Full Freeview on the Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) transmitter which serves 53,000 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 Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) mast?
Tunbridge Wells transmitter - Tunbridge Wells transmitter: Possible effect on TV reception week commencing 22/04/2024 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which Freeview channels does the Tunbridge Wells 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)
The Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) mast is a public service broadcasting (PSB) transmitter, it does not provide these commercial (COM) channels: .
If you want to watch these channels, your aerial must point to one of the 80 Full service Freeview transmitters. For more information see the will there ever be more services on the Freeview Light transmitters? page.
Which BBC and ITV regional news can I watch from the Tunbridge Wells transmitter?
BBC South East Today 0.8m homes 3.2%
from Tunbridge Wells TN1 1QQ, 5km south-southwest (205°)
to BBC South East region - 45 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.7m homes 2.7%
from Maidstone ME14 5NZ, 21km northeast (53°)
to ITV Meridian (East) region - 36 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford
How will the Tunbridge Wells (Kent, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 19 Jul 2018 | |||
| B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | B E T | K T | |||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C31 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C37 | C5waves | C5waves | ArqB | ||||||
| C39 | _local | ||||||||
| C41 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | BBCA | ||
| C42 | SDN | +SDN | +SDN | ||||||
| C44 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | D3+4 | ||
| C47 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | ||
| C49tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||||
| C51tv_off | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | _local | _local | _local | |||
| C52tv_off | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA |
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 30 May 12 and 13 Jun 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 10kW | |
| Analogue 5, SDN, ARQA, ARQB, BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-4dB) 4kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B*, Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 100W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Tunbridge Wells transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldMonday, 18 June 2012
TUNBRIDGE WELLS transmitter - Over the next week Tunbridge Wells main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK] Over the next week Tunbridge Wells main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Richard Hawkins12:33 PM
Following my posts on the 16 and 17th regarding intermittent breakups on the HD mux channel 47. I am Not alone! A friend who lives about 1/2 a mile north of me with the same post code has the same problem, It is just worse than mine!
I do not understand the above post.AFAIK all analogue TV transmissions ceased from the TW transmitter on the 13th june. I find it hard to believe that the HD Mux is working normally as two of us have the same breakups spoiling HD reception.
I have tried reducing the aerial signal by putting two splitters in series in the aerial lead. This has not solved the problem and all the other Muxes are perfect as before.
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Tuesday, 19 June 2012
TUNBRIDGE WELLS transmitter - Over the next week Tunbridge Wells main transmitter: no analogue TV, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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TUNBRIDGE WELLS transmitter - Over the next week Tunbridge Wells main transmitter: TV (analogue) working normally, TV (digital) working normally, Radio (analogue) working normally, Radio (digital) working normally. [DUK]
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Thursday, 21 June 2012
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Nick Jackson12:03 AM
Following on from John Simmons post above, having exactly the same problem in TN10.
Since digital change-over day all channels on COM (MUX) 6 are very weak and breaking up from the Tunbridge Wells transmitter. This is despite the fact that the signal was perfectly satisfactory before. According to my Humax pvr the signal strength in that ITV4 group is 29% only.
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Monday, 9 July 2012
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Furnace6:56 PM
Edenbridge
I always seem able to receive the SD MUXs, but the HD MUX is flakey. As of July 7th it disappeared (No Signal), whereas the SD MUXs always show about 50% Strength and 95% Quality.
Today (July 9th) the HD MUX is back working and it shows about 75% Strength and 95% Quality.
I am pointing at T Wells receiver from TN8 6PE and using a Technika HD STB. Aerial points directly at a large Oak tree. Could this be the problem, despite the SD MUXs being unaffected?
No Wimbledon final in HD :(
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jb388:49 PM
Furnace: Yes, it could well do if the tree is within a couple of hundred feet or so away, although in situations like that turning the aerial a few degrees to the right or left or reducing the aerial height (this even better) can sometimes effect a cure, albeit it "might" have a slightly detrimental effect on another multiplex.
I will say though that the signal strength indications that you have reported are not particularly good as they don't leave that much of a safety margin between your present viewing level and the receivers reception cut off threshold level, are you using any form of booster? because if you aren't then its very likely that you would benefit from using one as that would take the level of the signal received further away from the cut off point referred to.
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Tuesday, 10 July 2012
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Bruce8:40 PM
Tonbridge
Is there a weather related issue tonight 10th July as I have lost every single channel on the Tunbridge Wells transmitter. Post Code is TN9 2UG
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Mark Fletcher9:34 PM
Halifax
Bruce,Tonbridge.If this helps look under the inversion effect underline with this text !
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Thursday, 12 July 2012
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Furnace1:12 PM
Edenbridge
@jb38
Thanks for that. I am using a SLX 8 way booster/splitter and very rarely have any problems on SD. Interestingly, the SD MUX Signal Strength seems to always be around 52%, despite the HD MUX showing 75% (when it works) and Zero (when it doesn't). Could it be that despite the 75% strength on HD, the Quality (which I understand is to do with the box's capacity to correct errors in the data stream) is more susceptible to corruption than the SD streams?
I am thinking of putting a Group B aerial in rather than the current wideband.
Incidentally, yesterday we had torrential rain and the leaves were certainly wet (tree is 15m away) and the HD signal was fine!
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