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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.

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Which Freeview channels does the Tacolneston 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.

MuxH/VFrequencyHeightModeWatts
PSB1
BBCA
 H max
C40- (625.8MHz)263mDTG-100,000W
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1 BBC One (SD) East, 2 BBC Two England, 9 BBC Four, 23 BBC Three, 201 CBBC, 202 CBeebies, 231 BBC News, 232 BBC Parliament, plus 16 others

PSB2
D3+4
 H max
C43- (649.8MHz)263mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
3 ITV 1 (SD) (Anglia (East micro region)), 4 Channel 4 (SD) South ads, 5 Channel 5, 6 ITV 2, 10 ITV3, 13 E4, 14 Film4, 15 Channel 4 +1 South ads, 18 More4, 26 ITV4, 28 ITVBe, 30 E4 +1, 35 ITV1 +1 (Anglia east), 71 That’s 60s,

PSB3
BBCB
 H max
C46 (674.0MHz)263mDTG-100,000W
Channel icons
46 5SELECT, 101 BBC One HD East, 102 BBC Two HD England, 103 ITV 1 HD (ITV Meridian Southampton), 104 Channel 4 HD South ads, 105 Channel 5 HD, 106 BBC Four HD, 107 BBC Three HD, 204 CBBC HD, 205 CBeebies HD, plus 1 others

COM4
SDN
 H max
C42 (642.0MHz)263mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
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 max
C45 (666.0MHz)246mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
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 max
C39+ (618.2MHz)246mDTG-8100,000W
Channel icons
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

LNR
 H -10dB
C32 (562.0MHz)263mDTG-1210,000W
Channel icons
7 Mustard,

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 Tacolneston transmitter?

regional news image
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
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 YarmouthTransposer1 km S town centre30 homes
Lowestoft (2)TransposerRotterdam Rd125 homes

How will the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmission frequencies change over time?

1950s-80s1984-971997-981998-20112011-132013-182013-1717 Jul 2018
VHFC/D EC/D EC/D EEE TW TW T
C3BBCtvwaves
C31com7com7
C32_local
C37com8com8
C39 +ArqB+ArqBArqB
C40BBCA
C42SDNSDNSDNSDN
C43D3+4
C45ArqAArqAArqAArqA
C46BBCB
C50tv_off BBCBBBCB
C52tv_offC5wavesC5waves
C55tv_offBBC2wavesBBC2wavesBBC2waves-BBCA-BBCA-BBCAcom7tv_off
C56tv_offCOM8tv_off
C57tv_offLNRLNR
C59tv_offITVwavesITVwavesITVwaves-D3+4-D3+4-D3+4
C62BBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBC1wavesBBCB
C65C4wavesC4wavesC4waves

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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

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

Oct 1959-Feb 2004Anglia Television
Feb 2004-Dec 2014ITV plc
Feb 1983-Dec 1992TV-am•
Jan 1993-Sep 2010GMTV•
Sep 2010-Dec 2014ITV Daybreak•
• Breakfast ◊ Weekends ♦ Friday night and weekends † Weekdays only. Tacolneston was not an original Channel 3 VHF 405-line mast: the historical information shown is the details of the company responsible for the transmitter when it began transmitting Channel 3.

Comments
Friday, 18 October 2024
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StevensOnln1
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10:54 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.SE
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12:23 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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Monday, 21 October 2024
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5:09 AM

Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 21/10/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]

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Wednesday, 23 October 2024
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Monday, 28 October 2024
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Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 28/10/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]

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Monday, 4 November 2024
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Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels [DUK]

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Thursday, 7 November 2024
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CHRIS MILLS
1:31 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.SE
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11:47 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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Chris.SE
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11:56 PM

CHRIS MILLS:

Sorry, also meant to add that the other fly in the ointment at present is current atmospheric conditions coming with the high pressure system. There are some Tropospheric conditions affecting some parts of the UK (including the Anglia region) and this can cause signals from distant transmitters in the UK or Europe to travel further and cause interference to your wanted signals - this in fact might have been the cause of a No Signal - not all multiplexes are affected by such conditions as they can be very frequency dependant.

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Friday, 8 November 2024
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Steve Donaldson
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12:03 AM

Chris.SE: Immediately above the box for posting a comment on this site it advises the viewer to carry out the Freeview reset procedure if having reception problems. This is clearly unhelpful and the opposite advice to that you always give.

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