Full Freeview on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter
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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._______
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 Tacolneston 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 Tacolneston transmitter?
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
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 Yarmouth | Transposer | 1 km S town centre | 30 homes |
| Lowestoft (2) | Transposer | Rotterdam Rd | 125 homes |
How will the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1950s-80s | 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 17 Jul 2018 | ||
| VHF | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | E | E T | W T | W T | ||
| C3 | BBCtvwaves | ||||||||
| C31 | com7 | com7 | |||||||
| C32 | _local | ||||||||
| C37 | com8 | com8 | |||||||
| C39 | +ArqB | +ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C40 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C42 | SDN | SDN | SDN | SDN | |||||
| C43 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C45 | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | |||||
| C46 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C52tv_off | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | -BBCA | -BBCA | -BBCA | com7tv_off | ||
| C56tv_off | COM8tv_off | ||||||||
| C57tv_off | LNR | LNR | |||||||
| C59tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | -D3+4 | |||
| C62 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCB | |||||
| C65 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves |
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 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 |
Local transmitter maps
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Monday, 25 July 2011
Pete Barnby: In that case, please see Freeview intermittent interference | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
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Tuesday, 26 July 2011
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Jane Hore10:28 AM
In Oulton Broad TV reception is spasmodic with frequent loss of signal. I have a 3 year old roof mounted aerial and a new HD ready television set.
The constant loss of signal is making television watching tedious.
This is getting progressively worse, is it due to engineering works in preparation for the HD changeover.
Who owns the transmitters?
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Mike Dimmick11:29 AM
Lowestoft
Jane Hore: Can you provide a full postcode please, so we can see the prediction for you?
Using Bing Maps to get a co-ordinate for Oulton Broad, I got a nearby postcode of NR33 8QH from nearby.org.uk. This shows very high probability of reliable reception, suggesting a problem with your system rather than any issue at the transmitter. Is analogue reception clear? If not, is it snowy or is there 'herringbone' patterning? If snowy or lacking colour, I'd suspect a broken aerial or cable - if herringboning, it could be too much signal and you should remove or turn down any boosters or amplifiers.
In answer to your final question, the transmitters are owned and operated by Arqiva. This is the successor company to NTL, which took over the IBA's transmitters in 1993; in 2007 Arqiva bought up the company that eventually ended up owning the BBC's transmitters after they were privatized. Tacolneston was originally a BBC transmitter, the IBA (for ITV and later C4) used the site as a tenant for colour TV. At other sites, e.g. Sandy Heath, the IBA was landlord and the BBC the tenant.
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Pete Barnby10:18 PM
There are three posts from people in the Tacolneston transmission region, including myself, who are experiencing problems with Freeview, to date there have been no "reported engineering works" but the problem is clearly across the region, in my case between approx 6:30 am and 11:00 am I can get between 10 and 17 channels if I retune, after this time all channels are available.
Can anyone give an explanation or a contact for complaining, I've followed the BBC and Digital UK sites but have been told there is no problem!
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Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Pierre: If you have any broadcast channels numbers, you can use Find a Freeview transmitter by frequency | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice .
Your correct (and only) transmitter IS Tacolneston. If the aerial isn't pointing southwest 218° then you should probably make it do so.
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jane hore1:10 PM
Lowestoft
@ Mike Dimmick.
Thank you for your reply. The ownership answer is most interesting
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I have none of the issues you suggest, snowy or herringbone. I have a good picture that simply cuts out to a silent blue swirly background signing 'no signal'.
This can continue for a minute or so before I get the picture/sound back.
NR33 9LH
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Mike Dimmick2:54 PM
jane hore: That doesn't usually happen on analogue. Are you sure you checked the right thing?
It's rare for that to happen on digital as well, it normally goes blocky for a period first. If you're using a separate Freeview box from the TV, try pressing the MENU button on the Freeview box's remote. If the menu doesn't appear, the problem is the connection from the Freeview box to the TV. Replace the SCART cable. If it still happens, try a different SCART socket at either end, because there may be a broken connection.
If the menu does appear, check to see whether the problem occurs when the heating thermostat switches on and off, or a heating pump is running. These can cause a lot of electrical interference, which is picked up by the TV aerial cable. Newer cables, termed 'satellite-grade', with better screening will usually pick up less interference, but getting the thermostat or pump sorted out is a better solution.
Do also make sure your mobile phone is well away from TV aerial cables, as its transmissions can also be picked up and cause problems.
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Thursday, 28 July 2011
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Jane Hore1:49 PM
Dear Mike.
This is turning into a saga.
The Freeview is within the television set. I do not have a box or a scart lead to fiddle with. I do not have central heating and my mobile is invariably in the car.
My computer modem lives in one place and does not move around the room.
I am currently doing a re-tune and I will do a log of the signal loss over the next 24 hrs.
Speak tomorrow
Jane
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Friday, 29 July 2011
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Jane Hore1:24 PM
Another tedious update from OB.
Yesterday's re-tune seemed to have cured the problem albeit with sound cut-out of a few seconds, which was bearable as I could pretend all the speakers were stutterers.
That was yesterday!
Today I have reverted to the 'no signal' scenario - at 9.40am, 11am and 11.40am.
I know you said this should not occur on analogue but it is!
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