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.
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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?
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?
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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Thursday, 4 August 2011
SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 17:47 yesterday to 19:32 yesterday Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 14:52 on 01 Aug to 16:07 on 01 Aug [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 17:47 yesterday to 19:32 yesterday Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 14:52 on 01 Aug to 16:07 on 01 Aug BBC TWO Weak Signal from 10:38 today to 10:43 today [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 17:47 yesterday to 19:32 yesterday Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 14:52 on 01 Aug to 16:07 on 01 Aug BBC TWO Weak Signal from 10:38 today to 10:43 today [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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jordan10:33 PM
it might have been a sky box or somthing that has an rf output
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Friday, 5 August 2011
SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 17:47 on 03 Aug to 19:32 on 03 Aug Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 14:52 on 01 Aug to 16:07 on 01 Aug BBC TWO Weak Signal from 10:38 yesterday to 10:43 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 17:47 on 03 Aug to 19:32 on 03 Aug Analogue BBC ONE Weak Signal from 14:52 on 01 Aug to 16:07 on 01 Aug BBC TWO Weak Signal from 10:38 yesterday to 10:43 yesterday [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Saturday, 6 August 2011
SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 17:47 on 03 Aug to 19:32 on 03 Aug Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 10:38 on 04 Aug to 10:43 on 04 Aug [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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SUTTON COLDFIELD transmitter - Freeview BBC Digital TV (One, Two, Three, CBBC, News) Weak Signal from 17:47 on 03 Aug to 19:32 on 03 Aug Analogue BBC TWO Weak Signal from 10:38 on 04 Aug to 10:43 on 04 Aug [BBC] Over the next week Sutton Coldfield main transmitter: TV (analogue) Possible weak signal, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) Possible weak signal, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Sunday, 7 August 2011
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Dave5:22 PM
Swadlincote
HI.
Can you recommend an aerial for loft installation.I believe a wideband aerial is the type I need.is this correct.
Many thanks.
Dave.
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Dave's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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Mike Dimmick6:31 PM
Dave: You don't actually *need* a wideband for Sutton Coldfield, and with the imminent release of C61-C68 for 4G mobile phones, I would try to avoid fitting an aerial that covers that range. A grouped aerial is generally smaller for the same gain.
I would actually leave it until after switchover, you may find that your current aerial is sufficient, because the final digital power is so much stronger than current levels. If analogue pictures are clear or only slightly snowy, and if the Ceefax/Teletext test described at
Digital UK - The condition of your aerial is OK, you're likely to be fine.
If you only have an 'indoor' aerial at the moment, consider a 40-element Log-Periodic such as Online TV FM DAB Aerial sales . See Loft and indoor aerial installations for TV, FM and DAB and http://wrightsaerials.tv/….pdf for some thoughts about loft installs.
Roof installations usually produce better results as the aerial is further away from electrical cables and reflections in the loft. I would advise a slightly smaller aerial, such as a 25-element Log Periodic Online TV FM DAB Aerial sales . Do remember that bigger is NOT better - you can have too much signal, overloading the tuner and causing distortion, which the box then can't decode.
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