Full Freeview on the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter which serves 280,000 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 The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast?
The Wrekin transmitter - The Wrekin transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 11/11/2024 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the The Wrekin 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the The Wrekin transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 27 Feb 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | K T | |||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C30 | -BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C33 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C41 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C44 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C47 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C48 | _local | _local | |||||||
| C51tv_off | _local |
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 6 Apr 11 and 20 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the The Wrekin transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 25 April 2011
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Steve3:29 PM
Wrexham
Yu - How many flats? the most likely problem is that power to the splitter amplifier has been lost. Either a direct supply, or for a smaller installation up from someone's flat through the coax and a box plugged int othe power supply.
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Yu6:35 PM
Steve,
There are 4 flats.
I think you are right, because we also have lost the electricity for the lights in communal area. We'll check it.
Thanks!
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Steve7:16 PM
Wrexham
Do yu know where it comes from? Probably just a tripped cut-off.
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John Low7:22 PM
Stourport-on-severn
Since the retune 20th April I have noticed that I am getting duplicated channels from Wrekin transmitter on PSB2 (ITV1 etc) and Muxa (ITV3 etc) there is no duplication of the PSB1 (BBC1 etc) mux. Where a channel is duplicated it seems to be of similar power and strength so it is more an annoyance than a problem. Why is it happening and is it likeley to go away after the final west Midlands switch on in September
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John Low: You probably just need to do this My Freeview box has no EPG, is blank on FIVE, ITV3, ITV4, ITV2+1, has no sound or the channel line up is wrong | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice to your box/set.
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Yu7:43 PM
Steve,
TV and the lights in the communal area are back! Someone was doing DIY yesterday;)
Thank you for your advice.
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John Low7:50 PM
Stourport-on-severn
I did a retune with the aerial disconnected before doing a full retune on April 21st. The problem occurs with both my JVC TV and Toshiba PVR and has only happened since April 21st.
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Steve8:17 PM
Wrexham
Yu - hen hao
John Low - It sounds like you are getting signals from two different places. Do either of your TV/PVRs helpfully show what broadcast channels different programmes come on? Some do, some don't. If they don't, you may be able to work it out by watching as it scans.
If you have duplicates, one should be on the "Proper" number; the other dumped in the 800 series. Then you can switch as you prefer.
I'm assuming that you understand the transmission frequency and Muxx/Programme info above, but do ask if not.
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Tuesday, 26 April 2011
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John Low8:35 AM
Stourport-on-severn
Thanks Steve, My aerial is pointing north to The Wrekin but I am receiving two channels from Ridge Hill which is towards the south west.
Now I know what is going on I will sort out the channel numbering.
I just did not expect such strong and viewable signals from a different direction.
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John Low: Yes, Yagi aerials perform almost as well for transmitters directly behind the aerial as they do "in front".
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