Full Freeview on the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmitter which serves 280,000 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 The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) mast?
The Wrekin transmitter - The Wrekin 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
H/V: aerial position (horizontal or vertical)
The The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, 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 The Wrekin 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 The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, 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 The Wrekin transmitter?
BBC Midlands Today 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 1RF, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to BBC West Midlands region - 66 masts.
ITV Central News 2.9m homes 10.9%
from Birmingham B1 2JT, 49km east-southeast (116°)
to ITV Central (West) region - 65 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 80% evening news is shared with Central (East)
How will the The Wrekin (Telford and Wrekin, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2011 | 2011-13 | 27 Feb 2018 | |||||
| A K T | A K T | A K T | W T | K T | |||||
| C23 | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | D3+4 | D3+4 | ||||
| C26 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBCA | BBCA | ||||
| C29 | C4waves | C4waves | C4waves | ||||||
| C30 | -BBCB | BBCB | |||||||
| C33 | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | ||||||
| C35 | C5waves | C5waves | |||||||
| C41 | +SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C44 | ArqA | ArqA | |||||||
| C47 | ArqB | ArqB | |||||||
| C48 | _local | _local | |||||||
| C51tv_off | _local |
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 6 Apr 11 and 20 Apr 11.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-5 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux C*, Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the The Wrekin transmitter area
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Is the transmitter output the same in all directions?
Radiation patterns withheldSunday, 27 April 2014
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jb3811:23 PM
Sam: In addition to that said by MikeB, have you as yet verified that the problem you are suffering from is also being experienced by others in your area? because if its caused by some oddball problem connected with the transmitter then it should also be affecting other viewers receiving ITV on Mux C23 (490Mhz) from the Wrekin transmitter.
The other point being, when you say that the signal strength and quality is 100%, then does this still apply where the "quality" is concerned when the picture freezes? In other words, if you leave the TV sitting on the signal check screen and observe it over 5 to 10 minutes or so, is the "quality" seen to dive downwards now and again?
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Monday, 28 April 2014
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brian12:32 PM
Barlows tend to fit log-periodic aerials which are genuinely wide-band with no drop-off zones and which don't get knocked about by high winds. I think there may be one multiplex on Wrekin which is less powerful then the rest as I sometimes get the odd pixellation and freezing problem when viewing channels which use it (West Wirral coast, where the alternative is Welsh!)
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Sunday, 18 May 2014
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Bob3:14 PM
What is going on with the Wrekin, my signal quality keeps going down, is the hot weather to blame
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Monday, 23 June 2014
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Neil Griffiths12:28 PM
Are there plans to upgrade the Telford transmitter to HD? and if so when? Thank you.
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Dave Lindsay
2:47 PM
2:47 PM
Neil Griffiths: All transmitters carry HD and have done since switchover.
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Martin Boland5:47 PM
Dave Lindsay: but not COM7 (or COM8).
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Tuesday, 16 December 2014
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Joy Wragg7:58 PM
Bridgnorth
My freeview signal is frequently showing as "lost" or "poor" "no signal". I constantly retune my TV but the signal is lost again & again. It is most frustrating. The aerial is on the roof and points towards the Wrekin. I live in Alveley south of Bridgnorth. My postcode is WV15 6LS
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Joy's: mapJ's Freeview map terrainJ's terrain plot wavesJ's frequency data J's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Tuesday, 30 December 2014
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Darren smith8:15 PM
Ariel on the roof, and lost all com6 programs since Christmas rescan. Picked then up in previous scan on 17th dec. have rescan the box several times. In a second box upstairs the channels still show in peg but no rescan and there is no signal on all com 6 channels.
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Darren's: mapD's Freeview map terrainD's terrain plot wavesD's frequency data D's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 12 January 2015
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Robert Evans11:18 PM
WV67UQ
Are there any plans for the Wrekin tansmitter to broadcast what we currently receive with weak signal and frequent breakup from Sutton Coldfield on C23. We use The Wrekin with a loft aerial and amplifier feeding three TV's. We have a forest of high trees and higher ground between us and Sutton Coldfield so its signal to poor, but we have direct line to the Wrekin.
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Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Dave Lindsay
12:17 AM
12:17 AM
Robert Evans: I don't understand the question. C23 is PSB2 multiplex from The Wrekin and carries ITV Central (West), as does Sutton Coldfield.
If you are using The Wrekin then try using Sutton Coldfield instead. Its mast was made taller for switchover so it might be a better bet than before.
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