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.
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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.
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?
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/bbc-midlands-today.jpg)
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 15km south-southwest (200°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
![regional news image](/styles/images/regionalnews/302x152/itv-central.jpg)
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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Saturday, 22 January 2011
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Geoff Smith12:32 AM
I bought a full hd tv at Xmas. On tuning it I get a total of 104 channels. Excellent digital freeview but NO hd. Reception figures are around 60-70%. I bought a Televes 45 but still no difference from my old one! I know it's a loft aerial, But at that signal figure, why can't I get hd. I believe my transmission is from Sutton Coldfield. On checking the internet I am supposed to receive good hd from this transmitter so why can't I get it!
Geoff
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:00 yesterday to 16:24 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 16:17 yesterday to 16:38 yesterday [BBC]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 16:00 yesterday to 16:24 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 16:17 yesterday to 16:38 yesterday [BBC]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 14:44 yesterday to 15:16 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:48 yesterday to 14:48 yesterday [BBC]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 14:44 yesterday to 15:16 yesterday BBC TWO Weak Signal from 13:48 yesterday to 14:48 yesterday [BBC]
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Dennis11:58 AM
Tamworth
Geoff,are you sure your new TV can get HD,what make/model number is it,a lot of people are buying sets do not have a dvb-t2 tuner ''HD'' inside,not saying yours is,but there is a chance.
Also HD is not transmitted from Sutton,at the moment,its from a site at Hints nr Lichfield,and its low power,and the main beam is directed towards Birmingham,and not any other direction.
Freeview HD will be transmitted from Sutton Coldfield,from digital switch over,on 21/9/11 and there will be a very large transmitter power increase,at that time.
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Martin12:29 PM
Machynlleth
What sort of programming is going to be on New8 after switch over. I have a group B aerial at the moment and forego channel 55 multiplex rather than change to group E. I could get a wideband but they generally seem to not be thought of too well. Unless there is going to be something worth watching on New* I'll stick with my group B. Alternatively I could couple in an existing group A from some previous experimentation.
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Roy Butler12:42 PM
Kidderminster
Can you advise on the feild strength that should be avaiable at DY11 7XS after complete switchover from Sutton Coldfield, Bromsgrove and Ridge Hill. (microvolts or db is fine)
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Stephen johnson5:20 PM
Northampton
Hey if my aerial is pointing north west picking up Sutton coldfield which way would I have to point it to pick up the main sandy Heath transmitter ? I'm currently at nn49sz and after a little research believe I'm on the fringe of both but due to location Sutton is easier to point at and although it's a fair distance away I think I can get a clear line of site to it as I live on the edge of Northampton
We also have a smaller transmitter near
to the town which is part of the sandy Heath group but I can't access it as I'm wrong side of hill hence I need to know where to point to main sandy Heath transmitter ? Thanks
I also have a wideband aerial I think tri boom with an amplifier
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Geoff Smith6:51 PM
Rugby
Hi, Dennis,
Thanks for that. Yes it's a 1080p with a dvb-t2 receiver. But great news, I also received a PSU with the aerial, connected it in today and now get the hd channels. If I switch it off the channels go. Maybe on 21/09/11 I might get them without the need for the PSU.
Cheers,
Geoff.
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