Full Freeview on the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, England) transmitter
Brian Butterworth first published this on - UK Free TV
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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.
This transmitter has no current reported problems
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the Sutton Coldfield (Birmingham, 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 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?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 15km south-southwest (200°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
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?
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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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Tuesday, 19 July 2011
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Dave8:30 PM
Briantist - many thanks.
Reception seems much better this evening - the TV has managed to rescan and locate ITV4, but there was still some occasional picture break-up when I checked at around 6:30 pm. The main channels are unaffected (i.e. OK), as before.
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011
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Gordon4:39 PM
Dave - Derby
I assume your aerial points at the Sutton Coldfield transmitter. All the channels on Mux2 have been intermittent or non-existent in the Derby and near by localities for a few weeks. So there is nothing wrong with your equipment and it isn't the climate. Be aware that what Arqiva say and what is really going on in reality with the TV signal transmission can be the exact opposite. On the bright side there are but a few weeks to go before DSO when, allegedly, all these problems will be history.
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KT9:47 PM
Derby
We are having really bad visual and sound break up after 9pm on all freeview channels everyday this week (mon-weds). Before 9pm the picture is fine. but after 9 it is becoming almost unwatchable. We live in Derby but are on the Sutton transmitter. Can anyone help?
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KT's: mapK's Freeview map terrainK's terrain plot wavesK's frequency data K's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Friday, 22 July 2011
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Rob12:23 PM
Birmingham
Is there a reason why I can get ITV4 and Film4 on my Digital Freeview TV but not on my receently acquired Freeview +HD HDD recorder? Both are panasonic. I assume loft ariel is ok since all channels are fine on TV (and others in the house). Is it because the recorders tuner is 'different' to that of the TV and will it come good once the switchover has occurred? I could actually get these two channels in May but numerous retunes etc have not brought them back. Thanks.
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Rob's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Mike12:38 PM
Birmingham
I kept losing my BBC2 Freeview HD signal last night, 21st July. I had to switch to SD to watch the programmes. Was this a transmitter problem?
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Mike's: mapM's Freeview map terrainM's terrain plot wavesM's frequency data M's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Rob: I would check for Single frequency interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice near the PVR. You certainly should expect a much stronger signal for ArqB after switchover, which is Wednesday 21st September 2011.
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KT: Can you please have a look at the Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page?
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