Full Freeview on the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmitter
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The symbol shows the location of the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmitter which serves 94,000 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 Midhurst (West Sussex, 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)
The Midhurst (West Sussex, 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 Midhurst 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 Midhurst (West Sussex, 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 Midhurst transmitter?
BBC South Today 1.3m homes 4.9%
from Southampton SO14 7PU, 51km west-southwest (256°)
to BBC South region - 39 masts.
ITV Meridian News 0.9m homes 3.6%
from Whiteley PO15 7AD, 41km west-southwest (248°)
to ITV Meridian (South Coast) region - 39 masts.
All of lunch, weekend and 50% evening news is shared with all of Meridian plus Oxford
How will the Midhurst (West Sussex, England) transmission frequencies change over time?
| 1984-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-2012 | 2012-13 | 2013-18 | 2013-17 | 16 Oct 2019 | |||
| C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E | C/D E T | C/D E T | K T | |||
| C29 | SDN | ||||||||
| C33 | ArqB | ||||||||
| C34 | ArqA | ||||||||
| C35 | D3+4 | ||||||||
| C36 | BBCB | ||||||||
| C48 | BBCA | ||||||||
| C50tv_off | ArqB | ArqB | ArqB | ||||||
| C54tv_off | SDN | SDN | |||||||
| C55tv_off | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBC2waves | BBCA | BBCA | BBCA | |||
| C56tv_off | D3+4 | D3+4 | |||||||
| C58tv_off | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | ITVwaves | BBCB | BBCB | BBCB | |||
| C59tv_off | ArqA | ArqA | ArqA | ||||||
| C61 | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | BBC1waves | D3+4 | |||||
| C62 | SDN | ||||||||
| C68 | 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 29 Feb 12 and 14 Mar 12.
How do the old analogue and currrent digital signal levels compare?
| Analogue 1-4 | 100kW | |
| BBCA, D3+4, BBCB | (-7dB) 20kW | |
| SDN, ARQA, ARQB | (-10dB) 10kW | |
| Mux C* | (-16dB) 2.5kW | |
| Mux 1*, Mux 2*, Mux A*, Mux B* | (-17dB) 2kW | |
| Mux D* | (-20dB) 1000W |
Which companies have run the Channel 3 services in the Midhurst transmitter area
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Wednesday, 18 June 2014
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MikeB7:22 PM
dani242: Since the Midhurst transmitter seems to be fine, it sounds like the problem is at your end. Check that your system actually is working properly (a broken cable might be the problem), and also check (using your postcode in this website) that your best transmitter is Midhurst. You might be better for Hannington.
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Sunday, 22 June 2014
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Pete Forman11:38 AM
302 (BBC RB 302) is now on C50/COM6/ArqB.
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Tuesday, 24 June 2014
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Sue Stockwood11:20 AM
HI we are getting lots of calls from customer telling us they have pixilation on ITV3 and at times not signal at all especially in the evenings.
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Thursday, 10 July 2014
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r bennett8:17 PM
Pulborough
The way Digital television was sold to the public of the UK was on the basis that it provided a better signal strength and enabled more channels to be accessed.
Whilst the number of channels is true I question whether everybody in the UK can honestly say the overall reception is better across the television spectrum.
Why is it that the transmission from Midhurst on Com5 suddenly stops operating at 8.15 pm on Wednesday 8/7/14. A similar situation has occurred several times previously over the last couple of weeks. Is this due to equipment failure, weaker than normal signal strength or something else. Analogue was good !
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r's: mapR's Freeview map terrainR's terrain plot wavesR's frequency data R's Freeview Detailed Coverage
Monday, 22 September 2014
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paul8:48 AM
Po33 1jf aerial at side of building.
had no signal since thursday 18th septmember. Rang freeview helpline and they said my transmitter was having work done and it will be finished sunday 21st september. As of monday 22nd september still no signal. Do you know how long planned work is going on please. Thanks (50.7302,-1.1513)
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Monday, 10 November 2014
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Richard Bosworth11:10 AM
Using an old ICECRYPT T5000 with signals coming from Midhurst, I loose the Radio sound when the receiver starts to display the static picture transmitted with the Radio signal. This happens with all BBC radio and with other radio stations which display graphics on the TV. Stations displaying only text continue to play sound. This seems to have happened in the last few weeks following a retune on or around November 1st. Has there been a change in the Radio signal format that my old decoder cannot cope with?
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Thursday, 27 November 2014
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Alison5:08 PM
Billingshurst
Hi,
I am hoping you can help.
My postcode is RH14 0NP. I have had no signal 'at all' for nearly three months now and have tried just about every option. I purchased a new multi boomed high gain digital ariel. New leads. Tried two different TV's that I borrowed and know are picking a signal up just around the corner from me.
I have tried the ariel outside, in the loft, at the back of the house and in the front etc etc etc.
It has now driven insane trying to work out why I cannot get any signal.
My digital radio does manage to pick up a very limited amount of stations, but not the regular radio 1, 2, classical or anything like that and does an awful lot of 'scrambling'
Your advice would be most appreciated to try and solve the situation.
Alion
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Alison's: mapA's Freeview map terrainA's terrain plot wavesA's frequency data A's Freeview Detailed Coverage
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MikeB5:31 PM
Alison: Your just 11km from Midhurst, so you should get a good signal, full stop.
OK - you've moved the new aerial around, and no matter what, there is no signal. You say you've tried new leads, but are these the leads from the TV (which ever ones you've tried) to the socket on the wall where the aerial feed comes from?
You've tried a new aerial, but have you new cable from the aerial to the socket? When the vast majority of people say they have 'no signal', the problem is usually within their system. It could be cable fraying or broken, or moisture getting into the system, or perhaps a booster/amp (not that you really need one) failing in some way. In other words, if the transmitter is fine, the TV is fine, its something inbetween. If the cable comes from the the new aerial down to the TV, I'd check along that path.
You are so close to Midhurst that it might be worth using an old indoor aerial - they are usally a bit rubbish, but at least give it a go. I suspect that there is a problem along the way, and that you might need to call a professional. However, ATV Online Shop might give you lots of useful advice, and you might sort it out yourself.
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jb386:48 PM
Alison: Looking at the situation from another angle, can it be assumed that by "not having any signal for three months now" is meaning that you had one before and have not just moved into the property? because if by any chance you have, then even although you are indicated as having a line-of-sight with the Midhurst transmitter @ 6.5 miles away, it cannot be taken for granted that you will receive a signal via a same room type of aerial, that is "if" thats what you are referring to?
Also, referring to the TV's that you borrowed which apparently work OK around the corner from you, what aerials are those connected into at the property you borrowed them from? my only reason for asking being that the properties in your particular location could possibly suggest as being connected into a communal aerial distribution system.
Another point to note being, can it also be assumed that you did "not" attempt to retune the TV's that you borrowed? which of course if they were only switched off before you borrowed you should "not" have done, otherwise you will lose the channels already stored in the tuners memory.
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Tuesday, 14 April 2015
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Finn10:06 AM
I hear rumors that the Midhurst transmitter will never carry MUX7, owing to fear of interference with TV signals in France!
Is this true? This means that a lot of people will permanently miss out on BBC Four HD and BBC News HD.
Is there anything that can be done? Eg a petition or donations?
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