Full Freeview on the Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, England) transmitter which serves 130,000 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 Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
Which Freeview channels does the Fenton 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)
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Fenton transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 61km south-southeast (164°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 61km south-southeast (164°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the Fenton (Stoke-on-Trent, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 7 Mar 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | |||||
| C21 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | +BBCB | BBCB | ||||
| C22 | +ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C24 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C25 | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C27 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C28 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C29 | _local | _local | |||||||
| C31 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | ||||||
| C32 | com7 | ||||||||
| C34 | com8 | ||||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| 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 1-5 | 10kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 2kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 1000W | |
| com7, com8 | (-18.5dB) 140W | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-20dB) 100W | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-23dB) 50W |
Local transmitter maps
Fenton Freeview Sutton Coldfield TV region BBC West Midlands Central (West micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Sutton Coldfield transmitter area
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Saturday, 24 September 2011
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Jim F9:05 PM
Leek
SB: Using ST13 5DR as a nominal post code, coverage is possible from both Fenton and the local Leek relay.
DUK's postcode predictor shows that you can't receive the COM MUXs from Fenton - this is because they are co-channel with Fenton's PSB MUXs (which makes reception of Fenton non-ideal, hence orange colour on DUK trade view).
Reception from Leek PSBs is shown as good (but no COM MUXs transmitted from there).
Your receiver may be able to indicate the UHF channel numbers you are receiving at present (Fenton: 24 & 27, Leek: 25, 22 for BBC A & D3&4 respectively).
Sutton Coldfield shows all green, but would depend on your location in Leek, and you'd need a horizontally polarised aerial (Group B or wideband) pointing slightly east of south.
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Jim's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
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Lee8:12 PM
Newcastle
I hope someone can help with my freeview problem. Prior to the recent retune I managed to get pretty much perfect reception via my freeview box, after adjusting my aerial. However after the latest retune, due to switchover, my picture freezes a great deal and is not really watchable much of the time. The aerial has not been touched. My post code is ST5 8RQ and I am using the Fenton Transmitter, any help appreciated. Thank you.
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Lee's: mapL's Freeview map terrainL's terrain plot wavesL's frequency data L's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Lee: Perhaps the signal going into your receiver is too high now. You are just less than 5 miles from the transmitter.
See this:
Freeview signals: too much of a good thing is bad for you | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice
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Tuesday, 11 October 2011
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Lee7:57 PM
Newcastle
Thanks for your answer Dave, my freeview is watchable in the evening but not so in the morning. When I rescan I can also find 10 frequencies but the box only stores 6 of them for some reason.
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Lee's: mapL's Freeview map terrainL's terrain plot wavesL's frequency data L's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
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David Salt12:15 PM
Market Drayton
Hi,is there anybody I can speak to about the loss of signal quality we are have,it is not just ourselves that are experiencing this ,it was OK over Christmas but has gone again today,hoping you can help, D Salt
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David's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Friday, 9 March 2012
Stuart O.
8:11 PM
8:11 PM
I've noticed how if I go to this page: Find out how to receive Freeview and Freeview HD | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice with my postcode of LL11 5FQ, it shows when I click on the Fenton transmitter, the coverage area map shows that it covers patches of west and South Wrexham, Rhosllanerchrugog, Selattyn, Oswestry, Whitchurch, Malpas, Telford, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Tarporley, Halton, Billinge and areas South-East of Uttoxeter as well as the expected coverage area around Stoke-On-Trent.
From this link I am on for posting this message: Freeview on Fenton TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice the coverage area map of Fenton is far more reduced and does not appear to cover any of those areas listed above and only appears to cover all of Stoke and other parts of Staffordshire and not much else.
So which of those coverage area maps is correct?
The one at the top of this page or the one that is displayed for my Postcode?
Hope somebody can tell me.
Thanks. (LL115FQ)
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Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Stuart O.: Perhaps both is correct. From Fenton, the Commercial multiplexes are at half power with respect to the Public Service ones.
If you go to the plot on the Fenton TV transmitter page (the one at the top of this page), you can select the different multiplexes and see their expected coverage.
The page Find out how to receive Freeview and Freeview HD | ukfree.tv - independent free digital TV advice only shows those that have the greatest coverage. (LL115FQ)
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Friday, 3 August 2012
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Casey Finney2:34 AM
About two weeks before the olympics started I got a message on screen saying there might be some dissruption due to more red buttons being added, however sinc then after 100's of retunes, factory resets, unplug everything and start again I just cant get a signal. Then on the odd occasion it will be fine for about an hour or so, what can I do. This is from my top box freeview.
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