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 |
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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, 14 August 2011
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ronald trevey3:23 PM
Spalding
hi, from my postcode, is waltham transmitter due west. should i position it pointing in that direction. ronald trevey.
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ronald's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
ronald trevey: Yes, that is correct. The aerial should be in the Horizontal position (the elements parallel to the ground).
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Monday, 15 August 2011
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Ziggy7:12 AM
I usually watch TV through our Sky box but this weekend decided to update the channels on the DTV.
No matter what I do I cannot get more than 17 channels yet I used to have times more.
I have tried to update the DTV on both out TV's with the same result and I have also tried this on our neighbours TV again with the same result.
I have had a new aerial fitted prior to trying the retune.
I have reset my TV with a factory reset and have also followed the instructions on the Waltham site retuning without an aerial etc still with the same result.
Can you please advise, although we are OK using the Sky box should we not have the Sky box we would have no TV.
Many thanks.
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Ziggy11:14 AM
Leicester
Brian our postcode is LE7 7LS. We used to have all the channels but because we never really watch Digital TV so only noticed this week. I do have a signal booster on our system but have tried it without. The neighbour also has the same problem.
My TV is a Samsung LE32R8.
Many thanks
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Ziggy's: mapZ's Freeview map terrainZ's terrain plot wavesZ's frequency data Z's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Ziggy: OK, you should have a perfect service now and into the future from Waltham.
I would start by looking at the Freeview reception has changed? | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice page for suggestions.
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Ziggy4:57 PM
Brian, Many thanks it is looking more than likely now that the problem if trees growing on a bank at the rear of our property.
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Tuesday, 16 August 2011
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obsidian eclipse12:07 PM
Does the analogue signal switch off during the early hours of 17th or the early hours of the 18th? So we retune on the 17th?
I have to ask as people keep asking me and it got me wondering..
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Mike Dimmick3:22 PM
obsidian eclipse: Off at shortly after midnight tonight, i.e. the early hours of the 17th, and potentially off and on periodically until 6am. Relays may take longer, see Digital UK - Relay transmitter switching times for details.
Most likely is that, because ITV1 analogue is replacing BBC Two analogue at all relays (BBC Two switches off), it will happen at an ITV1 programme junction. At sites where no analogue channel swap was required (e.g. Sandy Heath), BBC Two was turned off at the end of the final programme scheduled.
BBC Two has Chilean Miners until 00:20, then TOWN until 01:20. ITV1 has The Grudge until 00:20 then 'The Zone' (QVC) through to 02:25, so the logical cut-over point would be 00:20, though don't rule out 01:20.
After that, Mux 1 could go at any point.
Belmont DSO 2 is also tonight, and there is also a retune at Tacolneston to release C61 (which Waltham BBC A will use), so there may need to be some co-ordination between the sites, as Tacolneston is taking frequencies that Belmont currently uses.
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Ziggy: Yes, trees can be a problem: you may have to mount the aerial on a long pole to overcome them.
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