Full Freeview on the Waltham (Leicestershire, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Waltham (Leicestershire, England) transmitter which serves 770,000 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 Waltham (Leicestershire, England) mast?
Waltham transmitter - Waltham transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 04/11/2024 Pixelation or flickering on some or all channels 
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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 Waltham 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 Waltham transmitter?
BBC East Midlands Today 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Nottingham NG2 4UU, 28km northwest (306°)
to BBC East Midlands region - 17 masts.
ITV Central News 0.9m homes 3.4%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 83km west-southwest (244°)
to ITV Central (East) region - 17 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (West)
Are there any self-help relays?
| Braunstone | Transposer | 5 km SW Leicester city centre | 170 homes |
How will the Waltham (Leicestershire, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 4 Mar 2020 | |||
| C/D E | E | E | W | W T | W T | W T | |||
| C26 | LNG | LNG | |||||||
| C29 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
| C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C32 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C34 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | BBCB | ||||||
| C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C41 | _local | ||||||||
| C49tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | |||||||
| C54tv_off | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||
| C55tv_off | com7tv_off | ||||||||
| C56tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | COM8tv_off | |||||
| C57tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C58tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C61 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | |||||
| C64 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves |
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 17 Aug 11 and 31 Aug 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 250kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 50kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 25kW | |
| com8 | (-12.7dB) 13.4kW | |
| com7 | (-13.9dB) 10.2kW | |
| Mux 1* | (-14dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-14.9dB) 8kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D*, LNG | (-17dB) 5kW |
Local transmitter maps
Waltham Freeview Waltham DAB Waltham AM/FM Waltham TV region BBC East Midlands Central (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Waltham transmitter area
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Sunday, 17 April 2011
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obsidian_eclipse1:05 PM
Its not just daylight hours over here. Nothing at all day or night. I've tried different boxes, tv's and pc tuner. If there is interference then its pretty specific to c31.. Do any other transmiters use c31 anywhere for digital, or did they, did they have similar issues at some point. My only thought now is that perhaps all our receivers have some common problem, electrical noise generated from cooling fans or earth leakage - just grasping at straws really.
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obsidian_eclipse1:28 PM
I've been googling 554Mhz and c31, there are some comments on different forums about similar issues in other parts of the country. A few people have come to the conclusion that there is indeed something about that particular band which may suffer from interference generated internaly within the componants of reception equipment or tv's (i'm not refering to a modulated rf output). Some people have rectfied it by buying new equipment (yeah right... My equipments new and I cant fork out for newer stuff - again!) others by doing weird and wonderful things with tin foil around the back of the tv which is not recommended..
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obsidian_eclipse4:34 PM
Regards the c31 issue, I've been running further tests on the signal I'm getting and can say it isnt anything to do with local interference or the equipment I'm using.
I've been using a diagnostic program on my PC called ScanChannelsBDA_UK which allows me to examine the frequencies being recieved, it also provides me with the 'network information' (Lists the region, multiplex information, parent transmitter as well as relay transmitter frequencies. This then generates a table with the Channel, LCN, SID, Vid, Aud, PMT for each one.
Every frequency lists on there properly apart from.... C31; which gives signal strength and quality information (in line with the others) but insists that "no network information" is being broadcast. So on C31 the channel list, Vid and Aud program id (PIDs) are all missing. So, it appears there is a broadcast issue.
Also, the program discovered a weak digital signal on frequency 546Mhz (-166Khz) which would be Channel 30, perhaps the closeness of this is causing issues? I can only think that would be either Belmont or Fenton but they are a distance away..
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Jonathan4:45 PM
Newark
> So, it appears there is a broadcast issue.
Thanks for that obsidian_eclipse. So I'll just wait until they get round to sorting it out and stop beating up my brain trying to fix it myself.
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hobbitt4:56 PM
also in ng22 farnsfield notts no itv1 retuned must be 8 times but no update can anyone advise
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John5:35 PM
This is ridiculous I have not had ITV, C4 etc since Weds morning in LE2. Have tried auto and manual retunes and first time instillations on numerous occasions to no avial. No problems at all prior to this and no idea who to contact etc.
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Jonamat6:20 PM
Newark
Jonathan & Hobbitt.
Don't think we cab resolve this individually.
I know Briantist keeps telling us it is single channel interference but if is, it's not being generated in my house. The problem is so widespread, there must be a pretty powerful transmitter somewhere putting it out. I have given up for the time being as I am convinced all my kit (nearly new) is not at fault.
I have an Engineeering Technical manager at ITV ringing me back on monday. Don't know if he will come up with a reason...failing that I guess no MUX 2 until August. Keep smiling,J.
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KMJ,Derby6:38 PM
Jonathan: What is the signal quality like on C31?
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John6:44 PM
Leicester
Jonamat: If you could let the ITV tech manager know the problem is here in Leicester (LE2) too that would be great!
Can't be single freq interference here either as have no other equipment.
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Jonamat7:15 PM
Newark
KMJ,DERBY.
Jonathan lives in the same village as me. NG22 My C31 varies - Quality 0-10% max.
Signal strength 0-10%.That's the highest it has been today and probably the highest since tuesday. Returns zero results on search.
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