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?
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
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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Sunday, 16 October 2022
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Chris.SE12:33 PM
Stuart:
I'm afraid the site owner hasn't had time to check and correctly update the channel listings since the 700MHz Clearance program.
In the multiplex order BBCA/PSB1, D3&4/PSB2, BBCB HD/PSB3, SDN/COM4, ArqA/COM5, ArqB/COM6, Tacolneston's UHF channels are - The main multiplexes on C40, C43, C46, C42, C45, C39.
The Local multiplex is on C32 but whether you receive it will depend on your location as it's beamed towards Norwich.
Other than C46, you say your have 100% Quality and 100% Strength on all the other multiplexes and that you are only a few miles from the transmitter. This looks very much like you have a problem with too much signal which can cause the sort of issues you are seeing.
Do you have any distribution amp/splitter? If so, does it have a variable gain control, and if so turn the gain down. You do not need 100% signal, depending on set it could be very low and still have no problems. What is essential is that you ideally have100% Quality 24/7.
If you have a distribution amp/splitter but no variable gain, try the aerial direct to just your main set to see what signal level and quality you get to help confirm the problem.
One other possibility is that there is a newish mobile phone mast near you and that is causing interference which won't be helped by any distribution amp, but you should have had some sort of postcard from restoretv.uk (or at800 as they were previously). If this is the case and it's not simply too much TV signal as previously mentioned, then contact them for a free filter.
If it's simply too much signal, if your aerial is in the loft and readily accessible, you could try turning it off-beam to see if you can get a temporary happy compromise, otherwise, whether you have a distribution amp or not (and no gain control) putting a variable attenuator between the aerial and the feed to the TV(s) should be a solution - such as this eBay item number:310039226920.
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Sunday, 19 February 2023
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steve5:06 PM
hello. for the last 3days from 3pm onwards the signal on my tv scambles with no signal & this is starting to annoy me, as I havent been able to watch tv. this isnt a problem in my flat as ive checked far to many times. this has to be a problem with the roof ariel or someone elses end. I need this sorting asap
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StevensOnln15:29 PM
steve: Have you checked whether anyone else in the building is suffering with the same problem? If it's happening at the same time every day then the most likely cause is something nearby operating on a timer, either something with an electric motor or with poor electrical shielding (cheap LED lights are a common cause) which is spewing out electrical interferance.
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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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Friday, 18 October 2024
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graham stevens9:46 AM
Thetford
Ihave not had freeview for nearly 3 weeks . I cannot find out why this , Nobody seems to know. What is going on ? My post code is IP25 7RL.
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StevensOnln110:54 AM
graham stevens: According to the post above yours there is currently planned engineering work affecting the transmitter. Have you checked for any loose or damaged cables or connections behind your TV? Common problems like bad connections can cause the signal to drop below a usable level when the transmitter power is reduced during engineering work.
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Saturday, 19 October 2024
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Chris.SE12:23 AM
graham stevens:
Apart from StevensOnln1's suggestion to check all your coax connections etc. -
Are your neighbours having the same problem?
It would be a good idea to check with them in case there's a very local problem causing this issue.
Whilst the transmitter is having planned engineering, it will NOT have been off-air for any lengthy period.
Did you perhaps "retune" if at some point you had "No signal" or Badly pixellated pictures?
IF so, this very often will just clear your previous correct tuning and you end up getting nothing - you cannot tune to signals that aren't there or can't be decoded.
IF (and only IF) you did that, then you're going to have to retune again and possibly do so several time until you get all your signals back.
However, you are only 22km from the transmitter and shouldn't be having any major issues with reception even with engineering work.
Where is your aerial? How old is it?
Check that it is still pointing correctly - roughly ESE - compass bearing 116 degrees, with its rods (or squashed Xs) horizontal.
Check that the coax downlead isn't flapping in the wind and insecure.
Please post back with some more detail and answers to the questions.
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Thursday, 7 November 2024
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CHRIS MILLS1:31 PM
Alan: why is it that I used to receive channel 236 and then got message saying no signal
I then retuned and then didnt even get the channel shown
then i find out some maintenance work on aerial
will the station return when i retune later and how will i know work is completed and safe to do so
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Chris.SE11:47 PM
CHRIS MILLS:
The answer is, they do not say when the work will be complete, they never have, a lot of it is often weather dependant.
I'm afraid the mistake you made was to retune when there was No signal, I'm not sure how you think that you can tune to a signal that is not there - you can't! and also, you WERE correctly tuned to start with.
It will be a case of trying a retune until you do get it back BUT I would strongly advise that you MANUALLY retune UHF channel 39 which is for the ArqB/COM6 multiplex that carries LCN236 so that you don't risk losing any other multiplexes in case they are on reduced power and you have a very weak or no signal.
As you haven't given a full postcode, we can't comment on your predicted reception and whether there are other reasons your reception may be having problems or whether you may be subject to some interference issues.
Please read my post of the 19th October above, as a lot will apply (except the part about aerial direction - as we don't have your postcode) and if you can reply with as much detail as possible we may be able to offer more constructive advice.
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