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.
Are there any planned engineering works or unexpected transmitter faults on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) mast?
Tacolneston transmitter - Tacolneston 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 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
Tacolneston Freeview Tacolneston DAB Tacolneston TV region BBC East Anglia (East micro region)Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tacolneston transmitter area
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Thursday, 1 March 2012
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Doug Puddifoot1:17 PM
For the past couple of weeks I have had no reception of programmes on Tacolneston channel 42 on two older Humax receivers, a TV and PVR. Both stopped receiving channel 42 at the same time. All other receivers in the house receive channel 42 perfectly. I have tried a Humax 9200 PVR and a Humax 8000 PVR side by side using the same aerial. The 9200 receives channel 42, the 8000 does not. They both give signal strength around 85%, but the 9200 has 100% data quality, the 8000, 0% data quality. A retune apparently finds all the missing programmes, but selecting one gives a "No Signal" error My guess is there has been a small change in the transmission standard on channel 42, which the older Humax software cannot cope with. Does anyone know if this is so?
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Friday, 2 March 2012
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Doug Puddifoot8:56 PM
Problem solved. Advice from Humax was to do a default reset instead of just clearing programme list, then re-tune. After that channel 42 re-appeared. Guess the software just did not like the number "42". Maybe the software programmer was a fan of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!
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Monday, 5 March 2012
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Cliff Burgess4:28 AM
I have been having trouble with HD channels on Freeview from Tacolneston.Picture pixelates and then loss of signal.
Problem is ongoing since switch over.
I know of at least 3 other people in the immediate area to me who have the same problem,but have been told there is no known problem in the area.
Had new aerail fitted in September to be ready for switch over and have had the contractor out 3 times to check out the aerial.Signal strength,and quality are ok.
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Saturday, 10 March 2012
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michael brooham2:52 PM
i have been up to recently having no problems with my freeview from tacolneston but in the last couple of weeks or so particularly the hd channels have been breaking up.upon checking my box's menu i find i have a 40% signal strength at best.is this normal for lowestoft or is there something that needs looking at(signal quality is 100%)?
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Saturday, 24 March 2012
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Ken Eldridge9:15 PM
Norwich
NR13 5FL
Freeview signal keeps breaking up today 24 march. Making it almost impossible to view.
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Ken's: mapK's Freeview map terrainK's terrain plot wavesK's frequency data K's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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gazza10:25 PM
no channels working in watton, we get from the Tacolneston transmitter .... get it fixed .. never had these kind of bad reception drop outs with anolog.. who ever invented digital tv and radio needs stringing up .... bring back propper AM radio , nmt phones and anolog tv .. even when reception was poor u still had some thing to see|hear now the signal just hops and drops out ... ahhhh well will stream radio caroline online while the numpties fix this mess ....
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Saturday, 31 March 2012
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Bob7:38 AM
Brandon
I wonder if Tacolneston's signal will change at the extreem distance, when the old mast is knocked down - it is a little to the west of the new one.
I assume the delay, is for transfering other services such as radio from the old, to the new mast?
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Bob's: mapB's Freeview map terrainB's terrain plot wavesB's frequency data B's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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KMJ,Derby1:59 PM
Bob: There was a planning application for the retention of two masts pending a decision on whether additional antennas were required for the transmission of the proposed Muxes7/8/9. If the old mast does cause any disturbance to the radiation pattern I would have thought that it is more likely that the effect would be seen closer to the transmitter site given the difference in height between the masts.
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Sunday, 1 April 2012
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David Prior7:41 PM
Norwich
Hi, I am in Brundall and on Tacolneston transmitter, and although the message says dtv signal working nmormally during engineering works, I've been getting severe evening interference with signal quality going down to 0 at times.
Have done the reset procedure, checked connections, there is no induction interference.
Is it my kit or is it the Tacolneston work causing this please?
Appreciate any help/advice.
David
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David's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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KMJ,Derby8:07 PM
David Prior: Is this on every mux, or just certain ones? Check that the correct set of frequencies have been stored for Tacolneston, as it is possible that Aldeburgh could have been found when scanning, and those channels stored for one or more PSB muxes. Otherwise does the problem coincide with street lighting or a central heating boiler coming on? If it occurs at the same time every day it points to faulty equipment connected to a timer or automatic sensor. Routine work at transmitter sites normally takes place in the daytime and on weekdays only.
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