get failed recording and I have upgraded my TV , new and a with a filter.
I contacted the BBC Advice who agreed that my area is poor reception and I should get . I ordered Freesat and he couldn't it because of trees.
What do I pay a for?

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Steve Donaldson

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2:21 PM

Paul Fearn : When you made your last posting on here in October, I did some research and put together two long postings which are here:

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In those comments I explained that prior to () in 2007, Bridlington was identified by TV- planners as one of a nine places requiring its own . This was cited in an Arqiva report, Arqiva the company that run all the TV transmitters today. Seven of the other places got a new transmitter -- Bridlington did not. An eighth place saw increased transmission from nearby transmitters to improve coverage.

I suggested you use this such as to lobby your MP. Also, raise awareness with other groups, such as those supporting the elderly. Your message would be to refer to the fact that poor in Brid had been discussed along with a number of other areas for improvement, and that all other areas saw steps taken, yours got nothing.

I then referenced a BBC document of September 2008 on the subject of TV coverage post-DSO. It identified the proposed site for a Bridlington TV transmitter as . If I were you, I would be looking to find out why this got canned. How about an FOI request to the BBC asking for the document or documents in which this proposed transmitter is discussed and decided against (presumably after September 2008)? This is an idea in the early stages, so it may be worth giving it more thought as to the exact question which may me most useful to have an answer for.

Writing to others, such as your MP, and complaining is one thing. But with the sources I have referenced you can make a stronger case, pointing to the facts that the planners have said there is a problem and identified a potential solution in the form of a transmission site.

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